Memories of buses
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Originally posted by vicamour:
I think you might have mistaken it for the Mercedes Benz OF1417 with New Zealand Bus bodies, which I believed a few might have cameoed on some AMK trunk routes.
Ya might be, since NZ OF1417 and B57 bodies look similar.Cheers.
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SBS Longest bus in Asia, Volvo B10M MKIV Articulated Bus, rego SBS988Y.
Took it only once on ex-290. At that point of time 290 also have SBS999U in their fleet. When 290 was withdrawn, both articulated buses were allocated to 18 before sold to NZ/ Aust.
Pic extracted from internet.
Cheers.
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Originally posted by SGCar:
SBS Longest bus in Asia, Volvo B10M MKIV Articulated Bus, rego SBS988Y.
Took it only once on ex-290. At that point of time 290 also have SBS999U in their fleet. When 290 was withdrawn, both articulated buses were allocated to 18 before sold to NZ/ Aust.
Pic extracted from internet.
Cheers.
Correction: SBS998Y
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Originally posted by SGCar:
SBS Longest bus in Asia, Volvo B10M MKIV Articulated Bus, rego SBS988Y.
Took it only once on ex-290. At that point of time 290 also have SBS999U in their fleet. When 290 was withdrawn, both articulated buses were allocated to 18 before sold to NZ/ Aust.
Pic extracted from internet.
Cheers.
i saw it almost everytime last time but never got a chance to board it...
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How about SBS30P... reanult bus lol...
I knoe it was based at BNDEP in 1989 to1990 and was perm on old svc 3 for only 1 year sia then it was send to dont know where...
Then got SBS81S... MAN bus that looks like those SJE buses...
was an AMDEP bus and perm on 76 then become training and scrapped.
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Originally posted by SGCar:
SBS Longest bus in Asia, Volvo B10M MKIV Articulated Bus, rego SBS988Y.
Took it only once on ex-290. At that point of time 290 also have SBS999U in their fleet. When 290 was withdrawn, both articulated buses were allocated to 18 before sold to NZ/ Aust.
Pic extracted from internet.
Cheers.
When was 998Y and 999U de-registered?
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Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:
When was 998Y and 999U de-registered?
Somewhere in early 2006 if im right.
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Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:
Somewhere in early 2006 if im right.
i think it was at the June holidays seasonsAnyway just wondering, Volvo nvr did 53 & AMk feeder last time right?
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Originally posted by bus555:
i think it was at the June holidays seasonsAnyway just wondering, Volvo nvr did 53 & AMk feeder last time right?
so this bus should be registered in about 1990 right?
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Should let the SBS Mercs bendy sell it to TIBS to try using it.
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Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:
so this bus should be registered in about 1990 right?
nope, SBS998Y came in 1996 after TIB838H while SBS999U came in 1997.
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Originally posted by bus555:
Anyway just wondering, Volvo nvr did 53 & AMk feeder last time right?
It does, especially for 53
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Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:
nope, SBS998Y came in 1996 after TIB838H while SBS999U came in 1997.
eh the lifespan should be 17 years what why did they de-register this bus?
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Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:
so this bus should be registered in about 1990 right?
i think is 1996... as for SBS999U is in 1999-2000 somewhere -
Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:
eh the lifespan should be 17 years what why did they de-register this bus?
Artic buses are a headache as far as logistics are concerned for SBST.Even the parking lot is a problem.
Heck, they never even had proper parking lots at Tampines Int throughout their stay here. Just the side of the road suffices.
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
Artic buses are a headache as far as logistics are concerned for SBST.Even the parking lot is a problem.
Heck, they never even had proper parking lots at Tampines Int throughout their stay here. Just the side of the road suffices.
Not using the current SMRT bendies slots? -
Originally posted by TIB1234T:
Not using the current SMRT bendies slots?the bendy was at the other side of the int when it served sv 18, opposite from the 67, 969 bendies parking slot.
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Originally posted by chikopek:
Some memories in the West side in the mid 1990s'
Services 240, 242, 243 - The Boon Lay feeders all used LO2x then like 6932, 7122, 7137, 6951, 6986, 6964, 7158 etc (Sv 240), 3553, 6988, 7183, 7186 etc (Sv 242), 6960, 7184 (The bus with the blue SBS advertising ad) etc (Sv 243)
I rmb 7183K got a special upperdeck windscreen but this bus always got lots of problem. Instead 7186C was my favourite bus!
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Originally posted by TIB1234T:
Not using the current SMRT bendies slots?18/290 were on the other side of the interchange
EDIT: oops, didn't see vodafone's reply
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Originally posted by supremebull:
18/290 were on the other side of the interchange
EDIT: oops, didn't see vodafone's reply
A picture to show you.http://suhirman.fotopic.net/p36991356.html
Some facts to share:
SBS 998Y:
- Debuted in 1996 as Asia's longest bus, a length of 19 metres, serving service 18.
- If the trial was successful back then, then SBS, would have considered bringing in the bi-articulated bus as well, which is now used in Brazil.
- It serves service 290 after that.
SBS 999U:
- Debuted in 1997/1998 as the second bendy demo by SBS, serving service 195.
- The only bendy bus in Singapore which has "curtains" covering the articulated section (interior).
- After that it was transferred to the east to serve service 18 and then 290.
Both buses are sold to New Zealand in the 2000s.
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Originally posted by vicamour:
A picture to show you.http://suhirman.fotopic.net/p36991356.html
Some facts to share:
SBS 998Y:
- Debuted in 1996 as Asia's longest bus, a length of 19 metres, serving service 18.
- If the trial was successful back then, then SBS, would have considered bringing in the bi-articulated bus as well, which is now used in Brazil.
- It serves service 290 after that.
SBS 999U:
- Debuted in 1997/1998 as the second bendy demo by SBS, serving service 195.
- The only bendy bus in Singapore which has "curtains" covering the articulated section (interior).
- After that it was transferred to the east to serve service 18 and then 290.
Both buses are sold to Australia in the 2000s.
Are you sure the that both buses were sold to AUS???Thought that they were sold to NZ's Bayes coachlinesHeres a photo of SBS998Y in NZ(Still with the "No standing on steps" sticker) and beside it is SBS999U-Any more info on it or photo of it in the Bayes coachlines livery?
Photo:http://www.omnibus.org.nz/publication/fnotes/bayes98.jpg
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Image courtesy from LTA - Circle Line Discovery Tour (15 Years of LTA)
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it was known that both SBS articulated buses were taken off from service since the start of 2006, and it eventually expoted and sold to New Zealand in April 2006.
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S'pore B57 in Ireland:
Front:
http://www.kellstransportmuseum.com/p/VS/VS243No1.jpg
Rear:
http://www.kellstransportmuseum.com/p/VS/VS243No5S.jpg
Drivers Cab and Dash. Rather unusual.:
http://www.kellstransportmuseum.com/p/VS/VS243No6S.jpg
http://www.kellstransportmuseum.com/p/VS/VS243No7S.jpg
Looks nice-they maintained it quite well
Description of the buses at the website:
First out and already moved is VS 243.She Looks well.These are Volvo B57 machines built in New Zealand by New Zealand Motor Bodies and run in Singapore for many years prior to coming to Ireland.1. February 27, 2004. VS 243 has been collected and is in Ballinlough. This vehicle is one of the better VS and as can be seen from the photographs looks super. All of these were originally built by New Zealand Motor Bodies on Volvo B57 chassis and went to Singapore for service. Bus Eireann bought them from Singapore and over 300 have ended up in Ireland.
They are wickedly noisy beasts, desperate things to drive and you need ear muffs. However they are fully automatic and while the steering claims to be power steering any resemblance is generally coincidental.
Photos are from this website:
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I remembered that 163 used to have 0405s n it ends at Jln Kayu before about 2002
