Redeployments

last SG · 2006-09-10T14:10:36+00:00

SBS9830M of Sv143 entered Toa Payoh Int at around 1.30PM today.

choww SG

SBS9024Z (179 SLBP 143 SLBP)

Perm sticker seen.SP bus marking also seen on sunshade.

SBS BUSES LOVER SG

oh my !!! , so basically i predict by the end of the year all the 179 Lo3x will be out of 179 and all vo3x in . Evil or Very Mad

SBS9806J SG

And if the VO3x are perm, 143 will have 38 buses

@:)@ SG

9365P doing x-over 242 for both morning peak and evening peak hours is as good as not being a 179 bus at all. Evil or Very Mad

9056G, 9062M, 9058B, 9059Z, 9024Z out
9334D, 9291T, 9365P, ?????, 9214S in

Which VO3x is replacing 9059Z?

stooper SG

Originally posted by @ Smile @:

9365P doing x-over 242 for both morning peak and evening peak hours is as good as not being a 179 bus at all.

[b]9056G, 9062M, 9058B, 9059Z, 9024Z out
9334D, 9291T, 9365P, ?????, 9214S in

Which VO3x is replacing 9059Z?

[/b]

9365P still does 4 179 rounds a day (3AM, 1 PM). The shortest number of rounds is 9140X, which does only 3 179 rounds (all AM).
In a previous revision, 9092B did only 2 179 rounds as the others rounds were all 242. So it was the only single page timesheet...

I cannot confirm yet the new VO3x yet. You sure 9024Z is out? If you notice, they took out 4 consecutive 179 buses - 9056G, 9058B, 9059Z, 9062M. Then suddenly 9024Z like extra.

The bus cameoing on 9059Z's timeslot (AM peak 242 x-over) has been

9024Z (Mon)
9024Z (Tues)
9024Z (Wed)
9059Z (Thurs)
(9059Z was not deployed on public holidays like today)

stooper SG

What you mean SP marking on sunshade?

choww SG

The word "SP bus" is written with blue marker on the sunshade and the perm 143 sticker is seen at the side(the place where they normally stick the sticker).

stooper SG

Because their performance no good.

On a rather empty load, the VO3x and LO3x performance is comparable. But when the loading is full to the door, the LO3x wins VO3x hands down...

Last time, during IMF period, when I took 9664B, it was full to the door when climbing the NTU hill. I don't think it got above 10km/h...

carbikebus SG

Blame on the speed limiter and the new stupid accelerator Evil or Very Mad

carbikebus SG

Then if the aircon not strong you suggest the bus go out to another service?Crap lah you,I thought something like the performances or something interesting about that bus.

WiNtEr'SkiLL SG

Sad Sad

Airbus330Captain SG

VO 3 axles can actually accelerate if not because of what carbikebus has said. Thanks to the "wonderful" thinking who planned this.

SBS BUSES LOVER SG

it can also accelerate damn good , among all the vo3x , i think this bus is not that bad ! the last time i took it on 242 . it was as if riding on a lo3x

choww SG

SBS325P (135 AMDEP SP AMDEP)

SP sticker seen.What bus replace it? Rolling Eyes

stooper SG

You talking about the accelerator pedal? Confused If not, what's the difference between the LO3x and VO3x one?

stooper SG

I think all VO3x also quite good on empty load. But full load is the problem... Laughing

Last time, I take 9255Z cameoing on 179, it was the BC's last round so he floored it all the way, so the bus ended up rather empty.
On the straight stretch of slight downslope before the sharp turn out of NTU, I saw the speedo read almost 70km/h! Shocked

@:)@ SG

I thought buses have a speed limit of 60km/h?

Anyway, there was one time when I took 174 after 12 midnight at Orchard. When it was using the highway to travel from Bukit Batok to Boon Lay, I swear the bus (Single-decker) was speeding faster than the cars on the highway! It was like a roller-coaster ride; in other words, scary!

The fastest speed that I have recorded on 179 was 45km/h, when the bus (LO3x) was travelling on the last stretch of road before it arrived at the interchange.

SBS9806J SG

Since when did 174 go on expressway? Anywaay, you are going off topic, this thread is about redeployments, not how fast was the bus you took.

stooper SG

Yeah, 60km/h. But it was a downslope... SO porbably that extra 10km/h was helped by gravity... Laughing

179 buses can do 60km/h easily. You can attain 60km/h along JW St 63 & Pioneer Road North if the bus is empty and you get green lights.

You can also get 60km/h on the straight stretch after the junction of Nanyang Ave/Nanyang Drive before the library.

But the most exciting one was after the Sch of Comms studies! That bus stop is on a downslope. So the BC floored the bus when leaving and didn't let go of the accelerator for the left turn at the bottom!
The bus managed to maintain 60km/h on the slight upslope to the Innovation Centre Bus stop! I was so shocked that a half loaded LO3x can do it! Shocked Shocked

@:)@ SG

Of course, 174 does go on the expressway. Well, the road running parellel to the expressway, I shall make myself clear.

A little off-topic doesn't hurt, does it? Okay, closed.

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