Did you know...? (Part 2)

• 16/f/lonely

  3 Sep 08, 21:55

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  One more time i want to emphasize on it. Sv72 has a very gd freq. Due to the demand to AMK ITE and also Industrial areas make it demand is too high. If you notice, one Sv72 just close the door, the queue is getting out of the queue railings.

  
  The freq of 72....can't really complain most of the time.

  But after 1900, waiting for 72 will make you pull your hair out, and worst of all, the demand for 72 tends to subside less quickly leading to long queues both at YCK and Tampines.

  So.....I have made the switch to 27 or 88 if I have to get home.

• ^tamago^

  3 Sep 08, 22:03

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  There's no interior rego plate for SBS 8290 C?
  

  I think the sticker they ordered to replace SBS8290G haven't arrived yet.
  
  
• ^tamago^

  3 Sep 08, 22:06

  what service was 8290C on anyway? 53 right?
• Simple_boi

  3 Sep 08, 22:13

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  what service was 8290C on anyway? 53 right?

  
  Perm sv53 liao. lolx.

• Simple_boi

  3 Sep 08, 22:15

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  
  The freq of 72....can't really complain most of the time.

  But after 1900, waiting for 72 will make you pull your hair out, and worst of all, the demand for 72 tends to subside less quickly leading to long queues both at YCK and Tampines.

  So.....I have made the switch to 27 or 88 if I have to get home.

  
  He was saying peak hours. Take note the number of S-shift does sv72 got. Non-peak hrs, there more a lot more svc that have much worse freq.. Say eg. 119?

• 16/f/lonely

  3 Sep 08, 22:19

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  He was saying peak hours. Take note the number of S-shift does sv72 got. Non-peak hrs, there more a lot more svc that have much worse freq.. Say eg. 119?

  
  I know. But unlike most services, 72 exhibits unusually high demand even after evening peak hr.

• ^tamago^

  3 Sep 08, 22:22

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  Perm sv53 liao. lolx.

  
  yeah. just went to check. since last week. i thot they're going to take very long to replace the rego plates.
  
  
• Simple_boi

  3 Sep 08, 22:25

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  
  yeah. just went to check. since last week. i thot they're going to take very long sia.

  
  haa. More than 1 week already, the sticker not yet arrive. Zzzz.

• gorby107

  4 Sep 08, 10:23

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  He was saying peak hours. Take note the number of S-shift does sv72 got. Non-peak hrs, there more a lot more svc that have much worse freq.. Say eg. 119?

  
  I agreed upon
  
  Sv 119 off peak frequency can range from the normally 17-18 mins to the horrendous 22-24 mins (Not Sunday morning or night period) partly due to the Bus Captains, some of those who will drive slowly while some who drives quite fast
  
  I once remembered during a particular Sunday night, the frequency can be as long as 30mins as there are only 3 buses running during Sunday morning and night

• bus555

  4 Sep 08, 12:29

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  
  I know. But unlike most services, 72 exhibits unusually high demand even after evening peak hr.

  
  yeah agree!!

• Simple_boi

  4 Sep 08, 13:00

  Originally posted by gorby107:

  
  I agreed upon
  
  Sv 119 off peak frequency can range from the normally 17-18 mins to the horrendous 22-24 mins (Not Sunday morning or night period) partly due to the Bus Captains, some of those who will drive slowly while some who drives quite fast
  
  I once remembered during a particular Sunday night, the frequency can be as long as 30mins as there are only 3 buses running during Sunday morning and night

  Maybe it is the time for Vistarians to complain Sv119 freq. Afterall it is based on Vistarians' survey and others that make it possible for sv119. haha!!!

• Oceane

  4 Sep 08, 18:55

  After the recent accident, SBS 8455U now has no SBS Transit logo above the SCANIA badge at the front. They painted it over.

• chickenlittle2

  5 Sep 08, 00:34

  Wow! SBS 9019P is now look like a VO3x batch 2 or 3. With now the new red colour aircon duct plus the exisiting red seats and the 2 yellow handrails at the front door.

• ZYX2005

  6 Sep 08, 14:01

  hub reductions and Hypoids

  ever look and stop and stare at a scania k230ub rear axle? ever notcied  a cone shape object atatched to the axle n wheel?

  ever wonder why when the Scania k230Ub hit 5thgear, you hear this hub reduction like sound?

  hoho questions r answered here. i hope.

  As we al are famailir with now, ub reductions are atatched to mainly Mercs and MAns to ensure the bus have a good wheel turning efficiency such that fuel is not wasted. these hubs make a whirll whirll sounds. take a merc u will notice thse sounds.

  Hypoids are found in Scania k230Ub and our dear Volvo b7RLE Mark 3 bus. hypoids do he same function as hubs excpet that they are different by technical nature. i do not fully understand this, however they have just one aplanetary gear forming the hypoid. Hubs use two planetary gears.

  so u can 'cal" a hypoid a single hub..(that is of cuz nonsense). but juz for ourselves to understand hypoids n hubs do the same thing.

  So next time u hear the Scania go whirll whirll u know is the hypoids kicking in and they are of the  same type of bus mechanism as Hubs.

  gee i heard soemwhere the MAN 18.240HOCl-NL-R has a new gen of hubs that r so soft u can;t hear them...rats...i like hubs and hypoids sounds.

  cheers

  many thanks to Windy for pointing hypoids out to me.

   

• SBS3688Y

  7 Sep 08, 00:11

  A double-decker toy bus model with SBST livery but with Toys R Us logo is on sale at Toys R Us. I just bought one last week at ~$15 per model.
• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  7 Sep 08, 00:13

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  A double-decker toy bus model with SBST livery but with Toys R Us logo is on sale at Toys R Us. I just bought one last week at ~$15 per model.

  Expensive sia Merczrox say that model is a Hong Kong bus model

• lifelikedrama

  7 Sep 08, 00:26

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  A double-decker toy bus model with SBST livery but with Toys R Us logo is on sale at Toys R Us. I just bought one last week at ~$15 per model.

  Which Toys r Us you went? I want to buy too!!

• Scania

  7 Sep 08, 04:01

  There is a very wonderful mobile iris website which has been zhng (modified) by someone

  http://sbsnextbus.appspot.com

  Source: mrbrown.com

• lifelikedrama

  7 Sep 08, 10:05

  Originally posted by Scania:

  There is a very wonderful mobile iris website which has been zhng (modified) by someone

  sbsnextbus.appspot.com

  Source: mrbrown.com

  Your lnk is not correct.

  Correct link: sbsnextbus.appspot.com

• bus555

  7 Sep 08, 17:37

  Did anyone noticed 238 KUBs eds? You know what I mean...

• ^tamago^

  7 Sep 08, 17:39

  nice app...
• bus555

  7 Sep 08, 17:44

  Nope. the number 238. It is big seh! I mean the 238  number it is like 3 times bold.
  

• nenepokey

  7 Sep 08, 19:55

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Nope. the number 238. It is big seh! I mean the 238  number it is like 3 times bold.

  on all 238 KUBs?

• choww

  7 Sep 08, 20:07

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  on all 238 KUBs?

  Majority of them. The service no. 238 was bold on the front and back eds.

• 105090

  7 Sep 08, 21:59

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  
  The freq of 72....can't really complain most of the time.

  But after 1900, waiting for 72 will make you pull your hair out, and worst of all, the demand for 72 tends to subside less quickly leading to long queues both at YCK and Tampines.

  So.....I have made the switch to 27 or 88 if I have to get home.

  
  i waited 20mins at about 7.30pm.. the queue as usual, stretches to the vending machines..
  really a long wait for those who are first in Q