Volvo B10BLE (CNG)

bus555 SG

anyone realised that feeder service 243 has Volvo B10BLE on every route. But how come other feeder service (like example townlink 291) do not have Volvo B10BLE on every route???

The_Bus_Guide SG

Why not 291 is because the Volvo B10BLE are not based at BNDEP. All the CNG buses are based at SLBP so obviously they are deployed on services that are based in SLBP. There are only 12 buses and they are shared between svs. 93, 105, 143, 243 and 334. Besides the B10BLE, sv. 243 also has regular perm Mercedes O405s.

chickenlittle2 SG

Ai ya, this bus only operate in the morning, afternoon and evening only. At night, they all go to slp!!

bus555 SG

Question

^tamago^ SG

wtf u talking? Laughing

SBS BUSES LOVER SG

all CNG Buses run on split shifts , enabling them to have time to refuel up / gas up at Jurong Island . they cant operate all day .
> chicken > they dont go to sleep . Mr. Green

swee_heng SG

Well i think tat these buses sould deploy on 52 & 502 or even 185 & see how they run

swee_heng SG

Well i think tat these buses sould deploy on 52 & 502 or even 185 & see how they run on expressway.heehee Mr. Green

Volvo Olympian SG

You forgot Sv 66 , which do have 2 perm CNG's

SBS9806J SG

I rather CNGs be on 97 and 174. I also want them to be on 502 as well Mr. Green . Anyway, why are CNGs on 243?

bus555 SG

aiya maybe the jurong west area bu xuang lor that's y the like the CNG on 243 lor... Confused

Scania N113CRB luver SG

This shows that they aren't fuel efficient, nd to fuel up more often than normal diesel buses, no wonder SBST dont want buy anymore CNG buses. Confused

SBS9828X SG

so much of compression...

anyway can we put the cheeeken to sleep instead? Laughing

SBS9888Y SG

CNG buses need to refill the tanks everyday as they run out fast... so they work only during peak hours or from morning to about 7:30pm then they head to the CNG Pump in Jurong Ind Est... the pumps take at least 3 hours to fill the CNG tanks up... and then the nearest depot from there is SLBP so thats why they all are under SLBP in jurong west... SLBP controls Boon Lay Int & Jurong East Int Buses... any other info u can PM me or add me on msn as below...

CNG buses are not really good... thats why SBST only buy 12 as they very mafan... and whenever CNG brake too hard engine will stall

SBS9888Y SG

CNG best for short-haul services to me... too long no good... so far CNG dun cameo... CNG on 105 & 143 are good as they serve toa payoh Mr. Green

SBS BUSES LOVER SG

CNG pumps @ Jurong Island .

lemon1974 SG

pump at Jurong Island...
3 hours to fill the CNG Tanks up? u mean 3 hours for each bus?

do u think it need so long to fill up?

Donavan SG

Good that you're talking about compression. I have something to ask.

Everyone knows 1 mole of any gas at r.t.p. occupies 24dm^3 of space right?

What exactly is the concentration of CNG in the tank in mol/dm^3?

(assuming tank is filled to required capacity)

stooper SG

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The timesheet states 8 minutes.

And all the buses work split shifts, so they don't work from morning till 7.30pm. They will all head to Jurong Island at around 10-11am.

The_Bus_Guide SG

Regarding on the performance of CNG buses on expressways and its suitablity for just short distances; In KL there are 3 known CNG buses to date. 2 of them (Daewoo BS120CN) are owned by Transnasional and work on the Kuala Lumpur – Klang route. I don’t know how often they need to refuel but the route is about 40 km each way and the buses go at high speed on the federal highway.