Lay-up and redeployment of SBST's Volvo B10M Mk III's
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Now going Pasir Ris to catch the MKIIIs.
Today on 358 and 359???
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Originally posted by SBS 1000U:
Now going Pasir Ris to catch the MKIIIs.
Today on 358 and 359???
858T not on 359 today.
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Originally posted by SBS2656X:
Sad. No Mk3s spotted at Hougang Interchange at all.
There are HG training buses 2 of them. Saw 866U going round last friday.
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Originally posted by SBS5009U:
858T not on 359 today.
Is it doing any other services or parked in the laid-up corner of BNDEP awaiting de-registration?
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Saw 881A still on 29 today..
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Originally posted by Rui jing:
There are HG training buses 2 of them. Saw 866U going round last friday.
ya ! and i hv post dat 866u doing training today also !
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4.6.2012 Monday
SBS876R - 228
SBS879H - 40
SBS881A - 29 -
Took SBS876R on 228 and SBS879H on 40 today. Saw bus fans taking pictures at Bedok
Anyone spotted MK3s on 195,197,200 and 229 ???? -
Originally posted by TIB1218R:
Took SBS876R on 228 and SBS879H on 40 today. Saw bus fans taking pictures at Bedok
Anyone spotted MK3s on 195,197,200 and 229 ????229 should have none already. 852J is parking in BNDEP till de-reg.
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Originally posted by SBS 9631X:
229 should have none already. 852J is parking in BNDEP till de-reg.
No! How about 195,197 and 200 ?
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Originally posted by SinkTel:
Had the same thought as you on 6185L eventually replacing 852J but did not turn out that way. Maybe BNDEP prefers to have at least 1 non wab bus for each feeder services (as with 225, 228 and 292)
Wonder if the 2 citaros on 292 is the same case with 6185L (appearing daily but not perm)
Yeah, probably. None of the BNDEP services with the last outgoing Mk3s have a timetable change anytime soon from what I just checked, so the only possible situation is that the Mk4s go in to replace them. Some might say that a KUB/Citaro might go in, but from what happened to 752P that time for Sv 39, the Mk4s would be the most likely replacements.
The Citaros on 292 are to kick the 2 KUBs of 8667A 8670P out to SP to beef up the SP fleet, since almost all BNDEP services are filled with WABs (exceptions include Sv 65). That redeployment is almost confirmed already, 8670P did 358 last week then 15 today as well.
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Originally posted by bus555:
Did anyone spotted SBS858T on Townlink 359 today? Damn i camped at PSR this afternoon & it didnt appear. The only non-WAB I saw was SBS2811P (facepalm) & with SBS879H doing 40 today, SBS2795C somehow replace it.
Didn't spot it either. 879H was the only bus missing from Sv 358 today, so yeah 2795C replaces its timings.
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Anyway, just to point out from my earlier posts, there's 5 BNDEP Mk4 SPs (914P 1896B 1930K 2601D 2833B) now, possibly for 5 outgoing Mk3s with perm services (856Z 857X 858T 874X 879H) since none of the services affected (197, CT18, 358, 359) have a timetable change anytime soon from what I checked. Unless there's intake of Mk4s from AMDEP, which I don't see any just yet, those 5 are probably gonna be put in somewhere.
This excludes 852J (parked in BNDEP, replaced by 889D as 'SBS2615P' had pointed out), 876R & 881A (both long kicked out to SP).
And 1930K has been more often than not on 197 despite being shown as SP, seldom see it on other services too. Can guess where the rest will end up. I have a feeling that this time they are not putting in the Mk4s according to their usual practice of by rego sequence.
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2nd LAST/LAST DAY tips :
--> Try Bedok/Tampines services.
--> Pasir Ris MIGHT have but the chances are low.
--> Don't bother going Buona Vista/Jurong already, ARBP MIGHT alr park them in the depot, awaiting to de-register.
--> Currently, BNDEP is the only depot with "active" Volvo B10M Mark3, BEST advice is to camp for BNDEP services(esp Bedok/Tampines).
--> Service29 MIGHT have 1 MK3 for 5JUNE2012 & 6JUNE2012 -
Originally posted by SMB66X:
2nd LAST/LAST DAY tips :
--> Don't bother going Buona Vista/Jurong already, ARBP MIGHT alr park them in the depot, awaiting to de-register.
Some ARBP Mk3s do lay up at BBDEP.
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Originally posted by TIB1218R:
No! How about 195,197 and 200 ?
SBS861H was still running on 200 in its usual slot yesterday.
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Is it doing any other services or parked in the laid-up corner of BNDEP awaiting de-registration?
Comfirm awaiting deregistration already. 3 days gone already. As for service 358 im not so sure...
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Originally posted by SBS5009U:
Comfirm awaiting deregistration already. 3 days gone already. As for service 358 im not so sure...
Oh ok.
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5th Jun 2012
SBS876R on 228
SBS879H on 358
Saw SBS881A parking at Tampines int just now -
Originally posted by SBS 9631X:
Anyway, just to point out from my earlier posts, there's 5 BNDEP Mk4 SPs (914P 1896B 1930K 2601D 2833B) now, possibly for 5 outgoing Mk3s with perm services (856Z 857X 858T 874X 879H) since none of the services affected (197, CT18, 358, 359) have a timetable change anytime soon from what I checked. Unless there's intake of Mk4s from AMDEP, which I don't see any just yet, those 5 are probably gonna be put in somewhere.
This excludes 852J (parked in BNDEP, replaced by 889D as 'SBS2615P' had pointed out), 876R & 881A (both long kicked out to SP).
And 1930K has been more often than not on 197 despite being shown as SP, seldom see it on other services too. Can guess where the rest will end up. I have a feeling that this time they are not putting in the Mk4s according to their usual practice of by rego sequence.
Dont forget there's a missing bus for sv31 too. :) I usually see a strider with 26 series on it ard evening to TPY. Maybe its 2601D. Will have to check it out further.
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Originally posted by TIB1218R:
5th Jun 2012
SBS876R on 228
SBS879H on 358
Saw SBS881A parking at Tampines int just now879H is the 3rd last bus for 05 Jun on Sv 358. Doing the 1120+ trip IIRC. Not sure if 879H will still come out today (06June), but 858T probably parked in BNDEP already.
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Originally posted by Rui jing:
Dont forget there's a missing bus for sv31 too. :) I usually see a strider with 26 series on it ard evening to TPY. Maybe its 2601D. Will have to check it out further.
Yeah, sometimes it's quirky what the starter does with his deployments. If he needs Mk4s, he could put Citaros on CT18 & 40 and take out the current Mk4s from there to SP. Since CT8 is already full of KUBs, I don't understand why CT18 is not having a WAB fleet too. Besides, CT18 is usually popular with elderly from what I observed, having a full low-floor bus is better for the elderly than climbing the steps on Mk4s lor.
As for Sv 40, they just need 2 more KUBs/Citaros to go WAB, 8415K 8417E has been on 40 since 4 years ago. It's just..weird.
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TODAY LAST DAY OF MK3 ON ROAD~~ 1:02 AM
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So what are the buses that is going to appear today ???
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SBS876R - 9
SBS879H - 358
SBS881A - 30