Looking around for SBS9531

TIB1186Z SG

Hi

Can anyone tell me what service SBS9531 is on?

I had heard that it is a HGDEP bus and is on service 74, but i had not seen it for the past few weeks.

SBS9818A SG

Sv. 81 bus, might be x-ferred to Central soon as its siblings 9527 and 9530 are now Sv. 70 buses

service_238 SG

This joker is still with BNDEP. It's on Svc 65. Just saw it today

SBS 9531 B.

Airbus330Captain SG

Thanks goodness. I really miss 81 with those former VOs. Thanks to SBST for admending 81's route. Twisted Evil

service_238 SG

If i'm not wrong 81 now has a hell lot of striders, DM3500s, occasional Mk3 and abt 5-6 VOs.

SBS9818A SG

OK, but with 9527 and 9530 already with AMDEP, what gives?

delonchew SG

Spotted 9531B on 65 at Harbourfront just now. Just to confirm, it’s a bus with black Minolta Dimage advert right?

Superbus SG

Bingo!

Cheers and warm regards

SBS9818A SG

OK so its still with BNDEP.

service_238 SG

Didnt i confirm this in an earlier reply Question Confused

leeJZ SG

Occasionally MK3? I havent seen one for a month...

Quite alot of Mk4s, but for some reason, I always seem to get the VOs...especially this particular annoying one...weird because I counted they are 5 VOs (1x Tiger Beer, 1x Carlsberg, 1x Tetra, and 2x Normal)...

81 originally did Tampines-New Bridge Road right? If so, good for SBS to change it - there are already two other services from New Bridge Road to Tampines Area (12 to Pasir Ris and 2 to Changi Village).

service_238 SG

2 doesnt pass by Tampines.

Here's the Svc 81 VO fleet:
SBS 9452 X
SBS 9453 T
SBS 9531 B
SBS 9532 Z
SBS 9561 P
SBS 9578 S
SBS 9581 G

This is from memory... The carlsberg bus is 9453 while the tiger beer is 9578... or was it the PSC or a normal bus?

leeJZ SG

How updated is that list?

I think some of the VOs were rotated out and replaced by MK4s, as I rarely see any 81 VOs besides the five I mentioned.

Airbus330Captain SG

SBS9452X is a perm 28's bus and SBS 9561P is a bus 23's perm bus and lastly 9581G is a 196's perm bus.

service_238 SG

Opps.. i guess i mistook it for other buses Razz

tranquilice SG

Service 81 original route is from Old Tampines Rd (Upp Changi Rd North) - New Bridge Rd. I don't know if there's an earlier version.

Yusry SG

There has been no earlier version, AFAIK. (Am I right, ^tamago^?)

However, back then, Old Tampines Road and Tampines Road was 1 and the same road before Pasir Ris HDB estate was developed. Thus, service 81 plied Tampines Road from the terminal all the way till Upp Serangoon Road junction.

leeJZ SG

So which terminals/interchanges did it use? New Bridge Road Terminal and...

As for 81 superbuses, I think the final tally is 3x normal, 1x Tiger, 1x Carlsberg, and 1x Tetra for a total of six buses.

service_238 SG

On top of that, there's one or 2 striders, and a number of DM3500s!

tranquilice SG

Let call it Tampines Rd terminal.