Lay-up and redeployment of Volvo Olympians (Part 1)
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
maybe that is the scrap yard for those old buses. come new from there for service, return as old to retire and scrap.
No. These 20-year-old Volvo Olympians are being scrapped at Kiat Lee in Kranji, not at Defu (which won't make any sense if they are sent to HGDEP for lay up).
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Apparently, the Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1) were said to have been retired as of 16 June 2015. All Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1) will be scrapped at Kiat Lee in Kranji.
They stay behind for 1 more year or 6 more months to allow the replacement of Volvo Olympian 2-Axles.
Info from BIS most trusted page on Singapore Buses for 23 buses:
- SBS9356R (SLBP 252)
- SBS9358K (ARBP 65)
- SBS9360C (SLBP 252)
- SBS9361A (SLBP 257)
- SBS9362Y (BBDEP 165/285*)
- SBS9364S (SLBP 254)
- SBS9365P (SLBP 98)
- SBS9368G (SLBP 257)
- SBS9371X (SLBP 257)
- SBS9372T (SLBP 193)
- SBS9374M (SLBP 255)
- SBS9375K (SLBP 78)
- SBS9377E (SLBP 257)
- SBS9379A (SLBP 30)
- SBS9380U (HGDEP 107)
- SBS9382P (HGDEP 51)
- SBS9388Z (SLBP 252)
- SBS9390R (HGDEP 107)
- SBS9392K (SLBP 257)
- SBS9393H (SLBP 257)
- SBS9394E (HGDEP 89/89e)
- SBS9395C (SLBP 257)
- SBS9398U (SLBP 246)
- SBS9399S (SLBP 243)
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SBS9413J at BNDEP corner. Likely for maintenance but it was once MIA also so
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Placeholder post to revive this thread before expiry...anyway, there are 3 months left to the next deregistration wave; does anyone suppose that the Batch 2s will receive another round of extensions for 6 months?
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Placeholder post to revive this thread before expiry...anyway, there are 3 months left to the next deregistration wave; does anyone suppose that the Batch 2s will receive another round of extensions for 6 months?
Doubt it for the older units... Look at how many spare VOs there are now. I believe there would be enough Wrights to replace the Batch 2s when Jan 2016 comes and the first units deregister. May be different case for later units (955x to 959x series) though...
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is sbst still own buses ? or just an operator? i thought that LTA is buying over all the buses from both operators?
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Originally posted by 23ispolo:
Doubt it for the older units... Look at how many spare VOs there are now. I believe there would be enough Wrights to replace the Batch 2s when Jan 2016 comes and the first units deregister. May be different case for later units (955x to 959x series) though...
In the first place, the Batch 2 Olympians were extended to two years because ppl thought there are not enough buses, unless it is 9597-9600 (4 buses), where it was not extended because there are enough buses to cover them.
There will be enough Wrights to replace Batch 2s soon. Maybe different case for Batch 3s, as Batch 3 do not raise the issues.
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Has any of the Batch 2 Volvo Olympians been taken off from service especially from BNDEP? Today I bypassed BNDEP and somehow saw a Batch 2 Olympian with the lower front covered in white cloth...
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Has any of the Batch 2 Volvo Olympians been taken off from service especially from BNDEP? Today I bypassed BNDEP and somehow saw a Batch 2 Olympian with the lower front covered in white cloth...
9414G n 9511J still running today
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Originally posted by SBS5111G:
9414G n 9511J still running today
NO.
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9411P 9455M 9462S 9608P should be dead & gone by now, please advice
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Originally posted by bus555:
9411P 9455M 9462S 9608P should be dead & gone by now, please advice
Even SBS9497S is still inside BNDEP most probably also simply scrap at end of 19 years...
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From credible sources, 9406E 9410S 9411P 9412L 9413J 9414G 9415D 9445S 9455M 9462S 9464L 9491H 9497S 9502K 9608P are all gone case...
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Two more days for 9403M and 9405H to be officially gone...
9502K also gone case; its revenue equipments had been removed according to fellow enthusiasts.
With the upcoming WAB wave for all the JIS services, will the Volvo Olympians be gone much earlier?
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hmm.... after 9502k MIA from svc now seem 9564G also following MIA liao (hgdep)
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SBS9403M was involved in Exercise Quicksilver 3 two days ago alongside SBS2752B...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/singapore/more-than-1-800-police/2438644.html
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
SBS9403M was involved in Exercise Quicksilver 3 two days ago alongside SBS2752G...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/singapore/more-than-1-800-police/2438644.html
Did you mean SBS2750G?
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Originally posted by SBS3004X:
Did you mean SBS2750G?
Edited...it is SBS2752B.
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Now, there is a big question mark: What will be the replacements for SBS9419T, SBS9426Y and SBS9428S? HGDEP has just enough spare Wrights for maintenance replacement. My guess is that the replacement will be the spare Dennis Tridents. There are not enough Wrights, and it makes no sense to use the spare VO3Xs (as almost all HGDEP VO3Xs will be de-registered this year), and a capacity downgrade will only result in complaints.
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Originally posted by SBS3004X:
Now, there is a big question mark: What will be the replacements for SBS9419T, SBS9426Y and SBS9428S? HGDEP has just enough spare Wrights for maintenance replacement. My guess is that the replacement will be the spare Dennis Tridents. There are not enough Wrights, and it makes no sense to use the spare VO3Xs (as almost all HGDEP VO3Xs will be de-registered this year), and a capacity downgrade will only result in complaints.
lol.... not to worry new DDs will be taking in to HGDEP just like they did to other depots
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
lol.... not to worry new DDs will be taking in to HGDEP just like they did to other depots
No more new DD leh for SBST. All balance transfer to LTA mah. So should be using old buses.
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Hopefully LTA consider Scania N340UD
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
No more new DD leh for SBST. All balance transfer to LTA mah. So should be using old buses.
no worry also dun hv new DDs then just take from other depots lor later they should hv more buses back after TT start svc haha....
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
no worry also dun hv new DDs then just take from other depots lor later they should hv more buses back after TT start svc haha....
i think other depots also have enough DDs for their own VO3 replacement only based on the current Spare buses status.
dun think there will be excess buses after TT start service.. all the current BSEP buses on the TT routes will be transferred over (TT will use 50 new buses plus 300 current BSEP buses).. so no excess buses left for SBST/SMRT...
guess go-ahead should be using majority new buses (from the balance BSEP order and the recently transferred order of 300 plus new buses)... once go ahead start, then there will be excess buses....
Go-ahead need 400 buses at least....
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So SBS 23K the last rego DDs from SBST ?