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Month & Year of Reg

Kiv
26 Jul 04, 10:47

Hi everyone,
Very comprehensive listing of SBST and SMRT's fleet size and models, along with the registration nos, at sgwiki.
However, does anyone have any idea when (MM/YY) each model is registered?
Can I assume the smaller the reg no, the earlier the bus was registered?
Yusry
26 Jul 04, 10:56

Within the same series, generally yes.

Maybe except for the VSO. 9888Y was introduced before the 9800 - 9849 series.
Kiv
26 Jul 04, 11:11

So it's not possible to tell which series comes before which, just from looking at the reg nos alone?
In that case, anyone has any idea when each series is registered?
xin1jun2
26 Jul 04, 12:26

u have to take into account that

in my opnion i would regard chasis made as the start date of the bus

so in theory the VSO SBS9800A is as old as SBS9888Y but yet much older thna the rest of the VSOs. (erm SBS9800A chasis made in 1999 right...lolz)

by looking at rego u say SBS9888Y is higher but 9849 is much newer...so i say look at rego not good enough
Kiv
26 Jul 04, 17:39

But the statutory life of a bus actually starts from the month/year it is registered, right?
This was what I was trying to find out essentially...the chronological order of registration of the various model and fleet.
^tamago^
26 Jul 04, 18:59

Originally posted by Kiv:
Hi everyone,
...

Can I assume the smaller the reg no, the earlier the bus was registered?

yes, generally. but i know of one exception.

for Habits, the registration nos. 1019Z to 1023M (1019Z, 1020X, 1021T, 1022R, 1023M) are registered somewhere together with 108x series. which means, the first Demo Volgren Habit was 1024H, then came 1025E and so on until 108x when they decided to use 1019Z to 1023M first. tis is because tis block was previously reserved for some new buses (most probably Volgren UMW Dennis Lance) before the Demo Volgren Habit came but Tibs decided they had enough of Lances and gave up the block eventually.

the rest of SMRT Buses' registration nos. follow the chronological order.

let me try to recall+research:

MB Hispano O.405 Mk1: around Oct 1994. first served on svc 851 when it turned PAC from 1st Nov 1994.

MB Hispano O.405G Box 838H: 16th March 1996. Served on Svc 171 for inauguration, then later went on to Svc 856.

MB Hispano O.405 Carocera: late 1999 - early 2000.

MB Hispano O.405G Habit: 2000. i have the advertisement about the launch of Habits but i need to find it and hence the date for batch 1025M to 1060C.

Dennis Lance UMW: 1998. They were deployed on Jln Kayu services (59/866, 103, 163) for about a year before Tibs had to hand back Sengkang & Jln Kayu to SBS.
^tamago^
27 Jul 04, 18:37

tis list is generated from latest road tax information plus other information (that bus fans would know) to guess the registration date.

road tax information provided by LTA AutoLine at 1800-7320633 and also LTA oneMotoring portal at www.onemotoring.com.sg

note that Tibs used to register batchs of buses at the end of the month but they slowly started registering them seperately on different dates of the month after tat.

registration date is not the same as inaugration date.

more to be added.

data is made as correct as possible, with small possibility that it could be +6/-6 months.

TIB
Scania CRLs in orange. Missing/Scrapped (hence no data): 643C.
DAFs in brown. Missing: 675K (first DAF), 680U, 724C (last DAF).
Scania EABO in olive.
MB O.405 CAC in blue.
Bendy Carocera & Smiley's in violet. Missing: 900K.
Lance's in dark red. Missing: 931X, 936H, 941S, 1004R.
Habits in green. Missing: 1110S.

30/6/94 (2): 425R, 426M
30/9/94 (9): 427K, 428H, 429E, 430A, 431Y, 432U, 433S, 434P, 435L
31/10/94 (6): 436J, 437G, 438D, 439B, 440X, 441T
1/11/94: Svc 851 is the first svc to turn PAC and use the MB O.405 Hispanos.
28/2/95 (5): 442R, 443M, 444K, 445H, 446E
31/3/95 (15): 447C, 448A, 449Y, 450S, 451P, 452L, 453T, 454G, 455D, 456B, 457Z, 458X, 459T, 460M, 461K
30/4/95 (13): 462H, 463E, 464C, 465A, 466Y, 467U, 468S, 469P, 470J, 471G, 472D, 473B, 474Z
31/5/95 (21): 475X, 476T, 477R, 478M, 479K, 480E, 481C, 482A, 483Y, 484U, 485S, 486P, 487L, 488J, 489G, 490B, 491Z, 492X, 493T, 494R, 495M
30/6/95 (34): 496K, 497H, 498E, 499C, 500G, 501D, 502B, 503Z, 504X, 505T, 506R, 507M, 508K, 509H, 510C, 511A, 512Y, 513U, 514S, 515P, 516L, 517J, 518G, 519D, 520Z, 521X, 522T, 523R, 524M, 526H, 527E, 528C, 529A, 530U
7/7/95 (2): 563A, 564Y
3/8/95 (5): 531S, 532P, 533L, 534J, 535G
9/8/95 (6): 536D, 537B, 538Z, 539X, 540R, 541M
15/8/95 (1): 648P
19/8/95 (1): 735X
21/8/95 (5): 542K, 543H, 544E, 545C, 546A
22/8/95 (5): 547Y, 548U, 549S, 550L, 551J
24/8/95 (6): 552G, 553D, 554B, 555Z, 556X, 562C
31/8/95 (4): 558R, 559M, 560H, 561E
6/9/95 (1): 677E
11/9/95 (1): 655T
12/9/95 (10): 572Z, 573X, 574T, 575R, 576M, 577K, 578H, 579E, 580A, 581Y
14/9/95 (3): 582U, 583S, 584P
17/9/95 (1): 649L
20/9/95 (10): 585L, 586J, 587G, 588D, 589B, 590X, 591T, 592R, 593M, 594K
21/9/95 (5): 595H, 596E, 597C, 598A, 599Y
25/9/95 (8 ): 600B, 601Z, 602X, 603T, 671X, 672T, 708A, 709Y
28/9/95 (3): 565U, 566S, 567P
30/9/95 (5): 703M, 704K, 705H, 706E, 707C
5/10/95 (3): 568L, 569J, 676H
10/10/95 (6): 570D, 571B, 619Z, 635B, 636Z, 637X
19/10/95 (2): 638T, 640K
20/10/95 (1): 525K
27/10/95 (12): 604R, 605M, 606K, 607H, 608E, 609C, 610Y, 611U, 612S, 613P, 678C, 679A
29/10/95 (2): 641H, 642E
31/10/95 (5): 614L, 615J, 616G, 617D, 618B
1/11/95 (5): 620T, 612R, 622M, 623K, 624H
7/11/95 (1): 639R
8/11/95 (2): 645Y, 646U
9/11/95 (4): 647S, 650G, 681S, 682P
14/11/95 (1): 700X
17/11/95 (10): 625E, 626C, 627A, 628Y, 629U, 630P, 631L, 632J, 633G, 634D
21/11/95 (10): 710S, 711P, 712L, 713J, 714G, 715D, 716B, 717Z, 725A, 726Y
24/11/95 (3): 651D, 652B, 653Z
26/11/95 (1): 701T
27/11/95 (9): 719T, 727U, 728S, 729P, 730J, 731G, 732D, 733B, 734Z
28/11/95 (1): 656R
30/11/95 (5): 683L, 684J, 686D, 687B, 688Z
1/12/95 (3): 721K, 722H, 723E
2/12/95 (2): 673R, 674M
4/12/95 (2): 657M, 658K
6/12/95 (1): 685G
11/12/95 (11): 662Y, 663U, 736T, 737R, 738M, 739K, 740E, 741C, 742A, 743Y, 744U
12/12/95 (5): 745S, 746P, 747L, 748J, 749G
14/12/95 (8 ): 661A, 664S, 665P, 666L, 667J, 668G. 669D, 670Z
18/12/95 (1): 659H
19/12/95 (5): 689X, 691M, 692K, 693H, 694E
22/12/95 (8 ): 696A, 697Y, 698U, 750B, 751Z, 752X, 753T, 754R
28/12/95 (10): 755M, 756K, 757H, 758E, 759C, 760Y, 761U, 762S, 763P, 764L
11/1/96 (8 ): 765J, 766G, 767D, 768B, 770T, 771R, 773K, 774H
15/1/96 (5): 775E, 776C, 777A, 778Y, 779U
16/1/96 (5): 780P, 781L, 782J, 783G, 784D
17/1/96 (1): 769Z
21/1/96 (10): 785B, 786Z, 787X, 788T, 789R, 790K, 791H, 792E, 793C, 794A
28/1/96 (3): 795Y, 796U, 797S
29/1/96 (3): 798P, 799L, 800R
31/1/96 (6): 801M, 802K, 804E, 805C, 806A, 807Y
2/2/96 (4): 690R, 808U, 809S, 810L
8/2/96 (10): 811J, 812G, 813D, 814B, 815Z, 816X, 817T, 818R, 819M, 820H
10/2/96: Opening of WRI
12/2/96 (1): 833H (First EABO. appeared at opening of WRI on 10/2/96 with new rego on but only can allow pax to visit the bus and no joyrides. on newspaper article the photo of the bus was shown with blue plate.)
13/2/96 (6): 821E, 822C, 823A, 824Y, 825U, 826S
27/2/96 (1): 834T, 835R, 836M, 837K
9/3/96 (1): 847G
13/3/96 (1): 838H (inaugurated on 16th Jun '96 on svc 171)
20/3/96 (3): 840A, 841Y, 842U
25/3/96 (1): 832Z
27/3/96 (4): 843S, 844P, 845L, 846J
30/3/96 (3): 699L, 827P, 830D
28/5/96 (1): 839E, 848D
22/6/96 (3): 828L, 829J, 831B
15/1/97 (5): 849B, 850X, 851T, 852R, 853M
16/1/97 (1): 854K
6/2/97 (3): 855H, 856E, 858A
22/2/97 (4): 884Z, 885X, 886T, 887R
28/2/97 (4): 859Y, 860S, 861P, 862L
17/4/97 (10): 863J, 864G, 865D, 866B, 867Z, 868X, 869T, 870M, 871K, 872H
4/6/97 (5): 873E, 874C, 875A, 876Y, 877U
9/6/97 (5): 878S, 879P, 880J, 888M, 889K
29/6/97 (3): 881G, 882D, 883B
8/7/97 (1): 890E
13/8/97 (6): 891C, 892A, 893Y, 894U, 895S, 896P
20/8/97 (4+1): 897L, 898J, 899G, 900K?, 901H
26/8/97 (1): 903C
16/10/97 (1): 902E
18/11/97 (1): 904A
20/1/98 (1): 905Y (Hino)
25/4/98 (1): 906U
10/5/98 (7): 907S, 908P, 909L, 910G, 911D, 912B, 913Z[/b]
11/5/98 (6): 914X, 915T, 916R, 917M, 918K, 919H
7/6/98 (5): 920C, 921A, 922Y, 923U, 924S
8/6/98 (3): 925P, 926L, 927J
9/6/98 (2): 928G, 929D
14/6/98 (1): 935K
15/6/98 (1): 930Z
22/6/98 (1): 933R
7/7/98 (2): 937E, 938C
13/7/98 (1): 939A
21/7/98 (2): 940U, 942P
4/8/98 (1): 944J
18/8/98 (2): 945G, 946D
27/8/98 (1): 950R
2/9/98 (1): 947B
12/9/98 (1): 948Z
16/9/98 (1): 949X
26/9/98 (1): 951M
30/9/98 (1): 952K
7/10/98 (1): 943L
8/10/98 (1): 953H
13/10/98 (1): 954E
19/10/98 (1): 955C
28/10/98 (1): 956A
4/11/98 (1): 957Y
6/12/98 (1): 958U
13/12/98 (1): 959S
16/12/98 (1): 960L
21/12/98 (1): 961J
27/12/98 (1): 962G
2/1/99 (1): 963D
3/1/99 (1): 964B
4/1/99 (1): 972C
10/1/99 (2): 965Z, 973A
11/1/99 (1): 974Y
12/1/99 (1): 975U
13/1/99 (2): 966X, 976S
18/1/99 (1): 967T
25/1/99 (1): 968R
30/1/99 (1): 969M
2/2/99 (4): 977P, 978L, 979J, 980D
9/2/99 (4): 970H, 983X, 984T, 985R
10/2/99 (1): 986M
13/2/99 (2): 981B, 987K
14/2/99 (2): 988H, 989E
18/2/99 (5): 990A, 991Y, 992U, 993S, 997G
22/2/99 (3): 994P, 995L, 996J
24/2/99 (2): 1000B, 1001Z
27/2/99 (2): 971E, 998D
7/3/99 (1): 999B
27/3/99 (1): 1002X
6/4/99 (1): 1003T
12/4/99 (1): 1005M
23/4/99 (1): 1006K
25/4/99 (1): 1007H
1/5/99 (1): 1008E
4/5/99 (2): 1009C, 1010Y
14/5/99 (1): 1011U
15/5/99 (1): 982Z
16/5/99 (1): 1012S
24/5/99 (2): 1013P, 1014L
18/6/99 (2): 1015J, 1016G
20/10/99 (2): 1017D, 1018B
13/1/00 (1): 1024H
9/6/00 (2): 1025E, 1038T
13/6/00 (1): 1036Z
14/6/00 (8 ): 1026C, 1027A, 1028Y, 1029U, 1030P, 1031L, 1032J, 1033G
15/6/00 (14): 1034D, 1035B, 1037X, 1039R, 1040K, 1041H, 1043C, 1044A, 1045Y, 1046U, 1047S, 1048P, 1049L, 1050G
16/6/00 (1): 1042E
13/7/00 (4): 1051D, 1052B, 1053Z, 1054X
20/7/00 (1): 1055T
15/8/00 (15): 1056R, 1057M, 1058K, 1059H, 1060C, 1061A, 1062Y, 1063U, 1064S, 1065P, 1066L, 1067J, 1068G, 1069D, 1070Z
31/8/00 (21): 1071X, 1072T, 1073R, 1074M, 1075K, 1076H, 1077E, 1078C, 1079A, 1080U, 1081S, 1082P, 1083L, 1084J, 1085G, 1086D, 1087B, 1088Z, 1089X, 1090R, 1091M
19/12/00 (2): 1092K, 1093H
20/12/00 (7): 1095C, 1096A, 1097Y, 1098U, 1099S, 1100X, 1101T
21/12/00 (9+1): 1102R, 1103M, 1104K, 1105H, 1106E, 1107C, 1108A, 1109Y, 1110S?, 1111P
25/12/00 (1): 1094E
11/1/01 (8 ): 1019Z, 1020T, 1021R, 1022M, 1023K, 1112L, 1113J, 1114G
26/1/01 (1): 1115D
14/2/01 (1): 1116B
19/2/01 (1): 1117Z
21/2/01 (1): 1118X, 1119T
25/2/01 (1): 1120M, 1121K
1/3/01 (1): 1122H
13/3/01 (4): 1123E, 1124C, 1125A, 1126Y
20/3/01 (2): 1127S, 1128P
4/4/01 (2): 1131G, 1132D
10/4/01 (14): 1133B, 1134Z, 1135X, 1136T, 1137R, 1138M, 1139K, 1140E, 1141C, 1142A, 1143Y, 1144U, 1145S, 1146P
27/5/01 (1): 1147L
28/5/01 (2): 1148J, 1149G
20/6/01 (9): 1150B, 1151Z, 1152X, 1153T, 1154R, 1155M, 1156K, 1157H, 1158E
5/7/01 (2): 1159C, 1161U
9/7/01 (1): 1162S
13/7/01 (1): 1184D
28/7/01 (2): 1185B, 1186Z
30/7/01 (2): 1160Y, 1163P
1/8/01 (6): 1164L, 1165J, 1166G, 1167D, 1168B, 1169Z
3/8/01 (2): 1173K, 1174H
5/8/01 (2): 1175E, 1176C
7/8/01 (1): 1178Y
16/8/01 (1): 1179U
17/8/01 (1): 1180P
19/8/01 (1): 1181L
12/9/01 (1): 1177A
27/9/01 (1): 1183G
11/10/01 (3): 1187X, 1188T, 1189R
28/10/01 (1): 1182J
4/1/02 (8 ): 1190K, 1191H, 1192E, 1193C, 1194A, 1195Y, 1196U, 1197S
27/3/02 (1): 1198P
28/4/02 (2): 1199L, 1200R
20/5/02 (8 ): 1201M, 1202K, 1203H, 1204E, 1205C, 1206A, 1207Y, 1208U
6/12/02 (1): 1209S
12/12/02 (4): 1210L, 1211J, 1212G, 1213D
20/12/02 (4): 1214B, 1215Z, 1216X, 1217T
4/1/03 (2): 1218R, 1219M
31/1/03 (2): 1220H, 1221E
31/2/03 (1): 1222C
3/3/03 (1): 1223A
10/3/03 (1): 1224Y
24/3/03 (5): 1225U, 1226S, 1227P, 1229J, 1230D
30/7/03 (1): 1231B
16/8/03 (1): 1232Z
27/8/03 (2): 1233X, 1234T
6/9/03 (1): 1235R
13/11/03 (6): 1236M, 1237K, 1238H, 1239E, 1240A, 1241Y
15/11/03 (1): 1228L
2/1/04 (3): 1242U, 1243S, 1244P
3/3/04 (3): 1245L, 1246J, 1247G

SBS
1988: MkII 1696L to 1895D
1989: Scania N113CRBs
1990: O.405 WA 82P to 281G
1990: O.405 DM 282D to 581R
1992: MkIII 582K to 881A
1993: LO3x 9000S to 9199C
1994: VO3x 9200G to 9400X
1994: VO2x 7198T to 7297R
1994: Dennis Darts
13/10/1995: Volvo B10M Mk4 Superlong 997A
1995: Striders
1995: Mk4 DM
1/4/1996: Volvo B10MA 998Y
1996: VO3x 9401T to 9600K
8/1/1997: Mercedes-Benz O.405G 999U
1997: Mk4 DM3500
1999: VO3x 9601H to 9670H
11/1/99 (1): B10BLE 1688K
8/2/99 (1): L94UB 2888T
31/4/99 (1): Demonstrator B10TL VSO 9888Y (inaugurated on 19/9/99 together with svc 87.)
18/10/02 (1): 2988M
17/1/03 (1): 2989K

CSS
14/3/98 (1): Lance 310U
Kiv
28 Jul 04, 09:09

Thanks Tamago!
Looking forward to more SBST info on this....

*Fingers crossed*
^tamago^
28 Jul 04, 19:52

Originally posted by Kiv:
Thanks Tamago!
Looking forward to more SBST info on this....

*Fingers crossed*

SBST quite hard. not easy. i'll do SMRTB first, easier since it's chronological.
SBS9665Z
29 Jul 04, 16:04

woo thx ^tamago^
iveco
30 Jul 04, 09:48

Originally posted by ^tamago^:
tis list is generated from latest road tax information plus other information (that bus fans would know) to guess the registration date.

...

[b]SBS
...
1997: Striders 1896B to 1999M, 2593T to 2639X
...
[/b]
Striders have been on the road since 12/1995, as with the Mk 4 882-9??s

Moderator's Note: Nothing wrong but try not to quote a long post for readability.
^tamago^
31 Jul 04, 14:41

Originally posted by iveco:
[b]

Striders have been on the road since 12/1995, as with the Mk 4 882-9??s

i took the year from the sbs transit web site...
iveco
2 Aug 04, 23:02

Originally posted by ^tamago^:
i took the year from the sbs transit web site...
But you didn't mention the Mk IV DMs & the O405G.
sgboy2004
4 Aug 04, 19:05

Dec 2002...oops

tot u meant when forumites register
^tamago^
4 Aug 04, 19:06

Originally posted by iveco:
But you didn't mention the Mk IV DMs & the O405G.
added.
^tamago^
4 Aug 04, 19:09

Originally posted by sgboy2004:
Dec 2002...oops

tot u meant when forumites register
hehs. it's okie. thanks for dropping by
^tamago^
10 Aug 04, 18:51

adjustments were made to the introduction dates of the last 40 Habits. they were postponed by 6 mths. phew.