http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2012-07-08-01.aspx
SBS Transit to Add 1,000 More Buses At A Cost of
$433m - Close to 90% of Fleet Will Be New By 2015
By 2015, nine out of every 10 buses in SBS Transit fleet buses
will be new.
The latest purchase of 1,000 new buses at a cost of $433 million
will bring SBS Transit's total fleet size to about 3,400 - its
largest to-date. Comprising 450 single-deck award-winning Mercedes
Citaro buses and 550 double-deck Volvo B9TL Wright buses, they are
scheduled for delivery from as early as January 2013. All buses are
powered by Euro 5-compliant engines and will have
wheelchair-friendly features.
The newest additions to the fleet are part of the Company's
fleet renewal programme which started in 2006. In all, close to
$1.29 billion has been spent to purchase 3,050 new buses.
Of the 1,000 new buses, 260 will be funded by the Government
under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP), while SBS
Transit will fund the 740 buses under its growth and fleet
replacement plans.