SMRT launches Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 MMC

• TIB429E

  1 Oct 14, 14:29

  Finally SMB3525T got crossover... on 169 today[Covered by 3524X;3525T's driver]

  

• SMB145B

  1 Oct 14, 22:10

  Originally posted by TIB429E:

  Finally SMB3525T got crossover... on 169 today[Covered by 3524X;3525T's driver]

  

  Great. Out with the A22s, hello E50Ds. But 169 has a very high turnover rate, still good?

• SBS 9631X

  2 Oct 14, 07:11

  Originally posted by TIB429E:

  Finally SMB3525T got crossover... on 169 today[Covered by 3524X;3525T's driver]

  

  I guess this is a trial before they deploy any perm DDs on Sv 169. The timings that I read of on this x-over slot doesn't solve much of the load crunch issues during AM Peak where it's needed most. 

• BusAnalayzer

  2 Oct 14, 16:44

  Originally posted by TIB429E:

  Finally SMB3525T got crossover... on 169 today[Covered by 3524X;3525T's driver]

  

  169 will get 3 perm DDs in Oct round.

• TIB429E

  2 Oct 14, 18:36

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  I guess this is a trial before they deploy any perm DDs on Sv 169. The timings that I read of on this x-over slot doesn't solve much of the load crunch issues during AM Peak where it's needed most. 

  Yeah should be a trial...

  If you sit on the upper deck first row & column, you'll get a series of tree leaves "smacking" your face along upper thomson road..

  It cross to 963 after that.

• carbikebus

  2 Oct 14, 20:49

  Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:

  169 will get 3 perm DDs in Oct round.

  How you know its 3?

  I also heard rumours the MAN DD will either perm on 187 or 963

• BusAnalayzer

  2 Oct 14, 20:55

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  How you know its 3?

  I also heard rumours the MAN DD will either perm on 187 or 963

  963.. not 187. 

• azharjj

  2 Oct 14, 21:58

  Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:

  963.. not 187. 

  not 190? hehe

  then can partner with 388S lol

• BusAnalayzer

  3 Oct 14, 13:45

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  not 190? hehe

  then can partner with 388S lol

  Have seen with SBST, they always give demonstrators to different services.. haven't see two on the same service.. hence 963 seems to be the most likely candidate.

• TIB1234T

  3 Oct 14, 13:52

  Registered (03/10/2014)
  - SMB5004S

   

  * SBS6488M still not register...

• TIB987K

  3 Oct 14, 14:47

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  Registered (03/10/2014)
  - SMB5004S

   

  * SBS6488M still not register...

  +
  SMB5005P
  SMB5006L
  SMB5007J
  SMB5008G
  SMB5009D
  SMB5010Z
  SMB5011X

• Gus.chong

  3 Oct 14, 16:06

  Yay! Finally SMRT registered that many of non-BSEP Enviro500s at one go!

• TIB429E

  3 Oct 14, 17:51

  Saw 1 ADL exited Woodlands Bus Park, heading towards WLDEP..

  SMB3550U spotted heading towards KJDEP.

  
  Updates on SMB3525T :
  Bus ended 169 shift around 4:56pm, and start 963 shift around 5:16pm.

• BusAnalayzer

  6 Oct 14, 11:14

  Originally posted by TIB987K:

  +
  SMB5005P
  SMB5006L
  SMB5007J
  SMB5008G
  SMB5009D
  SMB5010Z
  SMB5011X

   Now we can expect 190 to start getting more high capacity ADLs.

• BusAnalayzer

  6 Oct 14, 11:17

  My guess for BSEP Oct round:

  972 - 5

  169 - 3

  969 - 1 

  960 - 3

  850E - 1 

  Total deployment: 13 buses

   

   

• TIB1234T

  6 Oct 14, 12:10

  Other than Mexico, Korea will also be testing out the low-height (4.15m) ADL E500MMC North-American version demo this year...

  http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/2013/2001000000.html?cid=PYH20141006038100315

• carbikebus

  6 Oct 14, 13:10

  If more Asian countries starts using deckers i forsee MB or VDL will make 12m DDs

• SBS3004X

  6 Oct 14, 13:25

  5003U maybe can replace the outgoing TIB863J.

• SBS3004X

  6 Oct 14, 13:27

  And kick all the O405s on 190 and replace them with the new ADLs.

• SBS3004X

  6 Oct 14, 14:34

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Yay! Finally SMRT registered that many of non-BSEP Enviro500s at one go!

  SMRT's 'savings' of high-capacity buses are drying up. There are no more spare O405Gs and SMRT had registered the ADLs perhaps to replace the next batch of outgoing O405Gs.

• TIB 585L

  6 Oct 14, 14:45

  A24 (if they choose to bring in) ADLs and the MAN DDs are going to replace the Habit, Smiley bendies and Volgren bendies in the future

• carbikebus

  6 Oct 14, 14:56

  Those first 40 A24s is to replace the dereg box bendies in e first place,Gradually they will order more

• BusAnalayzer

  6 Oct 14, 18:36

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Those first 40 A24s is to replace the dereg box bendies in e first place,Gradually they will order more

  But when is the first batch of A24s coming?

• carbikebus

  7 Oct 14, 00:16

  When half of the SMRT ADL registered and 40 box bendies dereg plus a dozen of O405s start saying bye2..Now they bring also no use,Bulim havent completed,Kranji only have just enough space for the DDs,Wldep need to kick out some buses and dont even mentioned about Amdep

• Gus.chong

  11 Oct 14, 14:44

  SMB3550U (with new SMRT livery but no SMRT logo) spotted driven along Admiralty Road West (169's stretch) with trade plate...A paper stating its chassis number and its rego is pasted on the windscreen.