DO U THINK WE SHUD KEEP THE MK2s?

SBS9845X SG · 2004-03-22T20:49:46+00:00

NAC VOs will be kept in SLBP. Unlikely for them to return to AMDEP.

SBS9845X SG

Do u think the Mk2s are good buses and deserve to be preserved for a longer time? Maybe they can do a major refurbishing of the buses. What are your opinions?

SBS9845X SG

I personally think that the Mk2s have served us well and i like SBS1696L the best. I love those Alexander bodied ones. Why? Because the back portion after the exit door is longer and it is very cosy to sit behind, especially those converted ones, with the aircon.

BlessingSatan SG

Well dude,Frankly they should go as they will be scrapped on 2005.
It is quite reliable and practical buses but sadly as the saying goes "Nothing is forever" Wink They had served the commuters well over the past 16+years Smile

SBS9845X SG

OMG. Dun scrap them. Just do something SBST. Maybe refurbish them? Just look at london. The AEC routemasters are over 50 years old and they are still not scapped. In fact they are going on well.

delonchew SG

I would be inclined to believe that SBST will scrap the Mk2s rather than refurbish them as they have reached the end of their lifespans and more likely because the emission standards for diesel vehicles will be changed to Euro-4 by June 2006.

Yusry SG

The trouble with Singapore is that there is too much red tape. So SBST probably would rather scrap them rather than go through all the hassle of the administrative paperwork to refurbish them for historical purposes.

I hope the idea of a transportation museum really comes to reality. I miss all those old buses especially the CAC Leyland Victory.

off_service SG

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Superbus SG

The AEC Routemasters will be phased out in phases beginning end-2004, in favour of low-floor double deckers and articulated buses.

Preserving one Alexander PS example and one Duple Metsec example is enough, rather than preserving all of the Mark 2s.

Cheers and warm regards

SBS9845X SG

yar. that sounds great. They should preserve SBS1696L, SBS1881T, and another duple metsec MK2. Thats enuff. But the AEC routemasters were great.... Sad

JJxJJ SG

they should perserve:
-1 NAC alexander mk 2
-1 AC alexander mk 2
-1 NAC metsec mk 2
-1 AC mk 2
Smile Smile Cool Cool Very Happy

SBS9818A SG

If possible they should preserve one of each variant.

rancour5 SG

Well..all buses can only be used for 17 years according to Singapore Laws so expect them to be gone soon..

alantanchunshyan SG

agree with you.sbstransit will sell them when 17 years is up.so maybe for those who miss mark 2 ,can take some photos for memory. Smile

SBS9818A SG

Wonder what SBST will bring in to replace the Mk IIs next year. Over the next 5 years they’ll be retiring 1100 buses!

service_238 SG

This may lead to more new buses in all depots. It may also mean that more routes might be cut or frequency is longer if they could not replace the buses in time.

Get ready for 238 to have Striders and Mk3 Sad

SBS9818A SG

Hope not. Sv. 410 had Mk IIIs before, don't want that happening again.

SBS9845X SG

relly? 410 had MK3s? i dint realise that. Maybe 410 will have LOs instead, next yr. Those super bus LOs suit 410, and they are airconned. Or maybe the non-a/c VOs. That'll be great too. Striders would be good. And sv 112,113,119 will oso have new buses, as they have majority mk2s. sv325,328 too. Mostly hougang services.

SBS9845X SG

xin1jun2 SG

garment shd relax rules and then SBS will never need to replace buses/

Won't SBS love that?

Mark 2s: yup they are cool. like them but not as much as the LO2x. some shd stay while most go.

mark 2s in 1988:

launched in mar 1988. Mark 2s were then dubbed the superbus of SBS although the name was later dropped for unknown reasons. in 1993 SBS used supoerbus to refer to double air-con deckers.

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