197: hgdep/slbp -> bndep/slbp from 3rd march

• SBS 9256 X

  2 Mar 08, 17:05

  Surely if 197 goes to BNDEP, 1 service would be an exchange to hv Hougang Depot Control....

  I suggest service 81 should let Hougang Depot Control coz, It terminates at Serangoon Interchange. Furthermore, last time when I stayed in Upper Paya Lebar Rd, I always saw SBS 9453 T with the courts ad last time passing through Upper Paya Lebar Rd to get to Serangoon Interchange.

  If not then service 3...From Punggol to BNDEP is further than Punggol to HGDEP..Then the Scania N113CRB are going off soon, so can have svc 3 being deployed on the Scania K230UB instead

• Airbus330Captain

  2 Mar 08, 17:44

  Lousy piece of scrap metal , the faster they go the better. I Sorry but this is how I feel about N113CRB  Currently the worst bus in SBST's fleet.

• gorby107

  2 Mar 08, 20:52

  Sekali the whole fleet of HG 197 go over to BNDEP

• azharjj

  2 Mar 08, 22:00

  I'm just hoping that they will use BN buses... rather than the HG buses transfer to BNDEP !!!

• choww

  2 Mar 08, 22:07

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  I'm just hoping that they will use BN buses... rather than the HG buses transfer to BNDEP !!!

  
  Head down to BNDEP now and camp outside to find out the answer  

• azharjj

  2 Mar 08, 22:15

  Anyway, i cant. i can only know when i board the bus to work tmr morning at jurong east...

• iveco

  2 Mar 08, 22:25

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  Your favourite bus is on 33 now.

  
  If it is on Route 33 then I may still have a chance to see it one last time.

   

  Planning a quick visit around April Fools' week.

   

  Anyway, 72 confirm BN/AM?

• iveco

  2 Mar 08, 22:27

  Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:

  Lousy piece of scrap metal , the faster they go the better. I Sorry but this is how I feel about N113CRB  Currently the worst bus in SBST's fleet.

  
  Well, they have my deepest respect. They were one of the quietest buses around. Can't even hear the engine idling at times.

• service_238

  2 Mar 08, 22:59

  Originally posted by iveco:

  
  Anyway, 72 confirm BN/AM?

  
  no...all along it has been amdep full control. (except its initial days)

  S197 DD fleet will more or less stay, whether the Mk3s stay depends on the advertisement.

• SBS 233 X

  3 Mar 08, 12:45

  SBS2733G and SBS889D is on 197 today.
• choww

  3 Mar 08, 13:41

  Originally posted by SBS 233 X:

  SBS2733G and SBS889D is on 197 today.

  
  Add in SBS970B

• SBS9888Y

  3 Mar 08, 14:20

  856, 740 on 197 today

  the bndep BCs sure are young

• SBS3675J

  3 Mar 08, 16:44

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  Hmm, that's good. closer to home !!!

  I wonder what buses they are going to deploy... a VSO or B9 or even Scania CRB !!! I have a feeling they will deploy a DM3500...

  So is it SL will no longer control 197 ?

  
  BN has no more SP B9s so B9s are out of question

• HyuugaNeji

  3 Mar 08, 16:47

  so does 197 still go juro east interchange?

• SBS3675J

  3 Mar 08, 16:50

  Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

  so does 197 still go juro east interchange?

  
  Yes No route change

• ^tamago^

  3 Mar 08, 16:57

  Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

  so does 197 still go juro east interchange?

  
  no route change, only kind of buses used might change...
• ZYX2005

  3 Mar 08, 17:26

  where is my 9820 on 197?

  where is my 7447 on 197?

  booo ... change depot also no point... wait there is a point...hmmmmm...evil laffff

  lol

   

  ZYX

   

• ^tamago^

  3 Mar 08, 18:30

  9838 on 197 today....
• @:)@

  3 Mar 08, 18:42

  For a long time, I have been wondering why 198 isn't under SL/BB control, instead of full BB control.

  Do you think 198, similar to 197, will soon have a new depot controlling it?

   

• ^tamago^

  3 Mar 08, 18:44

  i don't think so... cos 198 comes under BMRG
• musli_bar

  3 Mar 08, 18:47

  975 also on 197

• azharjj

  3 Mar 08, 20:03

  Today, I saw:

  1 VSO (SBS9838S)
  4 MKIV DM
  1 Scania CRB OAC
  1 MKIV DM 3500 (SBS2755T)
  2 VO3x (1 batch 2 & 1 last batch)

  NO MKIII buses !!!

• gorby107

  3 Mar 08, 20:07

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  Today, I saw:

  1 VSO (SBS9838S)
  4 MKIV DM
  1 Scania CRB OAC
  1 MKIV DM 3500 (SBS2755T)
  2 VO3x (1 batch 2 & 1 last batch)

  NO MKIII buses !!!

  
  Spotted SBS856Z and SBS740Z

• musli_bar

  3 Mar 08, 20:34

  Anyone with photos of the VSOs on 197?

• chickenlittle2

  3 Mar 08, 21:09

   MK3 is better than the Scania OAC right? Scania CAC still all acceptable but OAC oh no..