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

One Harmonius Blend SG

When some UDs went for lay-up for 178 and 852, Hispano OACs and CACs from KJDEP and AMDEP replaced them in tmp. basis. That time, Scanias were still under KJDEP 75/700/970.

Then, 178 and 852 got back the Scania fleets when they x-fered back to WLDEP. And some of Hispanos went back to KJDEP in temp. basis whereas the rest went SPARE in WLDEP. 772M and 773K swopped with 666L and 667J, 479K went to perm 963, 781L went to perm 966. There was no mercz fleet on 178 after that.

Even after 178's mercz has been depleted in the first Q of 09, was it a common thing after that? remembered 178 receiving mercz cameos like quite common though after oct 09, before that not really common.

Anyway, Can expect to see more than a quarter of mercz going around on 178 like nobody's business though today, even though no perms are deployed.

Anyway, how many fleets did 851,853,854,855 receive when they were in WLDEP?

SBS8533C SG

It used to be a common sight after the removal of some TIB/CSS rego Nissans from 178 and 852. It's only a while when both svcs were using mercs when its SP Nissans were deployed only to 178 and sometimes alternate to 187 and 852.

851, 853, 854, 855 did use Scania Striders too, when some of its AMDEP Striders were transferred to WLDEP.

One Harmonius Blend SG

How common can it get? as in within 5 days or half a week?

TIB657M SG

Remembered the time that I took 40 mins ride at CSS191X on 187 to home from WRI during night. Very breezy.

SMB32T SG

851, 853, 854, 855 did use Scania Striders too, when some of its AMDEP Striders were transferred to WLDEP.

All these services used to have perm Scanias before. I also recalled TIB564Y and TIB565U perm WLDEP 854 before the SBS/Tibs swop.

SBS8533C SG

How common can it get? as in within 5 days or half a week?

A month or so, before another depot transfer exercise took place with more OCs awaiting to be dispatched.

SBS8533C SG

All these services used to have perm Scanias before. I also recalled TIB564Y and TIB565U perm WLDEP 854 before the SBS/Tibs swop.

Then slowly, the latter of the Scania (Strider) were transferred to WLDEP.

When some of its 1st batch of Scanias xfered to WLDEP, some of those Scanias were still in AMDEP, and normally did 82, 103, 163, 860, 864, 865.

SMB32T SG

Service 103 was returned to SBS and all the AMDEP Scanias went over to service 852. The last AMDEP Scanias were seen on 852, 853 and 980. The UK lances then replaced all the Scanias on these 3 services in mid 2000 and eventually all the Scania fleets went over to WLDEP.

Service 59 and 163 had full fleet Scania perms, it was later the 1st few services to get UMW lances.

Scanias on services 860, 864, 865 were just cameos only, not perm.

SBS8533C SG

Remembered the time that I took 40 mins ride at CSS191X on 187 to home from WRI during night. Very breezy.

For me, I once took CSS179H on 925, about two years ago..

SBS725T SG

I was browsing through some blogs with old images of Singapore and i came upon this:

old SBS woodlands depot

I checked it with the current map(s) and apparently the old SBS Woodlands Depot is now where Kranji MRT Station stands. I wish to enquire more about this depot. Does this depot controls Svc 170 fleet in the past?

SBS8533C SG

I was browsing through some blogs with old images of Singapore and i came upon this:

old SBS woodlands depot

170 used to be from Woodlands Depot. Earlier version of Leyland Atlanteans were assembled at the former Woodlands Depot.

sbs&tibs SG

Service 59 and 163 had full fleet Scania perms, it was later the 1st few services to get UMW lances.

Scanias on services 860, 864, 865 were just cameos only, not perm.

Tibs 103 was full O405s (OAC + NAC) until the Scania Striders (670Z - 674M) came in to replace the OAC O405s. The sole Elbo on 103 835R didn't last very long and was then redeployed to 851. Then Lances came in new to 103, of which only 910G was equiped with EDS. Other Lances using plastic destos were mainly the 92x series ones. The longest surviving O405s on Tibs 103 were 780P - 784D. 784D had some Jalan Kayu prata ad iirc.

But what I noticed was that amdep deployed new models on Jalan Kayu services then. 865 was full OAC O405s.

sbst275 SG

you searching those SAF Marsiling hill of 1970s si boh?

http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/search/label/Old%20SAF%20public%20training%20areas

SBS7382C SG

170 used to be from Woodlands Depot. Earlier version of Leyland Atlanteans were assembled at the former Woodlands Depot.

what other services did it control? Did it control routes that served cck?

SBS8533C SG

what other services did it control? Did it control routes that served cck?

169, 178, 180, 181, 182, 204, 208, 372 all came from SBS WLDEP. CCK routes fell under BBDEP, as the Woodlands Depot was later used for bus assembly workshop before the whole facility was relocated to HGDEP with the development of Singapore Turf Club at Kranji.

One Harmonius Blend SG

In the past WLDEP controlled some Yishun bus services, reason was because AMDEP got to focus more on NE areas like 82, 103, 163, 864, 865, 866 etc. Whereas KJDEP focused on Woodlands and Bt Panjang services. WLDEP was just like a neutral empire to both sides having majority services under dual WLDEP controlled.

It was because of the merger with SMRT and also the Tibs/SBS swop, major depot deployments took place in 1999/2000 as follows:-

960 was KJ before that no?

Before 966 came, 184 came under WL, but after 966 came, 184 went KJ,960 went WL. That was in 03

851 was made under full AMDEP in march that year, That's what i heard though

SMB32T SG

960 was KJ before that no?

Before 966 came, 184 came under WL, but after 966 came, 184 went KJ,960 went WL. That was in 03

851 was made under full AMDEP in march that year, That's what i heard though

Yes... 960 was all the while full KJDEP though WLDEP opened in Oct 1998, it was in July 1999 during the SBS/Tibs swop that sent 960 to full WLDEP. Same for 700.

851 was made full WLDEP in 1998/1999. Only in Jan 2001 onwards 851 was progressively made full AMDEP.

184 was made full WLDEP in 2000 when Bt Batok came under Tibs, but somewhere in 2003 184 went back full KJDEP controlled.

SBS8533C SG

Yes... 960 was all the while full KJDEP though WLDEP opened in Oct 1998, it was in July 1999 during the SBS/Tibs swop that sent 960 to full WLDEP. Same for 700.

851 was made full WLDEP in 1998/1999. Only in Jan 2001 onwards 851 was progressively made full AMDEP.

184 was made full WLDEP in 2000 when Bt Batok came under Tibs, but somewhere in 2003 184 went back full KJDEP controlled.

Are Woodlands feeders still under KJDEP when the WLDEP opened? I know 178 187 were under KJDEP when WLDEP just opened.

SMB32T SG

Are Woodlands feeders still under KJDEP when the WLDEP opened? I know 178 187 were under KJDEP when WLDEP just opened.

178, 187 and 961 were made partial KJDEP/WLDEP controlled with the opening of WLDEP in Oct 1998. Feeders 900, 901 and 903 went under full WLDEP whereas townlinks 911, 912 and 913 remained under KJDEP.

During the SBS/Tibs swop in 3 phases 178, 187, 911, 912, 913 and 961 eventually went under full WLDEP.

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