Do you remember ?

last SG · 2003-12-21T00:41:09+00:00

No as spare drivers for CSS I suppose. Or maybe transferred, which is more likely as minimal retraining is needed.

Airbus330Captain SG

Bus conductor in the bus ? 170 is the last SBS service to have the bus conductor .

The first time farecard machine was used ? Around 1991 right ?

The old machine OMO before the introduction of farecard machine in which is used to pay bus fare ...

The first fully aircon bus service , 390 Am I right ?

Airbus330Captain SG

How about TIBs ?

^tamago^ SG

in 1985 Bus Guide i did see most of the TIBS buses using OMO DRF already.. except probably 167 and 182 (Hybrid?).. wat is Hybrid?

off_service SG

Hybrid means having both system, OMO and TMO. Like what happened to sv 170 before becoming OMO and using Magnetic farecard.

SBS9818A SG

SBST first aircon service was the old Sv. 168 using Merc O302s bought second-hand from SABS. Sv. 170 was the last to phase out TMO services in 1994, I think.

th1988 SG

It is not called TMO.

SBS called it OMTS or One Man Ticketing System. It was introduced in 1982.

The OMO was introduced in 1977, with the introduction of NDDs on the then Sv 86.

SBS9818A SG

TMO is TWO-MAN-OPERATED. Which means one bus driver and one conductor.

Yusry SG

1990.

The trial was on service 78 with their Mercedes Benz OF1417 with Hawke and NZMB bodies.

SBS9818A SG

And which were the first services to have validators installed, post-trial?

Yusry SG

Unfortunately, I cannot recall that. But I know service 7 was the 1st to get it in the Geylang Serai / Eunos area.

foxtrot1985 SG

I remember 132 and 25 were pretty early, but I'm sure there were other services that have validators installed earlier.

xin1jun2 SG

TIBS has pre trial on 800 also...sorta like the EZ link superrider
i got a few tix of that
the validators were six buttoned things...hahha the todays ones are 10 buttoned. i think the 10 buttoned ones are also used in the SS7 and SBS78 trial

they even say "have a nice day" on the tix...
hahha

anyhow the TIBS trial (offcially) was done on SS7 along with SBS78

ZYX

Airbus330Captain SG

Air con sticker ( blue in colour ) just above the bus licence holder on the left hand corner of the driver's window .... Smile

Yusry SG

Along with a corresponding wording on the sides of the bus.

As for stickers, the next to come up was the portrait stickers with the validator icon and the latest were the landscape ones with the EZLink logo.

Yusry SG

As for service plates, the older buses such as the Albion Vikings, Leyland Victories, MB OMF1413s, etc had metal service plates on the front of the bus.

These only displayed the destination and service numbers.

It was changed to the current style some time in the late 80s, early 90s.

The metal plates also had different color schemes - red/blue for aircon, green white for non-aircon and total white (nac) / blue white (ac) for those services requiring white plates.

During the heydays of the Scania 113 and Volvo B10M MkIIs, there were 2 service plates on the sides, 1 was for the standard service plate and the other was used to carry advertisements.

off_service SG

The Leyland Atlanteans and Olympian 2 axles also have them. I think all the earlier batch of buses have until the MK3s came in?

Airbus330Captain SG

How about SBST’s bus driver’s old uniform ? Did TIBS ever changed their bus driver’s uniform ?

off_service SG

Once I think. From dull light yellow shirt to the colourful ones that they use currently. The pants colour still same as last time.

SBS9818A SG

O405s also had them, but now the extra bracket has been removed. I think the Mk IIIs were the last to have them, no?

The_Bus_Guide SG

Actually, TIBS drivers' uniforms had changed twice. At first, they wore light brown jackets. Then, they wore light brown shirts with the words "Trans Island" written all over. After that, then they wore the yellow floral shirts we see today. The trousers have always been dark brown.

SBS's uniform was unchanged for over 20 years! The drivers wore pale blue jackets and dark blue pants. Only in 2000 did they swictch to the uniforms we see today.

Anyone remember what the CSS drivers wore?