Which do u think is the most pampered svc in SMRT and SBST

105090 SG

I dont know why.... If volvo mk4 are more superior than Scanias.. then..

why does the Tampines and Pasir Ris feeders has more Volvos than Scanias?
why short haul services have better bus than long haul ones? 33 and 39 are the only 2 long haul BNDEP serices to have so many Scanias.

Same goes for Sengkang's 371 and 372..... and 315, 317.

anti_NISSAN_U31 SG

why???

TIB1018B SG

Most of the Volvo MK4 buses from AMK are operating on St Michaels' services like service 21, 124 and 131. Hougang used to control St Michaels' services till 1997 when it was transferred over to AMK those Volvo MK4s could have been perm on St Michaels' services since its Hougang days Rolling Eyes

Service 72, 161 and 168 also have MK4s from AMK too.

Service 162 also have a number of perm Volvo MK4 DM3500s, those batch of buses began running on the roads in year 2001. It cameoed on service 25 before in year 2001 before it went to service 162.

As you all have noticed clearly, only those AMK operated bus services with DD perm buses do have MK4 cameos before, since they have the rectangular side destos for the DD buses (eg. services 22, 25, 70, 76, 133, 162) Rolling Eyes

TIB1018B SG

One suggestion SMRT buy new buses, sell off the OAC Nissans, scrap the CAC Nissans, then transfer all 15 CAC Scanias over to CSS608 Rolling Eyes

SBS9828X SG

hannor... those scania feel like dying... MK3s better suit e'ways...

Bout scanias, they are quite gd... gd acc as a matter of fact. Try svc 29

TIB1018B SG

Service 980 demand quite ok what, especially on weekends. Merz/Scania/DL245/Volgrens just nice. In fact, I feel that Bendy buses should come in on service 980 during weekends/peak hours Rolling Eyes

Service 178 demand so-so only, should use Scanias instead, the journey very long between Woodlands and Boon Lay Wink

If you are referring to less popular routes, you should refer to bus services like services 925, 926, 927 and 975 during weekends.

TIB1018B SG

i think that SBST should sell their Scanias to other places that deserve to have more AC buses (eg. Tioman Island) Laughing

105090 SG

no wonder.. you all always think Asian brands and people are always inferior to American and continental counterparts..

isn't this a disappointment? sometimes, its really bad not to stick to your own side but side with "others on the opposite side".

also, the Nissan bus had existed in the 80s until now, it hadnt "evolve" much, and its also more neglected more than the others. can tell..

but maybe their parts are easier to obtain.. SMRt already did their best by putting all dedicated training buses on nissans, namely 362 and 366

stooper SG

Yah lah...
You look at the design of the Nissan... You compare with Continental buses... You see a very big difference... Then obviously we would like the Continental buses!
Even the CAC MK2s, which are older than the Nissans, look so much newer!
Last time, a friend of mine thought a freshly repainted into SBST WA MK2 was a brand new bus! No matter how you repaint the Nissan, it'll still be as old as ever....

TIB1018B SG

Agreed Smile

CAC Nissan U31 RCN buses looks exactly like NAC Nissan U31 SCN buses in the past that Tibs had which was phased out in 2001.

The interior of the CAC Nissans also remind me of the old Soon Chow SBS buses.

Even SBST's Volvo MK2s, MK3s, MB0405s and LO3x looks so much newer and better quality seats even though these buses are about the same age with the SMRT's Nissan U31 RCN.

TIB1018B SG

TIB363K is also a training bus

Volvo Olympian SG

Sometimes i do see TIB366C on TB

Apex-LW'21 SG

and also that TIB525K.

SBS9889U SG

This forum becoming a Nissan Discussion forum soon…

off_service SG

I suppose you are not a regular on service 980. I would not deny the fact that 980 has low loads during off peak hours. But on peak hours and Weekends the loads increased by few folds. These poor Nissans will be crawling their way to their respective destinations. Do your homework before commenting.

We can never know the reasons behind the deployments from Central. Certain models are found or not found on a particular services, only their management will know. All the Mercedes Benz buses made up almost 1/4 of the entire SMRT fleet, and perhaps due to the long heritage of the Mercedes buses present in Central area, having these models in bulk made maintenance easier so as to expedite the expertise of the technicians. Perhaps you can think of some powerful reasons and feedback to SBS Transit on why they should deploy Volvo buses on non-Volvo routes.

On your account of unhappiness over service 33 Scania buses, you can always use an alternative route with Volvo buses.

On a side note, these complaints sound familiar......

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