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• Lee Teuk

  17 Dec 10, 23:59

  Yeah! SMRT loves high performance buses! My dad told me the bus uses outward  sliding doors. Cool!

• eddysaf

  18 Dec 10, 00:15

  I was at STK this morning, saw the staff doing checks on the new bus..the door is very special, it slide outwards, like the MRT trains.never seen a public bus use this kind of outward sliding doors before.also the bus is very handsome looking.really a nice looking bus..

• Lee Teuk

  18 Dec 10, 00:23

  Originally posted by eddysaf:

  I was at STK this morning, saw the staff doing checks on the new bus..the door is very special, it slide outwards, like the MRT trains.never seen a public bus use this kind of outward sliding doors before.also the bus is very handsome looking.really a nice looking bus..

  i believe it is the 1st public bus which uses outward sliding doors.

• TIB1234T

  18 Dec 10, 00:36

  SMRT gonna aim everything first...

• Junyang700

  18 Dec 10, 01:16

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  i believe it is the 1st public bus which uses outward swinging sliding doors.

  Habit bendies already have outward swinging sliding doors for its back doors.

• tintinspartan

  18 Dec 10, 01:23

  The bus is longer than a standard 12 m bus just to tell you plainly. Around 12.5 - 13 metres. Info given by my godfather.

• TIB1234T

  18 Dec 10, 01:41

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  Habit bendies already have outward swinging sliding doors for its back doors.

  
  But i thought Habits ones are those that swing outwards rather than like MRT kinds, sliding type? Most of the KMB KUBs are using the sliding doors instead of swinging.

• XiaoTaro

  18 Dec 10, 02:25

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  But i thought Habits ones are those that swing outwards rather than like MRT kinds, sliding type? Most of the KMB KUBs are using the sliding doors instead of swinging.

  Two videos from youtube to show how sliding plug doors works,

  From the outside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9u0w6v8iXg credits basling

  and 

  From the inside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXq1L2763mw credits ben69X

• carbikebus

  18 Dec 10, 02:55

  Whoa hopes its reliable just like the O405s buses,Hmm probably bendies after this?Zhongtong cannot make it leh,225hp only

• AEW5001

  18 Dec 10, 07:05

  Originally posted by SBS1869ERyan:

  This PDF will tell you a bit of the specifications: http://www.man-mn.com/mn-prod-neu/man2/master/datapool/mediapool/700/Chassis_Brosch_2010_e_101215.pdf

  Go to page 9/13! The picture seems to suggest that it is entirely low floor. It can be powered by Euro 4/5/EEV engines or a CNG engine - from 270 hp to 320 hp.

   

  this bus is definitely best for sv858

• AEW5001

  18 Dec 10, 07:06

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  i believe it is the 1st public bus which uses outward swinging sliding doors.

  
  dennis tridents were e 1st to use that.

• SBS7338G

  18 Dec 10, 07:23

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  this bus is definitely best for sv858

  Actually I dont mind if it goes to 858 but based on the recent demos by SMRT, all are not WAB svc.

• sbst275

  18 Dec 10, 07:50

  320hp???

  Wa, like our Singapore's road got a lot of steep roads to overcome.

• sbst275

  18 Dec 10, 07:51

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  SMRT gonna aim everything first...

  
  first in everything good ma

  profits, efficiency, schedule reliability & stil gets e best buses

  

• SBS9C

  18 Dec 10, 10:32

  Go to 969, so people in the east can see the bus.

• TIB770T

  18 Dec 10, 11:55

  Specs of the bus.

  http://www.sgbuses.com/wiki/index.php5?title=MAN_NL323F

  Looks like the bus is going to have a Hanover EDS and the SMRT's favourite brand of A/C, Konvekta.

  And the bodywork will be MCV Evolution, first yn SG too.  And for those who dunno how the bodywork looks like, link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thames_Travel_1257.JPG

  Not exactly the same bus but will look like this.

• dan474

  18 Dec 10, 11:58

  this bus is not a hybrid, right?

• TIB770T

  18 Dec 10, 11:59

  Originally posted by dan474:

  this bus is not a hybrid, right?

  Not a hybrid

• buses[IN]gapore!

  18 Dec 10, 12:21

  I believe the bus looks closer to this bodywork design

  

  

  Credits to 24cwhk

• Scania N113CRB luver

  18 Dec 10, 13:13

  Just realised, SMRT seems to be buying those units that have options that lead to a low-floor bendy, anyone realise this(apart from the chinese buses)? Citaro(which have Citaro G) first, now MAN NL323(which have NG323). Hmmmm.

• SMB66X

  18 Dec 10, 13:27

  Originally posted by SBS7338G:

  Actually I dont mind if it goes to 858 but based on the recent demos by SMRT, all are not WAB svc.

  It needs 1 year of service before it can become a WAB bus?

• SMB66X

  18 Dec 10, 13:29

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

  Just realised, SMRT seems to be buying those units that have options that lead to a low-floor bendy, anyone realise this(apart from the chinese buses)? Citaro(which have Citaro G) first, now MAN NL323(which have NG323). Hmmmm.

  SMRT are now trying to go for the low-floor to be elderly friendly, WAB friendly and also Environmentally friendly.

• no display name

  18 Dec 10, 15:00

  wonder if  the bus  will go to 855?

• Lee Teuk

  18 Dec 10, 15:11

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  
  dennis tridents were e 1st to use that.

   maybe i should re-phrase.. the doors are like MRT kind which slide open, same as the video which XiaoTaro post  sorry if my post is misleading. i shouldn't use the word 'swing'. i have edited my posts to avoid further confusion.

  i believe it is the first public city to use outward sliding doors.

• SMB66X

  18 Dec 10, 16:35

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

   maybe i should re-phrase.. the doors are like MRT kind which slide open, same as the video which XiaoTaro post  sorry if my post is misleading. i shouldn't use the word 'swing'. i have edited my posts to avoid further confusion.

  i believe it is the first public city to use outward sliding doors.

  You should said First Singapore Bus to use outward sliding doors...