Anything that caught your eyes along the roads ?Post here .

• SBS9818A

  11 Dec 03, 16:17

  Besides, BRAM is a bus park, like BNDEP, SLBP and ARBP.
• service_238

  11 Dec 03, 17:02

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  Besides, BRAM is a bus park, like BNDEP, SLBP and ARBP.

  Let's see..
  
  if BNDEP = Bedok North Depot
  SLBP = Soon Lee Bus Park
  ARBP = Ayer Rajah Bus Park
  HGDEP = Hougang Depot
  AMDEP = Ang Mo Kio Depot,
  
  what does BRAM stand for (Especially the 'M' in BRAM)
  
• th1988

  11 Dec 03, 17:48

  It means Braddell Road Depot, it is not a bus park but SBS HQ!!!
  
  It runs TPY feeders and some services like 28, 90, 143, 145, 157
  
  It is also home to Comfort cab, Comfort Bus, City Cab, Delgro Eng.
• SBS9818A

  11 Dec 03, 18:00

  Originally posted by service_238:

  Let's see..
  
  if BNDEP = Bedok North Depot
  SLBP = Soon Lee Bus Park
  ARBP = Ayer Rajah Bus Park
  HGDEP = Hougang Depot
  AMDEP = Ang Mo Kio Depot,
  
  what does BRAM stand for (Especially the 'M' in BRAM)
  

  BRAM stands for BRaddell Ang Mo kio.
• SBS9818A

  11 Dec 03, 18:01

  Originally posted by th1988:

  It means Braddell Road Depot, it is not a bus park but SBS HQ!!!
  
  It runs TPY feeders and some services like 28, 90, 143, 145, 157
  
  It is also home to Comfort cab, Comfort Bus, City Cab, Delgro Eng.

  It is a bus park. SBST HQ is just built on that plot of land. Do your research properly, please.
• service_238

  11 Dec 03, 18:23

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:
  
  
  BRAM stands for [b]BRaddell Ang Mo kio.[/b]

  If that is true, BRAM is such a nice name..
  
  This depot houses some/all of the buses of Svc 8, 28, 31, 53, 54, 55, 56, 88, 90, 142, 143, 145, 155, 157, 159, 231, 232, 235, 238.
  
  Even though these services are from TPY, they are not actually based in BRAM.
  Svc 26, 73, 139 is by AMDEP
  Svc 163 is by HGDEP
• foxtrot1985

  11 Dec 03, 21:44

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  FS, regarding your first statement, as far as I know:
  
  Sv. 25
  Sv. 56
  Sv. 70
  Sv. 133
  Sv. 72
  Sv. 76
  Sv. 88
  
  are totally controlled by AMDEP. The notable exceptions are Sv. 31, Sv. 21 and Sv. 28, AFAIK.

  157 gets VSO cameos occasionally too... Saw one 3 days ago on Monday. Anyway, sighting today:
  SBS9525U - 147 (ex-51)
• SBS9818A

  12 Dec 03, 08:10

  Originally posted by foxtrot1985:

  157 gets VSO cameos occasionally too... Saw one 3 days ago on Monday.

  But Sv. 157 is controlled by SLBP and BRAM/AMDEP, and only gets a B10TL once in a blue moon. As for Sv. 88 there is bound to be one at least once every week.
• Yusry

  12 Dec 03, 08:56

  Originally posted by off_service:

  I read somewhere that the EZ Link software for Airport services and service 170 are specially programmed for the service nature. I'm not sure if there's any other services with specially programming EZ Link software.

  Hmm....... if SBS can get LTA / EZLink vendor to specially programme the system to suit their needs, I wonder why TIBS can't do that with service 966 since 858 is also specially programmed.
• SBS9816E

  12 Dec 03, 19:06

  Originally posted by foxtrot1985:

  Sightings today:
  SBS436C (Olympus side ad) - 268 (ex-315)
  SBS1959D (Yokohoma back ad) - 74
  SBS2611A (Oreo ad) - 166 (ex-165)

  Chotomatte.....
  
  SBS 436C is a perm bus on 268. It went to sv 315 as sub bus. SBS 2611A was used to be permanent on sv 99. However, it wasn't now.
• SBS9816E

  12 Dec 03, 19:08

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  Really? Looks like Sv. 70 is losing its B10TLs.

  Neh... Sv 70 uses SBS 9827Z and SBS 9828 now.
• SBS9816E

  12 Dec 03, 19:12

  Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:

  Can't they just put 2 VSOs on 143 ? I think they deserve the VSOs more then 25 .

  Neh...
  
  Under a comparison of Sv 854 (which is of TIBS), SBST wouldn't want to do much adjustment to the VSOs of sv 25. Also, there are still a lot of LO 3 Axle of sv 143 with advertisement. Surely SBST wouldn't want to make their customers angry when they see those buses with ad running on 'non-orchard road' sv.
• SBS9816E

  12 Dec 03, 19:16

  Originally posted by service_238:

  If SBST does that as a perm bus, I'll strike lottery
  
  It's practically impossible because some of its fleet (esp LO 3-axle & MB0405) is despatched from SLDEP. Moreover Svc 143 goes through roads that have uneven surfaces (Telok blangah Rd & Pasir Panjang Rd)
  
  If anyone had noticed carefully, all VSOs goes through roads that are 'near perfect' condition. but then again who knows SBST may just deploy them any day?

  I don't quite agree with that sentence. Would there be any bus company care about that?! Let me ask you this: Is the (old) Tampines Road a smooth road!? When I took a VSO on sv 72 and travelled along the road, it isn't as smooth as you thought.
  
  Also, most of the LO 3 Axle are from SLBP, therefore AMKDEP/BRAM might not have not much control over the double decker buses of Sv 143.
• tranquilice

  12 Dec 03, 19:37

  9815H on service 143 on Wednesday 10 Dec
  VO 3-axles (rego 96xx) on service 143 yesterday
  
• SBS9816E

  12 Dec 03, 19:46

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  The good reason : SBST don't like pampering West services. Enough said.

  I dun really agree on this. As you can see, SBST now operates by district. It's only the district that decides if it would want to bring in new buses. For the case of VO 2 Axle to BNL, SBST doesn't want Jurong Industrial Svcs to be full air-conditioned bus services. Also, the VO 2 Axle is the only type of non-a/c Double decker bus available now. This is the constraint for them. Since that's the case, they could only bring in VO 2 Axle for Jurong INdustrial Svcs. That goes the same to the non air-con Volvo Mk 2. However, i bet that you might ask why non-aircon Scania N113CRB are not transferred to the west. In my opinion, SBST would want them to stay within the central and east district till they are old and ready to be scrapped.
• SBS9818A

  12 Dec 03, 20:31

  SBS 2793H on Sv. 143
  SBS 9642P on Sv. 157
  TIB 1018B on Sv. 825
  SBS 2786 perm on Sv. 143
  SBS 9085Y of Sv. 143 used for filming purposes, for some documentary on Singapore meant for China.
• Airbus330Captain

  12 Dec 03, 22:54

  9659 and 1799 on bus 197
  
• service_238

  12 Dec 03, 23:23

  Originally posted by SBS9816E:

  I don't quite agree with that sentence. Would there be any bus company care about that?! Let me ask you this: Is the (old) Tampines Road a smooth road!? When I took a VSO on sv 72 and travelled along the road, it isn't as smooth as you thought.
  
  Also, most of the LO 3 Axle are from SLBP, therefore AMKDEP/BRAM might not have not much control over the double decker buses of Sv 143.

  Sorry... I forgot that part.
  
  As for single-deckers on Svc 143, they're mostly from AMDEP. IMO, these MB 0405 (DM) can swap with Svc 105. BRAM has a minority of LO too.
• off_service

  13 Dec 03, 00:46

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  Hmm....... if SBS can get LTA / EZLink vendor to specially programme the system to suit their needs, I wonder why TIBS can't do that with service 966 since 858 is also specially programmed.

  Service 966 is meant to be operated as a trunk service. Hence, there is no need for a specially programmed system for service 966.
• SBS9818A

  13 Dec 03, 16:49

  Originally posted by service_238:

  Sorry... I forgot that part.
  
  As for single-deckers on Svc 143, they're mostly from AMDEP. IMO, these MB 0405 (DM) can swap with Svc 105. BRAM has a minority of LO too.

  BRAM's LOs are taken up by Sv. 143 and Sv. 157 mostly.
• Zilchster

  13 Dec 03, 21:30

  9326C, 2641M on 62
  313Z, 486H on 103W
  
  2823E on Svc 40
• off_service

  14 Dec 03, 00:19

  As on Saturday 13 Dec 2003:
  
  TIB 933 R, TIB 937 E, TIB 939 A, TIB 1015 J (from service 169) on service 852
  
  TIB 1007 H, TIB 1010 Y (from service 852) on service 169
  
  TIB 942 P on service 804
  
  TIB 1011 U on service 171
  
  TIB 1074 M, TIB 1076 H, TIB 1077 E, TIB 1078 C, TIB 1080 U (from service 61) on service 811. TIB 1237 K to TIB 1241 Y could be on service 61.
  
  TIB 1062 Y on service 859
  
  TIB 1045 Y on service 857
  
  As we can see here, the Lance deployments are going haywire.
• SBS9818A

  14 Dec 03, 12:33

  SBS 574L on Sv. 410
• Airbus330Captain

  14 Dec 03, 22:05

  1239E and 1240A on bus 61 yesterday.
• service_238

  14 Dec 03, 22:32

  hmm... i was just wondering.. Where are you guys based at? as in which area/estate of Singapore are you the most familiar with?
  
  Unfortunately I'm based in Toa Payoh.