Past bus routes and deployment

last SG · 2009-08-18T22:50:31+00:00

Are there any bus ply Hu Ching Rd in the past?Thought saw a SBS bus pass by Jurong Town Pri Sch when i was a kid

The_Bus_Guide SG

to be precise, it si SSB that got absored into TIBS.

Its ironic bcos SSB was responsible for the formation of TIBS in 1983. It was a case of the child swallowing the parent.

SBS8533C SG

Service 402 generations xD

1st gen - Stamford Rd to Turf Club (Bt Timah) -- withdrawn
2nd gen - Marine Parade to East Coast Pk (Loop) -- special service i think cos i found this info from ST article abt NDP '86.
3rd Gen - Bedok to Tanah Merah Country Cub (Loop) -- introduced in 1994, but wthdrawn
4th Gen - Bedok to Singapore Expo (Loop) - source from PTC annual report, intro as an ad-hoc service but was subsequently withdrawn.
5th Gen - Marina South Pier - ANson Rd.

SBS8533C SG

To add on : CSS 9 was withdrawn in 1988.

SMB32T SG

error SBS1688K was presnted to SBS in 1996. it was deployed on sv 16 later sv 36./ SBS bought the bus in 1997. the bus will live out a full careers with SBS.

Sorry typo, is year 2005

ZYX2005 SG

Ok, lets discuss about Blue Arrow services.

In 1978, BA services 304 and 308 were withdrawn as the service was poorly used and do not meet the demand for the services. BA Service 308 was introduced as a trail basis for AMK residents but at the end with the new services/amended ones serve the AMK estate, service 308 became unreliable and they had to utilise the other services to get to the city.

Not true,. in actual fact. Sv 308 was renumebred and modernised into a new gernation 2 service 138. 138 served AMK - Shenton Way.

If u folks recall, the orginal svc 138 was a feeder svc from TPY to St Mikes, today part of the 139.

ZYX

ZYX2005 SG

Its ironic bcos SSB was responsible for the formation of TIBS in 1983. It was a case of the child swallowing the parent.

yes correct. then boss Mr Ng running SSB and then he formed the TIBS company and he absorbs the SSB in.

at any rate, i guess what i din reckon until now was how SSB was saved. reckon is Mr Ng's doing. instead of concentrating on park n ride, i reckon mr Ng decided to convert the SSB services to normal route operations serving the new towns in 1976.

thus saving SSb and of course CSS in general.

ZYX2005 SG

Toh Tuck Rd was previously part of the villages/kampongs around Toh Tuck vicinity. previously UBC 207 serve from Bt Timah Rd (o/s UBC Depot, 7ms) to end of Toh Tuck Rd.

The estate was developed in the late 1970s.

and here i was thinking 207 served marine parade and soem east condo est, as a brand new service in 1969

but however, u sure it was not UBC svc 205 ?

ZYX

ZYX2005 SG

Blue Arrow operations

in terms of operations, these service were provided in a vareity of ways

1) split shift - but layover at the variuos car parks or terminals.

a little known fact is in the 1980s, SBS could park their bus almsot anywhere, public car parks even. so stands true for Blue Arrow buses when off service.

2) Weekday do blue arrow, wekend do special services

eg i've seen the Blue Arrow logo pasted on baord sv 401 buses. and they like never remove one man!

3) true split shift corssover ala today premiums?

Question of the day>

is no 3 true?

ZYX

SBS8533C SG

and here i was thinking 207 served marine parade and soem east condo est, as a brand new service in 1969

but however, u sure it was not UBC svc 205 ?

ZYX

its not UBC 205 that serve Toh Tuck Rd. The earliest records show that only UBC 207 served Upp Bt TImah Rd (o/s UBC Depot, 7ms ) to Toh Tuck Rd end.

UBC 205 runs from Corporation Dr Terminus outside Blk 61 to Jurong Shipyard with double looping in its route.

UBC 205 loops along Jln Besi Baja (it U-turns where the National Iron & Stell Mills is located) and another loop at Jurong Shipyard.

The SBS 207 (the serveice u mention) is a re-introducion from Bedok to Upp Changi Rd and loop.

SBS8533C SG

HUMBLE DAYS OF CITY SHUTTLE SERVICES

Why CSS was borned on the 16 May 1975?
This is one of the good question. CSS was introduced both by SSB & NTUC Comfort, which alleviates the road traffic congestions along the CBD area, which is better known as the Park And Ride Scheme.

With the scheme, commuters can park their cars at the 16 designated CSS fringe car parks (which I'll mentioned at the later parts) and take the CSS services from that fringe car parks. But only a big failure was --- the Fringe Car Parks is a wasteless facility because not many park their cars since the car parks has many parking lots that no one bothers to use them.

FRINGE CAR PARK TERMINAL NOTATIONS

A - Lorong 1 Geylang
B & C - National Stadium Car Park B & C
D - National Stadium Car Park D
E - National Stadium Car Park E
F - Serangoon Rd/Kallang Basin
G - Kampong Jaya Park
H - Clemencaeu Ave / Netwon Circus
J - Chancery Lane/Dunearn Rd
K - Whitley Rd/Dunearn Rd
L - Holland Rd/Peice Rd
M - Delta Circus
N - New Bridge Rd/Hospital
P - Outram Pk
Q - Chin Swee Rd/Havelock Rd
R - Jalan Kukoh

CITY TERMINUS NOTATIONS
1. Raffles Quay (near Denmard House)
2. Shenton Way (near Pasri Rd)
3. Robinson Rd CID C/p
4. Empress Place
5. High St (near High Court Bldg)
6. South Canal Rd 9near OCBC Centre)
7. Upp Cross St (near OG Building)

BUS ROUTES

In fact, its 11 bus routes are very sketchy, and were divided into certain variants - which means there were AM Peak, Off Peak & PM Peak routes for a service. The PM Peak would use A & B initally uses as a limited stop service, whcih is for SSB ones, but for NTUC Comfort Routes they simply run their AM Peak/OffPeak & PM Peak routes at a fixed basis. We take a very good example -- service 3 (SSB) which plies from Chancerty Lane/Dunearn Rd to the Upp Corss st (near OG Building), which runs on AM Peak and off peak routes. Its off peak routes is actually a loop service and it covers additional selective bus stops. In the PM Peak route, 3A and 3B would ply from High St to Balmoral Rd and South Bridge Rd to Balmoral Rd respectively, and it concurrently runs from 4.30 to 7pm, with limited stops.

NTUC COMFORT CSS ROUTES (route applies to AM peak, Off pEak and PM Peak)
1 - National Stadium Car Parks B&C to Holland Rd/.Perice Rd
4 - Clemencasu Ave to Empress Place
6 - Serangoon Rd/Kallang Basin - Outram Pk
11 - National Stadium Car Park D - Upp Corss St/ near OG Building

SSB CSS ROUTES
2 - Holland Rd/ Perice Rd - Upp Corss St/near OG Building (AM Peak)
2 - Holland Rd/ Perice Rd - Robinson Rd CID Car Park (Off Peak)
2A - Robinson Rd CID Car Park - Holland Rd/Perice Rd (PM Peak)
2B - Empress Place - Holand Rd/Peirce Rd (PM Peak)
3 - Chencery Lane / Dunearn Rd - Upp Cross St near OG Building (AM Peak)
3 - Chencery Lane / Dunearn Rd - Upp Cross St near OG Building (Off Peak) (note it loops at Balmoral Rd, serving its first round of 10 bus stops at Orchard Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Norht/South Bridge Rd/Upp Corss St and procceds on to the 7 next bus stops via Somerst Rd much more to its vice versa routings)
3A - High St near High Court Bldg - Chancery Lane/Durnearn Rd (PM peak)
3B - South Cnanl Rd (OCBC Centre) - Chencery Lane/Dunearn Rd (PM Peak)
5 - whitley Rd/Dunearn Rd - Shenton Way near Paris Rd (AM Peak)
5 - Whitley Rd/Dunearn Rd - Shenton Way near Paris Rd (Off Peak)(Loops at Stmaford Rd and return vice versa with 9 bus stops till termination)
5A - Shwnton Way (near Pasri Rd) - Whitley Rd/Dunearn Rd (PM Peak)
5B - Empress Place - Whitley Rd/Dunearn Rd (PM Peak)
7 - Kampong Java Pk - Robinson Rd CID Carpark (AM Peak)
7A - Robinson Rd CID Car Park - Kampoing Java Pk (PM Peak)
7B - Empress Place - Kampong Java Pk (PM Peak)
7C - New Bridge Rd/Hospital - Raffles Quay near Denmark Hse (AM & PM Peak)
7D - Kampong Java Pk - New Bridge Rd / Hospital (Off Peak)
8 - National Stadium Car Park E - Delta Circus (AM Peak & Off peak)
8A - National Stadium Car Park E - Delta Circus (PM peak) -- runs full route but onyl runs 2 bus stops (CID Car Park & Cecil St) in addition to its normal 8 bus stops)
8B - National Stadium Car Park E - Delta Circus (PM peak) -- runs via River Valley Rd and High St with 1 additional bus stop besides running on normal 8 bus stops.
9 - Sernagoon Rd / Kallang Basin - Shenton Way near Parsi Rd (AM Peak)
9 - Sernagoon Rd / Kallang Basin - Shenton Way near Parsi Rd (Off Peak) -- loops ervice and return via Robinson Rd, Empress Place, Beach Rd calling at 5 bus stops along the route.
9A - Shenton Way near Parsi Rd to Serangoon Rd/Kallang Basin (PM Peak)
9B - Empress Palce- Serangoon Rd/Kallang Basin (PM Peak)
10/10A - Lor 1 Geylang - New Bridge Rd / Hospaital (10 for AM / Off peak, 10A for PM Peak, plying using the same bus stop served as route 10)
10B - South Canal Rd near OCBC Ctre to Lor 1 Geylang (PM Peak)

vicamour SG

I really miss the days of better bus svs.

Gonna agree with your statement. 1970s, 1980s and till late 1990s are the periods of better bus services.

Originally posted by ZYX2005:

87 route was never changed. this guy is a new millennium type service.

196 - 196 haqs a rich and colourful hisotry

196 - my darling service

intro-

196 was a most frequented service for me in my childhood years,.

1985 - 1988. taking the service to east coast park with family. always insisting on a non air-con double decker. esp if Lo2x. hahah. of coruse my parents wun let me stick my ehad out of the windows lest we have man overbaord...

1988-1996 - gg to sch . or gg to grandma home. alogn c'wqeatha ve and later shift to dover rd. when the scanias first came out i'd always "spot" them to ride on.

1996-7 - must ride Vo3x superbus.

1998-1999 JC days. msut ride 196 to sch. haha. i developed affnity to then 9621A and much later the 9664. 9591C was also my fav bus then. 9621A was my perm bus to JC in yr 2 every morning without fail.

i went into the army. 196 rides were few. except to visit realtives. go out with frens must take 196 to suntec. take 196 to parkway.

2002--2006 - NUS days - rides on 196 to dover then walk voer to NUS were common. thus my freq of riding 196 increased again. by then i had a close affinity with 196 and declared it my darling svc.

after 2006 - 196 is my officila parkway9ren living there) and suntec shopping bus. also the regular visits to dover

2008- now - must ride B9TL..hahah

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196 - some info

196 did not really descend from any Chinese Bus co nor STC services. It was an integration or new route of the services then in 1969.

introduced in 1969, 196 served Gegek S???? D????......whatever the place is. simply it refers to lower Delta rd (Jln Bt merah was NOT BUILT then) and where Jln Bt merah wd have crossed. The terminal also hosued svcs 92 and 65 then.

anyways 196 served "Jln Bt merah / lower Delta" to Jurong. As was in 1969, Jurong ind was opening. No Jurong Int then so the svc terminated at Shipyard rd

later Jurong Int opened sometime ard 1980 and svc 15 was integrated into 196. this was the hey days of 196, using Merc O305 from JRDEP and later even some nice new LO2x.>>>>196 Jurong - marine Parade.

then in 1990 or so , jurong Int is to be knocked down. 196 was not shifted to Boon lay, instead it got cut to terminate at bouna Vista. this was a frsutration for many residents in the west as they depended on the service to go Dover Rd. the true blue 1969 196 ran by Dover rd. it is an unforgivable cut of route. heck i wd depnd on the svc to go sch and dover rd visit realtives. very not happy. Parents omplained. i recalled one yr we go CNy visit and found that 196 no longer served dover rd we had to trasnfer bus... grumble grumble.

later after all those complanings and got extended to Clementi and serve back dover rd area.

196 in 1989. began a new era of hey days for 196. it ebcame partial air-con in 1989. using the latest Scania N113CRB. which i throughly enjoyed riding to sch or to town. the novelty of 196 then was being able to ride on a Lo2x thru the wide expanse of the Nicholl HW. then a 3 way crrraige road. the middle crraige was for peak hour directionlaity. the Lo2x or atleantan ride thru nicoll HW then was very fun as bus just chiong.

it was a sad day when marine Parade ter was closed. 196 became bedok - Clementi, losing its character of terminating at Marine Parade.

today 196 uses the latest Volvo B9TL and is a WAB service and is still in tis prime and hey days period. .

-> Thanks for the insight of service 196 for the its history.

It's quite a well known double decker service throughout the past two decades, from Leyland Atlanteans to Volvo Olympians to Volvo B9TL.

It is also of a service of the infamous Medeka bridge accident.

Originally posted by ZYX2005:

my ten cents worth on the debutant AIr-Con bus fleets.

- Leyland Victory

> Converted by Soon Chow folks with the aim of reducing the engine noise and metal rattle for the bus. Also provide nice comfort to paxs with Air-con. at SBS, theorghout the 1980s, it was always reducing metal noise and engine roars. I guess they wanted their final 'victory" with this conversion of the leyland victories which were indeed loud and fatige to drivers.

They were presented on svcs 76 3 and some say 118.

- Mercedes Benz O303
When SABS was a venture into airport express type services to hotles from then paya lebar airport in 1970s. in 1981 changi airport open. by 1982 SABS was failing to meet the airport express as demand drops a lot. taxis and buses (CAS services) were cheaper altho no AC>
As a result the poor SABS fleet wwas sold to SBS.

at which pt SBS introduce sv 168

the buses were withdrawn in 1993 i guess. id id see one on 196 then.

- Volvo B10M Vanhool demonstrator

a nice gift. the bus was deployed on 118.

- Nissan Diesel U31

probably happy with SBS2452 demonstration, SBS bought some 30 or so of these AC buses. they were place on 118. and later 3

Renault PR 100.2

at first glance i thought the bus was some soon chow merc with AC unti and a nice modern looking front. i held that thought until the 1996 bus handbook by danny chan scolded me for being a dumb guy - i mean they say it is a renault. (hahaha). i only seen it in person but never rode it. my pranets did mange to spot it (sayangs SBS30 on sv 3 ticket)

the bus did sv 3 for a few months and left.

-> Thanks for the insight for the old SBS air con buses in the 1980s.

Originally posted by ZYX2005:

AC nissans? they were 857's one right>? the TIB31x...

Air-con Hinos were new new for sv 950 to use.

when SBS ran for Woodlands in 1970s and early 1980 till 1983,

1971 onward - King Albert park depot UBC

1973 onward King Albert paark depot UBC
King Albert park depot extension 1977

1979? - Woodlands depot open. all woodlands svcs shift to base ehre. including 170 whereby they have duties running thru depot for refuleing n continuing with paxs on baord. even panelling up of advert were done during this break to refuel. with paxs onbaord.

198? woodlands depot close. but by then the TIBS had already been in existence.

sorry bro. u amde a mistake. the Merc OF1417 were to serve SS1. yishun shuttle down to YCK. i think. SS7 had their own lovely hino fleets. and UDs mainly. later upgrade with Hispano mercs.

-> No, I'm not refering to the current OAC UDs. I'm refering to those OAC UDs that looked like the CSS CACs but they came with those rewindable blue air con services desto. I vaguely remembered I saw some before...

Originally posted by ZYX2005:

good question indeed. as stated in BUSWAY, about 10 units of B57 were converted to driver AC cabin only,. glass plexiglass panels were built round the driver area and a very lau kok air-con unit much like odl sch offices using was built. no full conversion of bus. weird in the sense that the driver gets the AC but not the paxs!

also to note i have spotted b57 with seat furbishment (to mark 2 style seats). these were the first few noticable interior refubishments of SBS. (whole seat changing). compelte with black rubber seat grip of the 1990 mark 2 styles. and blue cushions...

-> Oh, that's interesting. You still remember the rego and the depot based in??? And when was it refurnished, early 1990s or mid 1990s when the B57s are retiring???

It must be certainly weird to have a late 1970s bus fitted with modern 1990s seats.

Originally posted by ZYX2005:

ALS and CSS

the ALs scheme was introduce in 1975 to try to 'lower down car population and reduce no of cars in town -> reduce congestion"

As part of a revoltuionary idea, the primitive park and ride idea was introduced.

car drivers can opt for the scheme whereby they drive to a "fringe carpark". Fringe carpark are so called because they are at the fringe of CBD and not within CBD. With ALS in place (aka ERP of today), those who opt for the scheme need not pay the ALS fee entering town).

instead take the CSS bus. so CSS buses services served from the many fringe carparks. from Dempsey to Serangoon to newton circus car park to national Stadium. and boy were they cheap.

All fringe car aprks were numbered by letters. The A B C D E F G went to national stadium carparks, and the rest of letters up to N went to other car parks. maps were produced to show these car parks and CSS services were referred to by car park letters. the legacy of these letters lives on as the National Stadium Car parks still have these Letters.

Bus stop shelters (well designed) were built at many fringe carparks to house the car drivers who wait for CSS bus after parking their cars. today these shelters still exist at geylang Lor 1, Delta car park and Some at national Stadium.

the CSS services were offered by NTUC Comfort (blue livery) routes 1 4 and 6 etc and SSB (orange 2 5 7 8 9 etc ).

a new rego series was created

CSS 1 --100 for NTUC to use

CSS 100 to er whatever for SSB to use

by 1977 CSS 1 -38 were in use by NTUC all Merc O309 mini bus and SSB also use minibus CSS101 to dunno what no.

sadly by 1977 it is discovered ridership is low despite the limited stops idea on CSS services and the CSS has to be deviated from its true purpose as a part of the park and ride scheme . as such routes were amended to serve insetad to the new towns of the day. bt merah, marine parade, bouna Vista etc. at this point as people found the fares on CSS to eb cheaper, they switched to CSS services.

at first standees were not allowed on the minibuses. but haiyah so crowded. i kanna sqaushed many times on NTUC1 from my hosue to rochard ebfore. obvisuoly the rule was relaxed.

by 1981 the demand really was bull (red Bull) strong and so SSB decided to buy more heavy duty buses like 10m Bedfords and big carrying capacity stuffs like Hino Rk 176. note hte Hino were numebred in the CSS178 --200 range. later when they were retired, some very very famialr (lol) air-con UDs took over the regto series. these are the UDs were see on the roads today...although all may have died.

but by 1988 or so, NTUC decided to give up the CSS adventure and withdrew their services. bye bye NTUC 1 4 and 6.

Hence the reason why we assocaite CSS with the orange SSB buses and interchnagably refer to CSS as the ornage buses. these bus services lived on much longer and became renumebred to 60x , eg CSS 2 became CSS 602 and CSS5 became CSS 605

I would like to propose we remmeber the legacy of CSS by refrain from saying CSS is assocated with orange bus. dun forget NTUC as well

Much later some of the UDs were CAC and the fleet also saw the introduction of Dennis lance CSS310K and a ex TIBS bus TIB310 became CSS 294 the ex TIB DAFS lived out their final years on CSS as well.

CSS services then began to be withdrawn in the most chui move . cheaper bus services being withdrown. it chui-ed me alot. very very chui. Even high demand svc 605 was withdrawn. in the end one service stands alone CSS 608

I spent much of 2008 snapping CSS 608 UDs in a sort of CSS themed locations or even governemnt municipal buidling backgrounds . but finally on Aug 2008, CSS 608 ran its last bus for the last time and so ends the 33 years of CSS.A post celebration party saw many bus fans gather to big farwell to CSS. me included.

today a few of the CSS buses live on in SMRTbuses fleets. TIb1257 the Dennis lance ex CSS 608 bus will be the only thing left to connect to CSS after 2012. =-(

ZYX

Will the paark and ride Bus to town scheme return in todays congested roads scenario...only time will tell...if so CSS may yet make a return to the Singapore road scene.

Originally posted by SBS8533C:

-> Thanks for the insights of the CSS services. I was about to ask for the history of CSS. If TIBS still exists now, they might have used CSS as a platform for Premium services now.

Morning and Evening peaks for Premium services for Shenton Way

Off peaks (Weekdays day off peak, Sats, Suns and public holidays) for Premium services to the main shopping belts in Singapore.

Originally posted by SBS8533C:

Ok, lets discuss about Blue Arrow services.

Blue Arrow services started as early back as 1976, bringing people who live in private estates to the city area. THey were numbered as 30x series in the past. The service operates on weekdays and saturdays in AM peak for citybound and PM peak for hombound. But for the homebound direction, the service operates in the afternoon from 12pm up to 2pm on saturdays instead of the usual PM peak timings, and charged at 60c for adult and 20c for students.

initially, it has 6 services and at its peak in 1977, the service grew to 8 services.

301 - Katong Seaview Palace/Meyer Rd - Robinson Rd
302 - Bedok Gdn/Lucky Hills/Changi Rd - Robinson Rd
303 - Tai Keng Gsns and Sennett Est - Robisnon Rd
304 - Serangoon Gdn, Lor Chuan & Braddell Est - Robinson Rd
305 - Mayflower Gdns / Sembawang Hils Dr/ Upp Thomson Rd - Robinson Rd
306 - Eng Kong Pk - RObinson Rd
307 - Chai Chee - Tanglin Circus [was introduced in c. 1976/77, note it didnt terminate/strat from Robinson Rd]
308 - Ang Mo Kio - Robinson Rd [was introduced in c. 1976/77]

In 1978, BA services 304 and 308 were withdrawn as the service was poorly used and do not meet the demand for the services. BA Service 308 was introduced as a trail basis for AMK residents but at the end with the new services/amended ones serve the AMK estate, service 308 became unreliable and they had to utilise the other services to get to the city.

BA service 307 was amended to start from Bedok South Rd to focus on the inner areas of Bedok New Town via Bedok South Ave 2.

Later that year, 1978, another BA service 302 was withdrawn, when the service was integrated with service 301 to form 301. After 1978, the service was scaled down to 4 services - 301, 303, 305, 306.

301 - Bedok Gdn - Robisnon Rd [integrated with BA 302]
303 - Tai Keng Gdns - Robinson Rd
305 - Mayflower Gdns - Robinson Rd
306 - Eng Kong Pk - Robinson Rd

In the 1980s, with more trunk services introduced at nearby bus stops and many residents in the area owned cars (or similar expensive ones like Mercedes-Benz Cars), the Blue Arrow services had dwindled in terms of the passenger demand. Although In 1988, BA service 306 was withdrawn, the latter services could not cope up witht he demand of the passengers. So in 1989, followed up by 303 and 305 and finally 301. This marks the end of the Blue Arrow services serving the private estates for 13 years.

-> Thanks for the insight of Blue Arrow services. Although I have never seen them before, I have seen them in pictures. Mostly the Mercedes Benz OF1413/LP1113 Supreme Star bodied buses are used, and the 401's Albion Vikings. Any other bus models were used other than these two???

Maybe let's now talk about Serangoon bus services. I saw a faded service 318 in one of the berths in Serangoon Interchange. Maybe time for some history lessons.

SBS8533C SG

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From vicamour:

SBS8533C SG

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SERANGOON SERVICES HISTORY
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Majority of its Serangoon Services were from Serangoon Garden Estate, located as Serangoon Garden Way wayback in the 1960s and the 1970s. In its pre-reorganisation in 1971, the Serangoon Services were operated by STC, Paya Lebar Bus Service, and TKY Bus co. STC was the only route that goes trhough the City area while, PLBS and TKY bus co operates only around other routes excluding CBD areas like Shenton Way/Robisnon Rd, where those roads were monopolized by STC and other services had to ensure that they do not ply along those roads.

STC has 18A and 18B in Seragnoon Garden area. 18A has 2 variants - ordianry and limited stop service plying along Finlasyon Green to Serangoon Gdns edtate, while 18B from Serangoon Gdns Circus to Finlayson Green.

18A is very confusing route and commuters must be able to know the sketchy routes of 18A. Not many though have known by these routings and had a very hard fatigue on travelling along STC routes.

18A plies the partial route of Route 18B. During its peak hours, one of each buses of 18A will loop at 2 different directions, viz the Nothern & Southern Loops while the another bus will terminate at Serangoon Garden Circus. On its off peak, both alternate buses will serve the Northen Loops & Southern Loops of this sector.

After 7.30pm , 18A buses operate from Finlayson Green and Bras Basah Rd and after 8.30pm, buses only operates from Bras Basah Rd.

18A - Limited Stop Service
There were 2 routes fro this service.. one that goes via Paya Lebar Rd and Guillemard Rd and the another that goes via Lanveder St and Crawford St. The services ran on an AM peak trip (7am-9am) and PM Peak tip (4.30pm to 6pm) - on saturdays it ran from 12.30 to 2pm and no operation on Sundays & PHs.

18B operates exactly the same as vice versa route of 18A. From Serangoon Garddens to Finlayson Green. This service uses the buses from 18A.

PLBS service 3 - Serangoon gearden estate to Gay World Pk

This service plies along the inner areas of Serangoon Garedn estate (Chartwell Dr, Tavistock Ave , Hemsley Ave etc etc before proceding its route via Yio Chu Kang Rd/UppS erangoon Rd all the way down to Lor 5 Geylang, where the Gay World Pk is conveniently located nearby.

One of Alternate buses will go via Northern & Southen Loops each.

TKY 9 - Havelock Rd to Serangoon Garden Circus

Service plies from Havelock Rd to Seraangoon Garden Circus via Orchard Rd, Newton Circus, Thomson Rd, Lor Chuan..

Int eh 1971 reorganisation, 11 Apr 1971, the services were being freshly re-introduced as the entire existing chinse bus service were amalgamated, indluding STC, which continues to stay until its bankruptcy at the end of 1971.

STC and ABS were the only 2 bus companies that plys the Serangoon Gardens Estate.

STC we have ...
100 - Serangoon Garden - Prince Edward Rd -- handed to ABS
100A - Serangoon Garden - Finlayson Green (Loop) -- handed to ABS
101 - Serangoon Garden - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd(via Berwick Dr) -- handed to ABS
101A - Serangoon Garden - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd (via Tavistock Ave) -- handed to ABS
102 - Serangoon Garden - Prince Edward Rd(via Berwick Dr) -- handede to UBC
102A - Serangoon Garden - Prince Edward Rd (via Tavisotck Ave) -- handed to UBC

ABS we have ...
103 - Serangoon Garden -C'wealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd (via Holland Rd)
103A - Serangoon Garden -C'wealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd (Via C'wealth Dr, Queens Circus)

In other words, ABS 156 also plys along the Serangoon Garden Estate.

New services introcuded in 1972:

ABS 72 from Serangoon Garden to Tangjong Rhu (note that alternate buses will ply via Berwick Dr and Tavistock Ave each)
UBC 104 was introduced from Seangoon Gardens to Havelock Rd (Loop Service) plies via Orcahrd Rd, New Bridge Rd, Havlock Rd.

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1974 BUS RATIONALISATION
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in the 1974 bus rationalisation, serangoon services that has duplication on its route were either cancelled/re-routed/re-numbered.

100/100A - Renumbered as 100
101A - Service withdrawn
102 - Became a supplement service as limited stop serice. (but later withdrawn)
102A - Renumbered as 105 9but later withdrawn)
103 - Extended to Jalan Kayu Ter.
103A - Renumbered as 106.

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Services in 1979.
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72 - Serangoon Garden - Tg Rhu
100 - Serangoon Garden - Prince Edward Rd
101 - Serangoon Garden - New BRidge rd
104 - Serangoon Gardn - Upp Cross Sr
106 - Serangoon Garden - C'welath Ave
107 - Serangoon garden - Shenton Way
217 - Serangoon Garden - Berwick Dr/Tavistock Ave (Loop)

The probable reason on why a feeder 217 was introduced so that the existing trunk services will directly serve other areas as its main focus instead of serving the inner roads of Serangoon garden Est, this is to avoid duplication/wastage of time travelled on a trunk service.

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Serangoon new Town & Serangoon Int
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The serangoon new town was developed by HDB in the early 1980s, whereby a new interechange in Serangoon Ctrl would be built and conpleted at the end of 1987, expected date. But then on 13 Mar 1988 - the big move of the Serangoon Garden Services to Serangoon Int was the new chapter of housing its services at the new Serangoon Int, and 217 join in the big move. Before the interchange opens, there was a roadside terminus along sernagoon ave 3, which hoses services 312 and 315.

Other amendments made like 107, which amended to serve Kallang Basin and Marina Centre.

105 from Searngoon to Clementi and 318 from Serangoon Int to Serangoon Gardens (Loop) was introduced as part of the Serangoon Int opening.

Services in 1988:-
72 - Serangoon to Tg Rhu
100 - Serangoon To Ghim Moh
101 - Seragoon to New Bridge Rd
104 - Serangoon to Upp Cross St
105 - Serangoonto Clementi
106 - Serangoon to Bt Batok
107- Serangoon to Shenton Way
217 - Serangoon to Serangoon Gdn (Loop)
312 - Serangoon to Serangoon Ave 3 (Loop)
315 - Serangoon to serangooin noth ave 1 (loop)
318 - Serangoon to Serangoon Gdn Way(Loop)
B20 (Scheme B) - Serangoon to Shenton way (1 directional scheme B service)

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Significant changes to Serangoon Int after the 1980s. (excluding NEL Rationalisaion - refer to 'NEL Rationalisaion in 2003' section. Minor amendments are not shown)
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72 - Service withdrawn in 1992, with the amendment of 158 to Tanjong Rhu
81 - Service amneded to ply at Tampines Service road (now part of KPE) on 23 Jun 2007
101 - New Service from Serangoon to Buangkok Link (Loop), renumbered from 328 and amended to call at Serangoon Int instead of Hougang South Int
103/103W -On 28 jan 2008, 103W was renumbered as 103M
104 - Service amendded to New Bridge Rd terminal in 1992 and ply along Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 instead of Lor Chan. THe service was withdrawn when 104 and 134 merged to form service 54.
105 - Service amended to ply along SerangoonAve 2 and 3, with the merger of 312, and subsequently extended to Jurong East in 1992
106 - Service handed over to TIBS in 2000
107 - Another variant, 107X, was introduced to loop at Marina Centre. Service was amneded to Geylang Bahru &Bendemeer Rd in 2003.
109 - New Service from Serangoon to changi village on 28 may 2006.
156 - New Service from Serangoon to Clementi in 1993. It was extended to Sengkang in 2001.
158 - Service amende dto Serangoon in 1992 and merge with service 72. In 2005, the service was amended to ply along Sims Way when the road opened in 2005.
217 - Service renumbered to 317
312 - Service withdrawn and merged with 105 in 1993. THe route of 312 along Serangoon Ave 2 and Ave 3 is part of 105.
315 - Service amended to serve Serangoon North Ave 4 in 1995.
317 - Renumbered from 217. No route change.
318 - Service withdrawn in 1988. part of its route is part of 315.
B20 (Scheme B) - Service renumbered to 641 in 1997 but the service was being amended to Serangoon Ctrl (Blk 206) instead of Serangoon somewhere in 2000/01.

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NEL Rationalisation in 2003
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81 - Service cutbacks to Serangoon Int and became Serangoon-tampines service
82 - Service cutbacks to Serangoon Int and became Serangoon-Punggol Rd End (Loop) service.
103 - Service shortened to Serangoon Int and merges with 378 and 379. Service separated as 103 and 103W. 103 goes to Picadilly Cirucs while 103W goes to Seletar West Cmap.
106 - Service shortened to Marina Centre and became Bt Batok to Marina Cetnre service.
107 - Service extended to Hougang Ctrl Int.

iveco SG

lemme add on

sv 178 and 169 use double decker new new fleets then in 1978.

What a shame that DDs will never again serve 169. YIS is one of the only few places where trees can grow their branches really low. The others are BPJ and CCK since 1999.

iveco SG

The Comfort CSS buses vanished and the Chinatown-Suntec link never came about at all. Route 4 could have become 604 and provide the future link between these 2 areas until DTL came about.

I would rather 148 extended to EUN via Suntec instead of getting the chop in 11/92.

O305s didn't remain long in JR. When the LO3Xes arrived the former were all transferred to East Dist (HG). Later a small number moved over to AM, classic example being 2583 (HG 154 >> AM 166).

SBS8533C SG

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EARLY DAYS OF CHANGI AIRPORT SERVIECS
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In 1981, when the Changi Airport commences its commercial flight operations, SBS had decided to introduce a new set of Changi aiurport service which commences as early as MAy 1981. The airport was opened to the public for flight check-in and flight arrivals/departures on 1 July 1981, which comprises a big move from Paya Laber Airport.

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ITS SERVICES BACK THEN...
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There were 6 services that plies Changi Airport and the new Changi Airport Cargo Cplx. Services 390, 392, 394 serve the Changi Airport while 391, 393, 395 serves the Changi Airprot Crago Cplx.

390 - Queen St to Changi Airport
391 - Changi Point to Cahngi Airport Cargo Cplx
392 - Somapah to Changi Airport
393 - Somapah to Changi Airport Cargo Cplx
394 - Bedok to Changi Airport
395 - Bedok to Changi AirportCargo Cplx

It was interesting to know that Somapah Int was vaguely known as the 'airport interchange'. It was meant that commuters would have taken a bus down all the way to Somapah Int and transfer the newly introduced Changi Airprot services to Changi Airport and Changi Airport Cargo Cplx.

Singapore Shuttle Bus (SSB), whih runs the CSS buses, together with 2 other private bus companies - the SSTA and Singapore School and Private Hire Bus Owenr's Assocaiation, jointly introduced 4 new services to Changi Airport and 1 new service to Cahngi Airport Cargo Cplx on 29 Jun 1981.

727 - Ang Mo Kio to Changi Airport
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 (Blk 510), Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ave 6, Ave 1, Lor Chuan, Boundary Rd, Upp Parya lebar Rd, Airport Rd, Airport Link, Jln Eunos, Sims Ave East, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok South Rd, Bedok South Ave 1,, ECP, Airport Rd, Changi Airport.

737 - Toa Payoh to Changi Airport
Lor 1 Toa Payoh (Blk 154), Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Jln Toa Payoh, MacPhersonRd, Aljunied Rd, Merpati Rd, Circuit Rd, Paya Lebar Way, PIE, ECP, Airport Rd, Changi Airport.

747 - Kallang Basin to Changi Airport
Geylang Bahru (Blk 73), Kallang Bahru, Boon Keng Rd, Upp Boon Keng Rd, Lor 1 Geylang, Mountbatten Rd, Old Airport Rd, Dunmen Rd, Tg Katong Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Amber Rd, Marina Parade Rd, Bedok South Ave 1, ECP, Airport Rd, Changi Airport.

757 - Queenstown to Changi Airprot
Holland Dr (opp Buona Vista Swim Cplx), North Buona Vista Rd, C'wealth Ave , Queensway, Alexandra Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Outram Rd, Cantonment Rd, Keppel Rd, Anson Rd, Robinson Rd, Collyer Quay, Fulleton Rd, High St, St Andrwe's Rd, Stamford Rd, Beach Rd, Bras Basha Rd, Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Rd, Fort Rd, ECP, Airport Rd, Changi Airport.

767 - Changi Airport to Changi Airport Cargo Cplx
Changi Airport, Airport Blvd, Coastal Rd, Changi Airport Cargo Cplx and loop back.

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1983 CAHNGI AIRPORT BUS PLAN
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The 1983 Changi Airport Bus Plan was introduced to integrate its existing SBS Changi Airport Services as well as the SSB jointly operated private services.

9 - Geylang Fringe Car Park - Changi Airport Cargo Cplx [Merges with 391 and 395, and skips Changi Point]
24 - Ang Mo Kio - Changi Airport [Merges with 392, 394 and SSB 727]
57 - Queenstown - Changi Airport [Renumbered from SSB 757 and plys the stretch of ECP, and skips the CBD roads.]
149 - Toa Payoh - Changi Aiport [Merges with SSB 737 and SSB 747]
390 - Queen St - Changi Airport [Amended to serve Orchard Rd]

SBS7382C SG

wad happened to 57 and 149?

SBS8533C SG

wad happened to 57 and 149?

57 - withdrawn in 1985
149 - withdrawn when svcs 16 & 31 merged in 1993. Apparently, scheme B service took over the route of 149, which duplicates majority of sv 31 in the Marine Parade corridor. It was renumbered as 646 few years after scheme B took over the service and was subsequently amended to call at Lor 6 Toa Payoh instead of Toa Payoh Int.

chikopek SG

It seems like some details regarding history of bus services have been missed out in sgwiki:
1) Svc 81 originally plies between Upp Changi Terminal and New Bridge Road Terminal.

2) Svc 246 plies between Jurong Int and Boon Lay Gardens via Chin Bee in the 1980s'.

SMB32T SG

Service 81 was amended to Tampines with the upcoming of Tampines new town if I am not wrong, it became Tampines - New Bridge Rd. In 2003 service 81 was cutback to terminate at Serangoon due to the NEL rationalisation.

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