My 2c
386 would not be making losses in the beginning by putting 1 bus
with 2 BCs, jump bus ops, save money and petrol and space. Present
386 can make do by driving slightly faster like how 11 handled full
day(nt including breaks) w a bus, distance is slightly longer than
386.
As all know, 386 was introduced to make up the numbers to make
Punggol look good with new service intro when it runs parallel to
LRT, 3,50,83,85
Same w 324, 3 buses! Look at loading figures...
Same w 63M, always cluster w 63...
Anyone with other SHORT M services details, please share...(LTA
ones, not SBST's 70M,162M,etc)
I have the same issue with some of these M services and have
said it before as well. 63M - put way too many buses. Even 63M
buses bunch together.
143M - does well on its own if 143 or 79 has not called stop. If
they do, 143M goes completely empty. If 143M gets full, the next
bus 79 or 143 coming in couple of minutes goes empty. Remember when
I say 79 goes empty it is AM peak from Penjuru to JE (not other way
round, or ill get flamed :P)
43M - I support this one. It was needed with the huge surge in
flats along Buangkok and high occupancy. 43/70 not able to manage
loads. This is a good move. Though it should have been Buangkok MRT
to Serangoon IMO (coz b/w BGK and PGL almost go empty)
139M - This move is also okay coz 139 many times does get late
and it is the only service catering along Whompoa north. Plus
haven't spammed too many buses.
131M - okay. just substitute for 275. Good move coz 275 on most
trips like 324 would not get more than 15-20 pax, especially if 131
called Bukit Purmei before, would go totally empty.
So for me: bad is 143M, okay is 63M (reduce 2 buses), 139M and
good is 43M, 131M
