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

• Gus.chong

  10 Mar 14, 19:47

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 31 March 2016:
  SBS9458E, SBS9460Y - SBS9473K, SBS9475E, SBS9477A, SBS9478Y, SBS9480P

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 31 March 2014:
  SBS9456K, SBS9457H, SBS9459C, SBS9474H, SBS9476C, SBS9479U

• SBS 9631X

  10 Mar 14, 21:33

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 31 March 2014:
  SBS9456K, SBS9457H, SBS9459C, SBS9474H, SBS9476C, SBS9479U

  All these 6 outgoing VO3xs all have a common trait which is likely super high mileage, so no surprises there. 

  Considering 9456K 9457H 9459C were formerly from Sv 14 for like half of their lifespans, 9474H 9476C similarly stuck on Sv 198 for that long, and 9479U perm Sv 74 for almost the same period.. the subsequent shorter-dist routes they did didn't help their chassis much.
  
  It's a surprise to me though there's quite a few in the extended list that I had expected them to go early..esp those perm in BBDEP for super long back then. Hmm.

• Merczrox

  10 Mar 14, 23:03

  Saw ard 6-7 VO3Xs parked in a single row in a corner of changi bus park last friday.Should be those deregged batch 1s..

• SBS5111G

  12 Mar 14, 21:23

  9533X (HGDEP 89) repainted! Shiny!! On 74 today!

• TIB 585L

  12 Mar 14, 23:37

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  All these 6 outgoing VO3xs all have a common trait which is likely super high mileage, so no surprises there. 

  Considering 9456K 9457H 9459C were formerly from Sv 14 for like half of their lifespans, 9474H 9476C similarly stuck on Sv 198 for that long, and 9479U perm Sv 74 for almost the same period.. the subsequent shorter-dist routes they did didn't help their chassis much.
  
  It's a surprise to me though there's quite a few in the extended list that I had expected them to go early..esp those perm in BBDEP for super long back then. Hmm.

  I am quite surprised 9478Y got extended. 9478Y perm 51 since day 1. 9596P perm 51 for 11 years already. 9382P perm 51 for 10 years. 51 VO3x are so 'old'

• TIB1105H

  13 Mar 14, 19:54

  I am also surprise that 9461U got extended. Ytd when i boarded the bus, the roaring sound from the front radiator? Correct me if im wrong. Is very bad. Last time was quite bad alr, ytd when i boarded it, wahh i can tell you even the driver also can go deaf, is just goes super loud when the bus runs at 60km. Freaking jialat. 

• carbikebus

  13 Mar 14, 22:39

  its time the Batch 2 Olympians alongside DM3500s get a lecip eds..
• TIB1105H

  27 Mar 14, 16:19

  27 Mar 2014

  SBS9336Z - SBS9340K, SBS9342E - SBS9346U, SBS9348P, SBS9349L

  These buses are going off today.

• Gus.chong

  27 Mar 14, 17:09

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1)

  Lifespan Extended Till 14 April 2015:
  SBS9356R, SBS9358K

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 14 April 2014:
  SBS9350G - SBS9355T

  Lifespan Extended Till 27 April 2015:
  SBS9360C - SBS9362Y, SBS9364S, SBS9365P, SBS9368G

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 27 April 2014:
  SBS9359H, SBS9363U, SBS9366L, SBS9367J

  Lifespan Extended Till 11 May 2015:
  SBS9371X, SBS9372T, SBS9374M, SBS9375K

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 11 May 2014:
  SBS9369D, SBS9370Z, SBS9373R, SBS9376H

  Lifespan Extended Till 28 May 2015:
  SBS9377E, SBS9379A, SBS9380U, SBS9382P

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 28 May 2014:
  SBS9378C, SBS9381S, SBS9383L, SBS9384J

  Lifespan Extended Till 11 June 2015:
  SBS9388Z, SBS9390R, SBS9392K

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 11 June 2014:
  SBS9385G, SBS9386D, SBS9389X, SBS9391M

  Lifespan Extended Till 27 June 2015:
  SBS9393H - SBS9395C, SBS9398U, SBS9399S

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 27 June 2014:
  SBS9396A, SBS9397Y

• TPS Timothy Mok

  27 Mar 14, 18:12

  Great. We will actively have a club to save Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1) - SBS9356R onwards; but we will make it indefinite.

• Gus.chong

  21 Apr 14, 16:41

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 01 May 2016:
  SBS9481L - SBS9484D, SBS9486Z - SBS9489R, SBS9491H, SBS9493C, SBS9494A, SBS9496U, SBS9497S, SBS9499L - SBS9505C

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 01 May 2014:
  SBS9485B, SBS9490K, SBS9492E, SBS9495Y, SBS9498P

  Lifespan Extended Till 11 May 2016:
  SBS9507Y, SBS9509S, SBS9511J, SBS9512G

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 11 May 2014:
  SBS9506A, SBS9508U, SBS9510L

• Chrismartin13601

  23 Apr 14, 07:12

  Someone in SBS is looking over my shoulder at the list of VO3X that I have not ridden on yet- five of the eight have now have life extensions, the other three will be known 1st June (9524), 26th June (9550) and 7th September (9579). Will now have to insert a couple of days in Singapore into my autumn trip (from the UK).....!
• Gus.chong

  12 May 14, 22:33

  9264Y 9328Y 9343C 9355T 9370Z spotted at AMDEP lay up corner...

• Lsk138

  13 May 14, 14:52

  9332J and another VO3X spotted inside scrap yard liao !

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• Lsk138

  13 May 14, 14:53

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• SBS5111G

  13 May 14, 15:13

  Originally posted by Lsk138:

  9332J and another VO3X spotted inside scrap yard liao !

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  U snap urself one?

• Lsk138

  13 May 14, 16:54

  Originally posted by SBS5111G:

  U snap urself one?

  yes ! 

• bus555

  13 May 14, 18:14

  SBS9528L should be gone case already

• Gus.chong

  13 May 14, 18:55

  Originally posted by bus555:

  SBS9528L should be gone case already

  Let's wait for tomorrow or next week to see whether it will be among those that will receive two years lifespan extension...

• bus555

  15 May 14, 18:12

  Add on SBS9389X too. Today it's slot was replaced by SBS9615T

• SBS1929R

  15 May 14, 20:02

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Add on SBS9389X too. Today it's slot was replaced by SBS9615T

  Caught 9389 on 58 still yesterday. 

• SBS 9631X

  15 May 14, 22:11

  Originally posted by bus555:

  SBS9528L should be gone case already

  Actually, if you take a look at the Jun 1 batch of B2 VO3xs, in my opinion, there's quite abit of VO3xs that might be going off from that batch. Esp those which haven't been repainted at al in recent months (9518R 9528L etc).

• bus555

  22 May 14, 18:05

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)
  
  Lifespan Extended Till 01 June 2016:
  SBS9513D - SBS9518R, SBS9520H - SBS9527P, SBS9529J - SBS9533X, SBS9535R, SBS9538H, SBS9539E, SBS9541Y
  
  Not Extended; De-Registering On 01 June 2014:
  SBS9519M, SBS9528L, SBS9534T, SBS9536M, SBS9537K, SBS9540A, SBS9542U

• SBS 9631X

  22 May 14, 18:16

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)
  
  Lifespan Extended Till 01 June 2016:
  SBS9513D - SBS9518R, SBS9520H - SBS9527P, SBS9529J - SBS9533X, SBS9535R, SBS9538H, SBS9539E, SBS9541Y
  
  Not Extended; De-Registering On 01 June 2014:
  SBS9519M, SBS9528L, SBS9534T, SBS9536M, SBS9537K, SBS9540A, SBS9542U

  9537K is abit of a surprise though to be de-reg, given how 9518R managed to be extended, when I thought 9537K shld have a lower mileage by now (since it was perm Sv 6 as a S-shift somemore for quite a long while since it went in..) compared to 9518R. That bus likely has some terminal engine probs.. 

  The other 6 in my opinion, are due to go because of high mileage again. Just look at the high-demand svcs they've done previously. 

  Then again, there's still those VO3xs like 9524Y 9522C 9526S 9535R 9539E which would have similarly-high mileage and in my opinion likely to go, but they still got extended.. Oh well. 

• SBS 9631X

  22 May 14, 18:17

  Slightly off-topic, but 9528L's slot is replaced by 8416H at least for the past 2 weekdays.