Volvo B9TL

last SG · 2006-02-15T22:26:16+00:00

BTW do you see the possibility of 64 using BT9Ls in the near future especially it serves the aging Queenstown estate?

Volvo Olympian SG

Got perm already anyway.

SBS9888Y SG

ive taken every b9tl on 143 even those cameo ones...7394T, 7499A...etc..

if ur saying that its special to see it...juz fyi its common

patdog112 SG

BC has to follow his/her own timetable..

if the bus is behind time of course it will move faster if the bus behind time of course its slower...

this is singapore.... no matter how power ful is the engine u cant feel its " protenital" here

SBS9806J SG

So?

SBS9888Y SG

sometimes certain events happen that cause it to slowdown

alleggerita SG

Huh? I don't think when the capacity of the engine is 10-litres, it will definitely win a 9-litre engine in terms of power output due to bigger capacity..What if the 9-litre engine was turbocharged and the 10-litre was not? Haha..then it will be a different case..
Laughing
But I do agree that the B9TLs have amazing acceleration..definitely very good acceleration.. Mr. Green

kenn3th SG

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vo2xs too have good acceleration Embarassed

alleggerita SG

Haha..of cuz..cuz it's shorter than the other DDs, so it's lighter..and since it's a NAC bus, it doesn't have a A/C compressor..A/C compressor saps quite a lot of power from the engine..some private buses have 2 engines..got one smaller diesel engine to drive the A/C compressor..but the SBS's buses all use main engine to power the A/C too..so A/C buses weaker..This is just my opinion..may be wrong.. Laughing

SBS3625D SG

You ask me….....I would say the B9Tl pick-up speed is really quite amazing. But the same cannot be said about the top speed. If I want speed + power, I would definitely take the LO3X. LO3X in my opinion is 2nd to B9TL in pick-up speed, beating even the tridents, sheer torque. Definitely the LO3X is no. 1 on the expressway among the DDs, the bloody Cummins engine can really rev to high disturbingly high rpms for extended periods of times.

lemon1974 SG

btw, spotted 7 brand new B9TLs inside AMDEP. one of them is 7478..

not sure which AM/BR service they are going to deploy on?

8, 22, 25, 28, 31 ,55, 56, 60, 70, 86, 88 , 133, 143,154, 157, 161, 166, 168?

after looking through above SV, it might be sv 88? its LO3x might go to SLBP instead for JIS service?
maybe that the reason that they swopped the VO3x with LO3x first? so that LO3x are transferred to SLBP instead of VO3x batch III?

just a wild guess... Very Happy

BusSpeeder SG

most likely on 166. if not its reserved as SP buses.

BusSpeeder SG

lo3x when rev up to high rpms, keep shaking and shaking like the bus want to fall off but very fast.

service_238 SG

if u map out all current and prospective WAB services (7, 80, 143), you will notice that there;s a gaping hole in Punggol, Bishan and Toa Payoh. 62 and 88 fills the gap Laughing

We shall wait and see...

^tamago^ SG

lai liao lai liao Twisted Evil

BusSpeeder SG

the B9TL are in AMDEP. most likely if they give, they will give 88 if ever they need to cater the PIW in bishan,toa payoh. for punggol, give 161. 136 not ready to use B9TL yet. but i will still say that all will go to 166 most probably.

bus555 SG

Service 72 is now a WAB service sia. Today I saw a notice at the Tampines Int the alighting there saying '' 72, Wheel Chair Accessble Bus....'' plus with the Yellow line thinky for Wheelchairs somemore. Shocked

lemon1974 SG

hopefully they will be deployed on SV 88. Very Happy

another point i can think of is for SV 143.
SV 143 now only have 5 buses from BRBP. SLBP might give up some of the control on SV 143 and BRBP/AMDEP can deploy more buses on SV 143 (just like in the past) since it is going to be a WAB service..

So these new B9TLs might also be deployed from BRBP/AMDEP on SV 143 (in addition to the original 5 buses), and thus freeing up some LO3x/MBO405 in SLBP for other service/JIS. this is another possibility. Very Happy

105090 SG

but AMDEP is controlling all B9TLs for 21 while BN has none perm for it Rolling Eyes

lemon1974 SG

anyway, slightly wrong info.

it should be 6 new B9TLs in AMDEP instead of 7

7476/7478/7479/7481/7483/7490.

All without Ezylink Readers yet.

gorby107 SG

I suspect that it will be deployed on Sv 25

as changes have been made to bus stops along Hougang Ave 2

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