Lay Up/Redeployment of Leyland Olympians

• Merczrox

  21 Mar 11, 20:51

  Originally posted by service_238:

  SBS 9168 S - SBS 9187 L batch have received extensions till 22 March 2013 EXCEPT:
  SBS 9176 T - 22 March 2011
  SBS 9172 D - 23 March 2013

  
  Haha 9172D extended for one more day. :D

• service_238

  21 Mar 11, 21:28

  Originally posted by iveco:

  
  Superbuses would have done route 5 if Tibs hadn't taken charge.

  
  It has happened, on a different routing with the same service no.

• lemon1974

  21 Mar 11, 21:36

  seem like VO2x will be going soon....

• service_238

  21 Mar 11, 21:36

  Originally posted by Merczrox:

  
  Haha 9172D extended for one more day. :D

  
  Same as 9046K..

• iveco

  22 Mar 11, 12:02

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  
  Not 81, 97 or 147???

  I remembered them having Leyland double decker air con buses as perms too...

  
  111 got them first because it plied Orchard Rd. 9024-9032 were deployed.

• iveco

  22 Mar 11, 12:04

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  It has happened, on a different routing with the same service no.

  
  But my point is that ADDs never got to serve on BPJ route group.

• sbst275

  22 Mar 11, 20:18

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  seem like VO2x will be going soon....

  
  change of plans?

• SBS 1000U

  23 Mar 11, 01:15

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  change of plans?

  
  Most likely get rid of all the non air con buses first.

• carbikebus

  23 Mar 11, 03:45

  I hope SBST would consider the 4x2 Volvo B9TL(10.8-11.1m) with AC just like the HK Citybus type
• SBS 1000U

  24 Mar 11, 01:52

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  I hope SBST would consider the 4×2 Volvo B9TL with AC just like the HK Citybus type

  
  Or Alexander Dennis Enviro 400.

• TIB657M

  24 Mar 11, 07:45

  So far only 9176T de-registered righ?

  9063 9075 gone case? No news of them after SLBP intook more VO3xs from BB/HG.

• Airbus330Captain

  24 Mar 11, 10:53

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  I hope SBST would consider the 4×2 Volvo B9TL with AC just like the HK Citybus type

  Definitely, services like 15,63 and other high demand routes which the roads are not wide enough for 3 axles, should use this bus. 

• SBS8675B

  24 Mar 11, 11:08

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  
  Most likely get rid of all the non air con buses first.

  
  It is wise to extend the LO3x for another 2 more years even though the B9TL Wrights are coming in. The LO3x would be good to replace all the NAC VO2x on the JIS services, 182, 192 and 193.

• SBS8675B

  24 Mar 11, 11:10

  Originally posted by iveco:

  
  But my point is that ADDs never got to serve on BPJ route group.

  
  It could be likely that SBS already had plans to transfer Bt Panjang services to Tibs at the point of time when LO3x/VO3x were brought in.

• lemon1974

  24 Mar 11, 14:26

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  change of plans?

  now only around 30+ Lo3x (9000-9021 + some other in between) got deregistered? even if add in the 9055-9090 batch, also is around 35 more buses.. the rest all have extended lifespan....  therefore they might phase out the NAC VO2x first.....

• TIB657M

  24 Mar 11, 16:04

  I believe 9055 to 9090 batch, at least few of them will go for de-registration, expecially from SLBP side and maybe 9055 9057 9070 9083 9085 after SLBP had intook some new registered wrights & VO3x from BB/HG whereas AMDEP/BRBP had also intook some of new wrights. But if 9055 9057 9970 9083 9085 extend again, 9188 9189 9190 9192 9193 can go off liao.

  For 9188 to 9199, most likely 9191 will not be extended since it is still unrefurbished.

• vicamour

  27 Mar 11, 22:55

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  now only around 30+ Lo3x (9000-9021 + some other in between) got deregistered? even if add in the 9055-9090 batch, also is around 35 more buses.. the rest all have extended lifespan....  therefore they might phase out the NAC VO2x first.....

  That might be the possibility since they want to make their fleet fully air con as soon as possible.

• SBS 1000U

  28 Mar 11, 23:42

  Originally posted by SBS8675B:

  
  It is wise to extend the LO3x for another 2 more years even though the B9TL Wrights are coming in. The LO3x would be good to replace all the NAC VO2x on the JIS services, 182, 192 and 193.

  
   Think the era of non air con buses is ending very soon...

• SBS 1000U

  5 Apr 11, 23:28

  Today in the afternoon, I saw a Leyland with its body parts cannibalised being towed by  a tow truck into SBST Hougang depot...

• lemon1974

  21 Apr 11, 13:19

  SBS 9055J  - SBS 9090G batch have received extensions till 21 Decl 2012

  EXCEPT:
  SBS 9056G, SBS9062M, SBS9068Y, SBS9081H - no extension as of today

  edited: wrong date...

• lemon1974

  21 Apr 11, 13:24

  SBS 9189G  - SBS 9199C batch have received extensions till 26 April 2013

  EXCEPT:
  SBS 9191Z, SBS9196K - no extension as of today

  so total 6 LO3x going off from SLBP. no wonder AMDEP transfer some new Wright to SLBP...

• SBS8930P

  21 Apr 11, 17:06

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  SBS 9055J  - SBS 9090G batch have received extensions till 21 April 2013

  EXCEPT:
  SBS 9056G, SBS9062M, SBS9068Y, SBS9081H - no extension as of today

  Spotted SBS9303T doing Service 78 on 18/04/2011

• azharjj

  21 Apr 11, 18:15

  i have the feeling the SP VO3x will put to svc 98 when LO3x slowly phased out

• service_238

  22 Apr 11, 03:10

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  SBS 9055J  - SBS 9090G batch have received extensions till 21 April 2013

  EXCEPT:
  SBS 9056G, SBS9062M, SBS9068Y, SBS9081H - no extension as of today

  
  21 Apr 2013 that would make their lifespan 19 years 4 months?

• vicamour

  22 Apr 11, 19:55

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  SBS 9189G  - SBS 9199C batch have received extensions till 26 April 2013

  EXCEPT:
  SBS 9191Z, SBS9196K - no extension as of today

  so total 6 LO3x going off from SLBP. no wonder AMDEP transfer some new Wright to SLBP...

  
  2013 seems a bit too long. I suspect that some B9TL Wrights might be fleet additions rather than fleet replacements.