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

• carbikebus

  3 Sep 14, 20:18

  Actually those MKIV Dm3500s and the extended VO batch 2 can fitted Coolair eds...
• Merczrox

  3 Sep 14, 21:04

  Originally posted by bus555:

  SBS9573E
  (Deregistered) (BNDEP SP) on Svc 30 today

  Wow back from being almost dead it seems? haha nice one anyway..

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  3 Sep 14, 22:41

  Originally posted by Merczrox:

  Wow back from being almost dead it seems? haha nice one anyway..

  skeali cameo on 9  

• SBS 9631X

  4 Sep 14, 07:28

  Originally posted by bus555:

  SBS9573E
  (Deregistered) (BNDEP SP) on Svc 30 today

  Wow, this is unexpected. But good to hear though, after I've taken it regularly on Sv 81 for years.  Any obvious difference to the exterior or interior of the bus? Still in gloss-stickered livery?
  
  I think they might have thought that the bus was in a better condition than expected, if they saved the floorboard. It went MIA-ed 2 weeks before its last de-reg date + 2 weeks MIA after its last de-reg date = 4 weeks of hibernation. Should be long enough for a comprehensive fix for the floorboard. 

  Depending on whether 1969A is gone-case (and in turn replaced by a KUB or Citaro), I think 9573E might return to Sv 81. After all, there hasn't been any consistent replacements for its slot on Sv 81..

• SBS 9631X

  4 Sep 14, 08:30

  Update: speak of the devil, I'm onboard 9573E on Sv 81 now. Bus seems to be now in repainted livery, and quite obviously they fixed the lower deck floorboard hole I said it had last time, complete with a re-carpetting of lower deck.

  They didn't touch much of upper deck, probably except for a scrub of the a/c ducts and ceilings. 

  Shall see if 9573E returns to 81 for good in the coming days. Cheers.

• SBS5111G

  4 Sep 14, 23:22

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Update: speak of the devil, I'm onboard 9573E on Sv 81 now. Bus seems to be now in repainted livery, and quite obviously they fixed the lower deck floorboard hole I said it had last time, complete with a re-carpetting of lower deck.

  They didn't touch much of upper deck, probably except for a scrub of the a/c ducts and ceilings. 

  Shall see if 9573E returns to 81 for good in the coming days. Cheers.

  Cfm 9573E spotted just only on 81 very suddenly seem to be taking the same slot where 9573E used to do I think perm 81 again

• Merczrox

  5 Sep 14, 00:46

  Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):

  skeali cameo on 9  

  

• SBS 9631X

  6 Sep 14, 11:20

  Originally posted by SBS5111G:

  Cfm 9573E spotted just only on 81 very suddenly seem to be taking the same slot where 9573E used to do I think perm 81 again

  9573E still on Sv 81 as of yesterday (05 Sep). Same slot as Thurs' (04 Sep) during AM Peak. 

• SBS5111G

  6 Sep 14, 13:50

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  9573E still on Sv 81 as of yesterday (05 Sep). Same slot as Thurs' (04 Sep) during AM Peak. 

  I think 9573E perm 81 again alr! Since reported doing Sv.81 on same slot than last time!

• SBS3004X

  6 Sep 14, 17:20

  SBS9573E

  De-registered  CGBP 81 Spotted at Serangoon Ctrl

• SBS3004X

  6 Sep 14, 17:24

  SBS9532Z  HGDEP 43

  Spotted on 1-2 Sep 2014 back on usual slot. Same case as SBS6252B?

• SBS2656X

  10 Sep 14, 00:25

  Originally posted by SBS3004X:

  SBS9532Z  HGDEP 43

  Spotted on 1-2 Sep 2014 back on usual slot. Same case as SBS6252B?

  It never went spare. It just waited inside HGDEP for a new radiator. Don't assume that it is no longer perm if you don't see it elsewhere and many other random buses are covering it. 

• 23ispolo

  10 Sep 14, 21:14

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  It never went spare. It just waited inside HGDEP for a new radiator. Don't assume that it is no longer perm if you don't see it elsewhere and many other random buses are covering it. 

  Exactly... Sometimes you will see random buses replacing perm buses going for maintenance like the SBS6325A being temporarily replaced by SBS6197C on 116 case you mentioned...

• bus555

  19 Sep 14, 11:19

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 30 September 2016:
  SBS9587R
  

  Lifespan Extended Till 08 October 2016:
  SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y

  For SBS9592A you all know what happen to it.

• TIB987K

  19 Sep 14, 13:41

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 30 September 2016:
  SBS9587R
  

  Lifespan Extended Till 08 October 2016:
  SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y

  For SBS9592A you all know what happen to it.

  Add on:

  Lifespan Extended Till 13 October 2016:
  SBS9594U - SBS9596P

• Gus.chong

  19 Sep 14, 13:43

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)

  Lifespan Extended Till 30 September 2016:
  SBS9587R
  

  Lifespan Extended Till 08 October 2016:
  SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y

  For SBS9592A you all know what happen to it.

  Lifespan Extended Till 30 September 2016:
  SBS9587R

  Lifespan Extended Till 08 October 2016:
  SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y

  Not Extended; De-Registering On 08 October 2014:
  SBS9592A

  Lifespan Extended Till 13 October 2016:
  SBS9594U - SBS9596P

• 23ispolo

  19 Sep 14, 21:34

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Lifespan Extended Till 08 October 2016:

  SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y

  SBS9590E (BBDEP 7) spotted on perm service with repainted body like SBS9580J...

• Gus.chong

  19 Sep 14, 21:52

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  SBS9590E (BBDEP 7) spotted on perm service with repainted body like SBS9580J...

  I suppose the remaining 4 Batch 2 Volvo Olympians will be repainted in January...

  There may be a temporary hiatus before the thread may continue on, and I feel that SBS Transit has done a good choice into extending the remaining 24 Batch 1s till end of 20 years' lifespan...hope that they utilise it well on the SLBP services.

• 23ispolo

  19 Sep 14, 23:23

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  I suppose the remaining 4 Batch 2 Volvo Olympians will be repainted in January...

  There may be a temporary hiatus before the thread may continue on, and I feel that SBS Transit has done a good choice into extending the remaining 24 Batch 1s till end of 20 years' lifespan...hope that they utilise it well on the SLBP services.

  Well, at least JIS will be using them (B1s) and the newer Batch 2s for the next few years... It's great that HGDEP still has some of the Batch 1s running loyally on their perm services. It will be great history when these buses are done after serving these services loyally for such a long time and end up being replaced suddenly... Tbh, I took SBS9382P a few times on 51 and it's still in good running order, with very loud ZF howls which is rare on VO3Xs these days. 

• SBS2656X

  19 Sep 14, 23:31

  SBS9591C repainted rims. BBDEP did a pretty bad job in repainting though.

• 23ispolo

  19 Sep 14, 23:37

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  SBS9591C repainted rims. BBDEP did a pretty bad job in repainting though.

  Yeah, SBS9590E's body is shiny, but its rims are dirty...

• SBS2656X

  19 Sep 14, 23:40

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  Yeah, SBS9590E's body is shiny, but its rims are dirty...

  Maybe BBDEP didn't bother to use as much glitter as HGDEP? 

• SBS5111G

  19 Sep 14, 23:41

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  SBS9591C repainted rims. BBDEP did a pretty bad job in repainting though.

  But is 9591C Adless.?

• SBS2656X

  19 Sep 14, 23:42

  Originally posted by SBS5111G:

  But is 9591C Adless.?

  Thankfully ABB is stil intact. 

• 23ispolo

  19 Sep 14, 23:50

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  Maybe BBDEP didn't bother to use as much glitter as HGDEP? 

  Well, I guess it depends... I do see some BBDEP buses getting nice repaint jobs on the road, but mostly the Batch 2 HGDEP VO3Xs and some Striders are shining real nice. Only problem is that some of the buses have their repainted livery fading, which results in light purple or peeling orange.