giving single deck services double decks..your top 3 choices

sbs&tibs SG

38 cannot get DD because Simei rds are too narrow. Bendy bus even worse. Service 3 cannot becase of narrow rds in Pasir Ris. I ever dreamt of Service 3 using VO3x, really!

SBST390 SG

PTB1 and 2 would not be used as the whole ground transport system would be connected by a rail network to the new interchange

supremebull SG

Are you sure that 38 cannot use bendy buses? Have you forgotten 290 having 999, the MB0405G bendy bus as a perm fixture on 290? If I remember correctly, there were no problems with 290 and bendy buses. DDs on 38 may be a problem though...

kuekj SG

162 can have odd loads sometimes..

got once i took a 162 from old national library but the bus is basically empty..
another.. it was jam-packed. :X

sBs_boy SG

Yap.. it did have.. Used to study at a school along RiverValley Rd.. used to see the 139's LO3x buses climbing the slopes... but.. sad to say.. i was quite young at that time.. didnt really take down the fleet..

Superbus SG

I agree that bendy buses may not be able to be deployed on Service 38. The Tampines-Bedok sector may be easier for bendies to move about. However the Bedok-Tampines sector, in particular the Simei Road and Simei St 4 junction, where the buses will make a left turn, is hazardous to bendies and even to normal 12m buses. Notice that the line markings along Simei St 4 was redrawn further back, to allow buses to make a safe turn.

huaiwei SG

Agreed. Took it several times, as well as watch it pass by, and 80% of the time it is almost empty. Then again, maybe tts because I dont usually see it during peak hours. Very Happy

156 is another funny bus. Its frequency is actually rather high sometimes (when you dont really need the bus), but you will often see one bus jam packed while the others are relatively less loaded.

Not to mention that 53 is just as wierd! Wink

sbs&tibs SG

Agree. That was the reason the BC gave me and he told me that there was DD & bendy training for 38 before it was introduced.

SBS3624G SG

I cannot say which ought to have DDs, but I think that 161 does not require DDs at all. The VSOs ought to go to 74.
Okay lah, I think 159 needs a few DDs, can be quite packed at AMK.

service_238 SG

okay lah, 159 DDs can crash the Braddell Rd flyover and i'll look u up then Laughing

if 161 doesnt need DDs, think again. Rolling Eyes

if VSOs can ever be on 74, think again

delonchew SG

I agree. Rolling Eyes

SBS3624G SG

Er, I hope you can tell me why like that, I know only a little about our buses and am eager to know more.

off_service SG

For service 159, I think service_238 has given you the answer.

I would like to stress again, before determining whether a service needs DD, you have to try out the service yourself or observe the service before slamming down the comment. Perhaps if you say service 161 doesn't need DD during off peak hours, I may agree. However service 161 definitely has loads to fill up a DD during peak hours.

Off peak loads for service 161 can be quite inconsistent, so it is better for the DDs to stay.

As for your opinion of VSOs to be on service 74, none of the depots controlling service 74 have VSOs. The VSOs are exclusive to East district depots, namely BRAM, AMDEP and BNDEP.

SBS3624G SG

Oh, thanks, I see.

JJxJJ SG

139 had O305s too

Acx1688 SG

I rem, it's LO3x SBS9066C

[email protected] SG

How about 170?
Can DD be put on that svc cos it's quite crowded during peak hours.
Or cannot because it goes to M'sia?

PJ_Quek SG

Malaysia roads does not have at least 4.5m clearance everywhere, some places only 4m. On Malaysia roads, vehicles travel at high speeds, their roads might not be as well maintained as S'pore roads, can be a very bumpy ride ( even using SDs, too dangerous to have DDs.

PJ_Quek SG

161 needs DDs, too crowded in WDL int. A lot of people take 161 from WDL.
74 still ok, VSO or VO not much difference, bus will still get crowded during peak hours.
159 can deploy more bus ( during peak hours ), instead of using DDs.

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