Ever discover this?

BusSpeeder SG

Im not sure whether someone has posted a thread similar to this, but never mind.

Think you all realize that by now, buses which goes to Hougang Central Interchange do not utilise MBO405(most likely except for the IMF period). Almost all interchanges/terminals I see have perm MBO405 except for this interchange.
Same goes for Ang Mo Kio Interchange, where buses there do not utilises Volvo B10M MKIII.

What do you all think about this?

manjieass SG

mostly is mks…

tintinspartan SG

Well, Volvo B10M Mark IIs are mainly there as HGDEPs buses and deploy on bus feeders and 112, 113. Serangoon have them as well and mostly deployed on 100, 103, 315, 82, 317. Mercs at Hougang Interchange are sometimes a rare sight. Once, a Merc 0405 cameo-ed on 161 and sometimes as well, cameo-ed on passing by route 72. Surprised

Y_Shun SG

see whether theres merz cameo on 51 lo…SL merc

tintinspartan SG

I think happened once that there was a Merc 0405 Cameo. Confused Shocked Surprised

service_238 SG

Good discovery.

TIB1049L SG

Last time sv100 was flooded with 0405s and 161 used to have 1 perm 0405 during its early days

off_service SG

If I'm not wrong there's a perm Merc on sv 51, SBS 556 P. It's the one and only Mercedes.. and I think you need to be real lucky to see it. Eversince 51 goes WAB, I've only seen it once.

tintinspartan SG

Yes, i remembered taking a Merc 0405 DM CAC on 100 way back in 2004. I wonder what happened to them? Since I rode 100 again just this year, there's no sign of them. Confused

eX.A.K.R. SG

I still remember that there were frequent MB O405 cameos on route 161 in the past (in fact, my first known encounter with a Voith MB O405 was likely on route 161), and someone posted in the old photographs thread some years back of a MB O405 on route 27 Shocked .

service_238 SG

Now on 502. Theoretically speaking 298J is the replacement on 51.

TIB1049L SG

Speaking of 0405s on 100/161, those are indeed great memories. I remembered my first few trips on 161 was actually the 0405s and the BC drove it smoothly on the highway. No braking nor acceleration was needed, it just went at the same speed along the way. Service 100 was the one I took to go to my grandma’s house. The 0405s were side by side with the Mk4 DM and Striders on 62. Nice days … ...

swee_heng SG

Ya. But then 51 & 161 do have Merz cameos! In March just took 3778X on 161. Merz cameo on 51 may not be common but Merz on 161 could be quite a common cameo

service_238 SG

what to do... amdep and brbp has 500 merc Laughing

stooper SG

I don't think 298J swapped places with 556P. It's rather one of the B9TLs replacing 556P.

sBs_boy SG

Serangoon used to be under AMDep which explains the large amount of Merdz in the past before '04. During the great '04 switch, Serangoon was given to HGDep in exchange with Eunos. This should explain why Serangoon Services are having Volvos now instead of Merdz.

service_238 SG

that's why i said theoretically speaking not realistically speaking.

swee_heng SG

actually i don't understand why , coz if Eunos buses is controlled by HGDEP , it will be nearer for them to go back to the depot , same for Serangoon buses under AMDEP

gorby107 SG

Now it is the same situation for LO3x Laughing

BusSpeeder SG

o yah i remember 51 and 132 have LO3x and now they are taken away. i'm going to reedit my topic post.