SBS Transit buys 300 Citaro & 300 B9TL Wright for 2011-2012

• SBS 1000U

  6 Oct 10, 00:16

  Relax.

  Back to topic la...

  So will the batch 2 B9TLs be the same as the 150 batch 1???

  Let's find out in 2011/12.

  Can't wait to see the Citaros

• sbst275

  10 Oct 10, 20:02

  hopefully e Citaro would get some modification over the WAB spacing. It's too narrow for a quicker turnaround of boarding/ alighting of PIWs.

• carbikebus

  10 Oct 10, 22:07

  Too narrow?How wide you want it to be?

• sbst275

  11 Oct 10, 00:31

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Too narrow?How wide you want it to be?

  
  u go take a look...

  how fast? I turn e table asking you..

  I ask u how long e bus stop turnaround time u want it to be during peak hrs? later on snowballing effect, all e buses behind waiting.

  e Citaro is not even Singapore friendly as far as PIW is concerned. narrow, ends up not easy to maneuver them, dun forget as they board e bus is head in bef turning to face e rear.

  Then it comes to buses tat has super tight schedules.. so next thing SL or BC blast e horn

• SMB66X

  12 Oct 10, 22:15

  5 Wrights have been painted with SBS Transit Livery. And the 6th one is not fitted with SBS Transit Livery but orange livery. 1 of the unregistered went on a trail at HGDEP training field just now and did stunts like "The S Turn" with the EDS showing Svc 6 Route.

• SBS BUSES LOVER

  19 Oct 10, 15:45

  so far spotted 2 citaros being towed

  one at pasir panjang /clementi rd going into PSA area , dont know why , with 402 EDS

  the other today just outside woodlands checkpoint/road with 350 EDS haha

  All in white livery

• The Kiwi Bus Fan

  19 Oct 10, 18:56

  Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:

  so far spotted 2 citaros being towed

  one at pasir panjang /clementi rd going into PSA area , dont know why , with 402 EDS

  the other today just outside woodlands checkpoint/road with 350 EDS haha

  All in white livery

  So early?

• dan474

  19 Oct 10, 23:29

  Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:

  so far spotted 2 citaros being towed

  one at pasir panjang /clementi rd going into PSA area , dont know why , with 402 EDS

  the other today just outside woodlands checkpoint/road with 350 EDS haha

  All in white livery

  Maybe for SMRT.

• SBS 1000U

  20 Oct 10, 00:50

  Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:

  so far spotted 2 citaros being towed

  one at pasir panjang /clementi rd going into PSA area , dont know why , with 402 EDS

  the other today just outside woodlands checkpoint/road with 350 EDS haha

  All in white livery

  
  Wow, that's early.

  Most likely for some trial runs and modification tests for our operational needs. Can't wait to see them in SBST livery.

  Wonder which depot will get them first???

• The Soon

  20 Oct 10, 06:37

  Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:

  so far spotted 2 citaros being towed

  one at pasir panjang /clementi rd going into PSA area , dont know why , with 402 EDS

  the other today just outside woodlands checkpoint/road with 350 EDS haha

  All in white livery

  
  How does the side EDS look like?

• keropoking

  20 Oct 10, 19:28

  spotted a white color citaro at west coast in the afternoon with 700 EDS displayed. is it for smrt? smrt got buy new bus lately?

• TIB770T

  20 Oct 10, 19:34

  Originally posted by keropoking:

  spotted a white color citaro at west coast in the afternoon with 700 EDS displayed. is it for smrt? smrt got buy new bus lately?

  They are currently trialling the Citaro.

• Acx1688

  21 Oct 10, 16:23

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  nope it's not for ad removal.

  yah no need to go C&C for ad removal, it can be done at the interchange...

• Acx1688

  21 Oct 10, 16:24

  Originally posted by keropoking:

  spotted a white color citaro at west coast in the afternoon with 700 EDS displayed. is it for smrt? smrt got buy new bus lately?

  wait for announcement pls...

• Gus.chong

  21 Oct 10, 17:19

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Relax.

  Back to topic la...

  So will the batch 2 B9TLs be the same as the 150 batch 1???

  Let's find out in 2011/12.

  Can't wait to see the Citaros

  I am not too sure, they never state that there are batches of the Volvo B9TL (bodied with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2).

• SBS 1000U

  30 Oct 10, 17:35

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  I am not too sure, they never state that there are batches of the Volvo B9TL (bodied with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2).

   

  Originally posted by sexy girls:

  Order for 300 Volvo double-deck buses in Singapore

   

  Volvo Buses has secured an order for 300 double-deck buses from SBS Transit in Singapore with a value of about US$ 110 million. SBS Transit has once again opted for environmentally enhanced Euro V engines.

   SBS Transit is one of Volvo Buses’ most important customers. Since 1981, Volvo has delivered more than 1,700 buses to the Company. The last order was for 150 double-deck buses in 2009. With this order, Volvo has secured its position as the primary supplier of double-deck buses to meet SBS Transit’s new vehicle requirements into 2012.

  The order is for 300 double-deck buses built on the Volvo B9TL chassis. The chassis will be produced in Borås, Sweden, while the bodywork that is to be made by Wrightbus will be mounted in Singapore. Deliveries will commence in 2011 and be completed by end 2012.

  SBS Transit has opted to equip the buses with engines that comply with Euro V. It has not yet been decided when these requirements will be introduced in Singapore, but this is the way for SBS Transit to show its continued commitment to environmental protection in Singapore.

  In a first for SBS Transit, the buses will also be equipped with Volvo’s latest fleet management system, ITS4mobility. This system will allow SBS Transit to monitor the buses operational efficiency and also driver behaviour which will assist in reducing fuel consumption and general running costs.

  SBS Transit Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gan Juay Kiat, said: “We have been renewing our fleet over the last five years to provide our commuters with a more comfortable and safer ride. The new buses are also environmentally friendly, which is a key consideration for us.”

  “This order once again underlines the strong relationship built up between SBS Transit and Volvo Buses over many years of close partnership,” says Alec Bell, Volvo Buses’

  Area Director South East Asia. “The quality provided by the B9TL chassis combined with Wrightbus bodywork provides SBS Transit with an environmentally advanced, solution that is fuel-efficient and reliable, best suited to Singapores demanding operations. This, together with Volvo Buses commitment to providing world class service and parts support provided the winning formula”

  http://www.cnbc.com/id/39024398

  - Wright bodywork.

  - 1st B9TL to have ITS4mobility in Singapore.

  
  Read the front pages. It's officially stated.

• Ngweitong

  31 Oct 10, 11:08

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  5 Wrights have been painted with SBS Transit Livery. And the 6th one is not fitted with SBS Transit Livery but orange livery. 1 of the unregistered went on a trail at HGDEP training field just now and did stunts like "The S Turn" with the EDS showing Svc 6 Route.

   

  orange livery ar? Scarly sentosa also secretly buy 1 we donno! :D