Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:Strongly agree and recommende 61M from Bukit Batok looping @ Commonwealth Dr. The HDBs there deserve another service...
Why 190 still has many bendy buses? they should be replacedby DD buses.
Originally posted by wsy1234:Why 190 still has many bendy buses? they should be replacedby DD buses.
Have you seen SMRT register any new DDs? You will have to be patient...
Registered on 10th September 2014:
SMB5003U
75 managed without DD even when SBS was in control.
3539/3540/3541/3542 are in WLBP...
Originally posted by wsy1234:Why 190 still has many bendy buses? they should be replacedby DD buses.
wrong... they should be replacing 12M buses with DD... and right now, they also dun have enough DDs to go around.
Originally posted by iveco:75 managed without DD even when SBS was in control.
Loading patterns have changed since SBS era... Let's get over it... and talk about the loading pattern currently.
Originally posted by Gus.chong:Registered on 10th September 2014:
SMB5003U
Finally... some SMRT registration.
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:Finally... some SMRT registration.
I originally expected at least 6-7 Enviro500s to get registered under 5000-series...but no.
Originally posted by Gus.chong:I originally expected at least 6-7 Enviro500s to get registered under 5000-series...but no.
From SMRT side... still no DD on roads... only TRG for last 4 months.
They deploy BSEP first because they are to meet the deadline for the few service mentioned. That's why MAN BSEP Batch3 still not registered(if there is..)
Originally posted by carbikebus:Dont worry..SMRT will let at least half of Bsep units deploy first..Then progressively it will registered..You must remember all of the depots and bus park already reached its maximum capacity.They want to registered 10 at one go must wait for older buses to scrap first else where the hell they wanna park?Wldep 330 buses at one go,Wlbp around 240 buses,Kranji about 215 buses and Amdep 165 buses including squeeze to the max parkings..Imagine if there is no ONP @ BBT/CCK/YIS/WRI/SBW/L1G?Bulim only quarter part completed and the most only 100 buses can park for now.
But SMRT is still extending the rest of O405s' lifespan somemore, although not on a large scale...(refer to redeployments thread)
Originally posted by Gus.chong:But SMRT is still extending the rest of O405s' lifespan somemore, although not on a large scale...(refer to redeployments thread)
All go KJ? Majority of the buses from WL and AM
Originally posted by TIB429E:They deploy BSEP first because they are to meet the deadline for the few service mentioned. That's why MAN BSEP Batch3 still not registered(if there is..)
Is there a MAN BSEP Batch 3?
I hope LTA only orders ADLs for SMRT for the time being.
Originally posted by carbikebus:Dont worry..SMRT will let at least half of Bsep units deploy first..Then progressively it will registered..You must remember all of the depots and bus park already reached its maximum capacity.They want to registered 10 at one go must wait for older buses to scrap first else where the hell they wanna park?Wldep 330 buses at one go,Wlbp around 240 buses,Kranji about 215 buses and Amdep 165 buses including squeeze to the max parkings..Imagine if there is no ONP @ BBT/CCK/YIS/WRI/SBW/L1G?Bulim only quarter part completed and the most only 100 buses can park for now.
Bulim - 100 buses... good enough to start with... Can do more ONP for the time being. Bulim phase 2 will be completed pretty soon as well.
Originally posted by TIB429E:They deploy BSEP first because they are to meet the deadline for the few service mentioned. That's why MAN BSEP Batch3 still not registered(if there is..)
I think now LTA has enough registered buses to cover for the BSEP services mentioned in the press release. In fact, has excess of ADLs to offer to more services than what was mentioned in press release.
Coz I think LTA will only replace BSEP MANs to BSEP ADLs. It will not replace SMRT rigids with BSEP ADLs. Hence, if 190/106 need to get more ADLs, it will have to be from SMRT side.
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:Is there a MAN BSEP Batch 3?
I hope LTA only orders ADLs for SMRT for the time being.
There will be, although none has been registered as of now...based on the press release by SMRT in April, 218 buses (which includes 98 DDs) out of the 573 new buses ordered will be under BSEP. Thus the remaining 120 BSEP buses should be the MAN NL323Fs.
Originally posted by carbikebus:There will be batch 3 A22s..And pray hard there will be another E500s or A24s bsep too.
To play safe SMRT/LTA need 100 more E500s and 50 more A24s
Only 100 more ADLs is quite less IMO.
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:Only 100 more ADLs is quite less IMO.
I strongly feel that SMRT will buy another 500-600 ADLs with some funded under BSEP.
Originally posted by lemon1974:wrong... they should be replacing 12M buses with DD... and right now, they also dun have enough DDs to go around.
wrong LTA and SMRT should replace bendy for DD bus which i think it happening now. and old SD for MAN SD or anything new SD that come along. Keep bendy for feeder bus service which I think it happen now. One of the reason for DD on CBD area is to make the traffic follow much faster and also it will much safer for city area road.