Past bus routes and deployment
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Service 163 now and then
I used to stay in Teachers' Estate along Upp Thomon Road since 1993, remembered the bus services that passed by my house was SBS service 163 and other Tibs services. There was no bus services that had aircon buses at that time other than service 825. At that time I always loved to travel on service 163 than other Tibs buses as the fleet was more modern even though it is a full fleet of NAC MB0405 buses. Have even looked forward to service 163 converting to PAC too. My sis also depended on this service to school.
In Apr 1994 SBST introduced a FAC service 138 from YCK to Zoo, had also enjoyed the ride too as it was the 1st bus service with aircon fleets to pass thru my place at that time. Later that year service 163 was converted to PAC. Remembered my 1st aircon 163 ride from Toa Payoh back to my home, rego was SBS114G.
Service 163 went thru another upgrade in Jul 1995 when it became FAC. SBS82P was one of the perms. That was the last time ever a NAC bus to operate on service 163. Not long after in Dec 1995, service 163 was handed over to Tibs, OAC Scania Striders were introduced. In Nov 1998 service 163 got the 1st batch of new Dennis Lance fleets.
In Dec 1999 service 163 was handed back to SBS with mainly CAC MB0405s. SBS576G and SBS3832Y were one of the few perms.
Dec 2002 marked another history for service 163 when the route was extended to Sengkang. I was plased to have a direct service to Sengkang from my place. Service 163 came under full HGDEP control, as such the fleet had a minor upgrade from MB0405 fleet to Volvo MK3/MK4 fleet. That was also the 1st time when Volvo MK4s passed thru my house, I went for a few joyrides on the MK4 Striders and DM3500s.
In 2005 SBS1688K became service 163 permer after service 84 (Punggol estate temporary service) was withdrawn. This is the 2nd SBST demonstrator to be deployed to service 163 after SBS3572Y which was once perm service 163 during the early Marina Centre days.
I shifted from Teachers' Estate to Seletar Hills Estate in Mar 2008 when the place underwent EnBloc. At my new location I can still depend on service 163 from Fernvale to other locations like Thomson Plaza and Toa Payoh.
In May 2008 service 163 underwent fleet upgrade to new Euro 4 K230UB fleets. Ever since then I had always enjoyed riding on the new buses from my place. Things turn better when more new Euro 5s had been added in this year, making service 163 now having 2/3 K230UB fleet.
Till then have also been looking forward to service 163 having a full K230UB fleet (less SBS1688K) and also becoming a WAB service, maybe in near future?
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Originally posted by SMB32T:
Service 163 now and then
I used to stay in Teachers' Estate along Upp Thomon Road since 1993, remembered the bus services that passed by my house was SBS service 163 and other Tibs services. There was no bus services that had aircon buses at that time other than service 825. At that time I always loved to travel on service 163 than other Tibs buses as the fleet was more modern even though it is a full fleet of NAC MB0405 buses. Have even looked forward to service 163 converting to PAC too. My sis also depended on this service to school.
In Apr 1994 SBST introduced a FAC service 138 from YCK to Zoo, had also enjoyed the ride too as it was the 1st bus service with aircon fleets to pass thru my place at that time. Later that year service 163 was converted to PAC. Remembered my 1st aircon 163 ride from Toa Payoh back to my home, rego was SBS114G.
Service 163 went thru another upgrade in Jul 1995 when it became FAC. SBS82P was one of the perms. That was the last time ever a NAC bus to operate on service 163. Not long after in Dec 1995, service 163 was handed over to Tibs, OAC Scania Striders were introduced. In Nov 1998 service 163 got the 1st batch of new Dennis Lance fleets.
In Dec 1999 service 163 was handed back to SBS with mainly CAC MB0405s. SBS576G and SBS3832Y were one of the few perms.
Dec 2002 marked another history for service 163 when the route was extended to Sengkang. I was plased to have a direct service to Sengkang from my place. Service 163 came under full HGDEP control, as such the fleet had a minor upgrade from MB0405 fleet to Volvo MK3/MK4 fleet. That was also the 1st time when Volvo MK4s passed thru my house, I went for a few joyrides on the MK4 Striders and DM3500s.
In 1995 SBS1688K became service 163 permer after service 84 (Punggol estate temporary service) was withdrawn. This is the 2nd SBST demonstrator to be deployed to service 163 after SBS3572Y which was once perm service 163 during the early Marina Centre days.
I shifted from Teachers' Estate to Seletar Hills Estate in Mar 2008 when the place underwent EnBloc. At my new location I can still depend on service 163 from Fernvale to other locations like Thomson Plaza and Toa Payoh.
In May 2008 service 163 underwent fleet upgrade to new Euro 4 K230UB fleets. Ever since then I had always enjoyed riding on the new buses from my place. Things turn better when more new Euro 5s had been added in this year, making service 163 now having 2/3 K230UB fleet.
Till then have also been looking forward to service 163 having a full K230UB fleet (less SBS1688K) and also becoming a WAB service, maybe in near future?
error SBS1688K was presnted to SBS in 1996. it was deployed on sv 16 later sv 36./ SBS bought the bus in 1997. the bus will live out a full careers with SBS.
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Originally posted by SBS8533C:
Gagak Selari Barat
(long mouth)eeeeerh... well i always dunno how to say this place or remmeber correctly. suggest using G S B for short...
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Originally posted by SBS8533C:
Double deckers from service 86 were known to have serve 140re deployed to 140. sv 86 downgraded to single decker. also 159 at same time.
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Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:
Try not to confuse people around here if you did any mistake. thanks
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Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:
I'm certain that 192 never made an appearance in Princess Elizabeth. Its route covered South Canal, Pasir Panjang and eventually to Jurong. 193 came to end at Princess Elizabeth after having its route cut short from Bukit Panjang Circus around 1981. An interesting point for sv. 193 was that it had once served two 'royalties', its route displayed Princess Elizabeth at one end and Prince Edward on the other. This happened after services at Anson Rd terminal was shifted to new facilities at Prince Edward Rd.173 was the 'pioneer' service for Princess Elizabeth and, as pointed out by 8533C, could've started operations in the pre-SBS era of the early 1970s.
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Originally posted by vicamour:
I would like to ask,
which air con services in the late 1980s (before Scania N113CRB air con buses are introduced) uses the following air con buses???
- Leyland Victory
- Mercedes Benz O303
- Volvo B10M Vanhool demonstrator
- Nissan Diesel U31
When was the Leyland Victory and Mercedes Benz O303 air con buses deregistered??? I don't see them by the mid 1990s already.
my ten cents worth on the debutant AIr-Con bus fleets.
- Leyland Victory
> Converted by Soon Chow folks with the aim of reducing the engine noise and metal rattle for the bus. Also provide nice comfort to paxs with Air-con. at SBS, theorghout the 1980s, it was always reducing metal noise and engine roars. I guess they wanted their final 'victory" with this conversion of the leyland victories which were indeed loud and fatige to drivers.
They were presented on svcs 76 3 and some say 118.
- Mercedes Benz O303
When SABS was a venture into airport express type services to hotles from then paya lebar airport in 1970s. in 1981 changi airport open. by 1982 SABS was failing to meet the airport express as demand drops a lot. taxis and buses (CAS services) were cheaper altho no AC>
As a result the poor SABS fleet wwas sold to SBS.at which pt SBS introduce sv 168
the buses were withdrawn in 1993 i guess. id id see one on 196 then.
- Volvo B10M Vanhool demonstrator
a nice gift. the bus was deployed on 118.
- Nissan Diesel U31
probably happy with SBS2452 demonstration, SBS bought some 30 or so of these AC buses. they were place on 118. and later 3
Renault PR 100.2
at first glance i thought the bus was some soon chow merc with AC unti and a nice modern looking front. i held that thought until the 1996 bus handbook by danny chan scolded me for being a dumb guy - i mean they say it is a renault. (hahaha). i only seen it in person but never rode it. my pranets did mange to spot it (sayangs SBS30 on sv 3 ticket)
the bus did sv 3 for a few months and left.
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Originally posted by SBS8533C:
Let me contribute the history of Woodlands Bus Services.
I'm pretty sure that you all know that Woodlands Bus Services were started by SBS in the early 1980s.
In the humble days of Woodlands Bus Services pre-dominantly in the 1970s, only service 169, 180, 182 and 208 plys from a small bus terminal in Admiralty Rd. Service 169 goes from Admiralty Rd and Marsiling Dr and continues its route to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 via Admiralty Rd West. Services 180, 182 and 208 plys from Admiralty Rd and pass through Woodlands Town Centre.
Service 178 and 181 was believed to have been extended to Admiralty Rd terminal for a very short while in 1980 after it was being amended to call at Woodlands Bus Interhcange.
The Woodlands Bus Interchange was opened on 29 Nov 1981. Services 169, 178, 181, 204 and 208 were called at the new Interchange. Service 204 was the first service that called from the Woodlands Interchange (it was neither introduced from Admiralty Rd, and the service goes to the Sg Kadut Industral Estate, when the industrial estate is developed to resettle several existing factories from nearby rural areas). Services 180 and 182 remains at Admiralty Rd Terminal.
IN early 1982, Feeder Service 372 from Woodlands to Marsiling Rd (A loop svc) was introduced to cater the Marsiling residents.The services were then handed over to TIBS in 1983 by phases.
- Summary of Woodlands Services -
169 - Woodlands To Ang Mo Kio
178 - Woodlands To Jurong
180 - Admiralty Rd to WTC
181 - Woodlands To Crawford St
182 - Admiralty Rd to Anson Rd
204 - Woodlands To Sungei Kadut Est (Loop, charges Step Fare)
208 - Woodlands To Kranji Way (Loop, charges Step Fare)
372 - Woodlands To Marsiling Rd (Loop, feeder)
To avoid confusion between Admiralty Rd and Admiralty Rd West, the Admiralty Rd Terminal was known as Marsiling Terminal because of the HDB flats in teh Marsiling area.
In late 1984, a proposed second feeder service 900 was planned for the later phase of Woodlands New Town developments. It was started off as Woodlands to Woodlands St 13 loop service in mid-1985. In late 1985, Service 204 and 208 was being merged to form service 925, with the Sg Kadut route on ordinary days (Mon-Sat) and alternate route to Kranji Way on Sunday & PHs. Service 925 was the only flat fare services which issue bus tickets and charge at a flat fare of 60c
925 - Woodlands to Sungei Kadut Ave (Loop) (Mondays to Saturdays)
925 - Woodlands to Kranji Way (Loop) (Sundays & PHs)
A thrid feeder was started in 1987. Service 901 was introduced as Woodlands - Woodlands St 81 service and thereafter, the fourth feeder, Service 902 from Woodalnds - Woodlands St 32 in 1989.
Service NS1 (a special shuttle from Woodlands to National Stadium) was introduced in 1989. This service only operates from 1800-1900 from Woodlands and After Events back to Woodlands. The operating details would be published on newspapers and posters at Woodlands Int as well as along bus stops that plies the NS1 route.
Service 926 was introduced as a Sunday & PH service with a flat fare of 70c. It plys from Woodalnds to Singapore Zoo (loop service)
Service 950 (Marsiling - Shenton Way), the first full fleet Air-Con service was introduced in 1989, with 10 Air Con Hino Ht238K buses (TIB380K to TIB389L) plying on Service 950. Other buses like the 2 OAC Nissan Diesel buses (TIB279X and TIB280R) from 852 also settled on 950. TIB390G, another Nissan bus joins the service 950 fleet.
IN 1990, 3 more services were introduced. Service 951, 952 and SS7.
Service 951 was introduced as Marsiling to Jurong Service, designated to be a Full AirCon fleet. DAF Hispanos were brought in to do service 951 as well as Service 950. This service was later amended to Boon Lay due to the closure of Jurong Int, together with 178.
Service 952 was introduced later in 1990 as Marsiling to Marina Centre, 3rd Full Aircon service. DAF Hispanos were used as well.
Service SS7, a services that plys from Woodlands to Choa Chu Kang via Bt Panjang New Town. This service was the first service to use farecards on board, along with SBS 78.
Known amendments of Service 182 was an amendment of route to Shenton Way instead of New Bridge rd.
Service 180 was withdrawn in the late 1980s.
Service 856 from Yishun to Woodlands was introduced in 1989 to cater the workers of Senoko Industral Estate.
Let's take a look at the Woodlands Services in 1990
169 - Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio
178 - Woodlands to Boon Lay
181 - Woodlands to Crawford St
182 - Marsiling to Shenton Way
372 - Woodlands to Marsiling Dr (Loop)
856 - Yishun to Woodlands
900 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 13 (Loop)
901 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 81 (Loop)
902 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 32 (Loop)
925 - Woodlands to Sungei Kadut Dr (Loop) - Mon-Sat
925 - Woodlands to Kranji Way (Loop) - Sun & PHs
926 - Woodlands to Mandai Lake Rd (Loop)
950 - Marsiling to Shenton Way
951 - Marsiling to Boon Lay
952 - Marsiling to Marina Centre
SS7 - Woodlands to Choa Chu Kang
On 4 Feb 1996, the Woodlands Regional Int opened, located conveniently to Woodlands MRT Station. The first of a kind underground bus interchange, which intergates both Bus & MRT hubs in the Woodlands area. A Retail development was also being planned at that time, that is linked conveniently to the MRT as well.
The changes that took place when Woodlands Regional Int opened:
Services that serves WRI (with minor amendments)
169, 178, 181, 182, 856, 900, 902, 925, 926, 950, 951, 952, SS7
Services that remains at the old Woodlands Int:
372, 901
Details of the extended route:
169 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 8, Ave 9, continue its route from Admiralty Rd West
178 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 5, Marsiling Rise, Rd, Drive, Admiralty Rd, continue its route from Woodlands Rd
181 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands Rd
182 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands Rd
856 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands Ctr Rd
900 - Loops at old Woodlands Int
902 - Loops at St 41 instead of St 32
925 - Extended its route to CCK (Mon-Sat)
926 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
950 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
951 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
952 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
SS7 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
The rationalisation of Woodlands services was on 10 Mar 1996. Several services that had been affected.
169 - Merged with Service 857. It plys along Admiralty Rd East (part of 857 route) instead of Canberra Rd .
178 - Amended to ply the deleted sector of former Service 372 around the Marsiling Estate.
181 - No route changes
182 - Service withdrawal
187 - Extended to Woodlands Int. Originally a Bukit Panjang to Boon Lay service.
372 - Amended to operate at Woodlands Regional Int and became Service 903. Note that this service still plys from old Woodlands Int when the Woodlands Reg Int just opened.
856 - Amended to ply along Canberra Rd
858 - New Service from Woodlands to Yishun
903 - Renumbered from Service 372. This service plys from Woodlands to Woodlands Ctr Rd (loop)
950 - Service withdrawal
951 - Shortened to Bt Panjang Ter, renumbered to 180.
952 - Service withdrawal
SS7 - Service withdrawal
Other significant events on the WRI opening:
The problem faced is the Service 901. Service 901 was the only service that ply from old Woodlands Int (better known as Woodlands Checkpoint Terminus). Although the routes that ply doesn't call at the new WRI Int, there were many feedbacks from residents. So TIBS decided to split out the route from 901 and introduce a new Service 904 that plys from Woodlands to Woodlands Checkpoint Terminus). Service 901 was amended to start from the new Woodlands Reg Int and plys the existing route of 901.
Service 905 and 906 were introduced to ply Woodlands Dr 50 and Woodlands Circle respectively.
On 14 July 1996, is the merger of the existing feeder services to became an intra-town service. Intratown services means its a merger of 2 existing feeder service and it calls at the Interchange after doing its 1st loop before continuing its 2nd loop. Intra-town services are useful for passengers, so that they will not have to transfer buses to get to other side of Woodlands.
900 > 911
901 > 911
902 > 912
904 > 913
905 > 912
906 > 913
On the same day itself, a new Service 960 from Woodlands to Marina Centre via Bt Panjang was introduced.
Services that were introduced/amended after 1996:
181 - Was amended to Geylang Lor 1 Terminal due to the closure of Crawford St Ter possibly due to major road works around the Crawford St area in 1998.
858 - Was extended to Changi Airport on 2nd Nov 1997, bypassing Yishun Ave 3. It was amended to call at 2 bus stops around the Jln Kayu Bus Termianl.
900 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Woodlands Dr 14 service in 1999. Another variant, 900A plys along Champions Way on 26 Jun 2006 and enhanced to serve Innova Pri Sch on 2 Jan 2008.
901 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Woodlands Dr 16 service in 1999.
902 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Republic Polytechnis service in Apr 2006. One-directional service in the mornings only.
911 - Amended to ply along St 82, Ave 4, St 83 and Ave 7 in 2001.
912 - Extended to ply along Admiralty MRT Station in 1997.
913 - No longer plys at the Woodlands Checkpoint Terminus in 2003, together with 911 and 912, hence it was skipped.
925 - Extended to Lim Chu Kang Rd and loop there cia Neo Tiew Cresent in 2006 (Sun & PH route) but it was cut back to Sungei Buloh Nature Park on 11 Mar 2007.
925 - On 15 July 2007, amended to call at 2 new bus stops at Northvale Condo at Choa Chu Kang Dr.
950 - Re-introduced as a cross-border service. From Woodlands to Kotaraya II ter.
961 - Renumber from 181 and enters Marina Centre on Suns & PHs. Amneded to ply along High St in 1999 and later on ply along Lavender St, Kallang Barhu & Boon Keng Rd (deleted sector of former 5 route)
962 - Introduces as Woodlands - Sembawang Dr on 24 Jun 2001.In 2003, extended and loop at Admiralty St. On 29 MAy 2005, amended to ply along Semabwang Cres and Way.
963 - Converted to trunk service (Woodlands - Harboutfront). It was former Express 521.
964 - Inroduced as Woodlands to Woodlands Loop svc in 1997.
965 - Introduced as Woodlands to Sengkang Service on 7 Jul 2002.
966 - Introduced as Woodlands to Marine Parade service on 16 Nov 2003. It was amended to serve Bt Panjang and subsequently to Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in 2007.
969 - Introduced as Woodlands to Tampiens service on 15 Apr 2001.
In addition, SBS had make a comeback to Woodlands in 2001, after 17 years of the original services that was being handed over to TIBS. Likewise TIBS make a comback as well in Sengkang as 965 plys from Woodlands to Sengkang.
161 - Introduced as Hougang Ctrl to Woodlands service in 2002.
168 - Introduced as Bedok to Woodlands service in 2001.lemme add on
sv 178 and 169 use double decker new new fleets then in 1978.
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Originally posted by ZYX2005:
heh 183 i recall seeing the service serving Upper Ayaer rajah rd. Where it goes not very sure. current assumption is Jurong ind est then AYE and then telok Bl;anagh rd vefore Chiantown.200 - yes indeed. the service ended all the way up at Bt Pnajang Village. Poor service was cut short many times. At one time it even served to Holland rd and queesnway junction.
200 descended from the Chinese Bus Company Easy Bus which operated a set of bus routes in the South Bouna Vista rd, portsodwn rd and Clementi rd area.
209 orignsated from the Jurong Ind services. grouped with the odler 202 203 204 etc, this service served to town via the Holland rd sector.
Much later poor 209 was cut short as during the late 1970s and 180s, SBS made many mnay route rationlaisation to develop a btter bus netowrk. sv 209 was cut short to terminate at Ulu pandan HDB car park terminal. it was finally made to terminate at Clementi int when the int open.
i have fond memeories of watching the OF1417s on 209 going by alg Clementi Ave 5 while visiting my auties provision shop next to some orange docotr clinic at blk 34?
209 was later withdrawn. MRT? i guess so.
183: New Bridge Rd - Jurong. I presume it was eventually withdrawn either ridership or MRT issue.If I'm not wrong, tat Clementi based 209 was 154A. lol, dun forget tat time everyone had to rely on SBS for every transport needs, no MRT.
209 was eventually withdrawn by the MRT.
I really miss the days of better bus svs.
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Originally posted by vicamour:
Thanks for the write up.How many air con Hinos HT238Ks and Nissan UDs were there in TIBS fleet in the late 1980s??? When they were derigistered, mid 1990s??? Since when and how long did the air con Nissans did on 852???
When SBS was on the operations in Woodlands, was it Ang Mo Kio, Woodlands or Ayer Rajah depot controlled or a combination of them???
Not to forget some of the SBS NZB bodied Mercedes Benz OF1417s were painted into TIBS colors to serve SS7 because TIBS had a shortage of buses back then. Think it happened in 1989 to 1990.
Maybe next to go is to Hougang South/Central and Punngol bus services history. :)
AC nissans? they were 857's one right>? the TIB31x...Air-con Hinos were new new for sv 950 to use.
when SBS ran for Woodlands in 1970s and early 1980 till 1983,
1971 onward - King Albert park depot UBC
1973 onward King Albert paark depot UBC
King Albert park depot extension 19771979? - Woodlands depot open. all woodlands svcs shift to base ehre. including 170 whereby they have duties running thru depot for refuleing n continuing with paxs on baord. even panelling up of advert were done during this break to refuel. with paxs onbaord.
198? woodlands depot close. but by then the TIBS had already been in existence.
sorry bro. u amde a mistake. the Merc OF1417 were to serve SS1. yishun shuttle down to YCK. i think. SS7 had their own lovely hino fleets. and UDs mainly. later upgrade with Hispano mercs.
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I presume Sv 98 & 99 were the pioneers to serve Jurong East/ West New Towns (N3, N4, N5) area when it Jurong Int was still around?
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Originally posted by sbst275:
183: New Bridge Rd - Jurong. I presume it was eventually withdrawn either ridership or MRT issue.If I'm not wrong, tat Clementi based 209 was 154A. lol, dun forget tat time everyone had to rely on SBS for every transport needs, no MRT.
209 was eventually withdrawn by the MRT.
I really miss the days of better bus svs.
very correct. 154A -> 209
incidentally _ ABS sv 1A => Svc 3 SBS...lol
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Originally posted by ZYX2005:
lemme add on
sv 178 and 169 use double decker new new fleets then in 1978.
1 of SBS's AR had a pic of Sv 169's LA!
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Originally posted by sbst275:
I presume Sv 98 & 99 were the pioneers to serve Jurong East/ West New Towns (N3, N4, N5) area when it Jurong Int was still around?
my own presumptoon is there was a svc 188 (2nd gen ) serving Jurong West st 91 and this svc may used Jurong East Ave 1 then to ...wherever it wenti think Surhirman cna shed some lights on this.
9sv 98 used O305 by this period)
however SBS8533C article already stated there is the 334 335 and 336 as the pioneers of the N4 and N5 areas.
recent shock discoery-
brand new atleantans were placed for work on sv 255. brand new O305 were palced on svcs 240 and 334 then. jurong then really pampered. i laways had the impression thsoe double deckers were mainly trunk new new...
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Originally posted by ZYX2005:
my own presumptoon is there was a svc 188 (2nd gen ) serving Jurong West st 91 and this svc may used Jurong East Ave 1 then to ...wherever it wenti think Surhirman cna shed some lights on this.
9sv 98 used O305 by this period)
recent shock discoery-
brand new atleantans were placed for work on sv 255. brand new O305 were palced on svcs 240 and 334 then. jurong then really pampered. i laways had the impression thsoe double deckers were mainly trunk new new...
I remembered for West St 91, 175 was made to loop there with amendment to serve up to Bt Batok only. Poor 173 as well, no more to CBD.
Gotta look in this light, Jurong was quite big, so it's natural for O305 to be deployed on high demand svs being e king of double deck capacity tat time.
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Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:Originally posted by vicamour:
Questions about Volvo B57s:
3. Was there a B57 being converted to a full air con bus before??? If so, which bus (rego) was it??? Which depot did the modifications and it was based in which depot??? Which service it ran before???
- This is a good question. I wish I knew the answer.
good question indeed. as stated in BUSWAY, about 10 units of B57 were converted to driver AC cabin only,. glass plexiglass panels were built round the driver area and a very lau kok air-con unit much like odl sch offices using was built. no full conversion of bus. weird in the sense that the driver gets the AC but not the paxs!
also to note i have spotted b57 with seat furbishment (to mark 2 style seats). these were the first few noticable interior refubishments of SBS. (whole seat changing). compelte with black rubber seat grip of the 1990 mark 2 styles. and blue cushions...
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Originally posted by sbst275:
1 of SBS's AR had a pic of Sv 169's LA!
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Originally posted by SBS8533C:
From RK 2010:
"How did Bukit Merah services, Clementi services and Kent Ridge services came about?"
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In the past, Bukit Merah Services terminates at two different terminals. One at Gagak Selari Barat (now known as Jln Bukit Merah) and the another at Redhill Close. Kent Ridge services terminate at Pasir Panjang Rd (near Clementi Rd) ans South Buona Vista Rd (sv 200). Clementi Services were introduced in 1978 after certain parts of Clementi New Town were developed.
Below shows the list of the services after the 1971 re-organatisation
- Services from Gagak Selari Barat (Jln Bukit Merah) -
63 - To MacPherson Est
65 - To MacPherson Est
90 - To Paya Lebar Airport
92 - To Paya Lebar Airport
93A - To Paya Lebar Airport (was later introduced)
153 - To Toa Payoh Town Centre
195 - Loops at this terminal from Crawford
196 - To Jurong Shipyard
- Services from Redhill Close -
41 - To Telok Kurau
41A - To Joo Chiat Rd
- Services from Pasir Panjang Rd (near Clementi Rd) -
33 - To Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd)
145 - To Toa Payoh Town Centre
146 - To Toa Payoh Town Centre
192A - To South Canal
201 - To Jln Jurong Kechil
- Services from South Buona Vista Rd -
200 - To Up Bt Timah Rd (10 ms)
During the 1974 rationalisation, certain alternate routes were withdrawn to aviod duplication of existing service that ply on the same route.
90 - To by pass Paya Lebar Rd
92 - Amended to ply at the Jln Bukit Merah Terminus (near Rumah Bomba Circus)
93A - Service withdrawal
192A - Renumbered to 192
196 - Amended to Prince Edward Rd
200 - Amended to Pasir Panjang Rd (near Clementi Rd)
201 - Amended to Toh Tuck Rd with integration of former 207.
Now let's emphasise about the late 1970s till the 1980s of the Bt maerh, Kent Ridge & Clementi Services
Bukit Merah Services were quite sketchy in the past, compared to the 1971 re-organisation. They were terminating in different parts of Jln Bukit Merah like Service 50 from Kaki Bukit Malay Settlement (Jln Eunos) to Jln Bukit Merah (near Henderson Rd) and Service 65 from MacPherson to Jln Bukit Merah (near Henderson Rd). Those services were clustered in different locations making it inconvenient for other passengers, which began a critical point to re-organise its Bt Merah services into one interchange, so the need of a centralised bus service hub is needed for Bukit Merah. The Bukit Merah Interchange was completed and commence operations in 1980.
Kent Ridge Services were termianted in a new location at Clementi Rd, previous location was at Pasir Panjang Rd, which is known as the Kent Ridge Ter on which the name 'Kent Ridge' was taken from the NUS Kent Ridge Campus as well as the proposed Kent Ridge Hospital (now known as NUH).
Clementi Services has a terminal at Clementi Ave 3 (Os Blk 437), which temporary houses the Clementi Services including feeder 284 as the new interchange is still under construction. It was a roadside terminal as well. The bus interchange was completed in 1984.
More feeders were added for the Bukit Merah and Clementi areas. This allows residents from both estates to have direct and convenient links to the town centres of Bukit Mearh & Clementi rather than taking its regular trunk services to get around and a walking distance just to get to the town centres. Off peak wastage could be a possible reason as to why certain services are taking a long time to arrive at the bus stops.
- List of services in Bt Merah [brackets denote previous termination point] -
14 - To Somapah [previously from Mei Chin Rd]
16 - To Marine Terrace [previously from Telok Blangah Heights]
41 - To Bedok [previously from Redhill Close, was amended later in 1985]
44 - To Chai Chee Ter [previously from Redhill Close, was later withdrawn]
50 - To Jln Eunos [previously from Jln Bukit Merah (Henderson Rd)]
125 - To St Michael's Est [previously from Telok Blangah Way]
132 - To Ang Mo Kio [previously loops at Tomlinson Rd from Ang Mo Kio]
139 - To Toa Payoh [previously from Jln Bukit Merah (Henderson Rd)]
153 - To Toa Payoh [previously from Jln Bukit Merah (Henderson Rd)]
184 - To Jurong [previously from Telok Blangah Way]
271 - To Telok Blangah Cres (Loop)
272 - To Telok Blangah Way (Loop)
273 - To Telok Blangah Heights (Loop)
274 - To Depot Rd (Loop)
275 - To Bt Purmei Ave (Loop)
850 (TIBS) - To Yishun
851 (TIBS) - To Yishun
CSS 8 - To Bedok [Re-routed to HDB new town instead of plying around the city area]
- List of services in Kent Ridge Ter -
33 - To Chai Chee [was extended to Bedok in mid-1984 when Chai Chee Ter closed]
145 - To Toa Payoh
200 - To Jln Anak Bukit (Loop)
201 - To Jln Anak Bukit (Loop)
216 - To C'wealth Ave (Loop)
- List of services in Clementi in the late 1970s -
74 - To Ang Mo Kio
176 - To Crawford St
185 - To C'wealth Ave
186 - To Anson Rd
191 - To Prince Edward Rd
209 - To Crawford St
284 - To Clementi Ave 4 (Loop)
- List of services in Clementi in 1985 -
74 - To Ang Mo Kio
75 - To Empress Place (Loop) [newly introduced]
76 - To Jurong East Ave 1 (Loop) [newly introduced]
92 - To Paya Lebar Airport (Loop) [extended from Alexandra Rd]
95 - To Paya Lebar Airport (Loop) [extended from Ulu Pandan Ter]
96 - To Kent Ridge Cres (Loop) [newly introduced]
146 - To Toa Payoh [extended from Pasir Panjang Rd]
186 - To Shenton Way [extended from Anson Rd]
205 - To Jalan Anak Bukit (Loop) [newly introduced]
209 - To Crawford St
282 - To Clementi Ave 5 (Loop) [newly introduced]
284 - To Clementi Ave 4 (Loop)
285 - To Pandan Loop (Loop) [newly introduced
287 - To Clementi Ave 2 (Loop) [newly introudced]
Here are the Bukit Merah, Clementi & kent Ridge services that were introduced/amended/withdrawn from the 1980s to present.
In Bukit Merah
5 - Service introduced as Bukit Merah to Pasir Ris on 11 Mar 2007
14 - Service extends to Changi Village Ter when Somapah ter closed and later on cutback to Bedok. It was merged with serrvice 92 and extended to Clementi
16 - Relocation of terminus to Marine Parade in the 1980s. It was merged with Service 149 and extended to Changi Airport. With the amendment of service 36, service 16 was shortened to Marine Parade in 1998. In 2001, it became a loop service to Siglap Link when Marina Parade Ter closed. In 2002, it was amended to ply Stadium Link and in 2007, extended to Bedok Int.
16E - An express service from Bukit Merah to Changi Airport via the ECP. It was renumbered to 36 in 1998.
36 - renumbered from 16E.
41 - Service extended to Bedok in mid-1984. It was merged with 197 and witdhrawn
44 - Service withdrawal
50 - Service amended to Eunos Terminal (the present Eunos Int). It was later being withdrawn.
57 - Service introduced on 31 Jul 2005 as Bt Merah to Bishan. In 2007, it was amended to ply Keng Lee Rd/Kg Java Rd.
63 - Service introduced as Bukit Merah to MacPherson servce. It was shortened to Rumah Tinggi Ter
123 - Service introduced as Bukit Merah to Bt Purmei Ave (Loop), in conjucntion of the merger of service 14. Service 123M was introduced to replace 123B
124 - Service extended to Bt Merah in 1993. In Nov 2003, amended to serve telok blangah Drive.
125 - Service shortened to Shenton Way Ter in 1993.
131 - Service covers the old 125 route and extended to Bt Merah in 1993. ON 19 Jun 05, it was enhanced to serve Bt Purmei Ave.
132 - Service extended to Hougang (South) in the 1980s. It was amended to Hougang Ctrl Int on 15 feb 2004 due to the closure of Hougang South Int.
139 - Service amended to River Valley Rd in 1993 and then to St Michael's Est in 1997 and thereafter Boon Keng Rd and Bendemeer Rd in 2003.
153 - Service extended to Upper Serangoon in the 1980s and to Hougang Ctrl in Dec 1994 when Upp Serangoon Ter closed.
167 - Service extended to Bt Merah with the withdrawal of 850 in 1993. The route was extended to Sembawang Rd End Ter when 161 withdrawn. On Nov 2005, it was amended to call at Sembwaang Int and part of the Sembawang Rd End route is covered by 882.
176 - Service extended to Bt Merah Int in 1992 and later handed to TIBS in 1995. It was amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 2.
184 - Service withdrawn when service 176 extends to Bt Merah Int.
198 - Service cutbacks to Bt Merah Int in 1990.
271 - Service merged with 272 and withdrawn.
272 - Service merged with 271 and covers Telok Balngah Cres (Loop)
273 - Extended to ply Telok Blangah Heights and loop at the end of the road.
274 - Service withdrawn. Part of 274 route around Depot Rd is now part of the new Service 175.
850 - Service withdrawn in 1993
CSS 8 - Service was renumbered to CSS 608 to avoid confusion on 3 Nov 1997. The longest surviving CSS route. It was withdrawn on 28 Apr 2007. Initially to be withdrawn on 31 March but it was extended to 1 more month.
In Clementi
7 - Route extends to Clementi in 1982. Previously it loops around Dempsey Rd. It was extnded to Jurong east in 1984. The route cutbacks to Clementi as part of the MRT Rationsliation exercise and amended to ply Clementi Ave 5.
10 - Service cutbacks to Clementi Int when the JUrong Interchange closed in Jun 1990
14 - Service integrates with 92 (Orchard Rd to CLementi strecth) In 1989. During that year, it was extended to Changi Vilage Ter when Somapah Ter closed and cut shorts to Bedok.
74 - Extended to Upp Serangoon Ter in the late 1980s, and was merged with 202 in 1993. It was later amended to Hougang Ctrl when the Upp Seragnoon Ter closed down in 1994
75 - Service extends to serve the Marina Centre Ter, and thereafter extended to Choa Chu Kang in 1990 to focus on the Bt Panjang & CCK areas and to provide essential links to the city for the residents.
76 - Service amended to serve the Teban Garden areas before continuing its trip to Clementi via West Coast Rd & Clementi Ave 2. The service was renumbered to 78 in 1988
78 - Renumbers from 76. Jurong East to Clementi (Loop svc). When service 245 withdrawn, it was amended to cover the 245 route. Other amendments made were in the Teban Gardens area and eventually bypass Teban Garden area by the amendment to West Coast Rd
92 - Service merged with 14 and withdrawn in 1993.
95 - Service was withdrawn and replaced by Service 105.
99 - Extended to Clementi from Jurong East and loops at Jurogn West St91 via Upp Jurong Rd and Pioneer Rd North in 1988. Amended to ply Jurong West Ave 5 and St 72 instead of Upp Jurong Rd.
105 - New Service from Clementi to Serangoon. Amended to ply Serangoon Ave 2 and 3, where 312 used to ply. Amended to ply Lor Chuan, with the withdrawal of 104 and extended to Jurong East in 1992
146 - Service merged with 166 and withdrawn.
147 - Service cutback to Clementi when 105 was extended to Jurong East
148 - Service introduced in 1992 as Clementi to Lor 1 Geylang, when 147 skips the Victoria St / North bridge road. A short lived service. Withdrawn in 1992.
156 - Service introduced as Clementi to Serangoon Service. This service extends to Sengkang in 2001
165 - Service cutbacks to Clementi Int when Jurong Int closed. Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int when the int opened in 1994
166 - Service extended to Clementi with the closure of Labrador Ter and merged with 146.
173 - Service merged with 205 and amended to loop at Clementi Int in 1993. It was handed to TIBS in Dec 2000.
175 - Service introduced as Clementi to Lor 1 Geylang on 11 mar 2007.
186 - Service merged with 145 and withdrawn
196 - Service cutback to Clementi Int. In 2001, when Marine Parade ter closed down, it was extended to Bedok.
205 - Service amended to serv Toh Tuck Rise, Lor Kismis and Toh Tuck Terrace in 1988. It was merged with 173 and withdrawn in 1993
209 - Service withdrawn in 1989.
282 - Merged with 287 to form 282. Par tof 287 route became part of 282 (the clementi west st 2 stretch)
287 - Service merged with 282 and withdrawn.
SS2 - Termporary service from Clementi to Jurong East St 32 (Loop). Service withdrawns when the Jurong East MRT opens in 1989
SS3 - Temporary service from Clementi to Bt Batok West Ave 7 (Loop. Servuce withdrawns when the MRT Branch Line to Choa Chu Kang opens in 1990
NR11 - Night service by TIBS from Clementi to North Canal Rd (Loop). service was then withdrawn.
In Kent Ridge:
10 - Service amended to serve Kent Ridge Ter in 1999.
95 - Routing change to start from Kent Ridge Ter instead of Buona Vista Ter in Dec 2006.
145 - Service amended to ply Buona Vista Ter in 1989 in conjunction of Service 186 merger.
151 - Service introduced as Kent Ridge to Hougang South int in 1993. Amended to ply Hougang Ave 3 and then Kent Ridge Cres in 1994. On 15 Feb 2004, service extended to Hougang Ctrl Int with the closure of Hougang South int.
183 - Service introduced as Kent Ridge to Jurong East. It was amended to loop via Science Park Rd in Oct 2005.
189 - Service loops at Kent Ridge Ter
200 - Service re-routed to serve Buona Vista Ter in Dec 2006
201 - Service withdrawal due to MRT rationalisation.
202 - Service withdrawal in 1993. Part of 202 route became part of 74.
216 - Service withdrawal in 1990.
On a side note about 216, there were mixed reactions by NUS students who were being left out with the withdrawal of 216 and had to take the alternate bus 96 to NUS, which leads to long queues in the Clementi Bus Interchange.
Exteacted from a TNP article in 1990:
"The withdrawal of a bus service to the Kent Ridge campus from April has upset some undergraduates because it now takes longer to get to their classes."
"The National University of Singapore Students Union (Nussu) said the withdrawal has led to long queues at the Clementi interchange for service 96."
"As a result, some students spend more time travelling, Nussu said. It added that its feedback showed that many undergraduates wanted a return of service 216."
"An SBS spokesman said a new bus service, No. 95, was started in January. It connects Buona Vista MRT Station to NUS/National University Hospital near the science faculty."
"Moreover, the savings from scrapping services 216 had been channeled to improve service 96."
"SBS said service 216 was getting less popular, so it was scrapped."
"With the MRT now serving major housing estates, many NUS students have switched to service 96, which provides the link to the nearest MRT station, at Clementi."
"Although service 216 linked NUS to the MRT system at Buona Vista, it was less popular as the transfer between bus and MRT involved a long walk, SBS said."
"Also the trip by service 96 between NUS and the MRT station is some 2km shorter than that by service 216."
Certain factors on why 216 was withdrawn was been drawn out and explained in detail by SBS. That's why 216 was never being re-introduced, despite many feedbacks from the NUSSU to get the service 216 back and they had no choice they had to take 95 or 96 to get to NUS campus.
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was crossing the road junction of alexandra and queesnway the other day,. i hear this elderly man talk in hokkien with his wife . and er the 93 used to go jln bt merah full... see now it turns to alexandra rd. . now is the 153....he was talking about 93A.which served straight along queesnway into bt emrah town centre and on the erm..GSB
=)
ZYX
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Did anyone have any memory of how Sv 205 came about? Was it from residents feedback for bus service at Toh Tuck area?
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Originally posted by SBS8533C:
40x is for Special services. But SBS decided to put the feeder as 410 because it plies on Green & White plate around Bishan new town.it was called townlink 410 in the 1989 bus guide.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Did anyone have any memory of how Sv 205 came about? Was it from residents feedback for bus service at Toh Tuck area?
few question to ask.when is this estate develop. was it in 1980. i think 1980 right?
is fo residents need a bus service to somewhere. clementi enarest. hecne 205
erm. if this est is around for a long time. cna someone kindly trace any service to the cheinse bus co days?
ZYX
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Originally posted by vicamour:
Thanks for all the info about Jurong East bus services history.
So there were no bus services before 1981 in Jurong East???
Next, maybe we can talk about Eunos, the old Malay Settlement Village, since it's Hari Raya.
no man . no services in Jurong east simply because Jurong East did not exist yet then.Even Jurong town hall rd is a realtively new road.
ZYX
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Originally posted by ZYX2005:
few question to ask.when is this estate develop. was it in 1980. i think 1980 right?
is fo residents need a bus service to somewhere. clementi enarest. hecne 205
erm. if this est is around for a long time. cna someone kindly trace any service to the cheinse bus co days?
ZYX
Should be late 1970s. The earliest if not wrong was a SBS - Blue Arrow service in the late 1970s
But I suspect e road network over there tat time was not developed until the 1980s w/ Toh Tuck Ave
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ALS and CSS
the ALs scheme was introduce in 1975 to try to 'lower down car population and reduce no of cars in town -> reduce congestion"
As part of a revoltuionary idea, the primitive park and ride idea was introduced.
car drivers can opt for the scheme whereby they drive to a "fringe carpark". Fringe carpark are so called because they are at the fringe of CBD and not within CBD. With ALS in place (aka ERP of today), those who opt for the scheme need not pay the ALS fee entering town).
instead take the CSS bus. so CSS buses services served from the many fringe carparks. from Dempsey to Serangoon to newton circus car park to national Stadium. and boy were they cheap.
All fringe car aprks were numbered by letters. The A B C D E F G went to national stadium carparks, and the rest of letters up to N went to other car parks. maps were produced to show these car parks and CSS services were referred to by car park letters. the legacy of these letters lives on as the National Stadium Car parks still have these Letters.
Bus stop shelters (well designed) were built at many fringe carparks to house the car drivers who wait for CSS bus after parking their cars. today these shelters still exist at geylang Lor 1, Delta car park and Some at national Stadium.
the CSS services were offered by NTUC Comfort (blue livery) routes 1 4 and 6 etc and SSB (orange 2 5 7 8 9 etc ).
a new rego series was created
CSS 1 --100 for NTUC to use
CSS 100 to er whatever for SSB to use
by 1977 CSS 1 -38 were in use by NTUC all Merc O309 mini bus and SSB also use minibus CSS101 to dunno what no.
sadly by 1977 it is discovered ridership is low despite the limited stops idea on CSS services and the CSS has to be deviated from its true purpose as a part of the park and ride scheme . as such routes were amended to serve insetad to the new towns of the day. bt merah, marine parade, bouna Vista etc. at this point as people found the fares on CSS to eb cheaper, they switched to CSS services.
at first standees were not allowed on the minibuses. but haiyah so crowded. i kanna sqaushed many times on NTUC1 from my hosue to rochard ebfore. obvisuoly the rule was relaxed.
by 1981 the demand really was bull (red Bull) strong and so SSB decided to buy more heavy duty buses like 10m Bedfords and big carrying capacity stuffs like Hino Rk 176. note hte Hino were numebred in the CSS178 --200 range. later when they were retired, some very very famialr (lol) air-con UDs took over the regto series. these are the UDs were see on the roads today...although all may have died.
but by 1988 or so, NTUC decided to give up the CSS adventure and withdrew their services. bye bye NTUC 1 4 and 6.
Hence the reason why we assocaite CSS with the orange SSB buses and interchnagably refer to CSS as the ornage buses. these bus services lived on much longer and became renumebred to 60x , eg CSS 2 became CSS 602 and CSS5 became CSS 605
I would like to propose we remmeber the legacy of CSS by refrain from saying CSS is assocated with orange bus. dun forget NTUC as well
Much later some of the UDs were CAC and the fleet also saw the introduction of Dennis lance CSS310K and a ex TIBS bus TIB310 became CSS 294 the ex TIB DAFS lived out their final years on CSS as well.
CSS services then began to be withdrawn in the most chui move . cheaper bus services being withdrown. it chui-ed me alot. very very chui. Even high demand svc 605 was withdrawn. in the end one service stands alone CSS 608
I spent much of 2008 snapping CSS 608 UDs in a sort of CSS themed locations or even governemnt municipal buidling backgrounds . but finally on Aug 2008, CSS 608 ran its last bus for the last time and so ends the 33 years of CSS.A post celebration party saw many bus fans gather to big farwell to CSS. me included.
today a few of the CSS buses live on in SMRTbuses fleets. TIb1257 the Dennis lance ex CSS 608 bus will be the only thing left to connect to CSS after 2012. =-(
ZYX
Will the paark and ride Bus to town scheme return in todays congested roads scenario...only time will tell...if so CSS may yet make a return to the Singapore road scene.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Should be late 1970s. The earliest if not wrong was a SBS - Blue Arrow service in the late 1970s
But I suspect e road network over there tat time was not developed until the 1980s w/ Toh Tuck Ave
mmm maybe SBS8533C chap cna shed some light here. i think as we have dsicssued some of the interchnages, SBS8533C may become specialised in discuss private estates.... lol