Fleet addition for 966 during peak hours from 14 December 08

Stage

10 Dec 08, 21:06

Originally posted by Junyang700:

Cameo once before. Haha...

So route can use cameos mah. It's time to deploy the bendies.. Then expressway chiong, sit on the last row.

n4l

10 Dec 08, 21:07

Originally posted by Stage:

So route can use cameos mah. It's time to deploy the bendies.. Then expressway chiong, sit on the last row.

Aiya~ you want expressway choing bendies~ take 190

15 minutes of expressway entertainment from Orchard -> BP

nenepokey

10 Dec 08, 21:11

Originally posted by Junyang700:

Cameo once before. Haha...

but sadly, that cameo is not a slot from 966. on that faithful day, TIB868X did 966 as a 963 crossover.

tvcnq

10 Dec 08, 21:23

Originally posted by n4l:

Aiya~ you want expressway choing bendies~ take 190

15 minutes of expressway entertainment from Orchard -> BP

If 15 mins, then not entertainment liao cos the buses going at ~60 only. The chiongsters can complete the journey in 10 mins.

966 should really get crossover bendies at least. I always see 110% load rigids at 7.30 from BPJ towards marine parade. Yet people will still try to squeeze on board cos the next one will come in >10mins, unlike 190.

Stage

10 Dec 08, 23:59

Originally posted by tvcnq:

966 should really get crossover bendies at least. I always see 110% load rigids at 7.30 from BPJ towards marine parade. Yet people will still try to squeeze on board cos the next one will come in >10mins, unlike 190.

At least 20~30 minutes I guess? Lucky I don't frequent 966 often unless I'm joyriding. So.. SMRT got popular service, still don't want to give better treatment..

SBS9888Y

11 Dec 08, 08:16

Originally posted by nenepokey:

but sadly, that cameo is not a slot from 966. on that faithful day, TIB868X did 966 as a 963 crossover.

Acx1688

11 Dec 08, 11:16

Originally posted by Stage:

At least 20~30 minutes I guess? Lucky I don't frequent 966 often unless I'm joyriding. So.. SMRT got popular service, still don't want to give better treatment..

Eh, popular only at certain periods of time, X-over would be suffice...
evening runs are crowded due to jams which delay the arrival of bus... There are times when the 1st bus is crowded, the follow on bus is ok

Stage

11 Dec 08, 21:06

Originally posted by Acx1688:

Eh, popular only at certain periods of time, X-over would be suffice...
evening runs are crowded due to jams which delay the arrival of bus... There are times when the 1st bus is crowded, the follow on bus is ok

Now I get it.. Went to have a look just now. It was okay till there was a bus packed till the BC allowed commuters to get in from Exit door... But the follow on bus didn't take so long to arrive and was quite empty...

AEW5001

11 Dec 08, 21:20

Originally posted by Stage:

Now I get it.. Went to have a look just now. It was okay till there was a bus packed till the BC allowed commuters to get in from Exit door... But the follow on bus didn't take so long to arrive and was quite empty...

unless they deploy in a way such that 2 standard buses leave WL Int together towards Marine Parade

Acx1688

12 Dec 08, 09:34

Originally posted by AEW5001:

unless they deploy in a way such that 2 standard buses leave WL Int together towards Marine Parade

Control do not need to do that, it's the time of passenger loading... Buses leave on schedule fr Woodlands Int. As certain crowds ALWAYS board at certain times[sv966 in particular], it will delay the scheduled timesheet arrival of sv966 at their respective bus stops which is why the next bus is able to play catch up... So if you are a regular sv966 user, dun try to squeeze up a crowded bus, the next one is just behind...[subject to Traffic conditions along E'way]

Orange-mush

12 Dec 08, 19:18

Originally posted by Acx1688:

Control do not need to do that, it's the time of passenger loading... Buses leave on schedule fr Woodlands Int. As certain crowds ALWAYS board at certain times[sv966 in particular], it will delay the scheduled timesheet arrival of sv966 at their respective bus stops which is why the next bus is able to play catch up... So if you are a regular sv966 user, dun try to squeeze up a crowded bus, the next one is just behind...[subject to Traffic conditions along E'way]

I'm a regular off-peak S966 user and I don't really face these problems...... But nowadays I realised that S966 now getting bunched..... I'm seeing S966 every 5 mins.

TIB1062Y

13 Dec 08, 00:21

Originally posted by Acx1688:

So if you are a regular sv966 user, dun try to squeeze up a crowded bus, the next one is just behind...[subject to Traffic conditions along E'way]

Lolx.. Once the front door opens (for any SMRT very packed service), I will always make sure that I can squeeze through in no matter what.. So far haven't experience it much on Service 966 but I did it for quite a number of times for Service 190 and 960..

carbikebus

13 Dec 08, 12:41

Hope there will be perm bendies for the split shift

Orange-mush

14 Dec 08, 00:48

S966 needs more S-Shifts for the peak hours...... A/P is ok......

nenepokey

14 Dec 08, 00:55

Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

hey! thanks for the pic!

tintinspartan

14 Dec 08, 02:25

Originally posted by Orange-mush:

S966 needs more S-Shifts for the peak hours...... A/P is ok......

966 would still be having problems thanks to the bad traffic at PIE near Toa Payoh as per normal, especially on Fridays.

service_238

14 Dec 08, 08:38

Originally posted by tintinspartan:

966 would still be having problems thanks to the bad traffic at PIE near Toa Payoh as per normal, especially on Fridays.

The traffic near Toa Payoh is almost the same every weekday. Please justify/quantify your statement.

Orange-mush

14 Dec 08, 10:01

Originally posted by tintinspartan:

966 would still be having problems thanks to the bad traffic at PIE near Toa Payoh as per normal, especially on Fridays.

More buses means more commuters able to board. Yes, the traffic near Toa Payoh is almost the same on a weekday.

Orange-mush

14 Dec 08, 10:02

Sorry double post.

Acx1688

14 Dec 08, 10:58

Originally posted by Orange-mush:

I'm a regular off-peak S966 user and I don't really face these problems...... But nowadays I realised that S966 now getting bunched..... I'm seeing S966 every 5 mins.

Bus loading at certain bus stops... When the bus reaches Still Rd South, the turnaround reduces, tt explains the play catch up on the front bus

Orange-mush

14 Dec 08, 11:02

Originally posted by Acx1688:

Bus loading at certain bus stops... When the bus reaches Still Rd South, the turnaround reduces, tt explains the play catch up on the front bus

Eunos MRT a lot of people get off the bus. Unless commuters at Still Rd wants to go Marine Parade.

Acx1688

14 Dec 08, 11:03

Originally posted by TIB1062Y:

Lolx.. Once the front door opens (for any SMRT very packed service), I will always make sure that I can squeeze through in no matter what.. So far haven't experience it much on Service 966 but I did it for quite a number of times for Service 190 and 960..

Eh, you dun need to do it for sv190, 960 especially sv190 where there are several dwontrips esp evening as bus starts their run os YMCA return to CCK

SBS7322B

14 Dec 08, 11:14

Originally posted by Acx1688:

Eh, you dun need to do it for sv190, 960 especially sv190 where there are several dwontrips esp evening as bus starts their run os YMCA return to CCK

Service 190 and 960 are high demand service. Downtrips are common for high demand services.

Stage

14 Dec 08, 14:01

So which bus was the one that was deployed today?

Whatdatoot

15 Dec 08, 01:47

I didnt know there were changes in timing for 966 so i missed the bus today. Normal timing for a 966 arriving at pending stn is 11.11am, but came at 11.05 today. Missed the bus even though i came down early. At least SMRT should inform us about the change.

Now have to start waiting and finding for new timing again, xian...