Which svc has the first full bendy fleet?

TIB1213D SG

What is the svc with full bendies? Rolling Eyes

Issit svc 184 or 180??

Pls post your comments and answers Very Happy

^tamago^ SG

a few candidates:
856
960
962
964

maybe if u count feeders there will be a lot. i think.... 300,302,800,804,806,812,900,901,903,912,913? Laughing

TIB1213D SG

I meant the first svc to have all perm bendies in its fleet
Embarassed

^tamago^ SG

Embarassed

ZYX2005 SG

though one.

i think u may be looking for the answer to whcih service got bendybus first

lets run thru them

first the demo on 171 TIB838H

then 851 got bendies first

after which 176. it would seem 176 is a close answer at first but 12m on 176 were a lot.

then s82. which practically had no 12m in its fleet. so the answer will be s82 for the posted question.

ZYX

anti_NISSAN_U31 SG

U 4got about 184 and 960.

Btw, I think sv176 got bendy b4 sv851...remember seeing TIB838H on sv176 b4 TIB849B and its gang came in Razz

anti_NISSAN_U31 SG

Could it be sv960?? Remember tat sv960 have full bendy fleet on sundays/pub holidays in 1998-1999. Cool

Apex-LW'21 SG

for intratown:
Sv 812 received bendies at first, before Sv 913 on 8/9/97.

TIB1018B SG

History of Bendy Bus deployments

TIB838H was first introduced on service 171 as a demo in March 1996.

When service 960 was introduced in July that year, TIB838H was then withdrawn on 171 to serve on 960 instead.

TIB838H was somehow transferred to service 176 somewhere in 1997.

When TIB849B and its gang came in, it was then deployed mainly on services 82, 176, 180, 184, 812, 851, 856, 903, 912, 913 and 960. Service 160 (now 980) also received Bendy cameos once a while during sundays & public holidays.

Also remembered that some bendies were also deployed on the new Rapidbus 700 when introduced in 1998. It was only for a certain period of time.

In 1999, when Tibs exchanged Sengkang/Punggol/Jln Kayu service in exchange for CCK services, the bendies were then introduced on service 190 and 300, later on service 67 and 188 for trial run.

Tibs then bought in another 200+ bendy buses (Hispano, Habit and Volgren models) in between 2000-2001, more services introduced Bendies during this period.

Up-to-date info on Bendy bus deployments in yr 2006:-

Perm full fleet: 180, 184, 300, 302, 800, 804, 806, 812, 856, 900, 903, 912, 913, 960, 962, 964

Perm partial fleet: 61, 67, 106, 169, 172, 176, 187, 188, 189(??), 190, 700, 811, 851, 854, 859, 901, 911, 963, 969

Cameos (during higher demand periods): 857, 980

Seen before since year 2000: 171, 178, 307, 365 (now 945), 367 (now 947), 858A, 920, 985

vivienlee SG

Still remember the Bendy buses intorduced on 160 on Sundays in 1997, and that was the one and only bendies travelling along my hse near Thomson Plaza Very Happy I also remembered TIB883B deployed in a period of time somewhere in early 1998.

Somehow the bendies disappeared when 160 was renumbered to 980 in 1999 Crying or Very sad I also wrote in to Tibs n the staff told me tat bendies were unable to park at Geylang ter.

However the bendy bus came back to serve in 980 once again in Jan 2000 Shocked Very Happy Ever since I got a chance to sit a bendy to my hse again during weekends

I also remember TIB1201M n TIB1174H on perm buses on 980 in yr 2002-2003 and then withdrew from perm fleet again Mad

Till now, the Bendies are still cameoing on 980 once in a while n i always look forward to taking such buses os my hse. Neutral

Other alternatives is to transfer n take on 169/851 along tat area. Confused

Apex-LW'21 SG

TIB886T, TIB887R were on sv 864, if I’m not wrong.

TIB1213D SG

then TIB887R was transferred to 300 Mr. Green

btw, when did the transfer happen?? Issit a depot transfer???

Apex-LW'21 SG

If I can recall, TIB887R was based at AMDEP before transferring to KJDEP, somewhere in 2000/2001.

TIB1213D SG

When did the CCK feeders become a full bendy svc??

B4, what buses were used b4 the bedies were introduced in the CCK feeders??? Rolling Eyes

TIB1213D SG

GOT svc 82 meh? Issit a punggol svc? if not then was it renamed?? Rolling Eyes

Apex-LW'21 SG

Before: Sv 82 (Punggol Rd End - Shenton Way)
After: Sv 82 (Serangoon - Punggol Rd End)

TIB1213D SG

so it is the first svc with all bendy fleet? Smile

When did the CCK feeders become a full bendy svc??

B4, what buses were used b4 the bedies were introduced in the CCK feeders??? Rolling Eyes

Apex-LW'21 SG

I think it should be around 2002, sv 300 & 302 received full bendy fleets.
Mostly Sv 300 & 302 used Hinos, DAFs & some MB O405 buses before the 2 svcs uses bendies.

TIB1213D SG

WOW, i didnt noe that they got Hinos and DAFs, havent seen them b4 ever since i moved to CCK in 2000, must be rare Laughing

any Hinos and DAFs cameos on CCK feeders nowadays??

TIB1018B SG

TIB887R was transferred to KJ from AMK in 1999 when 190 was handed over to Tibs. There was a period of time in 1999 when no bendy buses were under control by AMK.

Also before service 82 was handed back to SBS, all the bendies on 82 had been withdrawn and transferred to KJ 190 (remembered TIB881G was one of them).

Service 300 started operating as a PAC with bendies as AC buses and NAC MB0405s upon handover to TIBS. The NACs were later converted to CAC and were transferred to other services. The newer bendies like Habit and Hispano were then introduced to make up for the MB0405s, hence having a full bendy fleet. I think is somewhere in 2000-2001.

As for service 302 and 307, it was operated with MB0405 OAC and NAC for a start, later NAC ones convert to CAC in 2000. There were some bendies as cameos. I remember got one time when 302 and 307 operate with full DAF fleet for a short period of time before reverting back to MB0405s. 302 was later replaced by full bendy fleet in 2002-2003 due to popular demand, whereas 307 remain as a full MB0405 perm fleet.