Buses from the past
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why smrt go withdraw 989?
MRT from CCK to Changi airport isnt fast either so its not clone to MRT..
985 only reach lorong 1.. while old 989 reaches changi airport total 2 different service... -
175 u mean?Originally posted by ^tamago^:"Introduced on Sunday 05 Aug 2001. Between Choa Chu Kang interchange and Changi Airport PTB. On Sunday 27 Jul 2003, merged with service 185 and withdrawn."
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No. It merged with 185. 175 didnt merge with any service. It undergone a route amendment and was renumbered as 975 instead.Originally posted by hiphop2009:175 u mean? -
1a) Is Service 225 currently the oldest surviving service?
b) Which company actually introduced Service 225? Was it Singapore Traction Company (STC)?
2. NAC Scanias were being converted to become CAC Scanias in 2000. In which month did it start to see the conversion? At that time when the conversion is in progress, what are the perm buses on 225? That's because I could still remember that I took NAC Scanias in 2000. By 2001, there were no more NAC Scanias for me to enjoy (but it's still a PAC service
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No. 225 was created by Singapore Bus Services in the 1970s. I daresay that there are tons of services which predate 225.Originally posted by TWS4793:1a) Is Service 225 currently the oldest surviving service?
b) Which company actually introduced Service 225? Was it Singapore Traction Company (STC)?
It is a really blur history on which service is the oldest surviving service, though 170 is one of them, formed by Green Bus Company as their Route 1.
Also, the government induced mergers of 1970 (10 Chinese bus companies merge into 3 Chinese bus companies, STC ran alongside) and 1973 (3 Chinese bus companies merged into a then highly fragile company called Singapore Bus Services) and the collapse of Singapore Traction Company in 1970/1971 had made the history of bus services even more complicated. Thus, SBS, SBST, NTUC Comfort (as in CSS), TIBS, SSB, SMRT bus services are much more clearly documented by SBS/TIBS/CSS/Transitlink guides than STC and the chinese companies. -
We had this discussion a few years back and more or less decided on 170.
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Ya precisely , maybe because the demand wasn't good thats why. It only exitsted for 21months!Originally posted by patdog112:why smrt go withdraw 989?
MRT from CCK to Changi airport isnt fast either so its not clone to MRT..
985 only reach lorong 1.. while old 989 reaches changi airport total 2 different service... -
Hi Tamago,Originally posted by ^tamago^:Prince Edward Rd. Today's Shenton Way Terminal.
Service 172: Plied between Lim Chu Kang terminal and Prince Edward Rd (Shenton Way) terminal. Later shortened to loop at Jln Anak Bt.
Amended to start from Boon Lay interchange to loop at Jln Anak Bt in 1993, with the re-introduction of service 175, which took over 172's Lim Chu Kang Rd sector.
Amended to ply Sungei Tengah Rd, Brickland Rd and Choa Chu Kang Ave 3, when parts of Choa Chu Kang Rd was closed in stages.
Handed to tibs in Dec 1999 and on the same day, shortened to Choa Chu Kang interchange.
The pictures are very nice. Well done. Prince Edward Terminal and today's Shenton Way Terminal are located at different places. The former was located at Prince Edward Link while the latter is at Palmer Road, which is 1 junction further down. Prince Edward Terminal was where you would alight to get to Finger Pier, the place to catch a ferry (to Indonesia, I think) before it was moved to World Trade Centre. Services from Prince Edward were re-located to Shenton Way. -
The demand wasn't good part was an excuse by TIBS I guess. Actually it was quite silly of them to withdraw 989. Kind of legendaryOriginally posted by swee_heng:Ya precisely , maybe because the demand wasn't good thats why. It only exitsted for 21months! -
I see. Thanks!Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:Hi Tamago,
The pictures are very nice. Well done. Prince Edward Terminal and today's Shenton Way Terminal are located at different places. The former was located at Prince Edward Link while the latter is at Palmer Road, which is 1 junction further down. Prince Edward Terminal was where you would alight to get to Finger Pier, the place to catch a ferry (to Indonesia, I think) before it was moved to World Trade Centre. Services from Prince Edward were re-located to Shenton Way. 
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Ok, I add in a bit of MRT pics as well.
Volvo B57 on Service 189
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Buona Vista
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I think I can see a SABS Corona in the third pic.
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They wanted to force ppl up the trains.Originally posted by swee_heng:Ya precisely , maybe because the demand wasn't good thats why. It only exitsted for 21months! -
takin MRT from cck to changi airport is instane if u have luggage even a small piece...
the EW line is so crowded how u expect ppl to carry it up? 989 at least can still can.. Lost my direct link to airport
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the display board during those days also show nonthing one... sometimes it show when is the nx train arriving but seldom its workingOriginally posted by ^tamago^:Ok, I add in a bit of MRT pics as well.
Volvo B57 on Service 189 -
Don't forget... the withdrawal of 989 and amendment of E506 was quite near...Originally posted by swee_heng:Ya precisely , maybe because the demand wasn't good thats why. It only exitsted for 21months!
near to the opening of CGA MRT STN that is....
but 506 got amended between CGA and BDK for quite a few times.... -
It's only functional at stations along the Woodlands Extension.Originally posted by patdog112:the display board during those days also show nonthing one... sometimes it show when is the nx train arriving but seldom its working -
did volvo B57 use to run on 351 (now 359)?
have impression of that when i was little. can't remember. -
Remembered in 1997 that there were SBS Taxis? Am I right or wrong?
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I believe they have all merged into Citycab in 1994.Originally posted by tintinspartan:Remembered in 1997 that there were SBS Taxis? Am I right or wrong? -
Any pics of them on internet now?
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Last time there wasn't any SMRT logos on the emergency exit ramps... now got liao.Originally posted by ^tamago^:Ok, I add in a bit of MRT pics as well.
Volvo B57 on Service 189
Platform 1 was renamed to Platform A after the conversion of the naming of lines and stations, and Platform 2 to Platform B.
BTW, where's the source of these photos? I also want to go and see. -
yes. in fact most PSR feeders used the Volvo B57s last time.Originally posted by sir_peanuts:did volvo B57 use to run on 351 (now 359)?
have impression of that when i was little. can't remember. -
ANyway, regarding about the SBS Nissan Diesel U31RCN. Can anyone tell me wad service they are deployed on, before they became Traning Buses? is it 197 or sth like that?