Goodbye CSS!

TIB1049L SG

Its not true. Its a TENDER not an auction

^tamago^ SG

oh nose, does that mean GCT is not as impt as before? Laughing

CS Pang SG

Originally posted by TIB1049L:

Its not true. Its a [b]TENDER not an auction[/b]

oh, i see Idea [/img][/list]

CS Pang SG

hmm, there is always bull$hit around... Evil or Very Mad

Urroh SG

True indeed.. Laughing

Airbus330Captain SG

After taking svc 608 yesterday haven't taken for years !

Took from Bedok to Bukit Merah. Frequency of the bus on saturday was pretty poor. I was at the boarding queue of 608 but there was no bus . 200D came and the driver had only 5-10 minutes of break before he started his next trip.

The bus was in poor condition , suspension of the nissan diesel buses are the worst in Singapore and you can keep hearing the suspension sound as the bus moves (bouncing) along the road .

The load between Marine Parade to Bukit Merah was pretty healthy, most of the elderly will board the bus between Shenton way to Bukit Merah. Some of them were talking to each other about the withdrawal (Overheard) and they were obviously pissed with SMRT for such a drastic measure and how inconvienent without 608. I saw the withdrawal 608 sign board and SMRT make no effort or so whatever to guide people how to take alternative routes. This whole episode speaks volume of SMRT's bus division. They have shown how incompetent their management are. Well done' SMRT bus company. The biggest mistake of bus transport is SMRT taking ove TIBS. Service has gone down since the takeover.

What can be done instead of withdrawing the service ?

1. Hand over the service to SBST ( If you are in need of the buses , don't sacrifice your passengers just for profits) . Since Bedok and Bukit Merah are in SBST's area, it's fair for SBST to take control of the service.

2. Increase the price to the same as SBST and SMRT's bus divisions. Explain to the customers clearly why the need for this, I am very SURE they will accept a BUS fare increment than a STUPID bus service withdrawal.

I still think the best option is number 1.

I have lost all my respect for SMRT bus services (MRT is a different story) after this whole episode.

iveco SG

:points fingers @ Marbok Tan for giving SBS(T) the NEL in 1999 and forcing the NW for NE swap as well as the SMRT-Tibs merger.

Zilchster SG

Dude, may I remind you that the MRT service is just as bad or at most slightly better than their bus services...7 to 8 mins frequency off peak on the NS Line...WT...

stooper SG

Yah lah... On Saturday, 5pm onwards already drop to 8min frequency. Every week I take from BNL, already got people standing. When the train arrive at Jurong East, wah, packed to the door! This is some more off peak still can pack to door!

off_service SG

The most ridiculous timing I’ve experience during off peak was 11 mins (shown on screen) with the actual feeling of 12 – 14 minutes.

gorby107 SG

I will wait until the time comes, when someone post in ST Forum page and complain about them, then they will listen and buck up Laughing

vivienlee SG

Agreed wif your opinion regarding SMRT Rolling Eyes

1. Ever since SMRT took over from TIBS in 2004, no new buses have been bought in at all. Look as SBST - now got VSOs, CNEs and B9TLs. Instead of buying new buses, SMRT took opportunity to withdraw CSS sv 605 and recycle some of its old and poor conditoned Nissan buses to SMRT, hence spoiling the image of SMRT. If TIBS is still existing, maybe TIB1248D will be a new bus model instead of those ex CSS buses. Who knows, maybe no addition to the current fleet wif those recycled Nissan buses.

2. The cleaniness of the current SMRT buses had worsened. Based on the feedbacks from some of u all posted in the forums I can sense tat the buses are very dirty. Furthermore I oso noticed tat some buses have black patches, litters and dust all over the interior of the buses. Btw I still remembered the cockroach trap tat TIBS used in the past.

3. Some of the bus svcs (eg. 178, 852, 922, 966 n 980 etc juz to name a few), the bus frequencies had worsened over the past few years. Can be as long as 18-20 mins/bus.

4. From the paintworks of some of the buses, I can oso tell tat SMRT is really very cheapskate. Instead of repainting its current buses (from TIBS to SMRT livery) to give a brand new look, noticed tat SMRT only touched up the base of its buses. Can tell from its side patches. Those from fully painted buses revert to SMRt livey, sometimes SMRT juz apply stickers painted wif yellowish white coat to cover tat's all. These stickers also do peel off easily too.

off_service SG

I have to say some words of fairness here.

SBST has brought in new buses over the past few years due to the fact they are replacing the older buses which are going off, other than mere fleet expansion.

Some SBST buses were also have their new paint painted over their old SBS livery. Look carefully and you will notice.

stooper SG

I think vivienless means that SMRT buses are almost all re-stickered instead of repainted. You see some of the rear of Habits and Lance. They forgot to pry off the badge. So the badge bulges out from the sticker.

But for SBS, most of their buses are repainted instead of restickered. Only the later SDs are being restickered. But the restickered buses do have a coat of SBST paint underneath. So when it peels off, it doesn't look that bad. Unlike SMRT, where you start to see yellow and orange once the sticker peels off.

ngjy22 SG

No wonder some here calls "SMRT" as "$MRT", "Ass-M-Mati", "A$$-M-Mati". Btw, which one better? Confused

If I want to add on, It can become "A$$-and-mati" Laughing BUT, I hope all these won't break the law.

If you go to your Control Panel (those who uses Win XP), you can select 'speech' and you may want to make the pronounciation same and letter different or different meaning. "Ass-and-mati" reads quite same as SMRT, Ass-M Mati.

"Ass-M-Mati" can actually means:
English + Malay: Backside die (ignore the M).
English + Chinese: Backside clean the floor (Ass Ma di, ignore the M too).

"Ass and Mati" can be:
Backside and die (Maybe backside that dies?)

Wanna make fun of the name, don't go too far, later if SMRT lover/someone who is angry etc go inform SMRT, then, I don't know what will happen.

Urroh SG

i losing respect for SMRT over this issue for CSS608..

Evil or Very Mad

ahlunjia SG

Originally posted by ngjy22:
No wonder some here calls "SMRT" as "$MRT", "Ass-M-Mati", "A$$-M-Mati". Btw, which one better?

If I want to add on, It can become "A$$-and-mati" [b]BUT, I hope all these won't break the law.

If you go to your Control Panel (those who uses Win XP), you can select 'speech' and you may want to make the pronounciation same and letter different or different meaning. "Ass-and-mati" reads quite same as SMRT, Ass-M Mati.

"Ass-M-Mati" can actually means:
English + Malay: Backside die (ignore the M).
English + Chinese: Backside clean the floor (Ass Ma di, ignore the M too).

"Ass and Mati" can be:
Backside and die (Maybe backside that dies?)

Wanna make fun of the name, don't go too far, later if SMRT lover/someone who is angry etc go inform SMRT, then, I don't know what will happen.[/b]

Whereas for forum_dude he always likes 2 call it TRANISLAND Laughing

ngjy22 SG

Somemore no "S" one, just TRANISLAND! Laughing

SMRT Buses SG

Because he doesn't have an "S" (pun intended) to start off with in the 1st place Twisted Evil

i_love_blacky SG

Today’s Straits Times reported that SMRT would allow CSS608 to ply for one more month after consultation with grassroots organisations

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