What inspired you?
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Wah driving NEL train ah? Go back to HGDEP lah!Originally posted by carbikebus:No,I'm a train driver,Lol,No offence dude,So ignorance eh you,I'm blessingsatan aka carbikebus.
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What inspired me to like buses? hmm... let's hit back to Year 1990. That was the year I started to like buses. The first bus that I started to like was Leyland Atlantean AN68 with Alexander R-Type Bodywork. I really liked the feeling, being rocking on the bus. However, I didn't really like the back seats because of the heat spread around the engine compartment. Hence, I always told myself not to seat at that particular place of the bus. As time went by, I started to draw pictures of buses with advertisement. I would always like to follow the advertisement on the Atlanteans, Leyland Olympian 2 Axle, and the MB O.305. There were times that I drew them in full body livery. However, they did really look ugly, as I dun really know how to draw them well. Until Primary 4, when TIBS got the first O.405G came in, I was pretty thrilled by it, as I wanted to seat at the rear of the bus. I took one of them on Sv 82, when it was under the in-charge of TIBS. Just because of that trip, I drew it up, with a full-body livery. Till one day in 2003, I was surfing the internet and I found a group of bus enthusiasts, liking the same habit. That was the time I started to mix around with them, and found new ways of knowing different buses, and ways to spot buses.
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Well for me, I like buses since i was very young. The likes of mercedes 0305 , leyland alanteans and leyland victories were around. I disliked the leyland buses except for the LO 2 axles and love the mercedes O305 bus. That bus is real fast and smooth unlike the counterpart. I remembered skipping a lot of buses just to wait for a particular bus type. Those were the days.
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for me my very first fav model of bus was the albion viking...
like its engine sound and speed.
unfrotunately felt indifferent to the leyland vics
next liked the merc OF1417a nd B57
felt indifferent to the merc OF 1312 soon chow or metsec
later came the merc 0305. felt ok with them.
my very very fav the scania N113CRB came out. rode them almost everyday on 196. still my fav model of bus till today...
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Hmmmm I like to travel on buses not so much of the bus models, but because the buses can drive to so many more places that the trains cannot go to......it helps that I like to "sight-see" too, so when I have the free time (normally at night), I would try to go one round around the island, and then try to catch the very last bus home from wherever I may be. Nice thing is that buses dont stop too much in the night, so I can travel a further distance with the same amount of time. Cooler at night too!
Only thing I dont like too much is the noise from TV Mobile......but wat to do?
So now I really prefer the SMRT buses as opposed to SBST. Quieter and faster too. -
Frankly speaking, my liking for buses started when Tibs bought its first MB0405. Grew when tibs bought MB0405G. Dramatically grew when I moved to CCK to find out that CCK was given up to Tibs.Became a full-time bus fan when I found this forum
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During that time i think 0305 are the longest DD @ 11m right?Originally posted by xin1jun2:for me my very first fav model of bus was the albion viking...
like its engine sound and speed.
unfrotunately felt indifferent to the leyland vics
next liked the merc OF1417a nd B57
felt indifferent to the merc OF 1312 soon chow or metsec
later came the merc 0305. felt ok with them.
my very very fav the scania N113CRB came out. rode them almost everyday on 196. still my fav model of bus till today...
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That is correct. 11.3 m to be exact.Originally posted by carbikebus:During that time i think 0305 are the longest DD @ 11m right? -
Wow,Quite long for a 2x DD haOriginally posted by SBS9818A:That is correct. 11.3 m to be exact.
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I thought it's 11.1 metres?Originally posted by SBS9818A:That is correct. 11.3 m to be exact. -
Longer than both the LO2X and Atlantean. 10.6m for those two.Originally posted by carbikebus:Wow,Quite long for a 2x DD ha -
The Mercedes-Benz O305 is my all-time favourite bus. It was developed from a single-deck bus design of the same series. That explains its length, which was more suitable for a single-deck rather than a double deck. Don't be surprised if you see an O305 single-deck running around in Australia or Germany. Unlike the Leyland Atlanteans and Olympians, its engine was horizontally mounted and located under the floorboard. Apart from being the longest double-decker in its time, it also had the highest passenger capacity; 109.
The very first O305 demonstrator came in 1982; SBS 5500 S with a Willowbrooke body. Another demonstrator; SBS 5541 Z was fitted with an Alexander R body. And the 200 units which came in 1984 - 1987 were of the same bodywork with some modifications. The O305 were fully withdrawn by the end of 2000. They were put up for sale but there were no buyers as far as I know. -
I grew up with O305s before the Superbus dynasty... Missed the 133 O305 with crashed into the bus berth I remember... because I was there... and not forgetting a stupid 261 driver who drove the O405 AC straight forward and crashed into the rubbish collection ctr at Blk 343...Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:The Mercedes-Benz O305 is my all-time favourite bus. It was developed from a single-deck bus design of the same series. That explains its length, which was more suitable for a single-deck rather than a double deck. Don't be surprised if you see an O305 single-deck running around in Australia or Germany. Unlike the Leyland Atlanteans and Olympians, its engine was horizontally mounted and located under the floorboard. Apart from being the longest double-decker in its time, it also had the highest passenger capacity; 109.
The very first O305 demonstrator came in 1982; SBS 5500 S with a Willowbrooke body. Another demonstrator; SBS 5541 Z was fitted with an Alexander R body. And the 200 units which came in 1984 - 1987 were of the same bodywork with some modifications. The O305 were fully withdrawn by the end of 2000. They were put up for sale but there were no buyers as far as I know. -
That's a service 262 WA Mercedes O405.Originally posted by freakybuses:I grew up with O305s before the Superbus dynasty... Missed the 133 O305 with crashed into the bus berth I remember... because I was there... and not forgetting a stupid 261 driver who drove the O405 AC straight forward and crashed into the rubbish collection ctr at Blk 343...