Bus Observations (2011)

• orange28

  8 Jun 11, 15:18

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  If I'm not wrong, SMRT buses have 3rd brake light as a standard.

  I do know the newer buses have them as standard, like the Habits and OCs. Just didn't notice that the Volgren rigids already have them when they were first used :/

  Still, any chance that they may be on 950 someday?

• zero gravity

  8 Jun 11, 16:16

  TIB699S has new EZ-Link card readers.

• TIB770T

  8 Jun 11, 16:50

  Originally posted by orange28:

  I do know the newer buses have them as standard, like the Habits and OCs. Just didn't notice that the Volgren rigids already have them when they were first used :/

  Still, any chance that they may be on 950 someday?

  Yes. But Striders may be used, or any other rigids.

• Gus.chong

  8 Jun 11, 16:54

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  Yes. But Striders may be used, or any other rigids.

  
  I don't like Striders to do 950.

• TIB770T

  8 Jun 11, 17:04

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  
  I don't like Striders to do 950.

  Let's see which model SMRT use for 950, can be any rigid they like.

• Gus.chong

  8 Jun 11, 17:32

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  Let's see which model SMRT use for 950, can be any rigid they like.

  
  Then why 950 cannot use bendies? Is it because of the roads in JB?

• TIB770T

  8 Jun 11, 17:40

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  
  Then why 950 cannot use bendies? Is it because of the roads in JB?

  I heard that JB does not allow bendies.

• Gus.chong

  8 Jun 11, 19:12

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  I heard that JB does not allow bendies.

  
  Oh, ok.

• SMB116K

  9 Jun 11, 09:40

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  I heard that JB does not allow bendies.

  Oh, I see....

• chickenlittle2

  9 Jun 11, 21:33

  8990R installed with new readers..

• buses[IN]gapore!

  9 Jun 11, 22:27

  SMB123P if i didnt' see wrongly has the new EZlink readers also.
  
  For reference the new EZlink reader looks like this
  
  

• buses[IN]gapore!

  9 Jun 11, 22:28

  Originally posted by orange28:

  Saw TIB 955C and TIB 961? with a 3rd brake light (in the centre), similar to those found on those SMRT JB-registered O405s. Could they be the ones replacing them once they go?

  

  Volgren bodied buses came with third brake light (bulb type) by default iirc.

• Gus.chong

  9 Jun 11, 22:45

  Originally posted by buses[IN]gapore!:

  SMB123P if i didnt' see wrongly has the new EZlink readers also.
  
  For reference the new EZlink reader looks like this
  
  

  
  It is the same card reader indeed, but why are you using SBS Transit bus picture,

• TIB770T

  9 Jun 11, 22:57

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  
  It is the same card reader indeed, but why are you using SBS Transit bus picture,

  He does not have a picture of the new EZLink card reader on SMB123P, but he has the picture of the same EZLink card reader on a SBST bus. He just showing how does it look like. 

• TIB770T

  10 Jun 11, 22:24

  SMB67T's rear EDS is corrupted.

• sbst275

  12 Jun 11, 15:41

  Sv 170 was spotted to be pretty frequent, abt 7 - 9 mins a bus.

  CW2 freq abt 10 - 12 mins a bus.

  Spotted a empty CW5 bus returning to JB at Newton.

• AEW5001

  12 Jun 11, 20:02

  TS8 is now possibly using King Long XMQ6117K buses.

  spotted 1 this afternoon.

• buses[IN]gapore!

  12 Jun 11, 20:54

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  
  It is the same card reader indeed, but why are you using SBS Transit bus picture,

  
  i wrote "for reference", this is the new reader that is in use.

• sbst275

  12 Jun 11, 20:57

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  TS8 is now possibly using King Long XMQ6117K buses.

  spotted 1 this afternoon.

  
  Seems like a OS slot was added during peak hours.

• AEW5001

  12 Jun 11, 21:03

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  Seems like a OS slot was added during peak hours.

  
  not sure, but got e Transtar logo and RWS advert.

• sbst275

  12 Jun 11, 21:05

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  
  not sure, but got e Transtar logo and RWS advert.

  
  0715 from JB, 1830 from RWS

• sbst275

  12 Jun 11, 21:08

  Passengers ended up decided to alight from the bus and walk to JB CIQ..

  Reminds me of CW's practice many yrs ago.

• AEW5001

  12 Jun 11, 21:12

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  0715 from JB, 1830 from RWS

  
  i saw that bus at abt 3pm.

• sbst275

  12 Jun 11, 21:13

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  
  i saw that bus at abt 3pm.

  
  oops

  I mean the OS shift. dunno when they added the evening slot.

  3pm... mmmm...

• AEW5001

  12 Jun 11, 21:16

  could be running full day..