SMRT Buses 3Q '12 losses swelled to $7 million

sbst275 SG

http://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/About%20S…

In spite of SMRT taking RWS, $5 Premium Sv, Chartering etc…

BusAnalayzer SG

SMRT losses are increasing. TIB501D, looks like your speedy master buses are not helping either. Keep purchasing more bendies, increase maintenance, increase costs, reduce earnings (read sarcasm). Yawn!!

carbikebus SG

Time to terminate those RWS and reduce the fare for NR svc.They should invest more low entry buses and of course DDs.Forget bout premium svc and should just buy 12m buses for bus plus to run it.

SMB128B SG

Maybe a small quantity will do. The feeders/Intratowns can use the bendies while others will have to use DDs.

No_10_Tomas SG

those costly technological gadgets ie. announcer system, passengers information systems are really under-utilized

SMB3001M SG

smrt needs to retire all the old buses cost smrt so much to operate and replace with superlions, superlion g and C2 citaro.

dan474 SG

those costly technological gadgets ie. announcer system, passengers information systems are really under-utilized

The PIS is very useful for those who are unfamiliar with the service and area... I believe they have some plans for the PA system...

dan474 SG

Maybe the refurbishment of the 600+ buses contributes to this...

service_238 SG

Maybe the refurbishment of the 600+ buses contributes to this...

and higher depreciation costs for new buses.

TIB 501 D SG

smrt needs to retire all the old buses cost smrt so much to operate and replace with superlions, superlion g and C2 citaro.

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TIB 501 D SG

SMRT losses are increasing. TIB501D, looks like your speedy master buses are not helping either. Keep purchasing more bendies, increase maintenance, increase costs, reduce earnings (read sarcasm). Yawn!!

It's the cost of refurbishment, and not what kind of bus they buy that caused them to bleed money.

BusAnalayzer SG

It's the cost of refurbishment, and not what kind of bus they buy that caused them to bleed money.

You still don't get it... why SMRT is bleeding into losses... never mind... can't expect much from silly bendy fan boys!!

SMB145B SG

The PIS is very useful for those who are unfamiliar with the service and area... I believe they have some plans for the PA system...

PIS is indeed useful

but i see some buses with PIS showing static route (e.g. Yishun Int) throughout; some of them have delays and shows wrong bus stop reference; some showing depots (e.g. AMDEP); (SMB145B's PIS showing nothing except "Bus Stopping")

they could make it better like their STARiS and VFDs on trains

SMB145B SG

It's the cost of refurbishment, and not what kind of bus they buy that caused them to bleed money.

not only refurbishment, the routes they operate are also not profitable

SMB145B SG

PA system can be enhanced to announce the bus stop reference names along with the road name, security announcements for buses, no eating/drinking announcements for buses

SBS2601D SG

not only refurbishment, the routes they operate are also not profitable

This is incorrect.

Go crunch the numbers in the annual report before you say that.

In fact SMRT buses raked in more revenue per bus km than SBST.

SBS2601D SG

It's the cost of refurbishment, and not what kind of bus they buy that caused them to bleed money.

Rubbish.

SBST refurbished all their MKII, 0405, MKIII and they did not make losses of this amount.

The total number of these buses in fact exceed the entire SMRT fleet combined.

SMB145B SG

This is incorrect.

Go crunch the numbers in the annual report before you say that.

In fact SMRT buses raked in more revenue per bus km than SBST.

maybe i don't really understand

SBS2601D SG

Dont under-estimate the additional costs when BCs chiong.

A study in China on chiongster truck drivers found that they consume 30% more fuel.

Go chew on that.

dan474 SG

Rubbish.

SBST refurbished all their MKII, 0405, MKIII and they did not make losses of this amount.

The total number of these buses in fact exceed the entire SMRT fleet combined.

they way SMRT refurbishes their buses is different. they overhaul the bus, rip off the doors and seats, repaint the interior and doors, change seat covers and retune the aircon.