Yeah....I still remember when the new-new Superbus appeared on
88.....I thought it was the one of the nicest thing I had ever
seen.....the big 88 desto and
the Superbus logo on top. Man, I miss those days. In those days,
the VO3X Batch III were really considered to be coolest DDs on the
roads. And after putting up with BCs exasperatedly telling my mum
they had not enough BCs to assign to 88 and were given NAC Scanias
and 0405s, MKIV DMs, and new-new MKIV DM3500 (NO STRIDERS) and some
MKIIIs, this was really god-send.
Beginning days only the Batch III assigned...then Batch II
progressively assigned.....ads then were very nice too. The Home
United ad.....the Megan Classic ad....the Motorola ad etc etc. Soon
after, LO3X entered the fleet. I don't recall 9614T being part of
the fleet for the majority of the time, and I'm pretty sure it
wasn't part of the fleet throughout the mid 2000s. Other Batch IIIs
joined the growing DD fleet as well....like 9630, 9632, 9638,
9642.
88 is still one of my favourite service....frequency is good,
the buses maintained well, and its one of the faster trunk
routes.
Contrast that to 72 and you'll see why I stopped taking 72 after
the mid 2000s. Poor night-time frequency, and slow driving simply
makes my travel time longer than necessary. And for some reason,
any bus that goes to 72 simply falls to pieces soon after.....I
don't know why. Maybe cos Tampines Rd is a little dusty?
My fave DD
9580J went to the dogs the moment it went to 72 from 88.
Eh... i took the plug door 2754X on sv88, so happy dinnoe who to
tell coz last time no SGforums... hehehe there was 2753 - 2757 for
88!?! wen TPY to collect bus tickets...
Damn piss when my sv196 9580J, 9581G went to 88, v v good
buses
72 HAIZ... 别提了。。。
Waited long at TAM, when alighted opp HG CC, 2 mins later, 2nd bus
came...
BCs with Tour bus mentality
Perpetually crowded...
Should kop bus from 31 to S for 72, coz 31 have plenty of empty
buses runnin in morning... 5 mins a bus bet 0645 - 0715 hrs twds
TPY along Marine Parade Rd...
