Redeployments (Part 5)

• my@jas

  4 Aug 08, 09:24

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  good move by SBST for 151 to have DDs on first day of the new academic year.

  
  If I'm not wrong, NUS academic semester starts next week. Only NTU starts today

• azharjj

  4 Aug 08, 09:27

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  Welcome B9TLs to 151.

  SBS7313C
  (BBDEP 147  BBDEP 151)

  SBS7318P
  (HGDEP 147  HGDEP 151)
  tvm(:

  SBS7383A
  (HGDEP 80  HGDEP 151)

  SBS7466U
  (HGDEP SP  BBDEP 151)

  SBS928A SBS8124A
  (HGDEP 151  HGDEP SP)

  SBS1961X SBS2649S
  (BBDEP 151  BBDEP SP)

  SBS9545L
  (HGDEP SP  HGDEP 147)

  SBS9655C
  (HGDEP SP  HGDEP 80)

  one of the 151/200 crossover has been cut wef today.

  
  DD on 151 ? Cant believe it... =D

  Somemore, B9 buses !!! lol =D

• SBS9888Y

  4 Aug 08, 09:58

  Originally posted by @:)@:

  Observed from July 28 to Aug 4, bus on same timeslot every weekday

  its been jumping slots dude.

  its like a spare bus that is used to facillitate replacing 179 slots. doing this, its easier for starter to arrange his buses. like 3724, 3855 and 9249 for 143.

  Monday 19S. Tuesday 23S. Wednesday 23S. Thursday 16S. Friday 23S again. Today 24S. replacing 9291 today

  9092 was on 179 from mon - fri last week. 9162 was on 179 from mon - thu last week.

   

• sinicker

  4 Aug 08, 10:01

  Originally posted by my@jas:

  
  If I'm not wrong, NUS academic semester starts next week. Only NTU starts today

  
  oh yes i forgot. my friends are only moving in to their hostels. i apologise, my bad.
  
  okay i'm gg to sch now. 4 years of taking 179/A begins today!

• service_238

  4 Aug 08, 10:44

  TIB1018B: ok I hope I dont see a third case coming. :)

  SBS9888Y: S95 S96 S151 Weekday schedule kicked in on Friday 25 Jul 08. Before that S151 was using Special1 (Weekday schedule with NUS holidays), S95 and S96 were using Holiday1 I presume. Under S151 Special1 and Holiday1, there's 2 xover buses from S151 to S200 (1 each peak), under Weekday the same S151 bus xover to S200 during both peaks.

  News I received said that LTA was the one behind the B9s on 151. From a company's POV I would rather squeeze the tert concession payers on a K230 than to deploy a DD on 151. I believe subsidised paying passengers make up some 70% of S151's customer base. 

• my@jas

  4 Aug 08, 11:00

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  
  oh yes i forgot. my friends are only moving in to their hostels. i apologise, my bad.
  
  okay i'm gg to sch now. 4 years of taking 179/A begins today!

  
  Hope to see u in NTU soon

  And enjoy queueing for 179A in the morn

• chickenlittle2

  4 Aug 08, 18:30

  Originally posted by my@jas:

  
  Hope to see u in NTU soon

  And enjoy queueing for 179A in the morn

  
  BNL got a sign board hang at the service 30 berth showing

  " Service 179A (berth 8) Direct Service to NTU"

  so funny to see that.

• sbst275

  4 Aug 08, 18:35

  Originally posted by chickenlittle2:

  
  BNL got a sign board hang at the service 30 berth showing

  " Service 179A (berth 8) Direct Service to NTU"

  so funny to see that.

  
  got 1 more board near Berth 6 and 7 also

• jayh272416

  4 Aug 08, 18:52

  Originally posted by service_238:

  News I received said that LTA was the one behind the B9s on 151. From a company's POV I would rather squeeze the tert concession payers on a K230 than to deploy a DD on 151. I believe subsidised paying passengers make up some 70% of S151's customer base. 

  
  Yep. 151 got alot of students from the schools around the clementi and bt timah area too.

• TIB1018B

  4 Aug 08, 19:40

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  Welcome B9TLs to 151.

  SBS7313C
  (BBDEP 147  BBDEP 151)

  SBS7318P
  (HGDEP 147  HGDEP 151)
  tvm(:

  SBS7383A
  (HGDEP 80  HGDEP 151)

  SBS7466U
  (HGDEP SP  BBDEP 151)

  SBS928A SBS8124A
  (HGDEP 151  HGDEP SP)

  SBS1961X SBS2649S
  (BBDEP 151  BBDEP SP)

  SBS9545L
  (HGDEP SP  HGDEP 147)

  SBS9655C
  (HGDEP SP  HGDEP 80)

  one of the 151/200 crossover has been cut wef today.

  Wow, DDs deployed on service 151, after a long wait. Think maybe service 96 should also get VO3x soon lol.

  Also wondering where SBS8124A will land up to next.

• SBS7484P

  4 Aug 08, 19:43

  2696 redeployed to 80, heard from jon. prolly got kicked cus of the B9 replacements on 151.

• Simple_boi

  4 Aug 08, 19:46

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  2696 redeployed to 80, heard from jon. prolly got kicked cus of the B9 replacements on 151.

  
  Funny guy. Ben is kind enough to post redeployments here. 7383A is being replaced by 9655C. Simple as that.

• Simple_boi

  4 Aug 08, 19:47

  Originally posted by TIB1018B:

  Wow, DDs deployed on service 151, after a long wait. Think maybe service 96 should also get VO3x soon lol.

  Also wondering where SBS8124A will land up to next.

  
  There should be no deployments of Vo3X other than B9TL on NUS services.

• bus555

  4 Aug 08, 20:11

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  There should be no deployments of Vo3X other than B9TL on NUS services.

  
  Then u are saying only svc 10 can use Vo3x although it does not pass NUS though...

• Simple_boi

  4 Aug 08, 20:15

  Originally posted by bus555:

  
  Then u are saying only svc 10 can use Vo3x although it does not pass NUS though...

  
  Yes. I think i made myself clear enough. That's the reason for using B9TL for sv151 along NUS. If not SBST won't even deploy B9TL on sv151. And it was a request from LTA to deploy B9TL along NUS.

• bus555

  4 Aug 08, 20:16

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  Yes. I think i made myself clear enough. That's the reason for using B9TL for sv151 along NUS. If not SBST won't even deploy B9TL on sv151. And it was a request from LTA to deploy B9TL along NUS.

  
  oo ok.

• nenepokey

  4 Aug 08, 20:19

  wonder if a VO2x/VO3x would ever cameo on 151

• SBS2695H

  4 Aug 08, 20:21

  Originally posted by bus555:

  
  Then u are saying only svc 10 can use Vo3x although it does not pass NUS though...

  
  I wonder when will Service 10 get its share of B9TLs.

• Simple_boi

  4 Aug 08, 20:25

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  wonder if a VO2x/VO3x would ever cameo on 151

  
  Maybe there will be. haha. However sure wont be perm.
  
  For eg.
  2696 2779 2812 are being requested by Nokia to deploy on certain routes. Despite they pay money to advertise, these 3 buses still get to cameo around. However, they sure wont be perm for other svc.

• SBS7484P

  4 Aug 08, 20:26

  wad if one day 151 gets perm vo2x in exchange for the B9's. hehehe.

• Simple_boi

  4 Aug 08, 20:27

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  wad if one day 151 gets perm vo2x in exchange for the B9's. hehehe.

  
  Unless LTA say so. haha

• 16/f/lonely

  4 Aug 08, 20:28

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  wad if one day 151 gets perm vo2x in exchange for the B9's. hehehe.

  
  I think this is one of the rare cases where they took a bus's performance into significant consideration.

  The VO2X is not too well-endowed with power and braking ability and does show a tendency to skid like the other Olympians.

• SBS7484P

  4 Aug 08, 20:29

  Originally posted by Simple_boi:

  
  Unless LTA say so. haha

  
  if it happens NUS ppl gonna complain like siao again.. hehe. * ya! still got DD! why not! u wanted it! "whispers: but now is NAC hehehe"*

   

• SBS7484P

  4 Aug 08, 20:32

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  
  I think this is one of the rare cases where they took a bus's performance into significant consideration.

  The VO2X is not too well-endowed with power and braking ability and does show a tendency to skid like the other Olympians.

  
  VO2 is quite good in terms of power cus of the weight and the engine is juz the right power to run it. unlike the VO3X, which is heavy and the aircon take a toll on the engine. not only that, sbst regulate the fuel pump by turning it down. so it makes the acceleration and speed even lousier

  but i dun understand why the skid. isit cos its brakes not fit with ABS system?

• 16/f/lonely

  4 Aug 08, 21:48

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  
  VO2 is quite good in terms of power cus of the weight and the engine is juz the right power to run it. unlike the VO3X, which is heavy and the aircon take a toll on the engine. not only that, sbst regulate the fuel pump by turning it down. so it makes the acceleration and speed even lousier

  but i dun understand why the skid. isit cos its brakes not fit with ABS system?

  
  It's the weight of the vehicle in question.

  I've seen every type skid.....but the worst are the L113s and the Olympians. But that's just my observation.

  Although I concur that the VO2X is not bad, but it does show strain on slopes that are only fairly steep with load. Contrast that to the B9TL, and I think you'll know why the B9TL is deployed instead.

  Speaking of regulating fuel pumps, some of the VO3X can practically "fly" without it.