Superbus on service 9
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SBS 9343 C on service 9.
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This is nice...service 9 is always so crowded and they still use Mk IIIs and Striders and the freq can be quite long at timesOriginally posted by off_service:SBS 9343 C on service 9. -
Eh, but wait!
I just remembered something. SBS9343C is from BNDEP (a service 69 bus) but Service 9 is a HGDEP bus.
Does this mean Service 9 will now be operated by BNDEP also? Or did I saw 9348 instead of 9343?
Will have to double check tomorrow...
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Check digits dont lie. If you saw a "C" then it is 9343. Only if you saw a "P" then it would be 9348. Unless u only looked at the 4 numbers and didnt notice the check digit.Originally posted by Superbus:Eh, but wait!
I just remembered something. SBS9343C is from BNDEP (a service 69 bus) but Service 9 is a HGDEP bus.
Does this mean Service 9 will now be operated by BNDEP also? Or did I saw 9348 instead of 9343?
Will have to double check tomorrow...
Cheers and warm regards -
Yes, I always thought Sv. 9 was controlled by HGDEP ever since its Geylang Lor 1 days? Perhaps you should call Bedok up and ask, I have the number and can forward it to you.
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To those unbelievers that Service 9 operated Superbuses this morning,
I called up Bedok Interchange to verify it.
Surprise! Surprise! 5 VO 3-axles.. YES, 5 of them was on Service 9.
Here are the regos: 9226
, 9228 , 9232 , 9309 & 9345 .
The one that I saw was actually 9345, not 9343.
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Wow! This is great, but I'm baffled as how the buses enter Changi Airport Cargo Complex area, unless they refurbished the area recently. I haven't been there in a while.
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Updates on Service 9...
I did not see any Superbus today, partly because I was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Called up Bedok Interchange to ask, and was told that the same 5 buses is still on Service 9 today. Do not know if the man bluffed me or otherwise. Was about to ask if the Cargo Complex terminal was changed or something, but I was hung up! Damn that old man!
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hahhahahah maybe that old man thought u are kaypoh and just want to get on with his nap hahahahhaOriginally posted by Superbus:Updates on Service 9...
I did not see any Superbus today, partly because I was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Called up Bedok Interchange to ask, and was told that the same 5 buses is still on Service 9 today. Do not know if the man bluffed me or otherwise. Was about to ask if the Cargo Complex terminal was changed or something, but I was hung up! Damn that old man!
Cheers and warm regards
typical singaporean old man -
Double deckers have no problems entering Changi Airport Cargo Complex (or Changi Airfreight Centre), I have been to the bus stop opposite the police pass office many times and I observed that the checkpoint shelter nearby is at least 4.5 m high, enough for a double decker to pass thru to enter the restricted area.
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The entrance and exit to Changi Airport Cargo Complex (or Changi Airfreight Centre) was shifted many years ago (in the 1990s). In the early days when services 9 and 29 plied there, the entrance and exit was further down, in the form of a round-about with the junction of Changi Coast Rd. It was later shifted to the current location with a new checkpoint complex and pass office.
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Yes, of course I know about the shift in exit. Wonder why that was done. Anyway, good to know Cargo Complex can accomodate double-decks, it's high time Sv. 9 gets them in any case.Originally posted by tranquilice:The entrance and exit to Changi Airport Cargo Complex (or Changi Airfreight Centre) was shifted many years ago (in the 1990s). In the early days when services 9 and 29 plied there, the entrance and exit was further down, in the form of a round-about with the junction of Changi Coast Rd. It was later shifted to the current location with a new checkpoint complex and pass office. -
I think their for trial.
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I believe the shift was done after the new cargo buildings are completed, and even before the shift, double deckers can go into the cargo complex.Originally posted by SBS9818A:Yes, of course I know about the shift in exit. Wonder why that was done. Anyway, good to know Cargo Complex can accomodate double-decks, it's high time Sv. 9 gets them in any case.
I think why service 9 gets double deckers now is due to the fact that checkpoint officers will get on every bus that arrives at the bus stop before the checkpoint, to check that every passengers on board has a pass to enter the cargo complex, else he will be required to alight. So in the case of a double decker, the officer has to check both the lower deck and upper deck, and may result in using more manpower during the peak hours. I think that the superbuses on service 9 currently is for trial purposes. -
Today I had the chance of seeing THREE, yes, THREE Sv. 9 3-axle VOs returning to HGDEP speeding along Hougang Ave 2. Very nice sight. From the looks of another Sv. 9 3-axle VO in service, the loads seem worthy of a double-deck.
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Finally got on SBS 9226H yesterday, at Tampines the lower deck was FULL, while upper deck was 3/4 full. Loads certainly warrant a double-deck.
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Service 9 is only full along the whole route in the peak hours. During the off-peak hours, you can still see many empty seats on single deckers plying between Cargo Complex and Loyang Ave, after reaching/departing Tampines, then the load increase/decrease respectively.Originally posted by SBS9818A:Finally got on SBS 9226H yesterday, at Tampines the lower deck was FULL, while upper deck was 3/4 full. Loads certainly warrant a double-deck. -
Now, superbuses are deployed. Does the frequency remain the same or increase?
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True, but on weekends the route is packed with passengers from Bedok - Tampines. It's the fact that the pax loads are to Tampines max, but earns money, thus SBST deploys double-decks.Originally posted by tranquilice:Service 9 is only full along the whole route in the peak hours. During the off-peak hours, you can still see many empty seats on single deckers plying between Cargo Complex and Loyang Ave, after reaching/departing Tampines, then the load increase/decrease respectively. -
i am very curious, how did u guys get so much info on local buses?
does SBS Transit/Tibs really entertain phonecalls asking abt bus/bus route details, right down to what type of buses are deployed and their number plates? -
service 89 oso got superbus now..................
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They have no choice but to oblige, and frankly most of them are friendly enough to do so, except for a certain interchange's staff.Originally posted by stealthraider:i am very curious, how did u guys get so much info on local buses?
does SBS Transit/Tibs really entertain phonecalls asking abt bus/bus route details, right down to what type of buses are deployed and their number plates? -
It's similar to what I experienced when taking photos of bus interior...There was a time when an SBS driver of svc175, who outrightly refused me to photograph the bus interior! And when I approached another bus, another driver was somewhat reluctant for me to photograph, but he gave in eventually. But he kept asking me what was my motive??Originally posted by SBS9818A:They have no choice but to oblige, and frankly most of them are friendly enough to do so, except for a certain interchange's staff.