SBS Transit invests $159mln in new buses from Scania & Volvo

last SG · 2009-08-13T22:21:17+00:00

Hopefully this SBST Wright B9s got dress rims like the KMB Wright B9s.Just look how smart they look with those dress rims.Hell, anything looks smart in dres...

SBS8033D SG

wala0 I rather wan Volvo than Scania Lor....

If they invests Mercz,

good idea....

hehe, merz are at a excellent standard:

OC500LEs...... Hpoe they go for a BIG BIG tender :)

wsy1234 SG

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/54566/car_focus/scania_hybrid_buses_to_be_tested_in_stockholm.html

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/59445/car_focus/swedish_govt_wants_volvo_buses_hybrid_development.html

Look like both companies are developing hybrid buses. But come back to think Singapore might not need them as we have mrt cover almost whole singapore island for the comming years

JaSoNhSu92 SG

What i wished for the Scania tenders :

1)NO MORE GEMILANG!!!!!
2)NO MORE JERKY
3)NO MORE DULL INTERIOR!!!!!!!
4)NO COOLAIR!!! I CANNOT TAKE BUS PICTURE!!!
5)HOPE THEY DUN SUCK

Thats al

isnt B9TL also dull in colour?

Scania SG

I certainly agree with u!

But then ur username also Scania leh.

Because my favourite bus was the N113CRBs.

TIB1049L SG

What i wished for the Scania tenders :

4)NO COOLAIR!!! I CANNOT TAKE BUS PICTURE!!!

I really hope they use Hanover, not because of pics but more for the commuters' sake because they can't see which bus is coming. The primary usage is for commuters; they don't need to choose a EDS that allows bus enthusiasts to capture perfect images ... ...

scaniaB7RLE SG

seriously lah, stop COMPLAINING. got bus, bad, no bus, oso bad. haiyaa, go and live in KL laa, see can tahan or not, the transport there is 'tremendous'. for scanias or volvo, whatever lah. SG fuel cell bus project, ftw thumbs up .

Rk 2010 SG

Some of them cannot even appreciate what is given to them. Thats why they complain. this is part an parcel of life.

SBS3688Y SG

I miss the days of the earlier bus scene when there are more types of bus models plying the roads (about a fleet of 100-300 per model); hence more different bus designs, bodyworks and also engine sounds. It helps to make travelling by bus less boring.

More varieties please!

SBS n SMRT SG

isnt B9TL also dull in colour?

maybe change livery colour lo

Ajen SG

Can anyone tell me whats the bus model whereby the engine sounds like a 'cat' when the bus moves? its nac-sd bus.

SMRT BUSES LuvER SG

Can anyone tell me whats the bus model whereby the engine sounds like a 'cat' when the bus moves? its nac-sd bus.

Maybe its Volvo B10M Mark 2 (Walter Alexander/ Duple Mestec) which have been de-registered. Sounds like a cat when the bus moves for me too.

Ajen SG

Maybe its Volvo B10M Mark 2 (Walter Alexander/ Duple Mestec) which have been de-registered. Sounds like a cat when the bus moves for me too.

i miss this bus xD very unique esp the engine sound.

Y_Shun SG

Whatever buses that SBS Transit is purchasing, be it whether the interior is of a dull colour or a fragile and light bodywork, it is still a bus. It does take us to places that we want and from Point A to Point B. No point saying that alot of the same buses and it's boring. We have to live with it.

If everybody goes with your mentality, then we should just have a lorry to carry passengers.

Rk 2010 SG

If everybody goes with your mentality, then we should just have a lorry to carry passengers.

Then what do you expect? Just voice it out.

TIB537B SG

.........

Wrong

What modern commuters want nowadays, and what bus companies need to provide

is a comfortable and enjoyable journey.

the colours and stuffs, just hope they improve it because the brown isn't really nice imo, though i said before in my review, opinions will differ. I'd rather they also use different bodyworks for the upcoming buses because if a design fault is found, not all are affected.

TIB537B SG

Some of them cannot even appreciate what is given to them. Thats why they complain. this is part an parcel of life.

tell that to the STOMPERs too. and those who complaint to SBST/SMRT.

we pay a fare, we expect comfortable and enjoyable journey.

Rk 2010 SG

.........

Wrong

What modern commuters want nowadays, and what bus companies need to provide

is a comfortable and enjoyable journey.

I'm not the kind of person who mind much about the bus. As long as I board it and have a ride to the place I want, I will be happy. FYI, for all rides I have ever had, they were within the range of 65% to 90%. You can't really expect the company itself to listen to our own feedback all the time. They have their own choice for the interior and other stuff. I have said whatever I have said.

TIB537B SG

im not forcing my opinions on SBST for that brown.Or K230UBs Euro IV massager. i said i just feel. lol

let me repeat again, there are different types of passengers, some really expects a comfortable and nice journey while some just think gets to point A to B only.

Also, why does SBST listens to feedback? because their revenue comes from their customers who are the ones taking the buses. Suggesting something to improve on isn't wrong! i believe unless the suggestion is ridiculous, if not they'd probably take note and implement in the future!

Quoting an example, people feedback about the TIBS fabric seats. SMRT changes them to the more comfortable purple/red cushioned seats after being complaint/feedback about the issue.

lemon1974 SG

Agree... SBST does have many factors to consider when deciding to purchase new buses and how they plan the interior etc... SBST cant satisfy everyone....especially those "so called" bus fans on the designs/EDS/interior etc etc. The buses are for general public use... not for decoration purpose. Further i think SBST have done their own calculation and have their own reasons to purchase 1100 unit of Scania SDs.

sgbuses SG

Interior is not the killer point for me. It's the vibration which rattles my teeth off.

As for the perception of the general public, none of my friends (i.e. not bus fans) are convinced, even with the new Scanias, that buses are a better mode of transport. They'd rather still stand and try to squeeze on the train all the way.

I think when some bus fans heard of Scanias on 502, more are going to prefer piling on the train anyway.

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