cck_190 SG Well, I said condolence mainly because of an established name going down.haha. I'm very sure nothing much will change except the name and the livery.
TIB744U SG Hey there everyone! Basically... I'll surely miss the days where buses with Tibs livery of orange and yellow passing through the streets... My first Tibs ride was on Service 851 with me parents and siblings for Chinese New Year visits some 10 years ago I actually started taking Tibs buses myself when Service 970 started around 4 years ago, passing through the roads where me house's located... Though Tibs itself's not really gone yet because it has gone under SMRT, the name itself is gone, the bus livery's gonna be gone soon, forever... However despite that so, I would wish to see better improvements when Tibs' go under SMRT after 10th May 2004. I would really wish to see that... Even though under SMRT, the name Trans Island Bus Services Ltd will truly live in me heart forever, in some other fellow bus enthuasists' hearts too...
tranquilice SG If I remember correctly, first attempt to merge was in 2001. It failed, but they succeeded the second time.
service_238 SG Cases like these usually happen when (I used TIBS and SMRT for this case) TIBS is not satisfied to the agreements and proposals that SMRT has to offer for TIBS. Hence, TIBS rejected the first time. However, with a bit of give and take, SMRT proposed a second time, with alterations to the proposals. TIBS was satisfied with it and hence, a merge occured.
SBS9818A SG The conspiracy theorist in me says it’s a political move, to give SMRT a bus company in replacement for SBST having train lines.
