SMRT bus frequency is quite bad... Sv 61, 190 frequency is screwed up... Sv 700, 960 badly needs more buses during AM PeakOriginally posted by LazerLordz:SMRT.Their buses grew up with me ever since my childhood days in Yishun and Thomson, right until I move to the Bukit Timah area.Cuz their buses made it really convenient for me to get on at my place and get off at school.Make a gues where that is.Haha.The buses that go there from these three places are ex-TIBS ones.
SBS buses as well because they were the 1st to bring in aircon buses....Originally posted by sBs_boy:of couRSe SBST... although SMRT buses are newer compared to SBST... but i still prefer SBST.. i dont want to wait so long for a bus just because theres a shortage of buses...
O305s were DDs. 24 couldn't possibly use them as CGA basement has height restrictions.Originally posted by cool_elf:I prefer SMRT buses for their well maintained single deckers and I prefer SBST for nostalgia, double deckers and their variety of buses back then.
Anyway. what's the mercedes bus model in the 80's where it made a loud engine sound when braking? MBO305?? Sv 24 has loads of it. The interior is wood if i can remember. I do miss those buses..![]()
Mercedes Benz OF1417 with New Zealand Hawke bodywork.Originally posted by cool_elf:I prefer SMRT buses for their well maintained single deckers and I prefer SBST for nostalgia, double deckers and their variety of buses back then.
Anyway. what's the mercedes bus model in the 80's where it made a loud engine sound when braking? MBO305?? Sv 24 has loads of it. The interior is wood if i can remember. I do miss those buses..![]()
.Originally posted by Superbus:Mercedes Benz OF1417 with New Zealand Hawke bodywork.
Yes, service 169 was originally under SBS and was handed over to then TIBS in 1983.Originally posted by cool_elf:.
Thanx dude! Oh my.. I do miss those buses.. I prefer them to MK2s.. I remembered when I was a kid, I took MB OF1417 on SBS 169 (yes SBS!). Used to be a lot on SBS 24 and 171. Even till now, I find it strange that the bus makes a roaring engine sound when braking... I guess those buses are the only ones in S'pore that makes a roaring sound when braking
why ah?? Bcos of the engine brake is it?? Anyone care to enlighten me?
Eh Superbus.. how u know the model name of this bus? It's quite a long time ago! Where to see the bus catalogue? Thanx..
A bit off topic. sorry fellas!
Oh yes.. I did saw TIBS having a few MBOF1417 on sv169! Serious dude!That was like in the early 90's. Then disappeared donno where..
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In fact, SBS are better in their rts.Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:I like TIBS's service and hate SBST's service but I prefer SBST's buses in general over TIBS. If only TIBS takes over SBST, I will be so happy. SBST are just one money $$$$ making company. Nothing can convinced me otherwise.
Im Afraid that you are WRONG.. There are still NAC buses in SMRT fleet...Originally posted by icydevilvic88:Personally, i will prefer SMRT den SBST.. SMRT bus captains seems to be more friendly and courteous den SBST i supposed, cos for every ride tat i took for SMRT, i see bus captains signaling/communicating with each other from a distance when they passes thru each other as i dun think SBST bus captains will do tat bahz.. Besides, SMRT buses are quite well maintained, even the old Nissan Diesel U31RCNs were well maintained.. I took SMRT Buses most of the time since i've moved to Bukit Panjang in 1997 when SBS(now SBST) was about to hand over Bukit Panjang Bus Terminal(now as Interchange) to TIBS(now SMRT).. and SMRT now even equipped fully with AC Buses rather den SBST(I understand tat SBST has so many NAC buses to be converted and i can't just expect SBST to be like SMRT to convert all NAC Buses to AC Buses, by the time maybe SBST even scrapped or withdrawn all NAC buses by then maybe after 5 yrs? 10 yrs?![]()