Greetings!

• Tripp

  4 Jun 03, 16:49

  Hi all,
  
  I was taken aback when I came across this fabulous interest group about a couple of days ago. Bus spotting used to be a hobby of mine when I'm younger, but sadly due to work commitments my interests waned.
  
  I can still remember during my younger days where the SBS buses are silver in colour and we have bus conductors, and later OMO (One-Man-Operation) machines, and later on followed by OTS (One-Man Ticketing System). By the way, I still know how to draw those symbols! Hehe. When I was younger, I'd alwats like to press those rubber strips that were stuck to the roof of the buses - of cos' to the horror of my mum. Haha. I wonder if today's buses still have them.
  
  I used to collect a fair bit of bus-guides over the years, the earliest I remembered was in 198x, where there still was a service number 1 around. Can't recall where the route plyed, probably from Changi Village Terminal to somewhere down town. Probably need to go and ransack all my goodies again to relive to good ol' days.
  
  Does anyone have any good bus sites to recommend? I only know Gakei website - but would like to know more, especially on the local scene.
  
  Many thanks to all of you for having rekindled my interests again in this wonderful hobby!
  
• Master -_-

  4 Jun 03, 16:53

  ur welcome
• SBS9818A

  4 Jun 03, 17:14

  Some decent websites on Singapore buses:
  
  http://www.geocities.com/s_buses
  http://www.geocities.com/sg_bus
  
  There used to be this site http://www.geocities.com/singapore_buses but it was closed down by the owners as some idiot sent their photos to SBST, infuriating them.
• Rachel_Lim

  4 Jun 03, 19:46

  There used to be this site http://www.geocities.com/singapore_buses but it was closed down by the owners as some idiot sent their photos to SBST, infuriating them.

  Awwwww....... I miss the photo that has the bus with the Mitsubishi Refrigerators advertisement on it (wholly-painted).... Service 307E bus... was that TIB601Z or TIB630P ? :
  
  
• off_service

  4 Jun 03, 20:44

  The rubber strips for the bus stopping bells are available on the Hispano MB buses (TIB 425 R - TIB 632 J, TIB 725 - TIB 832) above the windows.
• tranquilice

  5 Jun 03, 02:14

  Originally posted by Tripp:

  By the way, I still know how to draw those symbols! Hehe. When I was younger, I'd alwats like to press those rubber strips that were stuck to the roof of the buses - of cos' to the horror of my mum. Haha. I wonder if today's buses still have them.
  
  What symbols? The rubber strips are bell for alighting right?
  
  I used to collect a fair bit of bus-guides over the years, the earliest I remembered was in 198x, where there still was a service number 1 around. Can't recall where the route plyed, probably from Changi Village Terminal to somewhere down town. Probably need to go and ransack all my goodies again to relive to good ol' days.
  
  If I'm not wrong, service 1 plys between Somapah terminal (near S'pore Expo) and Delta terminal.
  
  

• tranquilice

  5 Jun 03, 02:16

  Originally posted by off_service:

  The rubber strips for the bus stopping bells are available on the Hispano MB buses (TIB 425 R - TIB 632 J, TIB 725 - TIB 832) above the windows.

  They are also seen on CSS buses (Nissan?) and SBST LO 2-axle.
  
• Tripp

  5 Jun 03, 09:46

  OMO symbols are those 'coin-in-the-slot' signs. Too bad I can't find any pics of it on the net.
  
  And yes, I think Svc 1 plys these directions. Man, it's been a long while since, so many bus terminals of yesteryears are no longer around.
  
  Delta, Somapah, Chai Chee, Admiralty...
  
  
• SBS9816E

  5 Jun 03, 10:36

  Hi Tripp, welcome to sgforums.