OLD BUSES: WHERE WERE THEY SOLD TO?

• Tripp

  4 Jun 03, 18:02

  Sorry if it's old news, I'm pretty nostalgic when it comes to buses, and went to dig out information on our old SBS buses which had retired, and what had become of them.
  
  VOLVO B57
  
  Then:
  
  
  Now:
  
  
  Source:
  http://hk.geocities.com/kmb2e_mk2/bus-info/sbs4700.htm
  
  Does anyone know where you can find images of old buses that SBS used to have? It may not need to be in SBS livery. Thanks.
  
• tranquilice

  5 Jun 03, 02:06

  Old images of Singapore buses are difficult to find. I have been searching for them on the web all these while...
  
• skeujin

  5 Jun 03, 02:09

  the last time i went bintan, i was transported to my resort in an old sbs double deck. it still retained the old colors. sori no idea wat model it was....
• Tripp

  5 Jun 03, 10:01

  LEYLAND ATLANTEAN(?)
  
  
  
  LEYLAND ATLANTEAN AN68
  
  
  
• SBS9816E

  5 Jun 03, 10:33

  Hey Tripp, the Leyland Atlantean of the first picture was Singapore's First batch of Leyland Atlanteans. Regarding to the model, I think that it is a AN 68.
  
  The second picture is another Leyland Atlantean with Alexander L-Type Body.
• Tripp

  5 Jun 03, 10:42

  Thanks for the clarificaton.
  
  Did SBS only purchase the following DD buses over its history:
  
  1. Leyland Atlanteans 2-axles,
  2. Mercedes Benz O305 2-axles,
  3. Leyland Olympians 2-axles, <-- My personal fave.
  4. Leyland Olympians 3-axles,
  5. Volvo Olympians 2-axles,
  6. Volvo Olympians 3-axles,
  7. Volvo Super Olympian 3-axles,
  8. Dennis Trident 3-axles.
  
  How about other fleets/models?
• Superbus

  5 Jun 03, 11:45

  Originally posted by Tripp:

  Thanks for the clarificaton.
  
  Did SBS only purchase the following DD buses over its history:
  
  1. Leyland Atlanteans 2-axles,
  2. Mercedes Benz O305 2-axles,
  3. Leyland Olympians 2-axles, <-- My personal fave.
  4. Leyland Olympians 3-axles,
  5. Volvo Olympians 2-axles,
  6. Volvo Olympians 3-axles,
  7. Volvo Super Olympian 3-axles,
  8. Dennis Trident 3-axles.
  
  How about other fleets/models?

  Hi,
  
  On top of the list of DD you listed above, which were bought in bulk, SBS also did purchase a few other models as demonstrators.
  
  They are:
  1. Scania BR112DH (SBS7000E) with East Lancs body, introduced in 1982 and was taken off service around the time Service 31 was extended to Toa Payoh.
  
  2. Volvo B55-Ailsa (SBS4741U) with Alexander body, introduced in 1985 and was deregistered around the mid-1990s.
  
  3. Volvo B10MD (SBS4961B) with East Lancs body, introduced in 1984 and was deregistered in the mid-1990s.
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• SBS9818A

  5 Jun 03, 15:38

  Not to forget they had a Dennis Dominator on trial, and SBS 5396B, the first Singapore Leyland Olympian 2-axle, also on trial.
• oliver_yuen87

  5 Jun 03, 20:53

  I've heard that the old volvo demonstartor DD is very powerful. true?
• SBS9816E

  6 Jun 03, 11:27

  Talking about MB O.305, they were indeed very powerful horses, running on the roads. They could even handle mountainous, or roads that have higher gradient (i.e. Slope at S'goon Ave 2).
• Superbus

  6 Jun 03, 12:09

  Originally posted by oliver_yuen87:

  I've heard that the old volvo demonstartor DD is very powerful. true?

  Which one? The B55-Ailsa or the B10MD? I only got a ride once on the Ailsa, when it served Service 31 for a brief period of time. Though it was fast, I kinda like the engine sound better...
  
  Another favourite of the ol' skool buses is the Scania BR112DH. One of the quietest double-deckers around. And boy was it fast!
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• Tripp

  6 Jun 03, 17:34

  LEYLAND ATLANTEAN AN68 ALEXANDER TYPE-L BODYWORK
  
  
  
• Tripp

  7 Jun 03, 21:06

  LEYLAND NATIONAL
  
  
• Tripp

  7 Jun 03, 21:34

  
  
  I would like to find out if anyone of you guys can identify the bus models / bodywork of the 1st and 3rd set of TransitLink cards in the picture above?
  
  
• off_service

  7 Jun 03, 21:47

  Originally posted by Tripp:

  
  
  I would like to find out if anyone of you guys can identify the bus models / bodywork of the 1st and 3rd set of TransitLink cards in the picture above?
  
  

  For the 3rd bus, it's...
  
  MERCEDES BENZ OF1413, DUPLE METSEC BODIED
• Superbus

  7 Jun 03, 23:32

  Originally posted by Tripp:

  
  
  I would like to find out if anyone of you guys can identify the bus models / bodywork of the 1st and 3rd set of TransitLink cards in the picture above?
  
  

  1st bus should be a 1951 British Albion Victor FT39L bus, operated by Singapore Traction Company (STC).
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• tranquilice

  8 Jun 03, 07:24

  Originally posted by Tripp:
  [b]LEYLAND NATIONAL
  
  [/b]

  I have never seen this type of bus before.
  
  From the picture, it was taken near WTC.
  
• Tripp

  8 Jun 03, 10:32

  Description of the Leyland National found here:
  http://www.jupton.leylandnational.co.uk/singnat/singnat.htm
  
  "One episode in Leyland National history that seems to have been completely overlooked is the export of a solitary 11.6m dual doored Mk 2 example to Singapore which operated there between 1981 and 1983 in the local colours."
• SBS9819Y

  8 Jun 03, 16:43

  Hi Tripp,
  
  Seems that you found many photos of old buses. Did you come across any photos of the SBS Renault PR100.2 demonstrator (SBS30P)? There was a photo posted by someone else but as the original photo was very small, the photo wasn't very clear.
• SBS9818A

  8 Jun 03, 17:31

  Originally posted by tranquilice:

  I have never seen this type of bus before.
  
  From the picture, it was taken near WTC.
  

  Hmm, I wasn't even born when the National II was on the roads. Tranquilice, how do you know it's near WTC?
• off_service

  8 Jun 03, 19:43

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  Hmm, I wasn't even born when the National II was on the roads. Tranquilice, how do you know it's near WTC?

  The bus stop behind the bus. The then World Trade Centre is the only place with such unique bus stop.
• tranquilice

  10 Jun 03, 09:03

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  Hmm, I wasn't even born when the National II was on the roads. Tranquilice, how do you know it's near WTC?

  Same as off service's reply, that bus stop in the background "tells" me that it's near WTC. The bus stop was demolished sometime in 1998 for the construction of the NEL.
  
• Windy_hates_B10TLs

  10 Jun 03, 15:08

  Originally posted by Tripp:

  Sorry if it's old news, I'm pretty nostalgic when it comes to buses, and went to dig out information on our old SBS buses which had retired, and what had become of them.
  
  Does anyone know where you can find images of old buses that SBS used to have? It may not need to be in SBS livery. Thanks.
  

  Volvo B57's sold to Ireland, Leyland and Albion Viking VK44 and VK43 models to Fiji, some Leyland Atlantean AN68/2R's to China and Hong Kong. The Leyland National 2 is now at Surfside, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. One Leyland Olympian 2 axle sold to the UK, one Volvo Olympian 2 axle sold to the UK, one DAF SB220/Hispano, ex CSS, ex TIBS also to the UK.
  
  Hope this helps.
• Superbus

  11 Jun 03, 23:29

  Originally posted by Windy_hates_B10TLs:

  Volvo B57's sold to Ireland, Leyland and Albion Viking VK44 and VK43 models to Fiji, some Leyland Atlantean AN68/2R's to China and Hong Kong. The Leyland National 2 is now at Surfside, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. One Leyland Olympian 2 axle sold to the UK, one Volvo Olympian 2 axle sold to the UK, one DAF SB220/Hispano, ex CSS, ex TIBS also to the UK.
  
  Hope this helps.

  There should be 2 Volvo Olympians sold to Metroline of UK. And there are also a small number of Metsec Atlanteans sold to Jakarta.
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• SBS9818A

  12 Jun 03, 08:11

  One 2-axle VO is with First PMT while the other is with Metroline.