SBST ordered new buses to replace Mark twos

last SG · 2005-01-16T09:18:31+00:00

1701 was the first DM-bodied Mk II in the entire fleet. Altogether, 5 WA and 5 DM Mk IIs were retired on 9 June.

Volvo Olympian SG

Eh? i thought only 98 VO2X because the other 2 were been sold.

sbs&tibs SG

Do you understand the meaning of "about 100" ? It is just a rough estimation!

lemon1974 SG

Yes.. it is younger than LO3x.. That why i am asking how can LO3x replace those VO2x at the JIS, unless those non aircon VO2x are retired by SBST earlier..

^tamago^ SG

tis one is heard from SBST one. cannot confirm with u the source cos i dunno who passed tis info down.

if VO2x move out of JIS, i have the feeling they may end up in currently NAC services like 91, 125, 186, 191 etc. even if the load does not justify, from former practices, SBST can do this.

sBs_boy SG

this is like what happened to Townlink 291.. they used to have Vo2x.. but later, it was replaced by LO3x.. Well.. actually.. VO2x and Lo3x.. nothing much different.. they are just 1 or 2 yrs apart only... Smile

iveco SG

Did 291 get any LO3X? I only saw VO3Xes on them. Same for 222.

SBS9828X SG

And Now the LO3X are replaced with VO3X while the more so callled "needy" 293s get Ocassional Nac CrBs and single decks onli...

^tamago^ SG

yes. i was shocked to see NAC's lurking ard on feeder svcs yesterday on 293, cos everytime i go to tampines it was on weekends and i onli see the good VO3x buses.

sbs&tibs SG

I only saw Leyland Atlantean on 291, 222 and not LO3Xes. If you mean LO3Xes, it could mean that they are juz a cameo from sv 10. Sv 10 is the only service in BNDEP with LO3Xes. Currently with 3 of them left in bndep : 9006B, 9007Z, 9084A.

sbs&tibs SG

The VO2Xes were replaced by MK3s and VO3Xes.

carbikebus SG

I’ve got rumours from a reliable sources that SBST are keen on a certain stepless Mercedes Benz diesel buses but they are buying a few units only if confirmed.

iveco SG

You mean SBST is getting O500LE with Euro-4 compliance? And there will be less than 5 of them?

leeJZ SG

Hmm on weekends the 291 VO3Xs often go do cameos (on 31 esp).

^tamago^ SG

there's a possibility that they may actually be OC500.LE's instead of O500.LE.

jus my guess.

sbs&tibs SG

In holiday schedules, 291 VOs goes SP and does on other BNDEP services.

iveco SG

How to tell them apart? Confused

Airbus330Captain SG

If I am not wrong , these buses are transferred over to BBdepot.

sbs&tibs SG

Actually, I am not quite sure if the buses are being x-fered to bbdep or not. But I am sure that most of the BBDEP LO3Xes and some MK4 were x-fered to SLBP when SLBP commenced operation. At the same time, 166 ceased using LO3X from BBDEP and its BBDEP LO3X fleet got x-fered to ARBP 132 (ie 9067A, 9100L, 9165A, etc).

VO2Xs I believe, they are all transfered to SLBP and BBDEP. SBS7272L (ex-BN 10) is now an ARBP 93 bus.

supremebull SG

there were never any LO3Xs, perm or cameo on 291.

291 used LAs VO2Xs VO3Xs

^tamago^ SG

OC500LE is the CNG-powered version of O500LE.

the most obvious thing shld be the CNG reservoir tank ba.

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