Lay Up And Redeployment of SMRT's Scania L113CRL (ELBO CAC)

last SG · 2008-12-26T20:08:42+00:00

I still think Ng Ser Miang had better sense than Saw. She killed off the high-class image set by Tibs in the mid 1990s. Now it is SBST and their double deck...

16/f/lonely SG

Bombshell sia...

No. It can't be because of pax complaints.

It should be due to the nature of the bus's condition.....

Which means tridents, which see quite a fair bit of lay-up here and there, might be in danger of being phased out early in the future.

Merczrox SG

They are withdrawing buses that are just over a decade old over commuter complains? Can't those problems be fixed rather than wastefully scrapping otherwise-perfectly good buses?

No wonder SMRT's bus division is bleeding oceans of money, and no wonder fares keep going up.

Yeah.this is all the stupid public's fault.and SMRT also has quickly believed their complains.scrapping buses in good conditions by listening to their stupid complains is like a cruelty to these poor ELBOs..i am definitely going to miss this unique buses with their unique bodywork name also.farewell to the Scania ELBOs.

Volvo Olympian SG

I dint EVEN get a chance to take a KJDEP ELBO bus.. =( My first time riding this bus was this yr, on svc 187..

So far i only took TIB835R when it cameo on 190, that was my lucky day

SBS7484P SG

I haven't even taken ELBO's before.

i only taken once, and that was when i was waaaaaay back in K1.

The Soon SG

I haven't even taken ELBO's before.

Me too!

AEW5001 SG

to all those who want to take elbos (my least fav), 187 has e most no. of perm ELBOs.

bus555 SG

For me only 2 times in 2006 and at that time i didnt know it was a ELBO and if i am right, the air-con is so damn weird. no controller one lor :X

man i missed them :(

TIB1049L SG

I have taken 3 only

TIB839E (2007) and TIB842U (2008) on 911

TIB837K (2008) on 961

tintinspartan SG

I take them on an average 1.5 times per month. Some of them cannot be helped by the aircon probs and some passengers could not bear the vibration and the dusty seats.

To me, their performance quite ok. But, the interior design wasn't what i like. It may have been TIBS mistake of not refurbishing the interior during the 'transformation' from NAC to CAC in 2001. This may have started the 'complaints' ball rolling in my opinion.

TIB840A can still be seen on 852 and the rest could be spotted on 187.

P.S: Do look out for cameos. Common Services: 167, 178, 965, 969, 980(TIB847G weekend perm)

jayh272416 SG

ive taken 5 ELBOs, 6 rides, 4 services.

TIB846J on 187 (Boon Lay Int to Woodlands Int)
TIB833X on 961 (Dunearn Rd to Farrer Rd)
TIB846J on 187 (Bt Batok West Ave 2 to Bt Batok Central)
TIB840A on 852 (Yishun Int to Yishun Ave 2)
TIB847G on 857 (Yishun Int to Yishun Ave 2)
TIB844P on 852 (Yishun Ave 2 to Marymount Rd)

566117 SG

Lay up and Redeployment?

Back to the topic, most of my ELBO rides were on 167 & 700 (WLDEP). Never took any ELBO on KJDEP services though.

AntiDennisLance SG

I have taken them countless times... including when they were still NAC perm on svc 851. TIB847G was(is) perm pn svc 857 after it gone AC so I have been doing it on my way to work quite often previously. Can't say I love them, their faults are very glaring even when they were new new, but apart from the bodyworks and interior their chassis are no diff from the Strider bodied ones. 15 scrapped do look like a waste but I think SMRT would have done their sums and concluded that replacing them with the Gemilang OC's would be more cost-effective.

The way that the wheel hub areas were almost always re-soldered and painted over suggested that the area always give problems. Plus the windscreen and desto areas were always replaced DIY after an accident rather than being replaced with proper parts suggested a problem in obtaining spares for the bodywork.

scaniaB7RLE SG

sad sad 4 me, nvr in my life [i'm serious] took this bus before.

azharjj SG

My last ride is TIB834T on 187... from jw st 52 there to bus-stop b4 jrg point

lemon1974 SG

put these buses as training buses loh..i dun think SMRT will lay up these buses cos of passengers complains. Most likely they are facing difficulties/high cost in maintaining these buses?

Scania N113CRB l0v3r SG

sad sad 4 me, nvr in my life [i'm serious] took this bus before.

Lolx wan I and Merczrox pei ni qu take ELBO?

JaSoNhSu92 SG

everytime i want take 187, always is the scania elbo -.-

frequency increased for 187 elbos.

JaSoNhSu92 SG

put these buses as training buses loh..i dun think SMRT will lay up these buses cos of passengers complains. Most likely they are facing difficulties/high cost in maintaining these buses?

like SBST want to remove the EDS on SBS9888Y due to high maintenance costs.

SBS9888Y SG

Lay up and Redeployment?

Back to the topic, most of my ELBO rides were on 167 & 700 (WLDEP). Never took any ELBO on KJDEP services though.

kj elbos are same as wl elbos.

Apex-LW'21 SG

The end of TIB833X...

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