Past bus routes and deployment
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
It was originally Woodlands - Yishun when introduced in Feb 1996. Extened to Changi Airport in Nov 1997.
My point is did 858 use bendies when it was a Woodlands - Yishun service? -
Originally posted by tranquilice:
It was originally Woodlands - Yishun when introduced in Feb 1996. Extened to Changi Airport in Nov 1997.
Oops.My bad.
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Did 858 use any bendies before it was extended to Changi Airport?
Back then bendy just came inThat was in 1996 - 1997
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Back then bendy just came inThat was in 1996 - 1997
Bendies were reigistered from Mar 1996 - Nov 1998. The Hispano Mk 1, TIB838H, TIB849B - TIB904A.
Hispano Mk 2 were purchased in 1999 and registered from Jan - Mar 2000 as TIB973A - TIB1001Z, as well as a demonstrator on Volgren-bodied O405G (TIB1024H) registered on 14 Jul 2000.
Hispano Habit were then purchased in early 2000 till 2002, registered TIB1019Z - TIB1023K (Mark I), TIB1025E - TIB1177A (Mark II). Registered from Jun 2000 onwards, one of the registration was reserved for Volgren demonstrator.
However, there was a drastic changes in seats format from Hispano Habit buses to Volgren buses. 20 Volgren buses were purchased in 2000 and registered from 2001 - 2002 as TIB1178Y - TIB1197S, with the seat top replaced with a roof shape top. As older Hispano buses purchased before late 2000s still use the old top (except for TIB890E which is now replaced with a headrest top in 2010), further Habit buses will have to use the new top and become Batch 2, and thus, all buses registered from TIB1198P onwards, even OC500LEs will have the new top, as well as SBS Transit's B9TLs & K230UBs. The buses had finished registering on 4 Mar 2004 before TIBS was re-branded SMRT, while further registrations for future buses will start with SMB instead of TIB.This is the history of bendies & registration as well as the drastic changing of seats between Hispano Habit & Volgren buses. If there's any errors, feel free to correct me.
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
My point is did 858 use bendies when it was a Woodlands - Yishun service?
i only saw O405 boxes when it was running between Woodlands and Yishun.
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
My point is did 858 use bendies when it was a Woodlands - Yishun service?
It used rigid buses. -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Bendies were reigistered from Mar 1996 - Nov 1998. The Hispano Mk 1, TIB838H, TIB849B - TIB904A.March 96', Jul 97' to nov 98' from TIB849B onwards
The last ELBO to get registered was TIB848D, which is done on 28/03/96
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
It used rigid buses.
TIB801M-TIB807Y were the buses back then. -
Originally posted by ^tamago^:
i only saw O405 boxes when it was running between Woodlands and Yishun.
Thank you.
By the way, what are PVC seats?
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Thank you.
By the way, what are PVC seats?
They are those cushioned seats with plastic casings which u find on most buses nowdays. -
Originally posted by TIB 781 L:
TIB801M-TIB807Y were the buses back then.
More Merc 0405s were added into service 858's fleet when route extended to Changi Airport. TIB585L, TIB629U and TIB632J were among those few which I can remember. -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Bendies were reigistered from Mar 1996 - Nov 1998. The Hispano Mk 1, TIB838H, TIB849B - TIB904A.
Hispano Mk 2 were purchased in 1999 and registered from Jan - Mar 2000 as TIB973A - TIB1001Z, as well as a demonstrator on Volgren-bodied O405G (TIB1024H) registered on 14 Jul 2000.
Hispano Habit were then purchased in early 2000 till 2002, registered TIB1019Z - TIB1023K (Mark I), TIB1025E - TIB1177A (Mark II). Registered from Jun 2000 onwards, one of the registration was reserved for Volgren demonstrator.
However, there was a drastic changes in seats format from Hispano Habit buses to Volgren buses. 20 Volgren buses were purchased in 2000 and registered from 2001 - 2002 as TIB1178Y - TIB1197S, with the seat top replaced with a roof shape top. As older Hispano buses purchased before late 2000s still use the old top (except for TIB890E which is now replaced with a headrest top in 2010), further Habit buses will have to use the new top and become Batch 2, and thus, all buses registered from TIB1198P onwards, even OC500LEs will have the new top, as well as SBS Transit's B9TLs & K230UBs. The buses had finished registering on 4 Mar 2004 before TIBS was re-branded SMRT, while further registrations for future buses will start with SMB instead of TIB.This is the history of bendies & registration as well as the drastic changing of seats between Hispano Habit & Volgren buses. If there's any errors, feel free to correct me.
With only 50+ bendies, there's enough to go around?
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
Route of service 390 (taken from 1992 bus guide)
Changi Airport PTB Coach Park, (T1 Boulevard), (T1 Basement Dr), PTB 1, (T1 Basement Dr), (T2 Basement Dr), PTB 2, (T2 Basement Dr), (T2 Boulevard), Airport Boulevard, (ECP), Temasek Boulevard, Raffles Boulevard, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, Orchard Rd, Penang Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Boulevard, Tomlinson Rd, Tanglin Rd, Orchard Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, (ECP), Airport Boulevard, (T1 Boulevard), (T1 Basement Dr), PTB 1, (T1 Basement Dr), (T2 Basement Dr), PTB 2, (T2 Basement Dr), (T2 Boulevard), (Airport Boulevard), (T2 Boulevard), (T2 Departure Dr), (T2 Link North) and Changi Airport PTB Coach Park.
( ) denotes express sector.I heard from a friend that they imprinted the service numbers for the parking lots in the airport Caoch Park in the 1980s. Are they still there???
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Originally posted by sbst275:
With only 50+ bendies, there's enough to go around?
When MK1 box bendies were first rolled in during 1997-98, only these Tibs services had bendies then: 82, 176, 179, 180, 184, 812, 851, 856, 900, 901, 903, 911, 912, 913, 960, 964. Adding on to the newly introduced Rapidbus 700. -
Originally posted by SBS 1000U:
I heard from a friend that they imprinted the service numbers for the parking lots in the airport Caoch Park in the 1980s. Are they still there???
They are gone. -
What are all the routes of all Yishun feeder services from the past till present?
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
What are all the routes of all Yishun feeder services from the past till present?
Svc 800 : Route should be remain unchange from the time of introduction till now? correct me if im wrong
Svc 801 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the Yishun ITE loop)
Svc 802 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the St 61 loop)
Svc 803 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the Ave 3 loop)
Svc 804 :
Svc 804A : to Northbrooks Sec Sch (if i remember correctly)
Svc 805 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the St 81 loop)
Svc 806 : Introduce when Service 804A was withdrawn? And also its to help part of the demand from Svc 804. It was the only feeder that doesn't operate on weekends, but somewhere in 2004 or 2005 it was converted to full day service -
Originally posted by SBS8292Y:
Svc 800 : Route should be remain unchange from the time of introduction till now? correct me if im wrong
Svc 801 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the Yishun ITE loop)
Svc 802 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the St 61 loop)
Svc 803 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the Ave 3 loop)
Svc 804 :
Svc 804A : to Northbrooks Sec Sch (if i remember correctly)
Svc 805 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the St 81 loop)
Svc 806 : Introduce when Service 804A was withdrawn? And also its to help part of the demand from Svc 804. It was the only feeder that doesn't operate on weekends, but somewhere in 2004 or 2005 it was converted to full day service
Service 804A was initially introduced in 1994 and served as a peak hour feeder service. In Dec 1998 renumbered to 806. Its operating hours were eventually extended.In 2002, service 804A was re-introduced again to ply along Yishun St 41. Merged to become current feeder 804 and withdrawn in 2004. That was also when 804 started to have bendies.
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Originally posted by SBS8675B:
Service 804A was initially introduced in 1994 and served as a peak hour feeder service. In Dec 1998 renumbered to 806. Its operating hours were eventually extended.In 2002, service 804A was re-introduced again to ply along Yishun St 41. Merged to become current feeder 804 and withdrawn in 2004. That was also when 804 started to have bendies.
I believe 806 also have amendments am I right? I remember 804 only started to use bendies when the new road near Northbrooks Sec open, back then i believe they use 3-point turn and therefore 804 cannot use bendies back then despite the large demand. As for the 806 amendements, Yishun St 31 didn't exist back then. -
Originally posted by SBS8292Y:
I believe 806 also have amendments am I right? I remember 804 only started to use bendies when the new road near Northbrooks Sec open, back then i believe they use 3-point turn and therefore 804 cannot use bendies back then despite the large demand. As for the 806 amendements, Yishun St 31 didn't exist back then.
If I can recall feeder 806 had route amendments somewhere in 2005. I remember 806 used to ply along Yishun Ave 9 then turn into Yishun Ring Rd in the past. -
Originally posted by SBS8292Y:
Svc 800 : Route should be remain unchange from the time of introduction till now? correct me if im wrong
Svc 801 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the Yishun ITE loop)
Svc 802 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the St 61 loop)
Svc 803 : Part of it is now Svc 812 (the Ave 3 loop)
Svc 804 :
Svc 804A : to Northbrooks Sec Sch (if i remember correctly)
Svc 805 : Part of it is now Svc 811 (the St 81 loop)
Svc 806 : Introduce when Service 804A was withdrawn? And also its to help part of the demand from Svc 804. It was the only feeder that doesn't operate on weekends, but somewhere in 2004 or 2005 it was converted to full day service
I also want to know about the route details and amendments. From what I heard, 800 never call at St 71 when it had just began. -
Originally posted by SBS8675B:
Service 804A was initially introduced in 1994 and served as a peak hour feeder service. In Dec 1998 renumbered to 806. Its operating hours were eventually extended.In 2002, service 804A was re-introduced again to ply along Yishun St 41. Merged to become current feeder 804 and withdrawn in 2004. That was also when 804 started to have bendies.
Service 804A when it was introduced, according to my 1995 transitlink guide is,Yishun Int, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 11, Yishun Ring Rd, Yishun Ave 9, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 2, Yishun Int.
So, is there an amendment to 806's route after 804A renumbering to serve Yishun Ave 9 the opposite way or both direction?
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
I also want to know about the route details and amendments. From what I heard, 800 never call at St 71 when it had just began.
Hmm I don't remember 800 got any amendments from the start since the introduction in the 80's. Anyway can anyone clarify this? -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Service 804A when it was introduced, according to my 1995 transitlink guide is,Yishun Int, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 11, Yishun Ring Rd, Yishun Ave 9, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 2, Yishun Int.
So, is there an amendment to 806's route after 804A renumbering to serve Yishun Ave 9 the opposite way or both direction?
Should be both direction. 806 skip Yishun Ave 9 (the section before St 31) after the new road (St 31) open. -
Originally posted by SBS8292Y:
Hmm I don't remember 800 got any amendments from the start since the introduction in the 80's. Anyway can anyone clarify this?
From what I could know, when 800 was introduced in 1984, someone says the route is:Yishun Ave 5, 2, 7, Sembawang Rd & Yishun Ave 5.
In 1987, they said that the route is:
Yishun Int, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 9, Yishun Ring Rd, Yishun Ave 7, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 5, 2, Yishun Ring Rd, Yishun Ave 9, Yishun Ctrl, Yishun Ave 2, Yishun Int.
In 1988 it was then amended to the current route looping at St 71.
I believe someone here can give the evidence.