Looking Back: Year 2008

Simple_boi SG

lazy to care all this got bus take to school and back school can liao =.=

I thought you can fly to school yourself? OPPS! I see you only stay and study in school. Quite cool of you. Security guard? Or cleaner?

SMRT BUSES LuvER SG

Ive made my accompishment today b4 2009!

Scania N113CRB - My first ride (SBS3656P) (BNDEP 354) on svc 354

Volvo B10M DM3500 - My first ride (SBS2805H) (BNDEP 518/518A) on svc 518

Ive listed my rides at the Post ur daily rides section. Ive made some comments..

jayh272416 SG

I thought you can fly to school yourself? OPPS! I see you only stay and study in school. Quite cool of you. Security guard? Or cleaner?

he entertain the students lah. the will think why got this doraemon in sch =P

edit: my 2444th post lol

Apex-LW'21 SG

my very last ride before the bus transferred to BBDEP >> SBS2817Z On 27!

TWS4793 SG

Have you forgotten...

...about the leap day woes that kept BCs and passengers on their sides?

Bus captains were forced to manually update the fare stages after the EZ-Link service went haywire. Notices were posted all around the various interchanges and terminals informing of the technical glitch, which was presumed to have confused by the leap day, 29 Feb and the next day, 1 Mar.

Will we expect the same thing to happen again come 29 Feb or 1 Mar 2012?

SBS8033D SG

Have you forgotten...

...about the leap day woes that kept BCs and passengers on their sides?

Will we expect the same thing to happen again come 29 Feb or 1 Mar 2012?

i see some ez-link card readers gone hay-wire too. but that one nvm one lah, coz it's a townlink service, flat fare.Suppose 9.5 then become 8.5.

Khairiano SG

Have you forgotten...

...that there were Free Rides on board 20 buses on 26 Aug 2008?

Great Eastern celebrated their 100th Birthday by giving free rides on board 20 such services. 19 of them had special destos; the last one (Service 30 - SBS 9446P) used the normal desto.

There were bus fans going around Singapore on that very special day trying to catch their free rides (you saved some $$$) as well as photos (We've got someone who took ALL 19 photos of the buses coupled with their special destos within a day alone).

Too bad, I was unable to come and catch them.

i taken liao on that day..gahaha

sbs8104h SG

in 2008, I'Ve done some things

1st KUB ride on 238(SBS 8085D)

Joined SGF: met alot of nice people out there

And today; finally Went beyond my target. Had 37 Bus Rides in 6 Hours 20 Mins.(Last was 30 in 2006 on the same date.)

maybe, next last two days i can accomplish more...???

let's see

jayh272416 SG

Have you forgotten...

...about the leap day woes that kept BCs and passengers on their sides?

Will we expect the same thing to happen again come 29 Feb or 1 Mar 2012?

how does this happen man. :S. The date can affect the fare stage?

Simple_boi SG

i taken liao on that day..gahaha

Wow. Not bad. These are just what i have gotten on that day:
http://sbs9679j.fotopic.net/c1568921.html

Khairiano SG

Wow. Not bad. These are just what i have gotten on that day:
http://sbs9679j.fotopic.net/c1568921.html

what time u take the picture service 154

service_238 SG

what time u take the picture service 154

He took it at around 1.30pm heading Boon Lay.

TWS4793 SG

Have you forgoten...

...the confusions running amok among Singaporean bus enthusiasts around the period during the Singtel Singapore Grand Prix 2008 (a.k.a. First F1 Night Race)?

You could remember that nearly 30 odd services were affected by road closures after road closures, resulting in diversions and more diversions. Service 195 in particular, was forced to use the bus stop at Block 92 of Commonwealth Drive as a makeshift bus terminus. Two SWTs, mainly coming from 56 (56A) and 195 (195B), were also introduced to cater to the demands during the race season.

You could remember that you took a joyride of SMRT's newest in town - the Mercedes Benz Sprinter. Those were part of the free bus-bridging service as a result of the several road closures around the race park. You also commented on both the good and bad aspects of the bus.

You could also remember risking yourself (and even your life) to take photos of the Chartered buses at Kallang and Lavender MRT Stations on shuttles to the race grounds. A few of us, including me, got unlucky and were caught by the police for taking photos of them. I was lucky though to have my IC at that time or else I would have to ask for help to bail me out.

TIB537B SG

Have you forgoten...

Erm...you won't risk your life if you are arrested by police unless you are trafficking drugs or you murdered someone.

Anyway for those who want to know more , the Chartered buses are a security concern as they ferry locals and foreigners to the race grounds...a good target for any terrorist acts. So by photographing them - Police thinks you are getting intelligence for terrorists.

TIB1224Y SG

Have you forgoten...

...the confusions running amok among Singaporean bus enthusiasts around the period during the Singtel Singapore Grand Prix 2008 (a.k.a. First F1 Night Race)?

'Confusion running amok': Too exaggerating to use such words. Maybe its only your bloodstream that is running at high tone. I was working with SGP and I don't feel a skipped heartbeat. BTW I was at the coach bay. Take things easily and on a more simple outlook and you might live a few years more.

Oh, and maybe because I have the SGP pass, taking photos at the parking area for the shuttles was no problem. I bet there were several guys (non-staff bus fans) who shot pictures and had no problem too. Just don't look and act suspicious.

SMRT BUSES LuvER SG

Im abit OT here.

Have you remembered the previous years..

..when LRT broke down & buses r deployed to serve the passengers to their destination? The route to CCK is abit complicated where BC needs to go from CCK Way to infront of Lot 1 bus stop via CCK Ave 3 -> CCK Loop (Blk 355 - Blk 350 area). I remembered 1 time i saw this BC trying to manouver the sharp left turn at CCK Loop (he was driving a DAF), the front (where the battery box is) hits the kerb & big thick smoke came out from it, but the BC didnt care & zoomed past me. It was like a loud screeching sound when it hit it.. Wat do u guys think is tht? Pls comment.

SBS2695H SG

Have you forgotten...............about the reopening of the stretch Old Airport Road between Cassia Link and Guillemard Camp Road just on 29th December this year?

Now a history:

TIB1049L SG

The service 900 cameo report:

Buses which cameoed on 900 in year 2008 (Bendies)

Buses which did svc. 900 10 times (max):
TIB997G - 10
TIB1168B - 10

Buses which did svc. 900 9 times:
TIB978L - 9
TIB1066L - 9
TIB1188T - 9
TIB1191H - 9

Buses which did svc. 900 8 times:
TIB985R - 8

Buses which did svc. 900 7 times:
TIB977P - 7
TIB1000B - 7
TIB1025E - 7
TIB1039R - 7
TIB1041H - 7
TIB1047S - 7
TIB1052B - 7
TIB1061A - 7
TIB1107C - 7
TIB1179U - 7

Buses which did svc. 900 6 times:
TIB998D - 6
TIB1070Z - 6
TIB1073R - 6
TIB1196U - 6

Buses which did svc. 900 5 times
TIB849B - 5
TIB889K - 5
TIB1043C - 5
TIB1051D - 5
TIB1063U - 5
TIB1139K - 5
TIB1155M - 5
TIB1166G - 5
TIB1182J - 5
TIB1193C - 5

Buses which did svc. 900 4 times
TIB851T - 4
TIB980D - 4
TIB1046U - 4
TIB1062Y - 4
TIB1111P - 4
TIB1140E - 4
TIB1145S - 4
TIB1161U - 4
TIB1167D - 4
TIB1178Y - 4
TIB1194A - 4
TIB1230D - 4
TIB1246J - 4

Buses which did svc. 900 3 times
TIB981B - 3
TIB987K - 3
TIB1024H - 3
TIB1037X - 3
TIB1045Y - 3
TIB1090R - 3
TIB1125A - 3
TIB1130J - 3
TIB1169Z - 3
TIB1180P - 3
TIB1184D - 3
TIB1192E - 3
TIB1197S - 3
TIB1226S - 3
TIB1228L - 3
TIB1229J - 3
TIB1233X - 3

Buses which did svc. 900 2 times
TIB852R - 2
TIB861P - 2
TIB866B - 2
TIB1056R - 2
TIB1068G - 2
TIB1071X - 2
TIB1104K - 2
TIB1106E - 2
TIB1141C - 2
TIB1146P - 2
TIB1154R - 2
TIB1159C - 2
TIB1163P - 2
TIB1185B - 2
TIB1186Z - 2
TIB1187X - 2
TIB1190K - 2
TIB1227P - 2
TIB1234T - 2
TIB1244P - 2

Buses which did svc. 900 1 time:
TIB876Y - 1
TIB879P - 1
TIB1032J - 1
TIB1038T - 1
TIB1040K - 1
TIB1044A - 1
TIB1064S - 1
TIB1069D - 1
TIB1089X - 1
TIB1091M - 1
TIB1105H - 1
TIB1142A - 1
TIB1143Y - 1
TIB1144U - 1
TIB1170T - 1
TIB1183G - 1
TIB1189R - 1
TIB1195Y - 1
TIB1225U - 1
TIB1242U - 1
TIB1243S - 1
TIB1247G - 1

Buses which cameoed on 900 in year 2008 (Rigids)

Buses which did svc. 900 3 times (max):
TIB444K - 3
TIB535G - 3

Buses which did svc. 900 2 times:

TIB470J - 2
TIB727U - 2

Buses which did svc. 900 1 time:
TIB433S - 1
TIB434P - 1
TIB439B - 1
TIB441T - 1
TIB445H - 1
TIB447C - 1
TIB461K - 1
TIB465A - 1
TIB471G - 1
TIB484U - 1
TIB487L - 1
TIB555Z - 1
TIB584P - 1
TIB587G - 1
TIB590X - 1
TIB733B - 1
TIB826S - 1

Breakdowns on svc. 900

- TIB1049L (19/3/08) due to overheat. Went back on revenue svc after a few hours
- TIB1066L (1/11/08)
- TIB1245L - Sep 2008
- TIB1187X - 16/11/08

TWS4793 SG

I would like to thank you all for your replies made to this thread.

Wishing all forum members a very Happy New Year!

Scania SG

Conclusion for 2008:

Best selling private bus (proper bus chassis) model of the year: Isuzu LT134P (as usual)

Best selling private bus (anything which is registered as a bus): Toyota Hiace Commuter.

Best selling European brand for coaches/private buses: Scania.

2008 also saw two new Chinese bus manufacturers for Singapore: The biggest bus manufacturer in China, Yutong and also the not so pleasant Zondas

Toyota gained the new minibus market for the first half of the year with their Coaster, but Mitsubishi Fuso was the dominant one in the second half of 2008 (and still is) with their Deluxe Rosa.

As with the past few years, Mercedes Benz isn't getting any orders from Singapore's private bus companies for proper bus chassis (they've got some for their Vito, however), allowing Scania to gain some market share. Same goes for Volvo, very little orders (or maybe even 0) for new Volvo coaches.

Crappiest new things to run on Singapore's roads (private bus): The new Isuzu NQR which WTS Travel uses it on The Sentosa hotel shuttle (PA7489D), it shouldn't even be used as a bus, its a lorry chassis, and the new Zondas, expect to see more of them as we have signed a FTA with China.

Best new coach of 2008: MAN SÜ283F/A91, its probably the quietest bus you can find on Singapore's roads currently. Notably, 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).

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