Did you know...? (Part 3)

• lemon1974

  15 Sep 09, 00:21

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

   

  i know what they're doing.......

  seem like they are going to put desto there... saw 4 Sv961 buses today and all put the rear desto at the front windscreen there. likewise for Sv856/966/963/187 buses which i saw over the past few days..

• off_service

  15 Sep 09, 01:55

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like they are going to put desto there... saw 4 Sv961 buses today and all put the rear desto at the front windscreen there. likewise for Sv856/966/963/187 buses which i saw over the past few days..

  The holder is big enough to hold A4 paper... Diversion notices maybe? Alot of windscreens are full of tape marks.

• ^tamago^

  15 Sep 09, 09:34

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  WLDEP almost every bus has that...AM installing as well...spotted on 853 Lance and 855 Merc.

  
  

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  
  

  i know what they're doing.......

  only buses that have hit their 12-year lifespan (or about to) will have them installed. that means all the o405's and lances are auto-included in this scheme.

  these buses fall under the old lifespan scheme of 12 yrs previously, and depreciation costs are accounted for based on a 12-yr lifespan. so once the 12 yrs is over, the buses have no depreciation costs at all. this makes it easier to upkeep by chartering them out on contract in exchange for a stable revenue enough to just maintain the buses, while those buses which have depreciation as a factor of costs will remain on public revenue service which can cover the higher costs. all these are only possible provided SMRT has the facilities and cashflow to stable both the new buses they're acquiring and these older buses which can be used for chartering.

  
  
• SMB66X

  15 Sep 09, 14:57

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like they are going to put desto there... saw 4 Sv961 buses today and all put the rear desto at the front windscreen there. likewise for Sv856/966/963/187 buses which i saw over the past few days..

  Today, TIB458X put the service plate 911 at there instead of puting it at the rear.

• SMB66X

  15 Sep 09, 14:59

  Today on TIB1141C, i found a piece of paper which is for the WLDEP Bus Damage Discovered Report.

• lemon1974

  15 Sep 09, 15:59

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

   

  only buses that have hit their 12-year lifespan (or about to) will have them installed. that means all the o405's and lances are auto-included in this scheme.

  these buses fall under the old lifespan scheme of 12 yrs previously, and depreciation costs are accounted for based on a 12-yr lifespan. so once the 12 yrs is over, the buses have no depreciation costs at all. this makes it easier to upkeep by chartering them out on contract in exchange for a stable revenue enough to just maintain the buses, while those buses which have depreciation as a factor of costs will remain on public revenue service which can cover the higher costs. all these are only possible provided SMRT has the facilities and cashflow to stable both the new buses they're acquiring and these older buses which can be used for chartering.

   

  but habits which registered in year 2000 (TIB1043/1091) also have..

• TIB958U

  15 Sep 09, 17:09

  Quote from: http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1279/topics/342723?page=50

  Originally posted by tranquilice:

  SBS 2807 C (BN 222 / 30e) was involved in an accident with 2 other vehicles (a car and a van) along Bedok North Ave 4 opposite Blk 96 on Sunday 23 Aug at around 6.30 pm. The bus was off-service, believing to be heading to BNDEP. 3 persons were sent to hospital.

  

  News report in Chinese: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/tranquilice/smdn_0824_fullreport.jpg

   

  SBS2807C back on service today, spotted around 1558 parked at Bedok Int with Service 222 destos most likely doings its usual runs on 222/30e after recovering from the 23 Aug accident quoted above.

• TIB1234T

  15 Sep 09, 17:48

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  Today on TIB1141C, i found a piece of paper which is for the WLDEP Bus Damage Discovered Report.

  
  Wonder what damaged this bus got?

• SMRT BUSES LuvER

  15 Sep 09, 20:57

  Did you know.. that Service 307 permanent buses are coincedentially 'unlucky' and not treated well by KJDEP? Examples:
  
  SMB39A
  > Left rear bumper (where the rear lights are) were completely chipped off & not fixed till now.
  SMB41S
  > Previously, the whining noise made from the A/C was simply unbearable to hear, but KJDEP had already modified the A/C unit so that it wouldnt be noisy.
  SMB42P
  > One whole part of an A/C unit (at the first PIW slot near to the granny seats) were about to fall out from its original place. This caused the rest of A/C ducts to have no cold wind direction, and thus it is very hot. KJDEP is MIA-ing this bus from 307 as for now.
  SMB59S
  > Brokedown while cameoing Service 75 for an unknown reason (info by RK 2010).
  SMB60L
  > Broke its windscreen. (Accident; info by Acx1688)

  The only 'lucky' buses are left with SMB40U, SMB43L & SMB61J. :(

• SMB66X

  15 Sep 09, 21:09

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  Wonder what damaged this bus got?

  The bus do not have orange strips :), so it might damage the rear when something hit it at night as there isn't orange strips.

• SMRT BUSES LuvER

  15 Sep 09, 21:15

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  The bus do not have orange strips :), so it might damage the rear when something hit it at night as there isn't orange strips.

  hmm.. but what about all the OCs? All of them doesnt have an orange strips.

• SMB66X

  15 Sep 09, 21:18

  Originally posted by SMRT BUSES LuvER:

  hmm.. but what about all the OCs? All of them doesnt have an orange strips.

  Some have bumpers. But i think the bendy doesn't have.

• ^tamago^

  15 Sep 09, 21:50

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  but habits which registered in year 2000 (TIB1043/1091) also have..

  
  

  that one i have no clue or news about.... :(

• azharjj

  16 Sep 09, 00:10

  but why SMRT buses have desto holder at windscreen ? and why they put back desto at windscreen ? people cant see EDS properly ?

• ahpork

  16 Sep 09, 00:16

  hurr noe simi??

• sgbuses

  16 Sep 09, 00:28

  Saw the A3 holders onboard one KJDEP Habit Bendy. Probably standby for future road diversions esp F1. Side holder currently put over the H1N1 notice.

• SMRT BUSES LuvER

  16 Sep 09, 16:00

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  Saw the A3 holders onboard one KJDEP Habit Bendy. Probably standby for future road diversions esp F1. Side holder currently put over the H1N1 notice.

  
  SMB92U & SMB1H equipped already. :)

• SBS8214Z

  16 Sep 09, 16:03

  Originally posted by sgbuses:

  Saw the A3 holders onboard one KJDEP Habit Bendy. Probably standby for future road diversions esp F1. Side holder currently put over the H1N1 notice.

  Yea, scotchtape paste then take out is very dirty one.

• The Soon

  16 Sep 09, 16:18

  Originally posted by SMRT BUSES LuvER:

  
  SMB92U & SMB1H equipped already. :)

  
  Does all buses already have the A3 holders? Onboard an O405, the A3 holder being used for Go Green with SMRT poster.

  Btw, SMB41S, 39A (and maybe alot of other OCs and buses) have the side and front holder and also have the metal svc guide holders.

• ^tamago^

  16 Sep 09, 20:58

  strangely the OC's also have the holders...

• SBS8533C

  16 Sep 09, 21:44

  duplicated.
• SBS8533C

  16 Sep 09, 21:45

  Bishan Int have new flat TV screens installed at different parts of the interchange..
• SMB66X

  16 Sep 09, 22:07

  Originally posted by SBS8533C:

  Bishan Int have new flat TV screens installed at different parts of the interchange..

  Flat TV screens showing what time the bus come??

• SMB66X

  17 Sep 09, 19:23

  The Berth(161, 963, 961) has been done. Now is 950 n 966  berth under construction, so does the 169, 926, 964, 913 berth.

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  18 Sep 09, 04:16

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