SBS Transit orders 900 buses from Scania (Part 4)
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Originally posted by Merczrox:
Oh i see.Each company uses their own rego range?
is assigned.. like Soon Chow take the 88XX series.. -
SBS8635S, SBS8636P, SBS8637L, SBS8638J, SBS8639G all posted to AMDEP.
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Originally posted by azharjj:
might be 8900B. oh well, just wait for it to register
Not surprising, these yet-to-be registered buses can get themselves registered even after they have been assigned to their depots. Most of the buses are registered before they are sent to their various depots. -
Originally posted by sbs&tibs:
SBS8630E - SBS8633Y all under BN.SBS8630E on Service 69 (BNDEP SP)
SBS8631C on Service 66 (BNDEP SP)
SBS8633Y on Service 33 (BNDEP SP) -
4/6/2009
SBS8632A > sv10 -
Registered today:
SBS8646K
SBS8647H
SBS8648E
SBS8899Y -
My review on Euro V:
Bus Taken: (EDIT)SBS8890X (Service 196: VS-Bedok Int)
Seats: Undoubtably increased and taken the PIW slot, not much difference from previous batches, only comment is the new granny seat is excellent, can see BC driving plus get a full road view, only the handle is made up of metal a little odd.
Suspension: Improved, bus does not shake so unnessary, however much work is needed to bring more comfort to the travel quality on KUB
EDS: Clearer, and the mords are differinated from the others, and the new position of Side EDS let passengers see clearly, will not be block by people boarding the bus
Gearbox. Although is a ZF 6 speed, it is still a little underpowered and cannot give the bus the push to go faster, and the gearbox sound like very roaring, should be slienced or at least like strider style, more quiet bus environment
Overall: Not a great improvement, still okay ride.
Improvements that should be made: Squeeze a additional row of seats at back potion like OC500LE, allow the side facing seats to be front facing, safer.......Improve suspension
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Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:
My review on Euro V:
Bus Taken: SBS8860X (Service 196: VS-Bedok Int)
Seats: Undoubtably increased and taken the PIW slot, not much difference from previous batches, only comment is the new granny seat is excellent, can see BC driving plus get a full road view, only the handle is made up of metal a little odd.
Suspension: Improved, bus does not shake so unnessary, however much work is needed to bring more comfort to the travel quality on KUB
EDS: Clearer, and the mords are differinated from the others, and the new position of Side EDS let passengers see clearly, will not be block by people boarding the bus
Gearbox. Although is a ZF 6 speed, it is still a little underpowered and cannot give the bus the push to go faster, and the gearbox sound like very roaring, should be slienced or at least like strider style, more quiet bus environment
Overall: Not a great improvement, still okay ride.
Improvements that should be made: Squeeze a additional row of seats at back potion like OC500LE, allow the side facing seats to be front facing, safer.......Improve suspension
Dun hv such rego as SBS8860X, nvr registered yet. U mean SBS8890X???
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Originally posted by SBS9364S:
Dun hv such rego as SBS8860X, nvr registered yet. U mean SBS8890X???
yup.....edited..thanks
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Originally posted by chickenlittle2:
is assigned.. like Soon Chow take the 88XX series..
I see. -
Originally posted by service_238:
8152T is batch 2.
Yah i know.I was just saying as a whole that the kubs in the first few batchs are terrible. -
Originally posted by sgbuses:
Took a few this week and they are still rattling my teeth off.
yeah
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Originally posted by Merczrox:
Yah i know.I was just saying as a whole that the kubs in the first few batchs are terrible.it depends on the driver...
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SBS8627R, SBS8890X > sv48
EEV on sv62 spotted bus at Sengkang twds Hougang around 1504hrs -
Originally posted by Acx1688:
it depends on the driver...
If the BC puts the same sudden brakes like that on the Mercs or Volvos,they won't jerk forward so suddenly like that because the Euro 4 kubs are almost hopeless in every aspect except for a very few.
I have seen the BCs driving the kubs ramming the accelerators as if trying to make them go faster but they would only give a weak roar of acceleration for abt 4-5 secs be4 they stubbornly return to their same speed again.If the BCs did that to a Merc or volvo,they would pick up speed so fast and shoot forward like a bullet.
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Originally posted by Merczrox:
If the BC puts the same sudden brakes like that on the Mercs or Volvos,they won't jerk forward so suddenly like that because the Euro 4 kubs are almost hopeless in every aspect except for a very few.
I have seen the BCs driving the kubs ramming the accelerators as if trying to make them go faster but they would only give a weak roar of acceleration for abt 4-5 secs be4 they stubbornly return to their same speed again.If the BCs did that to a Merc or volvo,they would pick up speed so fast and shoot forward like a bullet.
Ev1 has their share of trips on Euro IVs, notice that if the BC press the brake to stop at bus stops and release to move the bus forward, there is a dull 2-3 second delay for the auto brakes to "disengage" which explains a slight jerk before acceleration kicks in... same as departed Scania N113CRB
this is not present in EEVs though.
BCs need to acquaint themselves fully with the bus for a smoother ride for ev1... -
Saw SBS8630E on Svc 5 today. Rear EDS was blank, not working.
Cheers.
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I took SBS8517A on 358 (cameo) today.
Quite a smooth ride. Sometimes on euro iv you can see the bar handle shake very violently but during this trip the vibration was not apparent.
Maybe it is because it is one of the later batches of euro iv, which is why the jerking is reduced a lot compared to the 81xx, 82xx series
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Originally posted by jcqh:
I took SBS8517A on 358 (cameo) today.
Quite a smooth ride. Sometimes on euro iv you can see the bar handle shake very violently but during this trip the vibration was not apparent.
Maybe it is because it is one of the later batches of euro iv, which is why the jerking is reduced a lot compared to the 81xx, 82xx series
85xxX series very well-tuned... Much smoother than the 81xxX and 82xxX batch 2 Euro IV KUBs...
Of which 8548 is one of the smoothest. 8547 now a little rattling...
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Originally posted by jcqh:
I took SBS8517A on 358 (cameo) today.
Quite a smooth ride. Sometimes on euro iv you can see the bar handle shake very violently but during this trip the vibration was not apparent.
Maybe it is because it is one of the later batches of euro iv, which is why the jerking is reduced a lot compared to the 81xx, 82xx series
this bus really can recommend. i took it on 6 last time, and the whole round trip was smooth! not much of vibrations.
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Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:
85xxX series very well-tuned... Much smoother than the 81xxX and 82xxX batch 2 Euro IV KUBs...
Of which 8548 is one of the smoothest. 8547 now a little rattling...
8216 also starting to rattle...
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Registered today
SBS8900B
SBS8901Z
SBS8902X
SBS8903T
SBS8904R
SBS8905M -
wohoo !!! now in 89xx series =D
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Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:
85xxX series very well-tuned... Much smoother than the 81xxX and 82xxX batch 2 Euro IV KUBs...
Of which 8548 is one of the smoothest. 8547 now a little rattling...
85XX are still new.. -
SBS8883S on 7