SMRT AMDEP finally got double decker buses

carbikebus SG

Spotted a few units of E500s park inside AMDEP

ZzCrushX SG

Hopefully they can be deployed on 851 or 860 soon

SMB3095S SG

Yeah its good that AMDEP can finally take in Enviros. Didn't expect to be today haha. Maybe 851 or 854 will be getting Enviros first then it will be 860

Marvel68 SG

About time already...awaiting news of DDs deployed on 851 & 854 soon and hopefully 855 too.

carbikebus SG

Hope 5888H transfer to AMDEP.Get ready to see mass bendy transfer to KJDEP & WLDEP

BusAnalayzer SG

I think new DDs will go to AMDEP... and new bendies will go to KJDEP/WLDEP.

Services that should get DDs on priority:

860

854

855

851

TPS Timothy Mok SG

If it is BSEP can go to 860! Sure can help one.... Reduce 16 buses to 15 buses and convert 2 SD to DD.

carbikebus SG

If it is BSEP can go to 860! Sure can help one.... Reduce 16 buses to 15 buses and convert 2 SD to DD.

Since 860 is introduced by LTA i might think at least 3 DDs will be deployed.Look at 983 there is 2 DDs and 2 SDs when first started,Currently 1 additional A22 was added.972 from 13 to 15 and now 24 all DD fleets.

carbikebus SG

For 851,854 & probably 855 dont hope much.851 & 854 might get a BSEP DD and its up to SMRT to deploy a couple of DDs or not.855 is a rare case should they get DDs too.857 i highly suspected to be handed over to AMDEP fully and buses will do ONP at Yishun.As anyone would guess 171 might be shortened to Bt Panjang and Wldep will take fully control when that happens.AMDEP will sustain until they win Sungei Seletar package.

SMB3095S SG

Now AMDEP got 8 enviro500s altogether. 5 production batch and 3 BSEP. But only got 4 BSEP buses that have just been registered, i thought its 5? Someone say previously that 10 enviros altogether are awaiting for registration but now only 9.

carbikebus SG

I suspect those 3 BSEP might be for 860 and the 5 might goes to 851 & 854.Later batch should be for random svc.

TIB1234T SG

Yesterday went to WLBP to check, these were what i saw...

Newly registered ones:
- SMB3132T
- SMB3133R
- SMB3603B (Not sure if it is wrong info or haven't move to AMDEP)

Others:
- 2 new unpainted A24s
- SMB3135K - SMB3150R
- SMB3606T (Finished painting, no logos, tapes still on the body)
- SMB3607R (Nowhere to be seen, maybe painting in progress)
- SMB3608M (Finished painting, have logos, cleaned body)
- SMB8021Y - SMB8023S

TIB1234T SG

I suspect those 3 BSEP might be for 860 and the 5 might goes to 851 & 854.Later batch should be for random svc.

Heard that 854 DDs will debut after Jubilee week...

TIB1234T SG

Spotted a few units of E500s park inside AMDEP

Slated for AMDEP:

SMB3603B - SMB3605X
SMB5073S - SMB5077G

* SMB3602D unknown...

carbikebus SG

Heard that 854 DDs will debut after Jubilee week...

Count 851 & 860 too..I got a feeling LTA order another batch of E500s

No_10_Tomas SG

It's also possible they might want to increase DDs on AMDEP services that already got DD deployed,

61, 67, 857

carbikebus SG

Too many buses where they wanna park?

TIB1234T SG

It's also possible they might want to increase DDs on AMDEP services that already got DD deployed,

61, 67, 857

961 side maybe also, since wkends & public holiday always full...

SMB3095S SG

961 side maybe also, since wkends & public holiday always full...

That if AMDEP have so many dds. But now AMDEP give its top priority to Yishun services that doesn't have dds to deploy dds.

Sbs6750E SG

Should make SMRT AMDEP an expansion for SBST AMDEP, then build a bigger bus depot near Paya Lebar/Ubi Ind Est there