Down Memory Lane (Part 3)

last SG · 2008-11-07T21:51:24+00:00

You forgot AIR-CON 3 used Scania N113CRB OAC and even a Bolton Australia bodywork prenault french bus... wonderful svc. one of my fav old services. ZYX I tho...

AntiDennisLance SG

Anyone remembered CAC Hino TIB 290 E (not sure of suffix) on service 169?

I dont know what you are referring to but TIB290L was a Nissan U31SCN, not a Hino, that was NAC throughout and never a CAC. It served on service 161 and then on servcies 167 and 851/853. I don't remember it perm on 169.

off_service SG

I remembered taking a CAC Hino (squarish bodywork) on service 169, complete with blue front and side desto. The interior had blue coloured cushion seats. The poles near the driver's cabin is black in colour. If I'm not wrong there's one or two such buses and the last time I saw the bus was when the O405s were newly introduced. It disappeared after that.

AntiDennisLance SG

Oh you are prolly referring to the Hino OAC's. They are not CAC's although their windows can be opened. They were bought new new around 1988 or 1989 uniquely and specially to create the old Service 950 from Woodlands to Shenton way. Later when the DAF, Nissan and Merc OAC's came these Hino's went out from 950/951 to other places. Rego's TIB380K to TIB389L. 10 units. I don't know which ones ever permed on 169 but even if they did, it would be for a short time.

nenepokey SG

Talking abt destos, ive came across this website which had Strider on 67.. Ive nvr seen this type of desto in my life!:

Photo Courtesy of BUS HUNTER.

wow...this Strider with rim guard...nice!

eX.A.K.R. SG

most probably u cant find it.. the desto typeface as shown below is actually designed by SBS.
(Something like this)

Yes, that's the font. One look at it and I already knew that isn't either Arial or Helvetica; if it's not an SBS in-house font, then it's probably one of the Grotesque sans-serif font (you might want to read that up on WIkipedia).

I might do a post-article about desto fonts one of these days.

eX.A.K.R. SG

Talking abt destos, ive came across this website which had Strider on 67.. Ive nvr seen this type of desto in my life!:

Photo Courtesy of BUS HUNTER.

The photo is gone!

eX.A.K.R. SG

honestly, theres nothing wrong with the huge variety of fonts used. as long as you can see the number clearly theres not much of a problem.

Yes, legibility is the most important aspect of the destos; still, as a minimalist and a consistency-ist, I feel SBS Transit could had done better in this department by simply sticking to no more than two or three fonts rather than using so many of them.

Khairiano SG

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TIB930Z SG

Talking abt destos, ive came across this website which had Strider on 67.. Ive nvr seen this type of desto in my life!:

Photo Courtesy of BUS HUNTER.

the rims look very Merzy ... LOL

TIB930Z SG

come were deployed on 700 , that's i'm aware of ... btw don't anti dennis lance (:

Apex-LW'21 SG

I might do a post-article about desto fonts one of these days.

I think SBS was the one that produce the desto font, in the 1980s.

Apex-LW'21 SG

Talking abt destos, ive came across this website which had Strider on 67.. Ive nvr seen this type of desto in my life!:

Photo Courtesy of BUS HUNTER.

the desto red/green background was used as a shortworking trips. Back then, they used this kind of desto with termination points, rather than using SWT numbers like 67A, 67B, etc.

Rk 2010 SG

i remember 151, 173 and 74 used that plate for SWT

Apex-LW'21 SG

Just wondering...

Did the newly bought Nissan Diesel U31RCN (I am referring to CSS178K - CSS211Y and TIB362M - TIB377X) used the rolling blue desto before switching to the EDS later on?

off_service SG

Just wondering...

Did the newly bought Nissan Diesel U31RCN (I am referring to CSS178K - CSS211Y and TIB362M - TIB377X) used the rolling blue desto before switching to the EDS later on?

The TIB regos came with EDS. I think the CSS ones too, but were NAC. Anyone can confirm?

SBS7382C SG

the desto red/green background was used as a shortworking trips. Back then, they used this kind of desto with termination points, rather than using SWT numbers like 67A, 67B, etc.

Last time when most services used nac dds the side destos were green rite? I rmb seeing a pic on one website before a vo2x on 22 wif a green side desto . When did it change?

SBS7382C SG

Just wondering...

Did the newly bought Nissan Diesel U31RCN (I am referring to CSS178K - CSS211Y and TIB362M - TIB377X) used the rolling blue desto before switching to the EDS later on?

does that mean that Nissan Diesel were the first buses to use EDS?

Apex-LW'21 SG

Last time when most services used nac dds the side destos were green rite? I rmb seeing a pic on one website before a vo2x on 22 wif a green side desto . When did it change?

around 2000/2001

Apex-LW'21 SG

does that mean that Nissan Diesel were the first buses to use EDS?

DAF Hispanos used EDS in 1990, the later part is the Nissan / O405s

eX.A.K.R. SG

come were deployed on 700 , that's i'm aware of ... btw don't anti dennis lance (:

You mean the air-conditioned Hinos ran on route 700 before?

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