Yes...Should give some of 851's duties to WPDEP. Peak loading
quite high on 851 between Ang Mo Kio and Chinatown and the also it
serves many hospitals such as kk and sgh and thus, the high
passenger demand throughout the day so don't see why SMRT sees 851
as "low priority route" like what the user AntiDennisLance
said...hopefully 851 will get some DDs it deserves...
Yes I also agree that 851 deserves better.. but history does
indicate that TIBS/SMRT doesnt think 851 is a big deal:
- When 190 was taken over by TIBS, all 960 bendies went to 190
and all 851 bendies went to 960. 851 had no bendies at all for a
long while
- Spam of Dennis Lances on 851
- After bendy fleet was rebuilt back up to only 7 (most on S
rather than A/P anyway - seldom see a bendy after 7pm), it is now
reduced to 6 after 976S left
- It still maintains a majority fleet of the oldest WAB buses
(O500's) and has not seen a fleet renewal for some time (though
personally I dont find anything wrong or bad with the O500's)
- The 851 bendies are shared with 856 on morning peaks i.e. not
totally dedicated bendies
- Whenever other more favoured services lack bendies (e.g. 61,
67), 851 bendies are always the first ones to be pulled away for
cameos
