SMRT bus redeployment w.e.f. 24 Feb 2013

last SG · 2013-02-22T19:06:38+00:00

Wef 24/2176 Kjdep to Wldep although I heard rumors that Kjdep will hold minority duties700 Partial Kjdep/Wldep goes full Wldep925 from Kjdep to Wldep but cro...

TIB 585L SG

Now i see Volgrens O405 and OCs on 965..

760Y n 762S was on 178 today

carbikebus SG

Watch out for 882 and other Yishun svc.

TIB 585L SG

Watch out for 882 and other Yishun svc.

882 is hard coz those 2 buses is rarely seen jumping around. Yis svc like 851,853,855 a bit easier coz u cn occasionally those buses on cameo esp 851 wich has been so called in 969 WL slot last wk.

TIB 585L SG

TIB620T was most likely on 321J slot today as the bus was after 727U. 319S is replaced by MAN, 320L replaced by 354P. SMB174S should be replacing 572Z- bus before 727U. I also saw a Lance on 969 jz nw.

TIB 585L SG

Watch out for 882 and other Yishun svc.

Joyrided on 851 from YIS int to Bugis, Can find 0 WLDEP bus on 851. All bus spotted are perms OC. All other yishun service are all still using AMDEP buses jz nw except for some WL-AM bus like 857,852 etc

carbikebus SG

There's hell lot of screw up ever since Wldep take some duties of 854,2 bendy blocks are replace by 2 rigids and the freq sucks too.Its way better Amdep handle previously.Wldep should only control 851/855 not 854!

TIB783G SG

This seems to be more time-saving rather than to call it off at YI refuel at AMDEP then overnight at YI.

eg Trip for (Sunday as I don't have regular weekday) 854AM03/PM03: 2317 Bedok int 2440 Yishun Int (Yishun Int 2440 Woodlands Depot 2455) or 2317 Bedok Int 2440 Yishun Int (Yishun Int 2440 Overnight at YI 2515) which saves more time?

carbikebus SG

This seems to be more time-saving rather than to call it off at YI refuel at AMDEP then overnight at YI.

No difference cause 854 splitters park at depot not Yishun.851/855 can dual with Kjdep.700 and 975 can go full Wldep

Oceane SG

This seems to be more time-saving rather than to call it off at YI refuel at AMDEP then overnight at YI.

For the one that has to overnight park it just means the next day's AM shift can come in later rather than pick up his bus from the depot, so if you save time on the PM it essentially transfers over to the AM portion only. So the difference is very marginal.

Maybe I stand corrected about WLDEP swapping 2 bendies out, but they have been replacing it with rigids on a fair basis, even swapping out the S shift bendies with rigids too. Freq has been worst (thats the standard trademark of WLDEP controlled services - poor management of scheduling efficiency), but the most awkward thing is the fact that why even go WLDEP in the first place?

1) On weekdays, several WLDEP AM shifts start their shift by downrouting at Motorola towards Yishun, a bare 100m outside AMDEP.

2) The rest start off at Yishun, with the majority of AMDEP shifts now going off to Bedok despite the fact that their BCs collect the bus from Yishun itself (Note that previously it holds true too since there is only 1 depot control, half the fleet goes down to Bedok to start but now you have two depot controls, it is supposed to make things easier and not complicated).

3) Consider that if overnight parking at YII actually is supposed to benefit AM drivers from just collecting their bus at the starting point, then WLDEP buses should theoretically start at Bedok which defeats the whole purpose of transferring control to another depot much much further away.

4) On weekends, half the WLDEP AM shifts start off at Bedok, and about the same number end off at Bedok as well.

If you consider so much inconsistencies, why even transfer to WLDEP in the first place? AMDEP is the best midpoint for this service, and giving up partial control to WLDEP just based on the fact that YII is equally close to both depots just does not make sense except for the fact that it is to free up more space. I'd rather they split up other Yishun services like 851 or 855 to KJDEP instead.

carbikebus SG

Agree with Mr Oceane.The service that should dual control in order to free up spaces is definitely 851 10 duties to Kjdep,855 4 duties to Kjdep.700 should just let Wldep control as its basically a loop svc.970 can partial Wldep/Kjdep.925 another epic should have let Kjdep solely control.Amdep can free up more spaces if svc like 961/969/980 give back more duties to Wldep instead.167 can give to Kjdep instead and 882 to Wldep.

TIB783G SG

1) On weekdays, several WLDEP AM shifts start their shift by downrouting at Motorola towards Yishun, a bare 100m outside AMDEP.

4) On weekends, half the WLDEP AM shifts start off at Bedok, and about the same number end off at Bedok as well.

851 and 855 to WLDEP I am fine.

No are you serious about WLD 854 starters starting their trips near YCK area? It would really be time wasting WLBP-SLE-Jalan Kayu and towards the YCK area I think it would be best if they return some of them to AMDEP seriously or make the AMDEP buses downroute to YCK area not the WLD buses to do these downroutes for them. If WLDEP really do just that they really have nothing better to do seriously.

Can you list out the duties of WLDEP 854 that end in bedok? Would appreciate that.

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