Looking Back: Year 2008

last SG · 2008-12-20T13:47:02+00:00

MAN is a newcomer (relatively) into Singapore's coach market (ok lah, they had orders back in the 1990s from SJE, but then again SJE is a public bus company)...

SBS n SMRT SG

add in:

First CNG ride: SBS2997L on 143 (drive by a driver call ah hua lol?)
First OC ride: None :(
Last Scania NAC ride: SBS3638S on 291 or maybe one on 293 juz forgot the rego.

ah hua perm 66 leh.......

bus555 SG

oh ok... maybe see wrongly i guess. the driver who drove 2997 on that day was wearing a cap :l

SBS n SMRT SG

oh ok... maybe see wrongly i guess. the driver who drove 2997 on that day was wearing a cap :l

perharps cameo duty lo

OT: Yeeterday i saw ah hua driving 66 and an hua ex-perm bus(OKI CNG) on one day

tintinspartan SG

SMRT

My first rides this year

OC500LE on svc 307 (SMB1H)

B9TL on svc ??

Scania Strider on svc 975 (TIB674M)

Scania ELBO on svc 187

Volvo Strider on svc 80

The rarest cameo ive ever seen

A Habit Bendy on svc 307 (should be 190 perm i think)

Most of the time, Habit on Sv 307 happens because of downroute thanks to the CCK Stadium crowd after S-LEague match. About 2 - 3 bendies were uttilized from what i remember.

sBs_boy SG

Events

1. Introduction of new Premium services by various bus companies.
2. Introduction of Service 128, Singapore's first rail-duplicating service in nearly two decades (7 Jul).
3. Introduction of SMRT's newest bus in 8 years - the OC500LE.
4. SBST receives Volvo B7RLE and MAN 18.240 for demo purposes.

- I thought Premium service was 1st introduced last year ??????

- Instead of newest bus in 8years, its more like the 1st bus that they bought.
*anyway, TIBS last bought in new buses in the year 2001.

tintinspartan SG

- I thought Premium service was 1st introduced last year ??????

- Instead of newest bus in 8years, its more like the 1st bus that they bought.
*anyway, TIBS last bought in new buses in the year 2001.

1. I think TWS was refering to the newer Premium Services introduced by Premier Rent-A-Car and a few other private bus companies and also, the newer Premium Services that both SMRT and SBST introduced.

SBS9888Y SG

many new bus fans came in this year. many of them really nice people. i can say the amount of bus fans i've met in the bus community this year is about 100.

JaSoNhSu92 SG

Not the forget, the recent cameos.

SBS2598E on 192/194, 183, 98

66 and 51 also recent cameos

2598 also got cameo on 157 and 174 somewhere last month

it cameos on 154 on 20 nov

JaSoNhSu92 SG

Bus accidents witnessed by me

SBS7369S on 198 in 2 Dec

My 1st ride on new models/rare cameos 16-17 Dec

Volvo B10BLE CNG bus on 243(2995S)
MB OC500LE on 189(SMB13Z)
VSO on 154(SBS9800A)
SBS2598E on 194, 183
SBS9229A on 98
SBS9427U on 285
SBS2803M on 284(DT)
SBS2837R on 175(new interior look)
SBS8033D on 183

JaSoNhSu92 SG

1. Services swap depot control in March for SMRT side. 985 to AMDEP/KJDEP, 859 to WLDEP, 852 to WLDEP, 961 to AMDEP/WLDEP, 61 to WLDEP/AMDEP, 970, 75, 700 to KJDEP and afew others.

2. Lots of depot transfers, especially Scanias to KJDEP and Dennis Lance to WLDEP.

3. Farewell to Sv 852 UDs.

4. TIB1009C on 962, TIB938C on 963, TIB1010Y on 187 and a few other WLDEP Dennis Lance cameos.

TIB1009C also got cameo on 187 on 1 Dec.

tintinspartan SG

TIB1009C also got cameo on 187 on 1 Dec.

yup, that fella was the first Dennis Lance ever to cameo on 187 in July 07.

SBS8033D SG

My first rides of the year:

My first ride on the B9s:Service 21,SBS7304? Forgotten what bus alrd
My first ride on the KUBS:Service 60(SBS8093E?)

My first ride on the OCs:SMB4A(AMDEP 851 on svc 851, was happy to board the bus.
My first ride on the ELBO:TIB844 on svc 852(Cameo)
My first ride on the Scania Strider: TIB66?? on svc 173(perm bus i rmb)
My first ride on the U31RCNs: TIB1251_ on svc 178(an ex-CSS bus)

Rare cameos i have seen

SBS7????(a B9TL) on svc 28

My tribute to the Scania N113CRBs NAC was done on the 5th December on SBS3626B on svc 6, was asked by the BC why i and my dad took the full trip............

Scania N113CRB l0v3r SG

My 1st ride on OC is SMB1H on 190
1st Leyland is sbs9135L on 28
1st Scania N113 sbs34d on 18 (AM crossover)

Rare cameo i have seen in Boon Lay
sbs8030L on 157
Rare cameo seen in Tampines,Bedok
sbs3675J on 23
sbs53z on 23
sbs3722g on 23
sbs3708z on 196

bus555 SG

My first rides of the year:

My first ride on the U31RCNs: TIB1251_ on svc 178(an ex-CSS bus)

TIb1251T well me too though...

SMRT BUSES LuvER SG

My first UD ride was CSS179H on svc 975 from opp Teck Whye CC to BP Int.. I dun really like the suspension, but i do luv the old school style seats, interior and the aircon. Suspension: Chicka, chicka, boing boing boing.

ngjy22 SG

Service 73 Summary Report

Not much notable cameos, because all are Mercs.
DM Mercs with skyliner (ie SBS573P just a few days ago) and CAC Mercs as well.

Perm buses slowly gets full body adverts, now, full fleet gets before full body ads.

Redeployments:
SBS218R came in for SBS254K, which went to lay up then scrap subsequently.
SBS449R came in, exchange for SBS469H. 469H takes over the Nikon ad from 449R.

Permanent buses as of 1 Jan:
SBS143Y SBS156K SBS254K SBS368R SBS410B SBS465T SBS469H SBS503S SBS543B

Permanent buses as of now:
SBS143Y SBS156K SBS218R SBS368R SBS410B SBS465T SBS449R SBS503S SBS543B

Other events:
SBS503S reported breakdown at AMK Int on this forums (Feb 2008). Gearbox jam after the breakdown subsequently repaired but with whorring sound till now. Weird thing is that, 543B stop having that whorring sound after 503S gets it.

Service 315 Summary Report

Notable cameos:
SBS1832K, SBS1863X, SBS1885H, SBS1887C
So far, in this year, SBS950J is the only bus with skyliner cameo on 315.
Mark IV cameos happens almost everyday on 315 but it's more of DM and Strider, seldom DM3500.

Changes in shifts:
Duty 10S was introduced to this sv as a fleet addition, with SBS682H doing this slot. Later on, 9S, which crossover to sv317 no longer do that x-over. Duty 10S takes over. Bus used for x-over remains unchanged.

SBS682H perm duty 9S
SBS814U perm duty 10S (315/317)

Permanent buses as of 1 Jan:
SBS605G SBS678X SBS735P SBS803B SBS814U

Permanent buses as of now:
SBS605G SBS678X SBS682H SBS735P SBS803B SBS814U

The slots for sv315 sometimes just jump around, so at times, u might c 682H doing the x-over slot or else, S shift buses become full day. I'm not too sure if sv315 has this jumpbus system.

ngjy22 SG

While Mark IIs are phasing out, things like (below) happens..

SBS1881T on 191
SBS1889Y on 87 105

I remembered that we treat almost every mark II cameos as rare cameos. Even those like sv315 317 325

Apex-LW'21 SG

whoa?! kub on 147?!

ya, I was at HG Ctrl int at tat time when SBS8389C was seen entering HG Ctrl Int with the 147A EDS . About half an hour later, I've seen this bus about to do 147 so I did manage to catch it for 5 stops.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll63/SBS8191E/SBS8389C_147.jpg

nenepokey SG

While Mark IIs are phasing out, things like (below) happens..

SBS1881T on 191
SBS1889Y on 87 105

I remembered that we treat almost every mark II cameos as rare cameos. Even those like sv315 317 325

haha. i still remembered that SBS1884K did 51. was with Ben at that time. hehe...

Apex-LW'21 SG

SBS2770Z On 192 on 12 Nov 2008.
PSV Soon Chow Bus on 193

First took SMB1H On 190 is somewhere around July this year, followed by the rest on the 4th qtr of 2008 i.e. september onwards (however I spotted and took those OCs on 75, 172, 188, 307, 925, 985 during the period)

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