Lay-up and redeployment of Volvo Olympians (Part 1)

• bus555

  25 Dec 13, 17:34

  9404K has being gone case since sept I think (if not oct)

• SBS 7603R

  25 Dec 13, 23:51

  Maybe laid up until end of lifespan lor..

• chickenlittle2

  26 Dec 13, 22:11

  I think 9298A, 9301Z and 9303T are in lay up status.

• SBS 7603R

  26 Dec 13, 23:08

  SBS 9404K
  (BNDEP 168  Awaiting Deregistration)
  
  What bus555 say is correct. 9404 is in lay up status, ended up gone case.

• SBS 6238T

  26 Dec 13, 23:46

  What happened to SBS 9404K?

• TIB1234T

  27 Dec 13, 00:06

  Originally posted by SBS 6238T:

  What happened to SBS 9404K?

  The last time i took was just few days before sleeping in depot and then gonecase... There's nothing wrong with the bus, just that BN side have to clear the old for the new...

• SBS 7603R

  27 Dec 13, 00:13

  @6238T: I not sure. I remember seeing 9404 in Sept. Oct onwards i seldom seen 9404 alrd.

• Gus.chong

  6 Jan 14, 17:44

  Looks like the rest of the January batches are gone case...can someone verify?

• SBS5111G

  6 Jan 14, 20:19

  Originally posted by SBS 7603R:

  SBS 9404K
  (BNDEP 168  Awaiting Deregistration)
  
  What bus555 say is correct. 9404 is in lay up status, ended up gone case.

  What the..... Than now 9289B also gone case alr who replace him now??

  but think most of the batch 2 Olympian gone refurbishment

  9461U repainted

• Gus.chong

  12 Jan 14, 10:46

  SBS9302X-SBS9309C
  - de-registered on 11 January 2014.

• Lsk138

  15 Jan 14, 21:14

  SBS 9501M (HG 64) REPAINTED !

• lemon1974

  16 Jan 14, 14:07

  9313 at amdep laid up corner

• bus555

  17 Jan 14, 14:08

  SBS9362Y repainted. it's a sign?

• 23ispolo

  17 Jan 14, 17:26

  Originally posted by bus555:

  SBS9362Y repainted. it's a sign?

  Likely. Anyway, SBS9639A (HGDEP 74) spotted repainted! The orange is especially nice!

• Gus.chong

  17 Jan 14, 20:04

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended To 2 February 2016:
  SBS9406E, SBS9410S - SBS9415D, SBS9419T, SBS9420M, SBS9422H, SBS9425A - SBS9428S

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 2 February 2014:
  SBS9407C - SBS9409Y, SBS9416B - SBS9418X, SBS9421K, SBS9423E, SBS9429P, SBS9430J

• Gus.chong

  21 Feb 14, 18:48

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 05 March 2016:
  SBS9431G, SBS9432D, SBS9434Z, SBS9436T - SBS9441C, SBS9443Y - SBS9449G, SBS9451Z, SBS9452X, SBS9454R, SBS9455M

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 05 March 2014:
  SBS9433B, SBS9435X, SBS9442A, SBS9450B, SBS9453T

• SBS 9631X

  21 Feb 14, 21:52

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 05 March 2016:
  SBS9431G, SBS9432D, SBS9434Z, SBS9436T - SBS9441C, SBS9443Y - SBS9449G, SBS9451Z, SBS9452X, SBS9454R, SBS9455M

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 05 March 2014:
  SBS9433B, SBS9435X, SBS9442A, SBS9450B, SBS9453T

  Quite a few of those with higher-mileage got extended when I expected them not to..Hmm. Think it has to do more with the chassis condition this time round. 9453T has a crater in its floorboard at the lower deck area near the rear doors.

  At least this hints that the Wrights will go on Sv 81 probably in March soon~

• SBS 9631X

  2 Mar 14, 15:32

  9450B & 9453T AFAIK are no longer seen on the roads or their perms. 9435X is parked in BNDEP but still with the lot of Sv 196 buses, so I guess that 9435X is still running.

• bus555

  2 Mar 14, 16:33

  Anyone seen 9260H, 9336Z & 9353Z lately? If not it also ends up the same case as the 2 VO mentioned above

• SBS 9631X

  2 Mar 14, 20:41

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Anyone seen 9260H, 9336Z & 9353Z lately? If not it also ends up the same case as the 2 VO mentioned above

  But interestingly, there isn't any VO3xs parked in the 'official' lay-up area in BNDEP though. Or maybe they shifted those meant to await de-reg to CGBP for storage..

• carbikebus

  2 Mar 14, 22:21

  Great maybe they can consider other brand of DDs too. Wonder why those extended VO Batch 2 didnt received any eds?Those DM3500s should get eds also
• SBS 9631X

  7 Mar 14, 21:59

  3722G seems stuck on Sv 12 so far, but it's not on 9450B's timings this week. 
  
  Likewise for Sv 81, I've not spotted 3723D but instead seen 3650E on Sv 81 this week. But that Wright is stuck on 9528L's timings this week, not 9453T's. Need to observe again to see if 9528L is now on 9453T's timings. 

• SBS5111G

  7 Mar 14, 23:42

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  3722G seems stuck on Sv 12 so far, but it's not on 9450B's timings this week. 
  
  Likewise for Sv 81, I've not spotted 3723D but instead seen 3650E on Sv 81 this week. But that Wright is stuck on 9528L's timings this week, not 9453T's. Need to observe again to see if 9528L is now on 9453T's timings. 

  Is 9453T n 9528L full day perm 81? I know 9573E n 1 VSO 9837U n some kub full day perm for 81

• SBS 9631X

  8 Mar 14, 12:34

  Originally posted by SBS5111G:

  Is 9453T n 9528L full day perm 81? I know 9573E n 1 VSO 9837U n some kub full day perm for 81

  9453T was S-shift for weekdays usually. 2 of the 3 Mk4 Striders are full-days.
  
  But I derive my observations above while spotting during Peak Hours. But just interestingly I've not spotted 9528L on 9453T's timings yet. So might need someone to double check again for me. They've been switching the permers around on the non-WAB slots around lately (except for the 2 Premium-svcs B10TLs)

• SMB1388K

  8 Mar 14, 16:02