SBS Transit orders 900 buses from Scania (Part 3)

• SBS3688Y

  18 Mar 09, 23:51

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  tat's why mths back ppl in ZB suggested for more ADDs (can learn KMB buy 10.6m ones)

   

  Agree. I'm longing for the day when sg public tpt resembles HK; majority using DDs! and i believe may further encourage car owners abandon their cars. how many like to stand during the journey?
• jayh272416

  18 Mar 09, 23:54

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

   

  Agree. I'm longing for the day when sg public tpt resembles HK; majority using DDs! and i believe may further encourage car owners abandon their cars. how many like to stand during the journey?

  lol how sio

  height restriction here, narrow road there, how to put DD haha

• SBS3688Y

  18 Mar 09, 23:57

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  Not really. Take a look at the Mercedes Citaro Interior. Front to last row of seats are stepless.

  http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/buses/home/products/new_buses/new_Citaro_12/Impressions/Interieur.html

  SMRT/SBST are only getting Low Entry buses. Entrance to exit door stepless....hm

  
  are the seats above the rear tyres also sacrificed just like those above the front tyres?
• TIB537B

  19 Mar 09, 01:05

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  
  are the seats above the rear tyres also sacrificed just like those above the front tyres?

  
  nope. if i not wrong they have two step platform to install parallel seating above the wheel hubs. Under the step platforms should be the drivetrain, gears and stuffs for the rear wheels to spin. Therefore achieving front-rear SLF design by shifting the drive mechanism to the side of the bus. The rear wheel hubs are also independent wheels like the front.

  (edit - im not sure exactly how the citaro works but that's my theory)

• SGCar

  19 Mar 09, 19:39

  Originally posted by TownLink 291:

  +1!!!

  1 PIW bay is enough. I prefer the PIW bay furthest to the exit be converted to 2X2 seats.

  I would also like the 4 seats opposite the PIW bay to be rotated to 2X2 seats.

  Yup that's what I mean, the PIW bay nearest to front axle to be convert to 2X2 seats, where the one near the exit remain. I still waiting to see the actual one.

  Cheers.

• sbst275

  20 Mar 09, 19:27

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  lol how sio

  height restriction here, narrow road there, how to put DD haha

  
  Many places can use DD one.

  I still remember e days SBS had so many DDs, getting a seat was quite easy

• supremebull

  21 Mar 09, 15:36

  8566H at Tampines Interchange today, parked at 81 berths as of 1520 for BC familiarisation

• jayh272416

  21 Mar 09, 16:00

  Originally posted by supremebull:

  8566H at Tampines Interchange today, parked at 81 berths as of 1520 for BC familiarisation

  :S

  pics?

• Stage

  21 Mar 09, 16:05

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  :S

  pics?

  
  bus555 posted in Photos Of Buses le.

• service_238

  21 Mar 09, 17:11

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  Many places can use DD one.

  I still remember e days SBS had so many DDs, getting a seat was quite easy

  
  many places can use DD.... except many places. haha..

• Syed Luqman

  21 Mar 09, 17:50

  SBS8562T SBS8563R SBS8565K SBS8566H SBS8567E
  NEW BNDEP SP

  Someuser posts the 5 Scania K230UB (Euro V)s for BNDEP SP at sgwiki.

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  21 Mar 09, 18:05

  Originally posted by Syed Luqman:

  SBS8562T SBS8563R SBS8565K SBS8566H SBS8567E
  NEW BNDEP SP

  Someuser posts the 5 Scania K230UB (Euro V)s for BNDEP SP at sgwiki.

  onli we know SBS8566H is BNDEP de

• jayh272416

  21 Mar 09, 18:10

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  many places can use DD.... except many places. haha..

  lol

  joo chiat there whole stretch cannot. lor chuan there also cannot. sian leh.

• service_238

  21 Mar 09, 19:50

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  lol

  joo chiat there whole stretch cannot. lor chuan there also cannot. sian leh.

  
  basically if you count here and there, even out everything its likely that DDs cannot ply about 40-55% of the roads here.

• service_238

  21 Mar 09, 19:52

  Originally posted by Syed Luqman:

  SBS8562T SBS8563R SBS8565K SBS8566H SBS8567E
  NEW BNDEP SP

  Someuser posts the 5 Scania K230UB (Euro V)s for BNDEP SP at sgwiki.

  
  10 N113s going off (dont count 69D 3707B) and only 5 have came.. not counting whether there was an influx of buses to bndep previously..

• SBS3688Y

  21 Mar 09, 21:55

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  many places can use DD.... except many places. haha..

  
  That's why Bendy buses come in useful in such a situation. If not, got to increase bus fleet (of regular sized buses serving that route) liao.
• chickenlittle2

  21 Mar 09, 21:59

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  10 N113s going off (dont count 69D 3707B) and only 5 have came.. not counting whether there was an influx of buses to bndep previously..

  
  They can use MK3.. haha

• TIB958U

  21 Mar 09, 22:24

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  
  That's why Bendy buses come in useful in such a situation. If not, got to increase bus fleet (of regular sized buses serving that route) liao.

  
  Haha true. This is why I feel that LTA should consider changing the rule on bendies by putting a limit on the number of new bendies SMRTB or SBST (provided they want to buy) can purchase rather than completely banning them.

• sgbuses

  21 Mar 09, 22:33

  Originally posted by TIB958U:

  
  Haha true. This is why I feel that LTA should consider changing the rule on bendies by putting a limit on the number of new bendies SMRTB or SBST (provided they want to buy) can purchase rather than completely banning them.

  Too bad they are not allowing second-hand buses, either. The new Transport for London administration is planning to get rid of all WAB Citaro Gs (relatively new, 2004) from the roads when the contracts finish, and being RHD they have nowhere to go in Europe.

• TIB537B

  21 Mar 09, 22:36

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  Too bad they are not allowing second-hand buses, either. The new Transport for London administration is planning to get rid of all WAB Citaro Gs (relatively new, 2004) from the roads when the contracts finish, and being RHD they have nowhere to go in Europe.

  
  Even if they come to Singapore they might not fit local conditions, they are built to the specifications of the London bus co.

• sgbuses

  21 Mar 09, 22:46

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  
  Even if they come to Singapore they might not fit local conditions, they are built to the specifications of the London bus co.

  True, some modifications definitely needed.

• service_238

  22 Mar 09, 00:19

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  True, some modifications definitely needed.

  
  let's say if there were to come to singapore, the bus co would be better off buying a new bus model rather than spending millions modifying it.

• TIB958U

  22 Mar 09, 00:49

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  
  Even if they come to Singapore they might not fit local conditions, they are built to the specifications of the London bus co.

   

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  True, some modifications definitely needed.

  
  Anyone knows what kind of modifications are required?

• TIB537B

  22 Mar 09, 01:06

  Originally posted by TIB958U:

   

  
  Anyone knows what kind of modifications are required?

  
  one modification may be climate related changes, like changing the windows to a darker shade type to reduce sunlight and heat.

• TIB1234T

  23 Mar 09, 11:02

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  Too bad they are not allowing second-hand buses, either. The new Transport for London administration is planning to get rid of all WAB Citaro Gs (relatively new, 2004) from the roads when the contracts finish, and being RHD they have nowhere to go in Europe.

  
  If not, they can be sold to SMRT.