Questions about S'pore buses? Post them here! (Part VII)

• SMB145B

  7 Mar 13, 21:59

  Originally posted by SBS 6238T:

  Why SBS TRANSIT citaros have black smoke coming out even though the bus only revenue on service for the first day?

  hmm ... dusty? not likely

  soot??

   

   

• TIB 501 D

  8 Mar 13, 13:58

  Originally posted by SMB145B:

  hmm ... dusty? not likely

  soot??

   

   

  He meant gas I think...(Carbon monoxide?)

• SBS2601D

  8 Mar 13, 14:32

  Pri school didnt teach you that carbon monoxide has no colour?

• SBS 6078 M

  8 Mar 13, 23:23

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  you sure DSLR stands for that?
  It's Digital single-lens reflex .

  Sorry, big mistake

• carbikebus

  11 Mar 13, 18:02

  Service 57 is the first joint control between Amdep and Arbp right?

• SMB145B

  11 Mar 13, 21:50

  Originally posted by TIB 501 D:

  He meant gas I think...(Carbon monoxide?)

  soot is gas state

  carbon monoxide has no colour no odour

• SMB145B

  11 Mar 13, 21:54

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  Pri school didnt teach you that carbon monoxide has no colour?

  ... his giving an example of gases ...

  complete combustion of hydrocarbons yields carbon dioxide and water

  incomplete combustion would yield soot, carbon monoxide and even unburnt hydrocarbons

  and diesel is a hydrocarbon, a much longer chain than petrol (mainly Octane)

• SBS 6238T

  12 Mar 13, 15:55

  Last time,does Ang Mo Kio Depot  control  minority of service 161?

• Lsk138

  12 Mar 13, 16:06

  Originally posted by SBS 6238T:

  Last time,does Ang Mo Kio Depot  control  minority of service 161?

  yes ! like 9842 9843 9844 9845 later 7476 7478 7479 All were on sv 161 b4 when control by AM dat time and not 4get the LOs also ! 

• SMB355L

  12 Mar 13, 21:34

  Hi,will sbs be buying more of MAN buses?? These buses are more comfortable to sit on n the engine is powerful,as compared to scania k230ub...

  
  

• phillipC

  12 Mar 13, 22:51

  So many reshuffling going on in BBDEP? is sv 198 affected? or being tfr to AR bus park? 

• SBS2601D

  13 Mar 13, 09:03

  Originally posted by SBS 6238T:

  Last time,does Ang Mo Kio Depot  control  minority of service 161?

  In fact AM contributed more buses in the past.

  The DD fleet especially.

• SBS 6238T

  13 Mar 13, 15:30

  Why did Ang Mo Kio Depot stop controlling service 161?

• SBS2601D

  13 Mar 13, 15:37

  Because my grandfather decided one day that enough was enough.

• it_geek

  14 Mar 13, 19:24

  Is there a certain damage threshold which determines whether buses get scrapped? Like say, why did TIB1105H get repaired while TIB1074M got scrapped despite both taking serious damage from fire?

  What about SBS9149Y which got "langar" by a cement truck? Why didn't it get repaired instead of being scrapped?

• TIB783G

  14 Mar 13, 19:33

  Originally posted by it_geek:

  Is there a certain damage threshold which determines whether buses get scrapped? Like say, why did TIB1105H get repaired while TIB1074M got scrapped despite both taking serious damage from fire?

  What about SBS9149Y which got "langar" by a cement truck? Why didn't it get repaired instead of being scrapped?

  Yes. Depends. Those damage that is not so severe like mirror cracks would only take a few weeks, If the whole front is 'almost gone' and there is no spare parts available on the market, plus it would take a very long time which wastes money in the long run, will be laid up till the de-registration date.

• it_geek

  14 Mar 13, 19:43

  So... in the case of SBS 9149Y which lost 90% of its windows (I can't confirm if there was any other damage, apart from one busted panel when the cement mixer langar)

  How long would that have taken...?

• TIB783G

  14 Mar 13, 19:44

  I don't know how long it would take unless there is an image of it. (SBS9149Y)

• it_geek

  14 Mar 13, 20:27

  There is no full view damage of the bus, only this:

  

• SMB145B

  14 Mar 13, 20:58

  Originally posted by it_geek:

  There is no full view damage of the bus, only this:

  

  toppled bus ...

  it could have sustained more damages

• TIB1218R

  16 Mar 13, 13:34

  Originally posted by SBS 6238T:

  Last time,does Ang Mo Kio Depot  control  minority of service 161?

  If i'm not wrong
  
  161 Fleet around 2006, before CDGE came in
  HGDEP: SBS934G SBS2638Z SBS2836T SBS9325E
  AMDEP: SBS9035S SBS9108R SBS9171G SBS9434Z SBS9844Z SBS9845X
  
  SBS9325E is the first HGDEP DD to perm 161, used to have Epson advert with unpainted white roof, former HG 132...

• TIB1218R

  16 Mar 13, 13:35

  Any news on SMB138Y?

• TIB 585L

  16 Mar 13, 13:40

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Any news on SMB138Y?

  Nope. Still on lay up since few months ago

• SMB145B

  16 Mar 13, 18:46

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  Nope. Still on lay up since few months ago

  what happened to 138Y?

   

• Gus.chong

  16 Mar 13, 21:11

  Originally posted by SMB145B:

  what happened to 138Y?

   

  Not sure. It does not have ez-link card readers when spotted in AMDEP.