Lord_Of_Hayan SG SBST and SMRT ties. SBST? the modern paintjob and the largest bus fleet in singapore. SMRT? Their mercedes buses are comfortable. Yes, i support SBST overall, although SMRT dont detract too much....
sBs_boy SG That is not alwayz the case.. Study Business and you will know the reason why 147 is there.
TIB1018B SG The paintwork of SMRT buses in fact is really cheapskate...from the rear corner of every buses you can actually see a patchwork of lighter and darker tones. SMRT in fact only repaint the bottom half of the buses (from Tibs livery to SMRT livery). Whereas the SBST repainted the whole buses. Also noticed that some MK4 DMs from AMK/BR (ex BNDEP buses) actually had their metal bodies replaced and repainted as if it is a brand new
tanjun SG 147 is the only service that overlaps with the NEL the most and currently not withdrawn and not affected by the NEL rationalisation phase. It duplicates the route of NEL from Serangoon MRT station all the way to Outram Park Station, skipping the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. Before the NEL, svc 103 runs along with 147 from serangoon to Chinatown. But svc 103 is amended. If I am not wrong, at that time many people protest against the withdrawal of this service because it provides a direct link for ppl living in Hougang to go to Chinatown and Si Ma Lu and Little India. Besides, there are quite a number of elderly utilising this service and thus they find taking a bus to Hougang and taking Hougang to Chinatown is ma fan.
stooper SG It's actually more cheapskate than you think... If you take a look more carefully, they don't even repaint their buses... They just use stickers and cover up the buses. You can see this if they forgot to pry out the Mercedes/Dennis badge from the rear of the bus. So the badges would be bulging out from the stickers. This is more obvious on the Hispano O405 and O405G and Lances. But most SBST buses are repainted. Only some are stickered... The stickered buses are shinier and also have the badges bulging out.
Lord_Of_Hayan SG Well, for your info, some people requested the logos to remain there. But either if they are restickered or repainted, they still belong to the same company. IMO, SMRT appears to have more lousy repaint/stickers. FYI- --> SMRT -CAC Nissans wheel rims not all painted black, and some still have mixed orange black rims. -Habits having their stickers falling off already -Some paint jobs have a mix of red + orange while SBST has -Shiner wheel rims that turns dull sliver after few weeks of weathering -Slightly better stickering, althought they stick longer then their SMRT counterparts - Red SBS paints and logos can still be seen on some MB0405s and Volvo MKIV. Speaking of which, VO2X paint jobs are starting to fall off too.
sBs_boy SG From what i know, All Volvo Mk4s have been repainted into SBST livery and as for the Merdz 0405, itz not SBS but rather the livery of SBS Leisure.
stooper SG Not all MK4s have been repainted to SBST... Some just have the front repainted (mainly those with ads). The same for merz as well. E.g. 3728R recently just had its front and end repainted but still carries SBSL livery. 3901G does not have full SBST livery too.
Y_Shun SG Oh I see about the 147, sorry I still young kid, dunno things , sorry if I offend you. Anyway, I saw a Mercedes-Benz O405 repainted and very shinning!!!! Looks almost like a new one! Service 133 if I am not wrong, never take note of the plate number.
TIB1018B SG Those that use stickers to cover up are mainly the fully painted buses reverted back to their original exteriors
Lord_Of_Hayan SG Hehe, MKIV WA CAC.... Hey, guys, can we stop targetting the CAC/OAC Nissans? I browsed through the archives the last 2 days @ my bedroom . Whenever i see this co. vs that co., Nissans are always prime target. When asked what buses are the lousiest, CAC/OAC Nissans again. If you really hate the nissans, voice it to SMRT directly. Its kinda funny if you put it here. I doubt SMRT CEO and co. wont really look into it from here. Wow, i do somehow know why people hate it so much, cuz i have been on 1 b4. Yea, but no choice lah.
TIB1018B SG Just want to add on another thing about SBST vs SMRT regarding its bus routes:- I find that SBST connects the bus routes very well especially from North/Northeast areas like Woodlands/Yishun/Sengkang/Punggol areas towards the far east areas like Pasir Ris/Changi Airport/Changi Village areas via TPE. For example services 27, 34, 39, 59, 89, 109, 161 and 168. Whereas SMRT areas like Sembawang only have buses connecting to city and nearby areas like Yishun/Woodlands. In fact SMRT should also look into introducing newer bus routes to connect Sembawang to Tampines/Sengkang. If possible should also introduce more express routes to connect from Woodlands/Sembawang/Yishun areas to Changi Villages. Another thing to divert services 858, 965 anf 969 to serve Sembawang areas as well .
105090 SG SBS210L is in fact, same as most of AR/BB mk2.. they have no "SBS" livery. the mk2 doors and windows are also repainted black. SBS3681R and SBS3622L also had no 'SBS' livery prior to being repainted. interestingly, some mk2 WA CAC on bukit merah feeders still have the 'SBS' logo intact. SBS1734K (DM) is the only unrepainted DM
off_service SG This request has been brought up since TIBS time and have always been rejected. Another feedback was on the zaobao last week. We can expect similar reply from SMRT.
Lord_Of_Hayan SG Since this is SBS Transit vs SMRT, we should expect to see buses equipped with weapons.
Scania N113CRB luver SG ya, weapons of passengers and commuters. Anyway the paintwork of SMRT's buses is really cheapskate. Anyone noticed that the black rims already had paint falling off? Regarding the buldging of the stickers, it is very obvious if you look at the rear of the Habits, clearly is the Mercedes logo.
