Not that I side SMRT, but you need to relook what you
said.
40% WAB without fleet expansion do sound bad, but parking space and
manpower is a major constraint for both bus companies these days.
Keeping a bus fleet young can be a good strategy. Reminds me of
what SIA used to do (and perhaps now too).
I think anyone would agree that having lesser models could prove
more cost efficient than having few. 900 K230s from SBS Transit
could prove this point.
If Saw doesn't look into profits, do you think you can have
OC500LEs now? If the profits dipped into the negative regions, you
won't even have King Longs.
Even so, I see no reason why SMRT has to buy from Daimler Benz
again considering SBST turned to Scania for their WAB rigids.
Don't be surprised if the MAN NG313 appears in SG as our
nation's first-ever Euro 5 LPG-powered WAB bendy.
