Introduction of SMRT Resort World shuttle RWS8 on 9 Jan 2010

• tintinspartan

  26 Jan 10, 21:43

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  i believer 963R will use the buses from 963E and a few 963 buses.

  Beg to differ, as stated in the tender by RWS, the service must use Low-floor buses. I dunno if the tender does apply for 963R but right now, i dun think 963R will use 963E and 963 perm buses.

• sbst275

  26 Jan 10, 21:45

  low floor buses actually dun work esp the rear

  The kerb steps esp those on top of e tyres are super high! Not for Asians

• lemon1974

  27 Jan 10, 01:52

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  Beg to differ, as stated in the tender by RWS, the service must use Low-floor buses. I dunno if the tender does apply for 963R but right now, i dun think 963R will use 963E and 963 perm buses.

  excuse me.. 963R and NR1/NR6 are NOT tender service.. They are normal bus service regulated by PTC... just because it go into RWS, does not mean that it is tendered service of RWS. 963R will use any buses from WLDEP. as simple as that.

• SMB66X

  27 Jan 10, 14:52

  Just wait for Jan 30 please...Do not fight over with just that service. Answer would be reveal on 30 Jan :)

• SMB66X

  27 Jan 10, 14:53

  Originally posted by TIB657M:

  
  Which means an OC will replace TIB427K on perm 911E/169/963E slot.

   If it is true 

• sbst275

  27 Jan 10, 19:51

  double standard

  From RWS to HBF, SMRT scheduled 12 mins for the journey. Bus was travelling at 30kph at e Sentosa bridge

  Can give good running time for RWS8 yet cannot allocate resources and good travelling timing for basic svs

  SMRT started as a stat board, seems like it has forgotten its past

• TIB1234T

  27 Jan 10, 21:00

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  good lucky

  Somemore Airport coach bay, likely no go for bendies.

  SD crunch to come or even despo, ali baba contracts

  
  There could be bendies bah, TIB1112L, TIB1144U, TIB1170T & TIB1215Z got the Airshow ad.

• sbst275

  27 Jan 10, 21:03

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  There could be bendies bah, TIB1112L, TIB1144U, TIB1170T & TIB1215Z got the Airshow ad.

  
  hopefully coach bay access not blocked, else you see wat happens to tourist reaction esp those departing

• SMB66X

  27 Jan 10, 21:03

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  There could be bendies bah, TIB1112L, TIB1144U, TIB1170T & TIB1215Z got the Airshow ad.

  Don't forget some random bendies like last year TIB1182J TIB1183G.

• jayh272416

  27 Jan 10, 23:38

  Originally posted by TIB657M:

  
  Which means an OC will replace TIB427K on perm 911E/169/963E slot.

  wheres ur logic?

• tintinspartan

  28 Jan 10, 00:02

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  Just wait for Jan 30 please...Do not fight over with just that service. Answer would be reveal on 30 Jan :)

  Ya. We all have to see what SMRT will deploy whether in a SMaRT way or not.

• Raraken

  30 Jan 10, 00:09

  Really must be low-floor? Cannot be more than 5 years old?

   

  Then why did I see 2 Scania/Mercedes coaches being used? They both had RWS 8 destos (Paper Destos), are definitely more than 5 years old and, they can transport workers or children. Hmm, something funny going on.

• Raraken

  30 Jan 10, 00:11

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  double standard

  From RWS to HBF, SMRT scheduled 12 mins for the journey. Bus was travelling at 30kph at e Sentosa bridge

  Can give good running time for RWS8 yet cannot allocate resources and good travelling timing for basic svs

  SMRT started as a stat board, seems like it has forgotten its past

  Wow.

   

  980 can have really shitty frequencies of more than 25 mins during peak hours. Just, wow. And the 980 drivers chiong like hell.

• sbst272

  30 Jan 10, 00:28

  Originally posted by Raraken:

  Really must be low-floor? Cannot be more than 5 years old?

   

  Then why did I see 2 Scania/Mercedes coaches being used? They both had RWS 8 destos (Paper Destos), are definitely more than 5 years old and, they can transport workers or children. Hmm, something funny going on.

  There were 2 types of RWS8, one being the staff version (for RWS staff only) operated by private operators using a variety of buses (Zonda, King Long, Mitsubishi etc) and the other being the public version (for public/guest only) operated by SMRT (OC500LE).

• Junyang700

  30 Jan 10, 00:30

  963R boarding point up at Woodlands Int. Sharing with 963E. Sawtoothless berth.

• SMB66X

  30 Jan 10, 00:32

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  963R boarding point up at Woodlands Int. Sharing with 963E. Sawtoothless berth.

  With a improper berth? ...Why wouldn't they put it at the 966 & 950 berth...

• TIB1083L

  30 Jan 10, 00:48

  Originally posted by Raraken:

  Really must be low-floor? Cannot be more than 5 years old?

   

  Then why did I see 2 Scania/Mercedes coaches being used? They both had RWS 8 destos (Paper Destos), are definitely more than 5 years old and, they can transport workers or children. Hmm, something funny going on.

  
  Please refer to previous pages.....

• carbikebus

  30 Jan 10, 03:09

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  low floor buses actually dun work esp the rear

  The kerb steps esp those on top of e tyres are super high! Not for Asians

  How bout the SBST KUBs?

   

  I smell some SP KJ OCs xfer to WLDEP for this 963R?

• sbst275

  30 Jan 10, 08:39

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  How bout the SBST KUBs?

   

  I smell some SP KJ OCs xfer to WLDEP for this 963R?

  
  Citaro are totally diff from KUB or OC500LE. In any case e OC's front tyre seat is higher than e KUBs.

  U've to climb steps for every indv seat aft e exit door. No doubt MB has been improving e design yr aft yr making e kerb step lower and lower, but if one is not careful as in attempting to get off from e seat and the bus brakes too heavily, ppl could trip and fall from e step. It's alrdy a prob w/ OC or KUB ppl moving to the steps aft e exit, it would be e same w/ O530.

• SMB66X

  30 Jan 10, 10:19

  SMB125J - RWS88 

  So 963R is using OCs or Normal?

  RWS8 - AMDEP
  RWS88 - KJDEP
  963R - WLDEP

• TIB1224Y

  30 Jan 10, 10:21

  Sat 30 Jan 2010:

  963R - TIB498E

• ^tamago^

  30 Jan 10, 10:25

  RWS68 - WLDEP

• SMB66X

  30 Jan 10, 10:29

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  RWS68 - WLDEP

  Huh? But why?

• Junyang700

  30 Jan 10, 13:45

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  SMB125J - RWS88 

  So 963R is using OCs or Normal?

  RWS8 - AMDEP
  RWS88 - KJDEP
  963R - WLDEP

  TIB490B on 963R (WLDEP SP)

• TIB1234T

  30 Jan 10, 15:41

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  RWS68 - WLDEP

  
  Oh no, like that WL OCs will perm RWS68 somehow.