Which is the first air-con bus service?

Doenitz SG

Is it the now defunct no 3?

BonJovi SG

i tink its 111....
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Yusry SG

The 1st air-con SBS service was 168, which plied from Ang Mo Kio to Orchard Road.

However, the first SBS service to ever get an air-con bus was 143. The bus was the Leyland National II which was a demonstrator (or trial) bus. It lasted for a short time before the bus was sold overseas.

Before SBS was formed, there were already air-con buses, but these were very rare and I do not have any exact details on them.

Doenitz SG

I said no 3 coz it was the 1st air con bus i took in my life!

SBS9818A SG

Sv. 3 was not the first a/c service, it was Sv. 168

off_service SG

Is the old service 168 a fully aircon service? If it’s not, which is the first fully aircon service?

^tamago^ SG

Yes, it is fully air-conditioned and air-con fare structure (as at 1985) are as follows:

4.5 - 7: $0.75
7.5 - 10: $0.90
10.5 - 13: $1.05
>13.5: $1.20

tranquilice SG

As mentioned in the past replies, service 168 is the first air con SBST service. Then which is the first air con Tibs service?

Airbus330Captain SG

I remember taking 168 on O305 so 168 cannot be a fully air con service.

Yusry SG

168 started as a non-aircon service. It was subsequently converted into SBS's first regular aircon service and in this case, it happened to be fully-aircon.

xin1jun2 SG

i say like this:
svc STC18 was the first air-con bus service. later svc 5 took over the air-con nissan buses in those years.
think maybe not STC but put STC just not to confuse, likely is ABS back then...or is it hock lee muhahahahha

then in 1982 143 went partilal air-con with the leyland national 2 demonstator bus. (i got tix!)

but that was only for a while.

in 1985 168 went partial air-con. (not full air-con) back in 1985 they used the 0302s and the LD alts.

in 1986 - svc 3 serving new rbidge road - bedok was FULL AIR-CONed. i think 168 followed suit.

in 1987 AIR-CON 3 was extended to jurong east.

...dotz dtoz dtoz

ZYX

PT21 SG

I think service 187 was the first AC service. Correct me if i am wrong

tranquilice SG

Plying which route? The SBST Boon Lay - Bt Panjang version is PAC.

tranquilice SG

So this means service 3 was the first SBST service to be FAC when introduced. What's about Tibs?

PT21 SG

the old route, boon lay to bt panjang

off_service SG

Not too sure, but I believe were services 950, 951 or 952.

off_service SG

Not too sure, but I believe were services 950, 951 or 952. Service 960 was the first (and perhaps only) full Bendy fleet aircon service to be introduced.

th1988 SG

Yes they were, they were the ones which used DAF Hispano body.

SBS9818A SG

It was NAC, Sv. 3 is the first FAC service from the start.

Doenitz SG

So I am correct?