Questions about S'pore buses? Post them here! (Part V)
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Originally posted by SBS7382C:
wonder if our mk3 will also get xtention
i hope will. mark 3 rocks!! haha -
Originally posted by Acx1688:
R our Merz live span extended? las week saw sv502[SBS418E] with brand new square desto
52 also.. got two on 3753 (2nd pair inside the bus where they usually store destos..) -
New Q:
NDP 2009 Bus Shuttle Service
Any infor to share about the NDP 2009 School Shuttle Services (ex: transporting participants and/or school NE Show, from pick-up point to NDP Site)
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Hey just to make sure, are the DR dates for the U31s on 30th september this year?
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I want to know, does SBS BCs have the right to do a route diversion if there's a massive jam ahead (E.G. Svc 30 diverts via Shenton Way/Fullerton/Nicoll Highway if ECP had a heavy jam)?
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Originally posted by SBS725T:
I want to know, does SBS BCs have the right to do a route diversion if there's a massive jam ahead (E.G. Svc 30 diverts via Shenton Way/Fullerton/Nicoll Highway if ECP had a heavy jam)?
they call OCC and ask lor. must always contact them
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Originally posted by SBS725T:
I want to know, does SBS BCs have the right to do a route diversion if there's a massive jam ahead (E.G. Svc 30 diverts via Shenton Way/Fullerton/Nicoll Highway if ECP had a heavy jam)?
Which basically means going back to the 1990s......
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besides how can 30 go up nicoll highway. 3 point turn at fort road heavy vehicle park ah?
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Originally posted by ahjack 77:
i hope will. mark 3 rocks!! hahaThe only B10M MK 3s in Singapore which I want them to have extension are the manual ones. The SBS ones can bite the dust for all I care.
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Originally posted by Scania:
The only B10M MK 3s in Singapore which I want them to have extension are the manual ones. The SBS ones can bite the dust for all I care.
JB MK IIIs also? -
Originally posted by TIB537B:
JB MK IIIs also?i dun like mark 3 either. to me, their condition is very cui.
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Originally posted by .SBS9888Y.:
i dun like mark 3 either. to me, their condition is very cui.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
besides how can 30 go up nicoll highway. 3 point turn at fort road heavy vehicle park ah?
Just wondering, for example, a service 30 DD going in the direction of Boon Lay, there is an accident along ECP before Marina South exit and all the lanes are completely blocked and it will take sometime to re-open the lanes.Can the OCC allow the service 30 DD to be diverted to use the down ramp to Rochor Rd like service 36, 48 and continue via Beach Rd, Middle Rd, Nicoll Highway >>> Shenton Way, or has to wait for the lanes ahead to be cleared?
Have any off-service DD used the Sheares bridge up ramp and down ramp before?
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Originally posted by Aeris1974:
Hey just to make sure, are the DR dates for the U31s on 30th september this year?
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
i think the Gemilang bodied Scanias are more chui then the MK IIIs though.I prefer the DM 3500 bodied, followed by the "Strider" class ones. Would these be due for retirement after the MKIIIs?
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a) Would the calls from buses to OCCs be like mobile phone calls, or more to walkie-talkie (direct & faster)?
b) How do they call link set to East or West OCC?
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Here's a few questions I'm itching to ask, all if not mostly technical ones. Info has mostly been unreliable and so I ask here for proper answers if possible.
1. Are the Voith 0405Gs and DAFs equipped with 3 speed or 4 speed Voiths? If I'm not mistaken, it should be 4 speed, but half the sources say it is 3 and the other half, 4. My guess leans towards 4 speed, but capped at the 3rd due to speed limitors. It won't be surprising since we have 4 speed voith MKIVs. Ah yes, while at it, how about the SBST 0405s? I am also not completely sure that these are equipped with 3 speed Voiths.
2. Are the SBST 0405 engines really the same as the SMRT Hispano 0405s? I really doubt it. Highly likely the SBST 0405s are fitted with less powerful engines.
3. Some sources state that the 4 digit series of Lances are of the 245 variant. Is it true? From what I can see, it is not likely to be true. If so, which exactly are of the 211 variant? The above mentioned Lances right?
4. 1688K is equipped with ZF5 or ZF4? Conflicting sources again. And the CNG brethren, are they equipped with ZF4?
PS: For nostalgia's sake, anybody has a picture of a Dennis Lance back in 1998, with the blue desto?
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
Just wondering, for example, a service 30 DD going in the direction of Boon Lay, there is an accident along ECP before Marina South exit and all the lanes are completely blocked and it will take sometime to re-open the lanes.Can the OCC allow the service 30 DD to be diverted to use the down ramp to Rochor Rd like service 36, 48 and continue via Beach Rd, Middle Rd, Nicoll Highway >>> Shenton Way, or has to wait for the lanes ahead to be cleared?
Have any off-service DD used the Sheares bridge up ramp and down ramp before?
OCC can allow diversion. Happened that time when a war relic was found at Clementi Ave 1, they diverted buses away from Clementi Rd temporarily. If no bus stops are skipped i think the OCC will likely ask for a diversion bah.
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Originally posted by Tident:
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a) Would the calls from buses to OCCs be like mobile phone calls, or more to walkie-talkie (direct & faster)?
b) How do they call link set to East or West OCC?
a) Walkie talkie. ive seen the BC of SBS8054T on 100 call OCC when the bus got stuck turning into Queensway due to a congestion ahead
. The sound of BC calling OCC is very clear de.b) Not sure.
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Originally posted by Scania:
The only B10M MK 3s in Singapore which I want them to have extension are the manual ones. The SBS ones can bite the dust for all I care.
lol. imo you make it sound offending to those sbst mk3 lovers. well it's your own opinion so i can't say much anyway. haha.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
a) Walkie talkie. ive seen the BC of SBS8054T on 100 call OCC when the bus got stuck turning into Queensway due to a congestion ahead. The sound of BC calling OCC is very clear
de.b) Not sure.
it's definitely not walkie talkie. walkie talkies normally have a range of 5-10km at the most and encounter frequent disruptions such as static. it's more of a phone call using GRID network to a dedicated line.
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Originally posted by SBS9818A:
it's definitely not walkie talkie. walkie talkies normally have a range of 5-10km at the most and encounter frequent disruptions such as static. it's more of a phone call using GRID network to a dedicated line.
yeah. i was answering his question.
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Originally posted by AEW5001:
yesOk, but the only thing i find it strange is that if the DR date is on the end on next month why do i still see Sarpinos Pizzeria'a ad on one of the UD buses, which is on 368Y, and that back sticker on 376Z wasnt removed though
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
Here's a few questions I'm itching to ask, all if not mostly technical ones. Info has mostly been unreliable and so I ask here for proper answers if possible.
1. Are the Voith 0405Gs and DAFs equipped with 3 speed or 4 speed Voiths? If I'm not mistaken, it should be 4 speed, but half the sources say it is 3 and the other half, 4. My guess leans towards 4 speed, but capped at the 3rd due to speed limitors. It won't be surprising since we have 4 speed voith MKIVs. Ah yes, while at it, how about the SBST 0405s? I am also not completely sure that these are equipped with 3 speed Voiths.
2. Are the SBST 0405 engines really the same as the SMRT Hispano 0405s? I really doubt it. Highly likely the SBST 0405s are fitted with less powerful engines.
3. Some sources state that the 4 digit series of Lances are of the 245 variant. Is it true? From what I can see, it is not likely to be true. If so, which exactly are of the 211 variant? The above mentioned Lances right?
4. 1688K is equipped with ZF5 or ZF4? Conflicting sources again. And the CNG brethren, are they equipped with ZF4?
PS: For nostalgia's sake, anybody has a picture of a Dennis Lance back in 1998, with the blue desto?
- SMRT Voiths. Simple. 3-speed. take a Voith Habit on 856 during peak hour, and you'll know. 68kph @ 2300rpm. SBST O405s should most likely be 3-speeder.
- SBST O405 engine: OM447h. SMRT O405 engine: OM447hLA. both engines have more or less the same power rating...
- TIB1002X to TIB1016G are definitely Lance 245. 211s are those with PA Plate, only some though.
- 1688K with ZF4HP500/590. CNG should be ZF 4HP500.
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Originally posted by Aeris1974:
Ok, but the only thing i find it strange is that if the DR date is on the end on next month why do i still see Sarpinos Pizzeria'a ad on one of the UD buses, which is on 368Y, and that back sticker on 376Z wasnt removed though
as you know, that's a habit of SMRT not taking out expired ad.