Lay-up and refurbishment of SBST's Volvo B10M Mk IV DM

• SBS 9631X

  25 Aug 12, 20:55

  Some of the BNDEP Mk4s are following the trend of HGDEP in receiving new repainted liveries, when they actually had matt-stickered (light purple) or gloss-stickered (dark purple) liveries previously.

  904T (BN 35) - Former matt-stickered.
  949P (BN 17/17A) - Former gloss-stickered.
  
  941K (HG 89) seems to have been repainted too, spotted 1 newly-repainted Mk4 DM daily on Sv 89 these few days. Former matt-stickered.

• Merczrox

  28 Aug 12, 21:29

  906M is repainted.

• Gus.chong

  31 Aug 12, 18:07

  Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM)
  
  Lifespan Extended To 4 September 2014:
  SBS904T - SBS906M

  Not Extended, De-Registering On 4 September 2012:
  SBS903X, SBS907K
  
  Lifespan Extended To 14 September 2014:
  SBS908H
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 14 September 2012:
  SBS909E - SBS911Y
  
  Lifespan Extended To 29 September 2014:
  SBS914P - SBS917G
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 29 September 2012:
  SBS912U, SBS913S

• SBS 6078 M

  31 Aug 12, 22:22

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM)
  
  Lifespan Extended To 4 September 2014:
  SBS904T - SBS906M

  Not Extended, De-Registering On 4 September 2012:
  SBS903X, SBS907K
  
  Lifespan Extended To 14 September 2014:
  SBS908H
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 14 September 2012:
  SBS909E - SBS911Y
  
  Lifespan Extended To 29 September 2014:
  SBS914P - SBS917G
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 29 September 2012:
  SBS912U, SBS913S

  911Y and 913S are refurbished, why de-register?

  Unless some BSEP wrights and citaros replace them.

• Gus.chong

  31 Aug 12, 22:35

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  911Y and 913S are refurbished, why de-register?

  Unless some BSEP wrights and citaros replace them.

  SBS911Y has already been put to spare by the depot.

  Sometimes refurbished buses may not have its lifespan extended, like the case of Soon Chow MK4s back in May 2011.

• SBS 9631X

  31 Aug 12, 22:39

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  911Y and 913S are refurbished, why de-register?

  Unless some BSEP wrights and citaros replace them.

  913S's refurbishment was done years back while it was in AMDEP. Those that were extended recently had some form of refurbishment done in the past months. If you had boarded 913S lately, you would notice that its interior condition is like shit. I mean seriously. It still has the blue ducts (not the refurbed red ducts like what 886L has for example) and they are moudly, window sealings are coming apart, the BC window & area is like paste-back kind & falling apart too. 

  Sometimes it has something to do with the condition of the chassis too, something not we can tell just by looking. 913S's suspension is like just clonking away weeks back on Sv 21.

• SBS 9631X

  31 Aug 12, 22:41

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM)
  
  Lifespan Extended To 4 September 2014:
  SBS904T - SBS906M

  Not Extended, De-Registering On 4 September 2012:
  SBS903X, SBS907K
  
  Lifespan Extended To 14 September 2014:
  SBS908H
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 14 September 2012:
  SBS909E - SBS911Y
  
  Lifespan Extended To 29 September 2014:
  SBS914P - SBS917G
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 29 September 2012:
  SBS912U, SBS913S

  Reflective of the current trend why 910A 911Y 912U were kicked out to SP from their respective perms. 913S should be SP soon, but still has the 22 perm stix as of 2 weeks ago..

  914P is a unique case though. BNDEP left it SP for so long till now, 912U went in 39 & came out already, 914P still stuck as SP. Hmm.

• Gus.chong

  31 Aug 12, 22:47

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Reflective of the current trend why 910A 911Y 912U were kicked out to SP from their respective perms. 913S should be SP soon, but still has the 22 perm stix as of 2 weeks ago..

  914P is a unique case though. BNDEP left it SP for so long till now, 912U went in 39 & came out already, 914P still stuck as SP. Hmm.

  But SBS914P's lifespan had been extended.

• SBS2656X

  31 Aug 12, 22:50

  SBS995E, BBDEP's one and only MkIV DM now has refurbished yellow seats.
  Still on 74 with the long-lasting rear advert.

• SBS 9631X

  31 Aug 12, 22:52

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  But SBS914P's lifespan had been extended.

  Apparently your inference skills are lost somewhere. Sorry if you got lost in my words.

  I'm trying to imply that 914P is extended, but yet BNDEP still refuses to put in into any perm till now. While the 912U that was kicked from AMDEP previously went  into 39 and got kicked out again in the same period.

• Gus.chong

  31 Aug 12, 23:02

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Apparently your inference skills are lost somewhere. Sorry if you got lost in my words.

  I'm trying to imply that 914P is extended, but yet BNDEP still refuses to put in into any perm till now. While the 912U that was kicked from AMDEP previously went  into 39 and got kicked out again in the same period.

  Oh...I apologise for my misunderstanding then. Sorry.

• SBS2656X

  31 Aug 12, 23:03

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Apparently your inference skills are lost somewhere. Sorry if you got lost in my words.

  I'm trying to imply that 914P is extended, but yet BNDEP still refuses to put in into any perm till now. While the 912U that was kicked from AMDEP previously went  into 39 and got kicked out again in the same period.

  Like a you got a new ferrari but refuses to drive it. 

• Rui jing

  31 Aug 12, 23:12

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM)
  
  Lifespan Extended To 4 September 2014:
  SBS904T - SBS906M

  Not Extended, De-Registering On 4 September 2012:
  SBS903X, SBS907K
  
  Lifespan Extended To 14 September 2014:
  SBS908H
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 14 September 2012:
  SBS909E - SBS911Y
  
  Lifespan Extended To 29 September 2014:
  SBS914P - SBS917G
  
  Not Extended, De-Registering On 29 September 2012:
  SBS912U, SBS913S

  903X has a dented rear cover. What a waste. A former sv36 bus before sv63.

• Rui jing

  31 Aug 12, 23:14

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Apparently your inference skills are lost somewhere. Sorry if you got lost in my words.

  I'm trying to imply that 914P is extended, but yet BNDEP still refuses to put in into any perm till now. While the 912U that was kicked from AMDEP previously went  into 39 and got kicked out again in the same period.

  912U has one of its front headlights blackened like 977H. For 914P it is seen leaving Eunos Int ytd with new yellow seats. Possibly a rest for the service 42 bus captain for its mealbreaks. It took 914P a long time to have yellow seats though.

• SBS 6078 M

  31 Aug 12, 23:22

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  913S's refurbishment was done years back while it was in AMDEP. Those that were extended recently had some form of refurbishment done in the past months. If you had boarded 913S lately, you would notice that its interior condition is like shit. I mean seriously. It still has the blue ducts (not the refurbed red ducts like what 886L has for example) and they are moudly, window sealings are coming apart, the BC window & area is like paste-back kind & falling apart too. 

  Sometimes it has something to do with the condition of the chassis too, something not we can tell just by looking. 913S's suspension is like just clonking away weeks back on Sv 21.

  With a crack window today.

  So all along SBS6205M stayed SP in AMDEP is to wait for 29 Sept 2012. Though it cameoed on 24,53 and 138, it is for service 22(most likely)

• lemon1974

  31 Aug 12, 23:42

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  With a crack window today.

  So all along SBS6205M stayed SP in AMDEP is to wait for 29 Sept 2012. Though it cameoed on 24,53 and 138, it is for service 22(most likely)

  913S is already SP when 3145 go into Sv22....

• SBS8676Z

  1 Sep 12, 20:17

  Originally posted by Rui jing:

  903X has a dented rear cover. What a waste. A former sv36 bus before sv63.

  It was perm 88 before going to 63 if I remembered correctly...

• Gus.chong

  1 Sep 12, 20:23

  SBS910A - 293
  SBS913S - 63

• Merczrox

  1 Sep 12, 20:44

  deleted.

• lemon1974

  2 Sep 12, 00:37

  sbs933 is repainted n the additional signal light is remove

• SBS8676Z

  3 Sep 12, 11:26

  The following HGDEP Volvo MK4 DM had redeployments lately...

  SBS918D
  SBS931P
  SBS935D
  SBS950J
  SBS953B
  SBS969G

• SBS 6078 M

  3 Sep 12, 11:45

  Originally posted by SBS8676Z:

  It was perm 88 before going to 63 if I remembered correctly...

  Nope, it was not.

  It was perm BNDEP 16 when registered, followed by BNDEP 36. Then, it was transferred to BRBP and permed on 88. It went into SP first before perming 63.

• SBS 6078 M

  3 Sep 12, 11:47

  Last day for 903X and 907K. Wonder which bus will replace SBS903X from 63. 907K is definitely been replaced by 6256R

• BusAnalayzer

  3 Sep 12, 12:09

  What is the total # of Volvo MKIV DM and Striders in operation now?

• SBS2656X

  3 Sep 12, 12:17

  Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:

  What is the total # of Volvo MKIV DM and Striders in operation now?

  DM : [  Σ  : 110 ]
  
  

  • AMDEP: 8 buses
  • ARBP: 2 buses
  • BBDEP: 1 bus
  • BNDEP: 32 buses
  • BRBP: 2 buses
  • HGDEP: 63 buses
  • SLBP: 2 buses

   

  Striders : [  Σ  : 195 ]
  
  

  • AMDEP: 8 buses
  • ARBP: 24 buses
  • BBDEP: 11 buses
  • BNDEP: 62 buses
  • BRBP: 5 buses
  • HGDEP: 77 buses
  • SLBP: 8 buses