The Bendy Bus Fan Club (Part I)

last SG · 2012-07-11T23:01:23+00:00

It's pointless to keep 50 of them anyway. 50 bendy buses can allow 100 single deckers instead.From what I heard, SMRT is going to have full single decker fle...

TIB1218R SG

I'll probably propose for bendies of Service 851 to run full hours at Service 851 without the need to crossover to other service.

But how about 856? It has a high loading..

TIB1218R SG

carbikebus SG

856 can use WL spare bendies and SDs la,It's a matter of weekday am peak for 2 trips only mah....851 should be Wldep/Amdep and 857 solely Amdep

TIB1218R SG

TIBS Bendy Bus - Passenger Friendly Features

1. Lowest first step height
The first step from the ground is the lowest at 300mm for safe and easy boarding especially for children and the elderly. The steps and boarding area are well illuminated for safe boarding at night.

2. Widest Door in Singapore
Our doors are the widest for public buses in Singapore. This allows for fast and comfortable two-stream boarding and alighting for passengers.

3. Stepless aisle
The aisle is stepless for safe and convenient movement within the bus

4. Soothing Green Interior

The colour scheme of the bus interior is specially co-ordinated to provide a soothing and comfortable ambience.

5. Large and Tinted Windows
Side windows are large and tinted for an unobstructed view. It also gives you a "spacious" feeling.

6. Legroom and Headroom
With low floor and new seat design, the legroom and headroom are among the most spacious in public buses.

7. Individual Bucket Seats

Individual bucket seats provide exclusiveness, unlike the bench seats.

TIB1218R SG

1. Electronic Destination Sign

The bus is equipped with the highly visible electronically-programmable destination signs on the front, the side and the rear of the bus to indicate the service number, intermediate points as well as destination. Bus routes can now be conveniently displayed at the front and side panels by touch buttons and drivers need not carry the bulky side route plates and do not have to manually change the front route signs.

2. Operation Console Stand

The Operation Console stand has 3-degree of movements and can be tailored to the individual driver's preference.

3. Ergonomic Driver's Seat

Fully adjustable seats with air suspension provide added comfort.

4. Blinds

Blinds are installed to reduce glare to drivers.

5. Driver’s Drinks Holder

Drinks holder for driver’s convenience is built into the newly designed spacious driver’s compartment.

6. Driver’s Compartment

The driver’s compartment can now be neat and tidy as special utility compartments have been built in the bus for storing bus cleaning utensils and for driver’s personal use.

7. Electronically Controlled Fully Automatic Transmission.

The transmission is equipped with variable shifts that change gear with the load in the bus. This gives our drivers the extra torque (power) needed when the bus is fully loaded.

8. Two Validators For Each Bus

With two validators, usage of Fare Card is encouraged. This will help to reduce workload of our drivers operating the OCDU.

9. Wide Entrance and Exit Doors

With the wide doors, passengers can board and alight faster, reducing the dwell time at the bus stops.

10. CCTV Monitor

The CCTV monitor installed at the driver's dashboard enable the driver to monitor the passenger activities as well as the traffic moment behind the bus via the display.

Acx1688 SG

For everyone's knowledge, London retired ALL their MB Citaro bendies in early 2012 and half or more are Euro V facelifted, RHD, quite new i must admit, so it depends on whether the regulator allows NEW bendy to be imported.
Besides MB, there are other makes, IVECO, FIAT, MAN, Scania so...
All low floor

ACx

TIB783G SG

London is london, SG is SG. Even though it is under former UK rule doesn't mean we will follow them.

TIB783G SG

I'll probably propose for bendies of Service 851 to run full hours at Service 851 without the need to crossover to other service.

851 having full day bendies? Hmm I think they should be runned at about 2230 hours then let them go back and rest.

TIB1218R SG

Press Release in 1997:

SIX MORE BENDY BUSES HIT THE ROAD ON FRIDAY, 18 JULY 1997

Passengers of Tibs’ services 851 and 82 will get to see "more" of their buses from Friday, 18 July 1997.

Five of Tibs’ new super-long Bendy Buses will be deployed on Service 851 and one on Service 82. Service 851 plies from Yishun Interchange to Bukit Merah Interchange whilst Service 82 operates between Punggol and Shenton Way.

Four other new Bendy Buses will be deployed on Services 103, 176, 179, 180, 187, 811, 812, 854, 856, 911 and 913. Tibs currently has 11 Bendy Buses in its fleet. Another 46 units will join the fleet by year end.

Tibs’ Bendy Bus, a 17.5-metre long bus, can accommodate 142 passengers. It is as flexible and manoeuverable as the normal 12-metre bus and can take corners as easily as its shorter counterpart. The Bendy Bus is equipped with many passenger-friendly features such as three extremely wide doors for faster boarding and alighting and 90 horizontal handstraps and 13 stanchions which allow standing passengers to have a better grip and better body control while standing in the buses.

Many safety features can also be found on the buses, including the accelerator interlock device that prevents the accelerator from being depressed when the doors are not fully closed and intra-red sensors which prevents the doors from closing when there are passengers standing on the steps at the exit. Another additional safety feature is the CCTV cameras - one for the rear door and the other for the rear view. The video monitor is normally focused on the rear door, working on an auto-switch basis. The video monitor will auto-switch to the rear view when the bus is in reverse.

vicamour SG

What is pathetic is that many people here can't read. It already states that no hate comments are allowed. I can say that it is pathetic that you think no bendies will be coming into Singapore,and so what if the creator of this "club" is childish (not me).

We are aware on the bendy situation,but that doesn't mean some people can just say decide that no bendies will be coming in anymore. Even so,it's fine,I have nothing to prove,but some people will just rub in our faces,won't they?

Im not taking sides here even though I feel that bendies are awesome,I'm just a 13 year old kid with a passion for bendies,but if this argument continues,then it is just disappointing.

It is already hinted of what the authorities want to plan for the future. Given the way how LTA do things, some plans have already even decided before it is discussed.

A good discussion requires both sides of the coin, not one sided stories.

Mind you, please do not make bendy buses a horror story!

This is purely a place for people to post their loves towards bendy buses, notwithstanding the outcomes of SMRT's choice.

It's not about whether SMRT is supposed to import bendies or not, at least in this thread.

It is not about hated or horror stories.

It is stating the fact that they are not suitable in Singapore roads and bus facilities anymore as our population grows and the density of living have increase tremandously for the past 10 years. Even SMRT internally have recognised all the problems caused by bendy buses in their operations and service efficiencies.

MAN and Scania will probably be the candidates but some fates have more or less fixed.

ur not wrong

but in replacing every bendy with 2 rigids, doesnt that give them even more excuse, or at the best, a valid logical excuse to raise fares?

not that their past fare raises have been completely invalid

would u, as a transport company, not raise fares if your fuel and operating costs double? so u just absorb the millions and millions of dollars extra coming from fuel/operating into your pocket and not apply for fare raise?

can... cut pay lor

A more valid excuse is better than a more invalid excuse to increase. No matter what, they will still increase. So won't it be better to see the money spend elsewhere to improve the services rather than giving their shareholders?

TIB1218R SG

Another Press Release in 1997:

SECOND INTRA-TOWN SERVICE WITH BENDY BUS ON MONDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 1997

Intra-Town Service 913 was the second intra-town service to be operated with a Bendy Bus with effect from Monday, 8 September 1997.

Service 913 serves Woodlands Neighbourhoods 1 and 7. The service starts from and ends at Woodlands Regional Interchange and plies along Woodlands Avenue 7, Woodlands Avenue 6, Woodlands Circle, Marsiling Road and Woodlands Centre Road.

Tibs has already deployed 15 Bendy Buses on various services. They are Services 82, 176, 184, 812, 851 and 960.

Tibs’ Bendy Bus, a 17.5-metre long bus, can accommodate 142 passengers. It is as flexible and maneuverable as the normal 12-metre bus and can take corners as easily as its shorter counterpart. The Bendy Bus is equipped with many passenger-friendly features such as three extremely wide doors for faster boarding and alighting and 90 horizontal handstraps and 13 stanchions which allow standing passengers to have a better grip and better body control while standing in the buses.

Many safety features can also be found on the buses, including the accelerator interlock device that prevents the accelerator from being depressed when the doors are not fully closed and infa-red sensors which prevent the doors from closing when there are passengers standing on the steps at the exit. Another additional safety feature is the CCTV cameras - one for the rear door and the other for the rear view. The video monitor is normally focused on the rear door, working on an auto-switch basis. The video monitor will auto-switch to the rear view when the bus is in reverse.

SBS8501U SG

That only applies to London, which does not apply to all countries which imported Citaro Gs

SBS8501U SG

But how about 856? It has a high loading..

969 also, TIB1112L and/or TIB1113J from 851 also do crossovers to supplement trips as well.

TIB 501 D SG

It wasn't suppose to be a discussion,but it is now,and I don't really mind but the discussion about the clones were more of a flame-war than a discussion

TIB1218R SG

LAUNCH OF WORLD'S FIRST ARTICULATED BUS BY RENOWNED DESIGNER, PNINFARINA AND THE CELEBRATION OF Tibs' 100TH BENDY BUS

Tibs has always strived to look for ways to provide good customer service for its customers. This includes buying buses with customer-friendly features. The Bendy Bus with its distinct features have served Tibs' and its customers well since the first bus was brought in on Singapore road in 1996.

12 June 2000 marks a significant milestone in Tibs' history as it launches the world's first Bendy Bus by renowned designer, Pininfarina. Mr Pininfarina is well known for his design of Ferrari and other sports cars. Tibs is honoured to operate the world's first articulated bus ever designed by him.

Tibs latest Pininfarina-designed Habit Bus comes with further comfortable features for its passengers. The features include more legroom with Cantilever seats, easier passenger movements in the bus with more vertical support poles, a brighter atmosphere with parallel lighting on both sides of the aisle. Safety features include acoustic warning at exit doors to warn passengers that the doors are closing and close circuit monitors for drivers to check that passengers are alighting safely from the second exit door and double check for traffic at the rear whilst reversing.

On the same day, Tibs is celebrating the delivery of its 100th Bendy Bus. Encouraged by the good response from both passengers and drivers as well as the higher carrying capacity of the Bendy Bus, Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd has since placed order for more Bendy Buses. There are currently 86 Bendy Buses on the road. By the end of the year, the total number of Bendy Buses will reach 215.

In order to give passengers a preview of its new designer bus, Tibs has arranged for the buses to be displayed at its five interchanges, namely, Woodlands, Yishun, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok and Choa Chu Kang on Sunday, 18 June 2000 from 10 am to 3 pm.

Taken from TIBS Website..

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