Suspected Redeployments (Part 2)
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Originally posted by SBS2656X:
I think 325 jumpbus service...
Always see different people driving different bus...
From the usual old fat uncles then suddenly change to very handsome guy then change to china botak guy then change to ladies then change back to fat china uncle.dont think, confirm please.
please make sure its not change shift or roster change.
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Originally posted by service_238:
dont think, confirm please.
please make sure its not change shift or roster change.
I think 325 really becoming jumpbus.
Got many new BCs drive 325 for a few days before doing long-haul routes like 147. -
Originally posted by SBS2656X:
I think 325 really becoming jumpbus.
Got many new BCs drive 325 for a few days before doing long-haul routes like 147.Rosters change every week, all BCs rotate different duties on the start of every week. Perm buses normally stick to the same time slot with different BCs on duty.
Most probably the newer BCs familiarise with the short haul routes first before they are put to the long haul ones.
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Originally posted by SBS8676Z:
Rosters change every week, all BCs rotate different duties on the start of every week. Perm buses normally stick to the same time slot with different BCs on duty.
Most probably the newer BCs familiarise with the short haul routes first before they are put to the long haul ones.
Yes, there is one uncle which drove SBS1937S 2 times a few weeks ago and my mother recongnises him. He said that he will continue to drive 3 more times before heading on to trunk services.
The usual uncles seems to be gone - got 1 of them I saw was doing 119 and 101 instead.
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Originally posted by SBS2656X:
I think 325 jumpbus service...
Always see different people driving different bus...
From the usual old fat uncles then suddenly change to very handsome guy then change to china botak guy then change to ladies then change back to fat china uncle.
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Suspect
SBS8729E
(BR 131 > BR SP)Been appearing at TPY interchange to different svcs, if 6109 perm 131
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I need to observe 529A further, I'm sorry.
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Suspect
SBS 3057T (HG SP) TO( SV 80)
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SBS 7672R (BNDEP 10) > (BNDEP 168)
Saw 168 guidebooks with WAB Logo and at least few times I saw a week
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Originally posted by WRIGHT_B9TL_L0V3R:
SBS 7672R (BNDEP 10) > (BNDEP 168)
Saw 168 guidebooks with WAB Logo and at least few times I saw a week
Spotted it today which make 5 times i spotted that bus on 168 since April till today.
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Originally posted by WRIGHT_B9TL_L0V3R:
SBS 7672R (BNDEP 10) > (BNDEP 168)
Saw 168 guidebooks with WAB Logo and at least few times I saw a week
How about 3072Z? Is it still on sv168? Seen it running on sv10 and most recently sv197. Cheers.
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Originally posted by Rui jing:
How about 3072Z? Is it still on sv168? Seen it running on sv10 and most recently sv197. Cheers.
Any Voith Wright on 168 would most likely be kicked out sooner by the SL cause they are really damn slow and cannot cope with the pace and frequency during peak hours. So it wouldn't be surprising if 3072Z gets kicked out from 168 to 10, seems very likely already from what i can tell.
The only reason why 3008K is still on 168 is because it has that MDIS ad contract. Otherwise 7569G would have went over from 17 to 168 for the swap already.
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Originally posted by SBS 9631X:
Any Voith Wright on 168 would most likely be kicked out sooner by the SL cause they are really damn slow and cannot cope with the pace and frequency during peak hours. So it wouldn't be surprising if 3072Z gets kicked out from 168 to 10, seems very likely already from what i can tell.
The only reason why 3008K is still on 168 is because it has that MDIS ad contract. Otherwise 7569G would have went over from 17 to 168 for the swap already.
Actually initially when 3072Z was brought to BN, for few weeks it was stuck to sv10, possibly a temp perm before wrights were sent to it from AR. Cant tell much about 3072Z status cos Im not around where sv168 route is.
Voith cant really feel its sluggishness on a wright from what I feel but it does have a difference on a mark Iv dm. Can tell that ZF more suited for high speeds and it picks up fast. A voith on a Dm can feel its strain when at higher revs as though its band has been stretched. My 2cents worth.
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Originally posted by Rui jing:
Actually initially when 3072Z was brought to BN, for few weeks it was stuck to sv10, possibly a temp perm before wrights were sent to it from AR. Cant tell much about 3072Z status cos Im not around where sv168 route is.
Voith cant really feel its sluggishness on a wright from what I feel but it does have a difference on a mark Iv dm. Can tell that ZF more suited for high speeds and it picks up fast. A voith on a Dm can feel its strain when at higher revs as though its band has been stretched. My 2cents worth.
I think the sluggishness has more to do with the gear ratios on the new Voith Wrights compared to those CDGE B9s that have Voith gearboxes. The newer Voith gearbox on the Wrights just doesn't seem to allow the turbo in the bus to spool up enough to propel the bus forward before cutting off, the revs are being cut off earlier than what I see in the CDGE Voith B9s.
You can tell that the difference in the turbo boost and revs just by listening to them acclerating out. I mean yes, the official engine specs from Volvo will say the B9TL engine will rev to a certain RPM before cutting out, but the Voith gearbox seems to cut off the revs in each gear much earlier than the ZF Wrights or the Voith CDGEs. -
I feel most Voith buses can run on expressways..ZF tend to pick up faster so in layman terms the top speed is sacrificed..Correct me if I'm wrong and can ask Dave about this
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Furthermore in Sg both co won't compromised on buses that can go beyond 70kmh.If d bus are caught speeding of over 70 bus have to go for inspection.They are allowed up to 65kmh allowances excluding paxs.Youll think suka suka bus can run 80 deploy on 161/168 eh?Mostly these cases are unreported one for d benefits of the perm BCs/SLs
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
Suspect
SBS 3057T (HG SP) TO( SV 80)
Perm stix on the coin box... Confirmed...
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Originally posted by SBS 9256 X:
Perm stix on the coin box... Confirmed...
so do u know which bus out from sv 80 ? 3044A or 1 of the DENNIS TRIDENT ? by the way also saw SBS 3082 3085 OR 3086 alway like to cameo on this svc very often !
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Suspect,
SBS6194K to 156.
SBS1981M SBS1997T SBS2668L likely to be out.
SBS2660H is still with full ad on 156 as of today.
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
so do u know which bus out from sv 80 ? 3044A or 1 of the DENNIS TRIDENT ? by the way also saw SBS 3082 3085 OR 3086 alway like to cameo on this svc very often !
Seems more like 9344A that is likely out though.
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Furthermore in Sg both co won't compromised on buses that can go beyond 70kmh.If d bus are caught speeding of over 70 bus have to go for inspection.They are allowed up to 65kmh allowances excluding paxs.Youll think suka suka bus can run 80 deploy on 161/168 eh?Mostly these cases are unreported one for d benefits of the perm BCs/SLs
Hmm, that's for the top speed portion, but the sluggishness of the Voith Wrights has more to do with picking up speed from standstill and the distance in between stops. Do you happen to know if they purposely made the 1st gear more lethargic?
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Originally posted by SBS 9631X:
Seems more like 9344A that is likely out though.
ok ! tks ! and this is the first WRIGHT to perm on this svc !
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
ok ! tks ! and this is the first WRIGHT to perm on this svc !
SBS3057T?
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SBS872B [ HGDEP SP ] seems to be camoing 112 whole day for a couple of weeks already. Is it perm yet? Please confirm for me, thank you :)
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Originally posted by Lsk138:
so do u know which bus out from sv 80 ? 3044A or 1 of the DENNIS TRIDENT ? by the way also saw SBS 3082 3085 OR 3086 alway like to cameo on this svc very often !
SBS3044E.
New buses camo a lot. They will soon settle quietly on a fixed bus services once it is no longer the newest 50 buses registered.