Enquiries about past & current SBST,SMRT-TIBS & SSB buses

• tranquilice

  25 Mar 04, 10:50

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  And to add on, 73 terminated at Old Upper Thomson Road, along with service 71 (Geylang Lor 1 - Old Upper Thomson) before being amended to terminate at YCK.
  
  Route of 71 is similar to 70, except it plies Geyland Road instead of Guillemard Road.

  Do you mean service 70 did terminate at Old Upp Thomson too?
  
  Correction: Geylang Rd, not Geyland Rd.
• BlessingSatan

  25 Mar 04, 13:05

  Besides SLDEP & AMKDEP,Which others depots have MB0405s and Leyland Olympians?
• off_service

  25 Mar 04, 14:40

  Originally posted by BlessingSatan:

  Besides SLDEP & AMKDEP,Which others depots have MB0405s and Leyland Olympians?

  BNDEP has some LO 3 axles for sv 10. ARBP or BBDEP also has a small number of LO 3 axles.
  
  SLBP and AMKDEP are the only depots with Mercedes O405s ( WA / DM / DM CAC )
• SBS9818A

  25 Mar 04, 17:49

  Originally posted by BlessingSatan:

  Besides SLDEP & AMKDEP,Which others depots have MB0405s and Leyland Olympians?

  It's SLBP. ARBP, BBDEP and BNDEP have 3-axle LOs.
• service_238

  25 Mar 04, 21:20

  Originally posted by BlessingSatan:

  Besides SLDEP & AMKDEP,Which others depots have MB0405s and Leyland Olympians?

  HGDEP has TWO Merz.
  ONE DM OAC: SBS 0572 S. It is used as a training bus.
  ONE WA OAC: SBS 0210 L. Also a training bus.
• freakybuses

  25 Mar 04, 21:59

  Why was Nissan Diesel not used for service in SBST nowadays? Used to ride on svc 13 and 197 in Nissan Diesels...
• service_238

  25 Mar 04, 22:42

  Originally posted by freakybuses:

  Why was Nissan Diesel not used for service in SBST nowadays? Used to ride on svc 13 and 197 in Nissan Diesels...

  They were scrapped 2 years ago. I used to see those buses on 13 outside my Bishan window as i knew then that 13 was the only service that goes straight at Bishan Rd/St 11 junction.
• off_service

  25 Mar 04, 22:47

  Originally posted by freakybuses:

  Why was Nissan Diesel not used for service in SBST nowadays? Used to ride on svc 13 and 197 in Nissan Diesels...

  They are phased out in year 2003.
• Yusry

  25 Mar 04, 23:21

  Originally posted by tranquilice:

  Do you mean service 70 did terminate at Old Upp Thomson too?
  
  Correction: Geylang Rd, not Geyland Rd.

  Nope. I mean the route of 71 is similar (NOT THE SAME) to 70's. I assume if one knows the route of 70, they can deduce the route of 71 from Jalan Kayu junction onwards to Old Upper Thomson Road.
  
  Furthermore, I don't think there's a need to point out obvious spelling mistakes, but thanks anyway.
• tranquilice

  26 Mar 04, 02:45

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  Nope. I mean the route of 71 is similar (NOT THE SAME) to 70's. I assume if one knows the route of 70, they can deduce the route of 71 from Jalan Kayu junction onwards to Old Upper Thomson Road.
  
  Furthermore, I don't think there's a need to point out obvious spelling mistakes, but thanks anyway.

  Noted, thank for the explanation.
• The_Bus_Guide

  26 Mar 04, 12:30

  Originally posted by off_service:

  They are phased out in year 2003.

  The Nissan Diesel U31SCN were new in 1986 and first deployed on AIRCON 3. They were taken off passenger service in 1997 and subsequently used as training buses until their retirement at the end of 2003. Only 5 buses (out of 20) had remained by that time.
• SBS9818A

  26 Mar 04, 17:25

  Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:

  The Nissan Diesel U31SCN were new in 1986 and first deployed on AIRCON 3. They were taken off passenger service in 1997 and subsequently used as training buses until their retirement at the end of 2003. Only 5 buses (out of 20) had remained by that time.

  Wait, how come I remembered seeing them on Sv. 15 in 1998-1999?
• BlessingSatan

  27 Mar 04, 00:14

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  Wait, how come I remembered seeing them on Sv. 15 in 1998-1999?

  Maybe as a sub-bus.
• Yusry

  27 Mar 04, 00:47

  Originally posted by BlessingSatan:

  Maybe as a sub-bus.

  Yes, probably as sub-bus.
  
  Service 15 was introduced in 1997 as a Eunos - Pasir Ris bus, which had an arrival interval of approximately 17 minutes.
  
  It was amended to Marine Parade Road sometime in 1998, I believe. This resulted in an increased frequency (it merged with M4 and thus had to have M4's frequency) and Volvo buses were used in addition to the occasional Nissans, which had almost disappeared by then.
• SBS9818A

  27 Mar 04, 17:12

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  Yes, probably as sub-bus.
  
  Service 15 was introduced in 1997 as a Eunos - Pasir Ris bus, which had an arrival interval of approximately 17 minutes.
  
  It was amended to Marine Parade Road sometime in 1998, I believe. This resulted in an increased frequency (it merged with M4 and thus had to have M4's frequency) and Volvo buses were used in addition to the occasional Nissans, which had almost disappeared by then.

  I thought Sv. 15 had a perm fleet of U31SCNs in 1998-1999?
• Superbus

  27 Mar 04, 20:41

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  I thought Sv. 15 had a perm fleet of U31SCNs in 1998-1999?

  Yes, I believe the Nissans were perm on Service 15, although for a very short period of time, just before its withdrawal from passenger service.
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• off_service

  27 Mar 04, 21:45

  Originally posted by Superbus:

  Yes, I believe the Nissans were perm on Service 15, although for a very short period of time, just before its withdrawal from passenger service.
  
  Cheers and warm regards

  Service 403 was also using Nissan Diesels in the mid 1990s (ard 1994).
• ^tamago^

  27 Mar 04, 22:18

  Originally posted by BlessingSatan:

  Which svs does the MK3DM(SBS876)ZF gearbox and MK4DM(SBS887)Voith gaerbox deployed on currently?

  i noe 877M also uses ZF gearbox, but the last time i saw it was on svc 96 and it doesn't seem to appear often..
• tranquilice

  28 Mar 04, 04:57

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  Yes, probably as sub-bus.
  
  Service 15 was introduced in 1997 as a Eunos - Pasir Ris bus, which had an arrival interval of approximately 17 minutes.
  
  It was amended to Marine Parade Road sometime in 1998, I believe. This resulted in an increased frequency (it merged with M4 and thus had to have M4's frequency) and Volvo buses were used in addition to the occasional Nissans, which had almost disappeared by then.

  Service 15 was actually introduced in 1995. It was extended to Marine Parade in 1997.
• Scania

  28 Mar 04, 13:27

  Originally posted by SBS9818A:

  1. Renault PR100.3, Sv. 3 bus. Introduced in 1988, withdrawn in early 90s?
  4. Geylang Lor 1 has been around for a long time, same for Changi Village, Rumah Tinggi and LCK.

  Wrong its Renault PR.100.2 not series 3
• Yusry

  28 Mar 04, 13:43

  Originally posted by tranquilice:

  Service 15 was actually introduced in 1995. It was extended to Marine Parade in 1997.

  Sorry, I was mistaken about "1997". The introduction should be 1996 and not 1995. I remember mentioning the introduction of service 15 to my English teacher who is an Indian. And that would be me being in Secondary 3. (1996)
• tranquilice

  28 Mar 04, 13:53

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  Sorry, I was mistaken about "1997". The introduction should be 1996 and not 1995. I remember mentioning the introduction of service 15 to my English teacher who is an Indian. And that would be me being in Secondary 3. (1996)

  Service 15 first appeared in the 1996 bus guide, the information cut off date for the guide is 31 Dec 1995, which means it was introduced in 1995. If I remember correctly, it was introduced in September 1995.
• SBS9818A

  28 Mar 04, 19:47

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  i noe 877M also uses ZF gearbox, but the last time i saw it was on svc 96 and it doesn't seem to appear often..

  With this, it seems the later 8xx Mk IIIs use ZF! Especially the unrefurbished ones.
• Yusry

  28 Mar 04, 20:16

  When was service 17 introduced?
• service_238

  28 Mar 04, 20:37

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  When was service 17 introduced?

  1993 or 1994