so why are the NWAB buses still on the road? since you said that
they are not under BCM, then why is SBST/SMRT still deploying them?
if they are not under LTA, then SBST/SMRT will be more than willing
to scrap them and ask for new buses instead...
this is from LTA press release.
7. There remain about 4,000 buses that are owned by SBS
Transit and SMRT Buses at the moment. During the tenures of the
negotiated contracts, LTA will lease these buses from the
operators by paying an availability fee that is equivalent
to the depreciation value of the buses. The financial cost
of this is the same as buying over the buses now at net book
value.
There remains to have Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit and
Volgren) buses, Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM3500) and Volvo Olympian
3-Axles. The only condition that needs to retire is "too old for
revenue service, it will spoil easily".
The bus lifespan has optional 2 to 3 years extension. So,
assuming B10TL is built in 2004, scrap in 2023.