which is better sbstransit or trans-island?

alantanchunshyan SG

so how did you feel which public bus company is better sbstransit or trans-island?

tranquilice SG

Definately Tibs.

alantanchunshyan SG

tibs indeed introduced many good routes but one thing i hate tibs is their longer waiting times than sbstransit.not all tibs bus have longer waiting times though,but most have longer waiting times than sbstransit buses.if i were to choose,i would choose sbstransit for better waiting times and tibs for good planning of bus routes.

SBS9818A SG

TIBS, most definitely.

tranquilice SG

Idea

SBS9818A SG

Hmm, SBST suck at route planning. Perhaps if they combined forces...

alantanchunshyan SG

i mean tibs have more better planning of routes bec recently sbstransit did not do a good job in the planning of new bus routes in punggol and sengkang .also sbstransit recently did not come get with much new wellplanned routes with only a few new good ones like 161,168 and 39 .

SBS9818A SG

I'm actually quite sore at TIBS for removing my beloved Sv. 989

alantanchunshyan SG

hopefully tibs would stop removing more routes.

off_service SG

Definitely more when CCL starts, which is under SMRT.. so prepare to say goodbye to sv 106, 857 and 960... I think they will definitely get chopped..

Unless SBST and TIBS merged before year 2006..

cck_190 SG

So why ur username SBS9818?

cck_190 SG

I don't think 960 will go, it's one of TIBS most profitable service

Airbus330Captain SG

SBST definately has the better buses and seats! but TIBS are better in management.

xin1jun2 SG

IMHO:

TIBS is much better thna SBS. in terms of buses.

SBS buses are most of them to be very old and some of my fav buses are not doing the shakies: eg: Scania N113CRB, Lo3x, Merc0405s 9some)

TIBS is more reliable than SBS in terms of SBS. SBS service 197 never turns up one. i cna die waiting for it. but TIBS963 is good and everyday without fail i see the bus.

SBS rat hole is NEL...poor ridership...cause of many withdrawls of buses...... 9see my sign offs)

TIBS withdrew 989. bad move.

conclusion:
TIBS rocks, SBS down in the rocks

Airbus330Captain SG

In addition, SBST good buses are the mark 2. mark 4 , VO 2/3 axles and VSO and mercedes. ScaniaN113CRB I used to hate them, but now I dont mind them but I still dont like them. LO 3 axles is the worst bus in SBST's fleet.

TIBS ? I only like the habit and volgren bendy. I am not impressed with the other bus types. Hino Volgren and mercedes volgren buses are pretty alright.

carbikebus SG

No particular preferances for me,Both got their plus-minus points.

TIB1186Z SG

I don't wish to start a flame war here, but my vote definitely goes to SBST.

After living in TIBS controlled area for quite some time, i found that their feeder routes planning sux big time, esp in Yishun. Also, im quite pissed off at waiting for like 15mins in the morning and then get stuck in a very packed and stuffy bus.

On the other hand, SBST knows its limitations, unlike TIBS by taking up the huge CHC charter business. At least it knows how and when to deploy buses.......i simply luv svc 74 at 5 mins per bus! Their feeder is also very extensive, look at TPY and AMK and Bedok.
Moreover, SBST also won over my heart by introducing svc 39 last August with friendly drivers who dun bat an eyelid about overtaking 0405s on the TPE, even with a mk3.

SBS9818A SG

You obviously haven't been affected by SBST NE corridor changes. If you resided at HG you'd probably be baying for their blood right now.

TIB822C SG

Hey there everyone Smile

Personally, I would think that both bus companies are okay, but I think Tibs' better than SBST Wink

TIB1186Z SG

If im living in the west and studying at NUS, i will be ultra happy at SBST!!!! They deploy LO3-Ax on svc 97 at a high freq of

Moreover, SBST has a higher % of high capacity buses as compared to TIBS.

If u are living in Yishun or Sembawang, u would be baying at TIBS blood at their inertia to improve the feeder services!!!