Daimler delivers the largest Asian Citaro order to date

• Acx1688

  27 Jun 11, 22:51

  Originally posted by SBS8675B:

   

  Time for the creepy Volvo MK3s to leave the fleet.

  Ah... i take sv16 almost ev other day... still prefer sv16's MK IIIs to Strider/DM3500...
  Some of them can chiong better than scania
  
  ACx 

• SBS2601D

  27 Jun 11, 22:58

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Ah... i take sv16 almost ev other day... still prefer sv16's MK IIIs to Strider/DM3500...
  Some of them can chiong better than scania
  
  ACx 

  
  For folks who don't have memories of the MKIII when it was new-new and with the original interior....they won't appreciate the kind of kind of standard the arrival of the 0405s and the MKIIIs set. It was also the time of the Superbus era...SBST was undergoing radical transformation in the early 1990s.

  I have very good memories of the MKIII and its just a little creaky now but still as steady in acceleration like day 1.

• SMB66X

  27 Jun 11, 23:11

  Originally posted by service_238:

  16 not 48

  16x48 gt 1 Citaro also.

• service_238

  28 Jun 11, 01:29

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  16x48 gt 1 Citaro also.

  yes but its not the one you quoted. Note the timing and not the location.
  
• service_238

  28 Jun 11, 01:32

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  For folks who don't have memories of the MKIII when it was new-new and with the original interior....they won't appreciate the kind of kind of standard the arrival of the 0405s and the MKIIIs set. It was also the time of the Superbus era...SBST was undergoing radical transformation in the early 1990s.

  I have very good memories of the MKIII and its just a little creaky now but still as steady in acceleration like day 1.

  bad memories for me when the mk3s were new... now not so bad cos they refurb the aircon ducts. that cloth like material when it was new stinks the bus over time. and the rear is not high seating as compared to O405s.
  and someone alerted me earlier this evening - looks like zero mk3 were burnt in the past 18 years of service. the next 2 models that are close are the DM3500 and the VO (all aircon batches), followed by VSO then B9 CDGE (7440 and 9888 were just unlucky, the fire started from an LO). As for the 1998 amdep fire i dont think the fire originated from 456 or 563, probably the LO2x or 9013. So in a sense the O405s had the best record amongst retired buses. N113 the worst.
  
• SBS2601D

  28 Jun 11, 09:09

  None of the MKIIIs were written off early...considering that there were 300 of them, its quite a feat...and in a sense, very good investment for SBS back then. Despite all the langa and all, they were always returned to service after repairs. And the MKIIIs didn't break-down as often. Testimony to the reliability and ruggedness of the MKIII...especially if you consider its also the same type that goes with the least rest amongst the JB-registered ones.

  Maybe slow and steady beats the lot. 

  Oh the cloth material stank after a while, but I liked the black eyeball AC ducts...and the blue seats. And memories of somethings like that, that felt like it was only yesterday, are nice to hold.

  There used to be a bunch of MKIIIs in AMDEP/BRAM as well....so in a sense, if someone told me a MKIII appeared on 72 or 88, I wouldn't consider it interesting at all.

• SBS8675B

  28 Jun 11, 18:40

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  There used to be a bunch of MKIIIs in AMDEP/BRAM as well....so in a sense, if someone told me a MKIII appeared on 72 or 88, I wouldn't consider it interesting at all.

  If I remember correctly, service 72 used to be majority HGDEP controlled. 637P and 638L were among the perms then. Not sure if service 88 was ever under partial BNDEP controlled before or not.

  AMDEP/BRBP ever had MK3s somewhere between 1998-99. Services 142, 145, 152 (now 28) and 155 ever had MK3s running. Feeder 410 also used MK3s for a start when converted PAC in 1999.

• SBS8155K

  28 Jun 11, 20:14

  Originally posted by buses[IN]gapore!:

  
  
  heard got one Citaro crossover to 48 in the morning (unconfirmed).

  
  
• Merczrox

  28 Jun 11, 22:06

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  For folks who don't have memories of the MKIII when it was new-new and with the original interior....they won't appreciate the kind of kind of standard the arrival of the 0405s and the MKIIIs set. It was also the time of the Superbus era...SBST was undergoing radical transformation in the early 1990s.

  I have very good memories of the MKIII and its just a little creaky now but still as steady in acceleration like day 1.

  
  Yeah man well said.Some ppl very irritating sia everytime keep nagging and complaining abt the MK3s like some grandfather.They r just too stupid to realise the good things abt this great workhorses. =.=

• Merczrox

  28 Jun 11, 22:15

  I saw a sbst Citaro parking at Boon Lay Int tdy.Then it came out,went one round ard the Int and dissappeared.
  
  And i saw 6057Z,6072D,6062,6058 with MANY others at pandan C&C yest and tdy.Some of the Citaros r even parking at the 2nd floor.

• fireice rox

  28 Jun 11, 22:38

  Originally posted by service_238:

  bad memories for me when the mk3s were new... now not so bad cos they refurb the aircon ducts. that cloth like material when it was new stinks the bus over time. and the rear is not high seating as compared to O405s.
  and someone alerted me earlier this evening - looks like zero mk3 were burnt in the past 18 years of service. the next 2 models that are close are the DM3500 and the VO (all aircon batches), followed by VSO then B9 CDGE (7440 and 9888 were just unlucky, the fire started from an LO). As for the 1998 amdep fire i dont think the fire originated from 456 or 563, probably the LO2x or 9013. So in a sense the O405s had the best record amongst retired buses. N113 the worst.

  I remember 563 was SLBP bus. Did it burnt down too?

• service_238

  29 Jun 11, 00:37

  Originally posted by fireice rox:

  I remember 563 was SLBP bus. Did it burnt down too?

  cant be too sure about that. i remembered the 1998 amdep fire had 4-5 casulties.
  
• SinkTel

  29 Jun 11, 08:37

  SBS6017P on 16x48 today. Saw a fellow bus fan snapping pics and boarding the bus at Marine Parade

• AEW5001

  29 Jun 11, 12:19

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  For folks who don't have memories of the MKIII when it was new-new and with the original interior....they won't appreciate the kind of kind of standard the arrival of the 0405s and the MKIIIs set. It was also the time of the Superbus era...SBST was undergoing radical transformation in the early 1990s.

  I have very good memories of the MKIII and its just a little creaky now but still as steady in acceleration like day 1.

  
  these reliable creatures could srly run for another 10 more good years.

• SMB116K

  29 Jun 11, 19:10

  Originally posted by SinkTel:

  SBS6017P on 16x48 today. Saw a fellow bus fan snapping pics and boarding the bus at Marine Parade

  Nice! :D

• SBS 1000U

  30 Jun 11, 01:27

  Wow, Citaros on 16.

  How many are there now on the service??? I wanna catch!

   

  I think Volvo B10M MKIIIs are really realiable bus. I really cannot forget their clothed air con duct and blue PVC seats, not to forget they have thermometers inside for the air con when new. So cool back then...

• AEW5001

  30 Jun 11, 10:53

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Wow, Citaros on 16.

  How many are there now on the service??? I wanna catch!

   

  I think Volvo B10M MKIIIs are really realiable bus. I really cannot forget their clothed air con duct and blue PVC seats, not to forget they have thermometers inside for the air con when new. So cool back then...

  
  there shld be at least 2 of such running.

• supremebull

  30 Jun 11, 16:01

  At least 9 Citaros spotted at BBDEP

• SBS7557R

  30 Jun 11, 17:29

  SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz O530 (Evobus)

  Quantity: 40/300

  Bus Services
  28, 138

  Buses
  - SBS6000L (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6001J (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6002G (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6003D (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6004B (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6005Z (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6006X (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6007T (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6008R (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6009M (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6010H (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6011E (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6012C (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6013A (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6014Y (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6015U (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6016S (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6017P (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6018L
  - SBS6019J
  - SBS6020D
  - SBS6021B
  - SBS6022Z
  - SBS6023X
  - SBS6024T
  - SBS6025R
  - SBS6026M
  - SBS6027K
  - SBS6028H
  - SBS6029E
  - SBS6030A
  - SBS6031Y
  - SBS6032U
  - SBS6033S
  - SBS6034P
  - SBS6035L
  - SBS6036J
  - SBS6037G
  - SBS6038D
  - SBS6039B
  - SBS6040X
  - SBS6041T

  Depot Headcount:
  - AMDEP: 14
  - ABRP: 0*
  - BNDEP: 2
  - BRBP: 0
  - BBDEP: 2*
  - HGDEP: 0
  - SLBP: 0

  * Number of buses in BBDEP/ARBP varies depending on redeployments and the number of Citaros currently in BBDEP/ARBP, but yet to be deployed on service.

• bus.com

  30 Jun 11, 18:21

  Originally posted by SBS7557R:

  SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz O530 (Evobus)

  Quantity: 40/300

  Bus Services
  28, 138

  Buses
  - SBS6000L (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6001J (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6002G (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6003D (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6004B (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6005Z (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6006X (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6007T (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6008R (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6009M (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6010H (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6011E (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6012C (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6013A (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6014Y (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6015U (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6016S (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6017P (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6018L
  - SBS6019J
  - SBS6020D
  - SBS6021B
  - SBS6022Z
  - SBS6023X
  - SBS6024T
  - SBS6025R
  - SBS6026M
  - SBS6027K
  - SBS6028H
  - SBS6029E
  - SBS6030A
  - SBS6031Y
  - SBS6032U
  - SBS6033S
  - SBS6034P
  - SBS6035L
  - SBS6036J
  - SBS6037G
  - SBS6038D
  - SBS6039B
  - SBS6040X
  - SBS6041T

  Depot Headcount:
  - AMDEP: 14
  - ABRP: 0*
  - BNDEP: 2
  - BRBP: 0
  - BBDEP: 2*
  - HGDEP: 0
  - SLBP: 0

  * Number of buses in BBDEP/ARBP varies depending on redeployments and the number of Citaros currently in BBDEP/ARBP, but yet to be deployed on service.

  
  But I thought Sv 16 is ARBP?

• SBS7557R

  30 Jun 11, 20:09

  Originally posted by bus.com:

  
  But I thought Sv 16 is ARBP?

  Still not perm mah 

  And there is no such term as "ARBP SP" 

• lemon1974

  30 Jun 11, 22:41

  6035-6038 are spotted in AMDEP.. but whether they will stay or be transfer out later, no one know... not sure why SBST register these new buses and yet dun want to deploy them...

• 105090

  1 Jul 11, 13:29

  saw a citaro on 16 yesterday.. about 6.55pm at NTUC income busstop

• SMB116K

  1 Jul 11, 14:08

  Originally posted by SBS7557R:

  SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz O530 (Evobus)

  Quantity: 40/300

  Bus Services
  28, 138

  Buses
  - SBS6000L (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6001J (BNDEP 28)
  - SBS6002G (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6003D (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6004B (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6005Z (AMDEP 138)
  - SBS6006X (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6007T (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6008R (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6009M (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6010H (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6011E (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6012C (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6013A (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6014Y (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6015U (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6016S (AMDEP SP)
  - SBS6017P (BBDEP SP)
  - SBS6018L
  - SBS6019J
  - SBS6020D
  - SBS6021B
  - SBS6022Z
  - SBS6023X
  - SBS6024T
  - SBS6025R
  - SBS6026M
  - SBS6027K
  - SBS6028H
  - SBS6029E
  - SBS6030A
  - SBS6031Y
  - SBS6032U
  - SBS6033S
  - SBS6034P
  - SBS6035L
  - SBS6036J
  - SBS6037G
  - SBS6038D
  - SBS6039B
  - SBS6040X
  - SBS6041T

  Depot Headcount:
  - AMDEP: 14
  - ABRP: 0*
  - BNDEP: 2
  - BRBP: 0
  - BBDEP: 2*
  - HGDEP: 0
  - SLBP: 0

  * Number of buses in BBDEP/ARBP varies depending on redeployments and the number of Citaros currently in BBDEP/ARBP, but yet to be deployed on service.

  I thought SBS6006X perm AR 16 and SBS6017P also?

• TownLink 291

  1 Jul 11, 19:51

  SBST Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro
  New Total: 49/300
  
  Registered: 28 Jun 2011
  
  SBS6043M
  SBS6044K
  SBS6045H
  
  Registered: 29 Jun 2011
  
  SBS6046E
  SBS6048A
  SBS6049Y
  SBS6050S