Lush Green (GCM/BCM) Livery Observations and Discussion

sgbuses SG

Introduction

The lush green livery was chosen by a public vote organized by the Land Transport Authority to signify as the new unified livery as public buses in Singapore transition to the Government Contracting Model (GCM).

All public buses would eventually be in lush green livery, regardless of operator. GCM operators are already in the process of repainting their fleet to lush green livery.

The process for incumbents to transition to the new livery could begin as early as September 2016 (after BSOL renewal and negotiations are completed).

Purpose

The whole process may take years, as it was the case in Melbourne and Sydney when they transitioned to the PTV and TNSW liveries respectively. This thread is to consolidate all new observations of public buses repainted into the lush green livery, as well as any related discussions to the new livery.

Fun facts

1. The winning margin for lush green was 144 votes out of 57,505 votes cast. Perhaps canvassing by bus lobbyists on social media was enough to influence the outcome to become lush green?

2. Blue was originally one of the options (similar to the DTL ad), but it never made the final vote.

3. LTA was forced to spend extra money sticking a bright red livery onto an ordinary new A95 as a decoy, after bus lobbyists leaked the results of the winning colour when they published photos of the MAN A95 concept bus.

4. The lush green livery currently appears to be applied inconsistently across operators.

sgbuses SG

Buses with lush green livery, as of July 2016:

Citaro: SG1000G, SG1001D, SG1004X, SG1010C, SG1018G, SG1071B
SBS6303M, SBS6311P, SBS6318X, SBS6322H, SBS6329P, SBS6343Y, SBS6347L, SBS6350B, SBS6355M, SBS6360Y, SBS6368B, SBS6372M, SBS6373K, SBS6396U, SBS6403H

B9TL: SG5006P, SG5010B, SG5013T - SG5018E, SG5021U, SG5032M, SG5045B, SG5059L, SG5099X, SG5100A, SG5102U, SBS3344P, SBS3376Y, SBS3381G, SBS3396P, SBS3413Z, SBS3416R

A22: SMB3026S, SMB3051T, SMB3054K, SMB3062L, SG1712K - SG1737P

A95: SG5755M – SG5778U (presumed), SG5999Z

E500 MMC: SMB3501L, SMB3502J

SBS3004X SG

GAG buses with green livery:

DDs

SG5059 SG5099X SG5100A SG5102U

SDs

SG1018G SG1071B

SMB315C SG

Adding on:
A22: SG1712K - SG1737P
A95: SG5755M onwards TBC (SG5740C - SG5754R are in SMRT livery)

carbikebus SG

GAG buses with green livery:

DDs

SG5059 SG5099X SG5100A SG5102U

SDs

SG1018G SG1071B

There are 4 more Citaros and 3 more B9TLs with lush green.

carbikebus SG

Its a pity LTA doesnt want the Euro V Scania K230UBs and MB OC500LEs with green livery..

SBS7557R SG

SBS6338M

carbikebus SG

I got a feeling LTA might start reregistered those SBS/SMB plate buses to SG this year..

TIB987K SG

Update
SG5042J

CB2883J SG

I got a feeling LTA might start reregistered those SBS/SMB plate buses to SG this year..

Hmm... what gives you this feeling?

CB2883J SG

Anyone aware of a supposed error in the green painting? I heard some SMRT MANs (A22s and A95s) are painted in the wrong tone of green. Not sure if they were rectified, but they do look different from TT/SG1000G.

From pictures, it appears the SMRT B9TLs are also the darker green.

carbikebus SG

GA lush green is striking..Maybe SBST green is more darker who knows?

Dont know but see the rego sequence of Citaros and B9TLs,Jumping here and there.

TIB868X SG

From pictures, it appears the SMRT B9TLs are also the darker green.

Non-compliance in following painting procedures. The Lush Green colour is supposed to be spray painted over a white paint base. Those buses you mentioned had the Lush Green spray painted over bare metal or other colours instead. Always thought SMRT's Lush Green buses looked strange too.

bus_359 SG

I realise that none of the GAG SG plated Wrights have the LTA's "A Little Thought, A Joyful Ride" advertisement. They should put it on some of their Wrights though while awaiting to be painted lush green. That advertisement is cute and nice.

SMB42P SG

SMB3036M, SMB3037K

carbikebus SG

GA now got more than 21 buses in Lush Green...60% SDs

CB2883J SG

GA now got more than 21 buses in Lush Green...60% SDs

Which buses are these? 1018, 1071, 5059, 5099, 5100, 5102, and who else?

carbikebus SG

Will update later cause a few green buses gone for route learning at a different timings..Mostly on Punggol routes as for now..Morning starts around 0700/0740-1200/1245..Afternoon from 1530/1600-2035/2100..The spray paint guys work round the clock..

carbikebus SG

SG1012,SG1014,SG1018,SG1052,SG1056,SG1059,SG1062,SG1063,SG1064,SG1071 and 1 more Citaro.

SG5058,SG5059,SG5098,SG5099,SG5100,SG5101,SG5102,SG5103 and 3 B9TLs..With Lush green for now..

TIB429E SG

Since every buses looks the same in the future, with that small logo of their company, will the drivers have hard time finding it?

Unlike in London, where there's multi-model, SG only have 5(ADL, A95, A22, Citaro, Wright).