SilverKris SG topic self explanatory. which “strictly” single deck services now do u think are unable to cope with passenger load, and thus deserve double deck buses. your TOP THREE choices please!
leeJZ SG most of the services that cannot cope with SDs cannot get DDs, namely : 16 (height limit @ Natl Stadium, road restriction @ Joo Chiat Rd) 24 (height limit @ Changi Airport) 27 (height limit @ Changi Airport) 33 (rood restriction @ Joo Chiat Place) 36 (height limit @ Changi Airport) 38 (road restriction @ Simei St 4) 63 (road restriction @ Rumah Tinggi) 95 (height limit / road restriction @ Lwr Kent Ridge Rd, Kent Ridge Cres) 96 (road restriction @ Kent Ridge Cres) 100 (heightl limit @ Upp Aljunied Rd) 124 (height limit @ Henderson Rd, Telok Blangah Hts) 130 (height limit @ Sin Ming?) 135 (height limit @ Upp Aljunied Rd) 139 (height limit / road restriction @ Jln Rajah area) 145 (height limit @ Henderson Rd) 151 (road restriction @ Kent Ridge Cres) 195 (height limit @ Depot Rd) excluding the above services, I suggest svc 18 get full day DDs and svc 19 get DDs during peak hrs, perhaps crossover from svc 81.
SilverKris SG While some single deck services may genuinely be restricted by height limits at certain portions of their routes, I think some services use single decks purely because the passenger load doesn't merit dds. For example, a few years ago, 130 used to have non a/c double deck around my place. 139 oso used to have double decks. both these services have not changed their routes much (if at all) oso. i also remember 63 and 135 having double decks...but cannot remember if changes to their routes subseqently made them switch to single decks. my choices now are 410, 18, and 163.
SBS9845X SG TOP CHOICE: 163 SECOND CHOICE: 410 THIRD CHOICE: 54 Would like to see DENNIS Tridents and VSOs on 163, VO3Ax on 410 and LOs on 54.
SilverKris SG SBS9845X you must live in the same area as i do hehehehehe how about 162? pretty crowded most of the time too.
sbst275 SG Me prefer few svs that gets double decks: 13, 15, 19, 38, 78, 90, 96, 100, 135, 139, 151 If not use superlong bus for: 24, 27, 33, 36, 53, 66, 95, 105, 145, 156, feeders (Incl 410)
Superbus SG As much as this is an 'opinion' thread, putting superlong buses on the abovementioned services, especially Services 24, 27, 33, 36 and 53 is totally out of sane mind.
leeJZ SG svc 130 IMO should get DDs if no limits, loads are quite good during peak hrs. svc 139 had LAs and LO3Xs while it plied straight down Balestier Rd, they disappeared after it was amended to ply into St Michael's Est. most services with SDs dun need DDs, but the ones I have written above need them. svc 163 does not need DDs at all. I was waiting for an appointment @ Upp Thomson Rd during several days, morning peak hrs, so I just watched buses. svc 163 was easily the one with the worst freq (maybe besides 605), so just pump up the freq to maybe 9 min per bus.
iveco SG Does 156 have height restriction? Then how did Svc 5 O305s mamage to get through 6th Ave in the past? 78 ever had LO2X serving in the past. So did 90.
leeJZ SG Svc 156 does have height restriction and I think DDs would have a hard time navigating the bumpy and narrow Sixth Ave. however, it does not need DDs. Loads during weekends are not very good, as it is mainly a schoolbus service, maybe just needs a few tweaks to its freq. svc 90 can use DDs during peak hrs, but I dun think SBST would put VO3X or LO3X on it.
iveco SG If I'm not mistaken, 63 used to have LAs plying. I don't see how DD can't manage the incline at Rumah Tinggi. Punggol Rd also used to have low branches in the past. What happened later? Were they pruned so that SBST could deploy VO3X on 82?
SBST390 SG 130 does not need DD as its loading is purely peak hrs onli 163 perhaps some S shift ones... to cope with peak hrss
sBs_boy SG HellO.. hmm.. regarding to the list.. i dont think theres a restriction on Upp Aljunied Rd.. remember seeing DD bus serving that road.. there was once.. when there was a accident along Upp Serangoon Rd.. All buses were diverted to serve Upp Aljunied Rd.. include DD Bus servicing 85,81,82,97 etc…
sBs_boy SG Sorry to say that you are wrong.. when 139 was amended to ply into St Michael's Est, the LO3x did turn into St Michael's Est.. i remember seeing 139 DD Bus zooming down the slope while sitting in the Whampoa Food Center..
supremebull SG If you want to place superlong buses on 33, be an SBST driver, then drive 997 on 33 in the Joo Chiat area. Then you'll know how hard it is to place superlong buses on such a route on 33. Please think before you suggest something like this...?
SBS9845X SG I suppose u live in upp thomson? I like that place, got lotsa buses going to city and west side. City: 130/132/162/163(Toa Payoh)/166/167/980 West: 166/165/167 Also north: 410(Bishan)/980/167/163(Sengkang and YCK Rd). Great place to live in! Anyways, abt 162.....i dun think need DDs, but can have one or two......better put on 163.....lolx
01024G SG Top: 238 Second: 145 Third: 90 Since they cut down the number of services plying through Toa Payoh, bus service 238 always crammed during peak hours and after school. The bus pass through FTPPS and FTPSS. When school dismissed, the bus not enough space to accomodate all the people. Either they restore bus service 237 or do something because students from PCPS also use this bus plus many of them who live in Lorong 8 and Kim Keat because only this bus pass through the area. Last time got 232 and 237 I would take bus to get to TP Central but now I rather walk during Saturdays and Sundays than to take the bus where you've got to wait for a long time and in the end, find that too many people liao cannot board.
SBS9845X SG Oh yar…..still got 54 (City and Bishan), 74(West and North-East), 851 (north and city and a little west), 852 (west and north)
SBS9845X SG Either increase 238 freq to 3 mins or deploy DDs on it. Also can intro new service to serve kim keat, lor 8, lor 7 to central and braddell rd.
