Amendments to service 3 from October 2003
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Hi all,
It is mentioned in the Chinese News Paper (Zaobao) that service 3,
currently plying between Tampines and Pasir Ris, will be amended
next month to Punggol. SBST officials stated that the change will
kick off in October, but the specific date is yet to be released. -
Hmm, I wonder if Sv 3 would be MORE circutous after the extension. By looking at the present route of Sv 3. it's already so circutous that the driver feels so 'intolerable' when driving this route. It goes in and out of Tampines, and then goes in and out of Pasir Ris, and now it has to go in and out of Punggol! I must salute to Sv 3's drivers.
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What about Sv. 51 leh? Wind through Hougang, through Eunos / Geylang, through town and Chinatown, Commonwealth area, Bukit Merah, Alexandra, Pasir Panjang, Clementi West, Teban Gardens before finally reaching Jurong East? Those drivers can be driving for 2+ hours. I wonder how they keep their bladders and stomachs controlled. So for one shift of 8 hours they can only do three trips.Originally posted by SBS9816E:Hmm, I wonder if Sv 3 would be MORE circutous after the extension. By looking at the present route of Sv 3. it's already so circutous that the driver feels so 'intolerable' when driving this route. It goes in and out of Tampines, and then goes in and out of Pasir Ris, and now it has to go in and out of Punggol! I must salute to Sv 3's drivers. -
The current service 51 is the result of integration of 2 services (Service 51: Jalan Eunos - Labrador Villa terminal and Service 192: former Jurong interchange - South Canal terminal) in the 1980s. It was later amended and extended to Jurong East and Hougang South to become the current long route.Originally posted by SBS9818A:What about Sv. 51 leh? Wind through Hougang, through Eunos / Geylang, through town and Chinatown, Commonwealth area, Bukit Merah, Alexandra, Pasir Panjang, Clementi West, Teban Gardens before finally reaching Jurong East? Those drivers can be driving for 2+ hours. I wonder how they keep their bladders and stomachs controlled. So for one shift of 8 hours they can only do three trips. -
Agreed. 61 should be canned or split up into two or three services. 61 was known as the "Bus from Hell" during my poly days because some peeps were duped into taking it from Eunos hoping to reach Ngee Ann faster than 154 because they thought it would avoid the macpherson jam.. ended up taking a round island ride and appearing one hour late for lecture.Originally posted by tranquilice:Service 61 too. Passengers at HarbourFront going to Bt Batok would rather take service 97 to Jurong East and transfer to MRT than to take service 61. -
Avoid the Macpherson jam? Service 61 ply Macpherson too.Originally posted by AntiDennisLance:Agreed. 61 should be canned or split up into two or three services. 61 was known as the "Bus from Hell" during my poly days because some peeps were duped into taking it from Eunos hoping to reach Ngee Ann faster than 154 because they thought it would avoid the macpherson jam.. ended up taking a round island ride and appearing one hour late for lecture. -
Yeah peeps didnt used to know that 61 runs to macpherson too. Really could have been a nightmare... go macpherson, serangoon, then orchard (by that time should be anxiously looking at watch), then some more go chinatown, telok blangah, pasir panjang, turn circles in tanglin (oh dear already very late), then some more go holland and ulu pandan before winding up at Ngee Ann, super super late and butt ache.Originally posted by tranquilice:Avoid the Macpherson jam? Service 61 ply Macpherson too.
That time was the SBS DM Volvo MK II's some more, lagi worse, bumpy and slow. And the lazy-sounding middle mounted MK II engine adds to the anxiety of a passenger in a real hurry too. -
Not suprisingly, Sv. 61 takes the cake for being one of the longest routes, as in you wind round Singapore, same for Sv. 51 as well. Sv. 61 winds through Ubi, Macpherson, Geylang Bahru, town, Chinatown, Telok Blangah, Alexandra, Queenstown, Commonwealth, Tanglin Halt, Holland V and Ulu Pandan before reaching NYP. Those buggers must have suffered quite a fair bit!Originally posted by AntiDennisLance:Agreed. 61 should be canned or split up into two or three services. 61 was known as the "Bus from Hell" during my poly days because some peeps were duped into taking it from Eunos hoping to reach Ngee Ann faster than 154 because they thought it would avoid the macpherson jam.. ended up taking a round island ride and appearing one hour late for lecture.
Services to be split up are Sv. 51, Sv. 61, Sv. 143 and Sv. 166, as these services just bring you on a tour of Singapore. -
It's NP, not NYP. It's OK, you are forgiven.Originally posted by SBS9818A:Not suprisingly, Sv. 61 takes the cake for being one of the longest routes, as in you wind round Singapore, same for Sv. 51 as well. Sv. 61 winds through Ubi, Macpherson, Geylang Bahru, town, Chinatown, Telok Blangah, Alexandra, Queenstown, Commonwealth, Tanglin Halt, Holland V and Ulu Pandan before reaching NYP. Those buggers must have suffered quite a fair bit!
Services to be split up are Sv. 51, Sv. 61, Sv. 143 and Sv. 166, as these services just bring you on a tour of Singapore.
Cheers and warm regards -
Sorry lah. Was rushing while typing it.Originally posted by Superbus:It's NP, not NYP. It's OK, you are forgiven.
Cheers and warm regards -
Pity those drivers who drove the 61 Atlenteans... what bus did 51 use last time? also a super long routeOriginally posted by AntiDennisLance:That time was the SBS DM Volvo MK II's some more, lagi worse, bumpy and slow. And the lazy-sounding middle mounted MK II engine adds to the anxiety of a passenger in a real hurry too. -
Hi,
Service 51 was using the LOs 2 axle the very last time. -
Service 51 mainly used the Mercedes Benz MB O305. I also recall some single deck Mercedes Benz front-engined buses with the Soon Chow bodywork plying on Service 51.Originally posted by oliver_yuen87:Pity those drivers who drove the 61 Atlenteans... what bus did 51 use last time? also a super long route -
Just to add on. Before 51 was extended to Hougang South (or known simply as Hougang back then), there was Service 54, plying between Hougang and Eunos. When 51 was extended, Service 54 was terminated.Originally posted by tranquilice:The current service 51 is the result of integration of 2 services (Service 51: Jalan Eunos - Labrador Villa terminal and Service 192: former Jurong interchange - South Canal terminal) in the 1980s. It was later amended and extended to Jurong East and Hougang South to become the current long route. -
Sv. 51 used O305s and OF1417s according to your description "front-engined Merc with Soon Chow body". They also used 2-axle LOs back in it's non air-con days.
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Service 3 will be extended to loop at Punggol MRT station via Pasir Ris Dr 12, TPE, Punggol Rd, Punggol Field Rd, Punggol East and Punggol Central, from Sunday 19 Oct 03.
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Wonder if there will be any fanfare.Originally posted by tranquilice:Service 3 will be extended to loop at Punggol MRT station via Pasir Ris Dr 12, TPE, Punggol Rd, Punggol Field Rd, Punggol East and Punggol Central, from Sunday 19 Oct 03. -
My late father worked as a tibs driver last time before being a SBST driver.He said that he hated svc 61 because of little india that has many indians there and made the bus crowded and becuase svc 61 route was darn long.Originally posted by AntiDennisLance:Agreed. 61 should be canned or split up into two or three services. 61 was known as the "Bus from Hell" during my poly days because some peeps were duped into taking it from Eunos hoping to reach Ngee Ann faster than 154 because they thought it would avoid the macpherson jam.. ended up taking a round island ride and appearing one hour late for lecture.