Redeployment (Part 22)

• carbikebus

  14 Aug 16, 02:19

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  SMB5046X
  (WPDEP 963)  (Non-User Lay-Up Status Till 11 Aug 2017)

  SMB5082R
  (WPDEP 856)  (Non-User Lay-Up Status Till 11 Aug 2017)

  Seriously,SMRT should just give up their Enviro 500s to TT,GA and the new Seletar winner(Which I seriously think foreign co).SMRT to maintain only MAN A22s,A95s,Volvo B9TLs,Citaros(Give them another 30 to make it 90) beside those OC500LEs and A24s.

• BusAnalayzer

  14 Aug 16, 15:22

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Seriously,SMRT should just give up their Enviro 500s to TT,GA and the new Seletar winner(Which I seriously think foreign co).SMRT to maintain only MAN A22s,A95s,Volvo B9TLs,Citaros(Give them another 30 to make it 90) beside those OC500LEs and A24s.

  Stupid logic... why should they give up the E500s when they are the ones who got the E500s in the first place??

• carbikebus

  14 Aug 16, 17:26

  Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:

  Stupid logic... why should they give up the E500s when they are the ones who got the E500s in the first place??

  Cannot suggest ah?Since they also heck care about E500 maintenance why not?LTA can always compensate them back with A95 what.You dont always think you're always right..Others cannot say a thing?Youre too over confident my friend!

• SMB31X

  14 Aug 16, 20:14

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  SMB5046X
  (WPDEP 963)  (Non-User Lay-Up Status Till 11 Aug 2017)

  SMB5082R
  (WPDEP 856)  (Non-User Lay-Up Status Till 11 Aug 2017)

  That kind of damage it sustained I won't be surprised if they leave it for third parties to do the job and if the whole front/rear is gone it could be very costly to fix this alone and checking for affected electronic parts can cost way more than the base amount (atleast 10K or more if you ask me, my best estimate)

• TIB 585L

  15 Aug 16, 13:12

  SMB3132T > WL SP on 858 SMB3141S > WP SP on 963
• carbikebus

  15 Aug 16, 14:17

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  SMB3132T > WL SP on 858
  SMB3141S > WP SP on 963

  3132 Amdep and 3141 Kjdep bus right?

• TIB 585L

  15 Aug 16, 14:20

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  3132 Amdep and 3141 Kjdep bus right?

  
  Ya
• SMB3163D

  15 Aug 16, 14:52

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  3132 Amdep and 3141 Kjdep bus right?

  3132T - 3137E AMDEP, 3138C - 3143L KJ

• carbikebus

  15 Aug 16, 14:53

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  
  Ya

  Alamak,They start dual control already?

• TIB 585L

  15 Aug 16, 14:58

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Alamak,They start dual control already?

  
  Idk, didnt ride on them today
• TIB 585L

  15 Aug 16, 15:17

  SMB3133R spotted at woodlands today, idk wad svc SMB3134M > WP SP on 969
• SBS351M

  15 Aug 16, 16:15

  Originally posted by SMB31X:

  That kind of damage it sustained I won't be surprised if they leave it for third parties to do the job and if the whole front/rear is gone it could be very costly to fix this alone and checking for affected electronic parts can cost way more than the base amount (atleast 10K or more if you ask me, my best estimate)

  The Enviro 500s do look like they are quite fragile as compared to other types of buses. 

• SBS351M

  15 Aug 16, 16:16

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Alamak,They start dual control already?

  No, the buses are likely transferred to Woodlands to enable Woodlands to start installing DDUs on their own buses.

• 23ispolo

  15 Aug 16, 17:38

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  SMB3133R spotted at woodlands today, idk wad svc

  SMB3134M > WP SP

  on 969
                

  + SMB3141S on 963 tdy.

• carbikebus

  15 Aug 16, 19:11

  Originally posted by SBS351M:

  The Enviro 500s do look like they are quite fragile as compared to other types of buses. 

  Maybe because its much narrower in width compared to other buses?2.45m vs 2.5m?

• SBS351M

  15 Aug 16, 19:18

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Maybe because its much narrower in width compared to other buses?2.45m vs 2.5m?

  The Enviros are 2.545m wide, not much narrower than a 2.55m wide Wright but the width of the vehicle doesn't matter, its the design of the bus, materials used and the build quality that matters.

  Just 2 years on, and we can already see the difference in quality between Wrights and Enviros.

• TIB 585L

  15 Aug 16, 19:37

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  + SMB3141S on 963 tdy.

  
  SMB3140U 856
• TPS Timothy Mok

  15 Aug 16, 20:51

  Since October 2015, LTA classifies TIB832Z as a vintage vehicle. But don't know whether will it get through LEZ or not. But the Striders/DM3500s/VO3X Batch 3 no.

• Kiraâ„¢

  17 Aug 16, 16:02

  Need confirmation

  SBS7721H (BNDEP 30) > (SLBP 30)

  I Saw this bus on 179A right now heading to Boon Lay.

• SBS3004X

  17 Aug 16, 21:33

  196 is the only BBDEP/ARBP service without any perm Citaros from BBDEP/ARBP. 

  If I'm not wrong, 196 never had a perm Citaro from BB side before.

  But a Citaro is useless on this service with the massive crowds from CBD.

  If I remember correctly, 14 have perm SBS6271X. But it is gone now, with 1 missing SD.

• SBS3004X

  17 Aug 16, 21:43

  I also remember someone posted a comment here years ago that 'a Citaro on 74 is as useless as a van on 96'. 

  But 74 still has so many Citaros even until now.

  And he also said, 'Did 74 pax offend SBST?'

  I think it is because 74 is a student service that makes losses due to concession fares for students, so SBST refuses to upgrade 74. Anyway someone else once said that 74 is the 'biggest student service in Singapore'.

  But I don't think this will go on any further. I think 74 will become full DD soon since SBST is no longer collecting fares.

• SMB42P

  17 Aug 16, 21:46

  Originally posted by Kira™:

  Need confirmation

  SBS7721H (BNDEP 30) > (SLBP 30)

  I Saw this bus on 179A right now heading to Boon Lay.

  Yups! I spotted it too!

• TPS Timothy Mok

  17 Aug 16, 21:59

  Originally posted by SBS3004X:

  I also remember someone posted a comment here years ago that 'a Citaro on 74 is as useless as a van on 96'. 

  But 74 still has so many Citaros even until now.

  And he also said, 'Did 74 pax offend SBST?'

  I think it is because 74 is a student service that makes losses due to concession fares for students, so SBST refuses to upgrade 74. Anyway someone else once said that 74 is the 'biggest student service in Singapore'.

  But I don't think this will go on any further. I think 74 will become full DD soon since SBST is no longer collecting fares.

  74 doesn't upgrade as of now. Reason being is there are multiple of services floating around, such as 52/184 to the nearest MRT stations. Got DTL, but they need to serve the connections.

  Anyway, if need be in 2018, it will become full DD.

• BusAnalayzer

  17 Aug 16, 22:02

  Originally posted by SBS3004X:

  I also remember someone posted a comment here years ago that 'a Citaro on 74 is as useless as a van on 96'. 

  But 74 still has so many Citaros even until now.

  And he also said, 'Did 74 pax offend SBST?'

  I think it is because 74 is a student service that makes losses due to concession fares for students, so SBST refuses to upgrade 74. Anyway someone else once said that 74 is the 'biggest student service in Singapore'.

  But I don't think this will go on any further. I think 74 will become full DD soon since SBST is no longer collecting fares.

  74 did get 3 SD->DD upgrades in past year. Also note that 74 buses are quite empty between AMK and Ngee Ann during PM peak. The loading is more between Ngee Ann and Dover (a small part of the route) and ofcourse very high in the opposite direction.

  Has anyone observed alternate loading pattern on 74?

• SBS3004X

  17 Aug 16, 22:02

  HGDEP got no more Voith CDGE.