Daimler delivers largest Asian Citaro order to date (Part 2)

• vicamour

  31 Jul 12, 23:25

  Originally posted by wsy1234:

  Mercedes-Benz buses back for AMDEP soon?????  after 405 gone only 138 has citaro buses i think it better to have more citaro than KUBs buses on service in amk as many old folkes take bus service every day KUB bus is a danger for old people as it very rocky 

  Will be great that Ang Mo Kio has Mercedes Benz buses again, after 30 years of O405s, OF1413s, OF1417s, O305s and LP series.

• SBS 6078 M

  3 Aug 12, 21:46

  SBS6300X spotted at C&C today.

• azharjj

  3 Aug 12, 21:59

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  SBS6300X spotted at C&C today.

  
  finally... can we call 6300-6849 batch 2 citaros ?

• SBS 6078 M

  3 Aug 12, 22:01

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  
  finally... can we call 6300-6849 batch 2 citaros ?

  Batch 2 1st Generation.Seating same as SMRT ones if im not wrong.

   

• Rui jing

  3 Aug 12, 23:12

  Originally posted by wsy1234:

  Mercedes-Benz buses back for AMDEP soon?????  after 405 gone only 138 has citaro buses i think it better to have more citaro than KUBs buses on service in amk as many old folkes take bus service every day KUB bus is a danger for old people as it very rocky 

  Other than sv138 that goes to the zoo, sv53 n sv24 has a share of citaros that goes to the airport among some other AM services. Unless Amdep does another trade in SD or DD with BNDEP, it will likely have what it has now for citaros.

  But since the Leylands is going off soon and BNDEP has plenty of spare batch 1 & 2s, there might be a trade soon but in DDs.

  Dont think the citaros could be used for feeder or townlink services controlled by AMDEP. The bus is almost packed sometimes even at 3 in the afternoon for sv265 & sv269.

• SBS 6078 M

  4 Aug 12, 00:29

  Originally posted by Rui jing:

  Other than sv138 that goes to the zoo, sv53 n sv24 has a share of citaros that goes to the airport among some other AM services. Unless Amdep does another trade in SD or DD with BNDEP, it will likely have what it has now for citaros.

  But since the Leylands is going off soon and BNDEP has plenty of spare batch 1 & 2s, there might be a trade soon but in DDs.

  Dont think the citaros could be used for feeder or townlink services controlled by AMDEP. The bus is almost packed sometimes even at 3 in the afternoon for sv265 & sv269.

  Nobody said that, I only expect 24/53 to kick out their KUBs and give to the services that have Mk4s currently and 24/53 will take the citaros.

• TIB1105H

  4 Aug 12, 10:23

  Realized that 6236, 6241, 6245, 6250 and some others are still not registered. Are they still in C&C?

• TIB1218R

  4 Aug 12, 10:36

  Originally posted by Rui jing:

  Other than sv138 that goes to the zoo, sv53 n sv24 has a share of citaros that goes to the airport among some other AM services. Unless Amdep does another trade in SD or DD with BNDEP, it will likely have what it has now for citaros.

  But since the Leylands is going off soon and BNDEP has plenty of spare batch 1 & 2s, there might be a trade soon but in DDs.

  Dont think the citaros could be used for feeder or townlink services controlled by AMDEP. The bus is almost packed sometimes even at 3 in the afternoon for sv265 & sv269.

  I think AMDEP should stick to their KUBs since they have few MK4s..
  
  HGDEP should be the one receiving the most Citaros because have the highest number of MK4 DM/Strider. Most of their svc are suitable for Citaros like 11,82,83,84,85,103,112,113,115,156,158,163 which the demand is not high compared to AMDEP 24,53,265,268 and 269

• SBS 9631X

  4 Aug 12, 12:08

  Originally posted by TIB1105H:

  Realized that 6236, 6241, 6245, 6250 and some others are still not registered. Are they still in C&C?

  You forgot the lone 6169J which has still not come out at all while its siblings have been on the roads for 5 months already..

• SBS 9631X

  4 Aug 12, 12:19

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  Nobody said that, I only expect 24/53 to kick out their KUBs and give to the services that have Mk4s currently and 24/53 will take the citaros.

  There's basically 2 ways Citaros could be deployed from what I had seen.

  Either 1) the service itself has a packed frequency, and uses a great portion of the expressways but still needs the standing space of KUBs for crush loading (eg. 24, 27, 34, 53, 109, 502, 518)

  Or 2) The service itself has a reasonably okay demand, could do with buses with more seats than KUBs but yet they are either halfway to WAB status / already WAB status / lack of Mk4s to fill the gaps. (Eg. 6, 40, 125, 138, 354)

  53 & 24 they are the first case. Plus on average after 8pm from CGA everyday, a Citaro barely can fill everyone up waiting at the 3 terminals. A mix of Citaros & KUBs would be more feasible.

• TIB1105H

  4 Aug 12, 13:25

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  You forgot the lone 6169J which has still not come out at all while its siblings have been on the roads for 5 months already..

  Oh ya ah. Didnt notice it also. Hmm wat taking them so long? Esp 6169, now alr 6285 registered liao. Hope they finish the check soon.

• TIB868X

  4 Aug 12, 13:31

  SBS6276H is a BBDEP/ARBP bus instead of a BNDEP bus. Was on 195 then 3N yesterday.

• SBS 6078 M

  4 Aug 12, 14:24

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  I think AMDEP should stick to their KUBs since they have few MK4s..
  
  HGDEP should be the one receiving the most Citaros because have the highest number of MK4 DM/Strider. Most of their svc are suitable for Citaros like 11,82,83,84,85,103,112,113,115,156,158,163 which the demand is not high compared to AMDEP 24,53,265,268 and 269

  The demand for 24/53 is high 

  For 24:

  Bedok-Changi Airport / Opposite Direction

  53 is NEX-Hougang / Pasir Ris-Airport / Hougang- NEX

• Gus.chong

  4 Aug 12, 19:35

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  You forgot the lone 6169J which has still not come out at all while its siblings have been on the roads for 5 months already..

  SBS6177K as well.

• Gus.chong

  4 Aug 12, 19:38

  By the way, are we going to keep going on like this not creating a new thread?

• SBS2656X

  4 Aug 12, 21:12

  Originally posted by TIB1105H:

  Oh ya ah. Didnt notice it also. Hmm wat taking them so long? Esp 6169, now alr 6285 registered liao. Hope they finish the check soon.

  SBS6169J
  SBS6177K
  SBS6236Z
  SBS6241H
  SBS6245Y
  SBS6250G
  SBS6255T
  SBS6256R
  SBS6257M
  SBS6258K
  SBS6259H
  SBS6260C
  SBS6261A
  SBS6262Z
  SBS6263X
  SBS6264T
  SBS6265R
  SBS6266M
  SBS6267K
  SBS6268H
  SBS6269E
  SBS6273R
  SBS6274M
  SBS6277E
  SBS6278C
  SBS6279A
  SBS6282P
  SBS6283L
  SBS6284J
  SBS6286D
  SBS6287B
  SBS6288Z
  SBS6289X
  SBS6290R
  SBS6291M
  SBS6292K
  SBS6293H
  SBS6294E
  SBS6295C
  SBS6296A
  SBS6297Y
  SBS6298U
  SBS6299S
  NOT REGISTERED AS OF 04.08.2012

• SBS2656X

  4 Aug 12, 21:13

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  By the way, are we going to keep going on like this not creating a new thread?

  Put : Registration and Deployments of Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaros lor

• SBS5011L

  4 Aug 12, 21:14

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  I think AMDEP should stick to their KUBs since they have few MK4s..
  
  HGDEP should be the one receiving the most Citaros because have the highest number of MK4 DM/Strider. Most of their svc are suitable for Citaros like 11,82,83,84,85,103,112,113,115,156,158,163 which the demand is not high compared to AMDEP 24,53,265,268 and 269

  83,85,103,113,158 demand low? U sure? I can only confirm it takes 2 citaros for the loading of svc 113 at kovan to be cleared. Use some sense and think before wad u post. 103's loading is also not bad. Citaros should be used on your low-demand 136! 

• SBS2656X

  4 Aug 12, 21:15

  Nevermind, continue here. TIB1257C created a new thread already.

• Gus.chong

  4 Aug 12, 21:21

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  Nevermind, continue here. TIB1257C created a new thread already.

  I thought it is you yourself who created the thread?

• SBS2656X

  4 Aug 12, 21:23

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  I thought it is you yourself who created the thread?

  I prefer myself to be called the rego number 

• Gus.chong

  4 Aug 12, 21:32

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  I prefer myself to be called the rego number 

  No problem then.

• TIB1218R

  4 Aug 12, 21:35

  Originally posted by SBS5011L:

  83,85,103,113,158 demand low? U sure? I can only confirm it takes 2 citaros for the loading of svc 113 at kovan to be cleared. Use some sense and think before wad u post. 103's loading is also not bad. Citaros should be used on your low-demand 136! 

  What i mean is that 11,83,84,85,103,113,158 demand is not as high as 24,53,265 and 268
  
  Go look at 24's loading la..

• SBS 1000U

  6 Aug 12, 22:40

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  SBS6169J
  SBS6177K
  SBS6236Z
  SBS6241H
  SBS6245Y
  SBS6250G
  SBS6255T
  SBS6256R
  SBS6257M
  SBS6258K
  SBS6259H
  SBS6260C
  SBS6261A
  SBS6262Z
  SBS6263X
  SBS6264T
  SBS6265R
  SBS6266M
  SBS6267K
  SBS6268H
  SBS6269E
  SBS6273R
  SBS6274M
  SBS6277E
  SBS6278C
  SBS6279A
  SBS6282P
  SBS6283L
  SBS6284J
  SBS6286D
  SBS6287B
  SBS6288Z
  SBS6289X
  SBS6290R
  SBS6291M
  SBS6292K
  SBS6293H
  SBS6294E
  SBS6295C
  SBS6296A
  SBS6297Y
  SBS6298U
  SBS6299S
  NOT REGISTERED AS OF 04.08.2012

  Are these buses now still stuck in the Pandan C&C dealer???

• Rui jing

  6 Aug 12, 23:33

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  I think AMDEP should stick to their KUBs since they have few MK4s..
  
  HGDEP should be the one receiving the most Citaros because have the highest number of MK4 DM/Strider. Most of their svc are suitable for Citaros like 11,82,83,84,85,103,112,113,115,156,158,163 which the demand is not high compared to AMDEP 24,53,265,268 and 269

  Another reason would be that some mk Ivs might go by this august. Not all of the mk Iv DMs from hgdep are refurbished with yellow seats. They skipped a few Dms though.

  Saw a citaro yesterday afternoon on sv11 though but was too far to spot what number.