I am not asking for a fleet specialization but I really 'hope'
to see them coming back to WLDEP, Considering AMDEP had monopolized
the MB buses (OC and Citaro) for a long time since 2013, and
considering that 171 and 851 got stripped of their MB buses
recently I really wish to see them coming back to WLDEP.
I am not being childish over here yes it is made on a higher
level I remember one SL told me that using MAN buses is much
'convenient' than MB buses because they do not need adblues,(They
can just park their buses after refuelling and need not to top up
adblues) Fine. However since the E500s have come back and they
needed adblue I really do not see why these MB buses should not be
back at WL/WPDEP.
Other than adblue, maintenance is also a factor. Being MB buses,
the OC and Citaro do share certain technical parts and even the
headlamps, so AMDEP should have most of the required spares for
these buses, and the technicians are more used to servicing these
buses.
I'm not sure why WLDEP wants to get rid of adblue, as if SMRT
chooses to continue with the diesel route for the future, adblue is
certainly a must (even for the Euro 6 MAN).
