SMRT Buses purchases MAN A22 buses valued at S$65mln

last SG · 2011-07-13T23:20:45+00:00

Deja vu right.....bro.For so many years now we've been talking about "SMRT should get DDs/bendies", until now we still get very nice SD chassis.You tell me.

SMB128B SG

Well to be honest, although double decks should be bought for increasing capcity, smrtb will probably not need it anymore when downtown line opens 4 years down in 2015.

Almost all of their high capcity routes (especially those plying bpj) would have lost some or most of their capacity to sbst's dtl. By then would have only left a few services like 851, 969 etc that can really make use of dds. Of course, that is unless u want feeder services to use dds too, but it seems most are coping well with bendies for now.

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

sbst275 SG

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

laugh

You want to know how useless bendies are?

2 - 3 buses arriving Clementi jam, why? 3 useless bendy buses alrdy fill up Clementi bus stop. 2x 189 & 1x 184.

Boon Lay bus cannot move. Why? 1x 180 bendy, 1x 172 bendy queueing up to pick up pax. Somemore hopeless, the queue of 180 cannot clear fast.

It's more of education of moving up to upper deck. Dun need to laugh also, those who laugh are doing it themselves usually.

sbst275 SG

Can go on laughing

Int like S'goon are no longer built for bendies, same goes to Clementi.

Which is why LTA in indecisive. Since they're no longer building Int w/ bendy bays, Citaro G should be made a fantasy.

Which is why your kids demand good buses, but have no idea of operating buses. Actually seriously, SBS mgmt should do opposite.

Ask for Citaro on feeders, throw out the VO2x.. more seats ma, short distance somemore...

Demand so much, dunno how to fight for aircon buses for ppl at Tuas. Selfish huh?

sbst275 SG

Somemore your kids dunno how long queue buses can go.

Thanks to ADDs, SBS can allow 2x boarding for people taking 193 & 242 in the morning. Usually the 179A is in bay, allowing pax to board from both entrance and exit door...

193 & 242 just form up from the back, ppl walk up and board.. bus moves off together w/ 179A.

If it's bendies can do like this without affecting 179A's dispatch?

Somemore the bendy mess at Woodlands whenever the alighting bay is entirely filled as a parking bay.

If places like NTU goes bendy, massive jam riao for some of the big bus stops dun have proper bus bay or they're along the road type.

Kids are taking everything for granted... Sad... How to let these ppl run the bus scene in future?

SBST390 SG

Somemore your kids dunno how long queue buses can go.

Thanks to ADDs, SBS can allow 2x boarding for people taking 193 & 242 in the morning. Usually the 179A is in bay, allowing pax to board from both entrance and exit door...

193 & 242 just form up from the back, ppl walk up and board.. bus moves off together w/ 179A.

If it's bendies can do like this without affecting 179A's dispatch?

Somemore the bendy mess at Woodlands whenever the alighting bay is entirely filled as a parking bay.

If places like NTU goes bendy, massive jam riao for some of the big bus stops dun have proper bus bay or they're along the road type.

Kids are taking everything for granted... Sad... How to let these ppl run the bus scene in future?

Demand is never mind. It is always good to dream once in a while. But when the demands sounds like it is as if someon owing them, then it becomes irritating

sbst275 SG

Want to dig back the Pasir Ris Air show mess when bendies flooded up the whole place?

Our place is only this big, the dua kok tai bendy bus is an liability.. gotta design everything specially for them..

Scania SG

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

Consequently, if you realise, some bendies don't have people standing at the rear.

Scania SG

Bendies are good for feeder routes where quick pick up and set down times are needed and the roads are not as congested. However, DDs are more suitable buses for long distance express routes and routes which go into the city, where road space matters.

SMB66X SG

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

Using Bendies or Double Deck aren't enough. The problem is because some inconsiderate one will tend to crowd near the exit area(Especially bendy) just because they fear of the driver moving off when they are trying to exit. For double deck, people fear of driver moving off when they are coming down and the exit area already packed. The problem is not only the type of buses they are using, but the driver and the passengers.

buses[IN]gapore! SG

SMB138Y on training yesterday at CCK

sbst275 SG

But the new BIs example say at Boon Lay's alighting bay, practically gags the bendies we can have.

TIB770T SG

SMB190U, SMB192P, SMB193L registered today.

TownLink 291 SG

SMB190U, SMB192P, SMB193L registered today.

Add on: SMB195G

Merczrox SG

SMB138Y on training yesterday at CCK

The trainee driver is a male or female??

buses[IN]gapore! SG

The trainee driver is a male or female??

Female BC.

SBS7557R SG

SMRT Buses MAN NL323F

Quantity: 7 / 200

Bus Services
75, 169, 901, 911, 912, 920, 922, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 966, 969

Buses
- SMB138Y (WLDEP 963)
- SMB189A (WLDEP 963)
- SMB190U
- SMB191S (WLDEP 963)
- SMB192P
- SMB193L
- SMB195G

SBS3688Y SG

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

this happens mainly for feeder svc or short distance travel. for eg svc 72-pax from Tampines Int who only travel for a few stops naturally prefer to stick at the lower deck while pax travelling beyond Tampines mainly head up to the upper deck.

but for most of the time in general, i observe people still prefer to walk up to the upper deck. sometimes, the lower deck has only a few passengers (sometimes maybe only 1 or 2) but there are many people hiding on the upper deck!

iveco SG

just modify the height restriction area will do. anyway, isn't the parking lots re-constructed to accomodate bendys in the past?

The problem is with the YIS Ave 2 entrance underneath the HDB apartment block. I think max clearance is 4m nia.

iveco SG

bemdies are gd enuff oredi... u see how singaporeans cram to the bottom deck of DDs and the top... practically empty? hilarious scene... it's either they lazy to walk up or they afraid of heights.

bendies carry less people than DD (7 to be exact). Anyway, if SMRT were to get more bendies, I'd love to see the Scania KUAs enter service. It was a shame not having the gorgeous-looking Habit-bodied L94UBs in SG.

iveco SG

Want to dig back the Pasir Ris Air show mess when bendies flooded up the whole place?

Our place is only this big, the dua kok tai bendy bus is an liability.. gotta design everything specially for them..

Then what about DD? They need min 4.5m clearance. All overhead structures need to be built to that specification.

Heck, just revert to rigid SDs.

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