Post-NEL

Airbus330Captain SG

Well , it has been about 2 weeks since the opening of NEL . The bus services load factor has dropped a little bit esp on routes that is directly competiting with the NEL like bus 85 . Despite the opening of the MRT , I must admit the load factor of 85 is doing not bad and i think the SBST did the right thing by increasing the time waiting for the bus and perhaps send extras VO buses to other services . How do you guys find the new routes those sbs services has been admended just a day after NEL opening ? Any need for more improvements ? Voice your views here .

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off_service SG

Not only that, I noticed that SBST has rescheduled the arrival times of Express 501 and Express 502. But I feel it's a waste of Express services to use double decks during non peak hours. Express 501 at Suntec City during off peak hours are normally empty buses.

The services shouldn't be withdrawn. They should serve as "backups" in case the NEL service is disrupted.

Airbus330Captain SG

Thats why u see a number of single decks WA mercedes appearing on 502 . As for 501 , i agree with you , too many DD buses and the DD Buses should appear during peak hours instead .

tranquilice SG

Dennis Tridents are still on service 85 after NEL opened. Do you think they will be transferred soon?

off_service SG

I believe svc 80 and 86 will get it. They were on trial as sub buses i believe.

SBS9818A SG

The O405s on Sv. 502 are issued by SLBP, BTW.

SBS9818A SG

Sv. 80 does occasionally operate Tridents. Sv. 86 may get them as someone spotted a Trident on it. I do hope Sv. 87 gets Tridents, but that is impossible unless they are transferred to BNDEP!

PT21 SG

Hi

BNDep does not have any TRident.

tranquilice SG

Bedok North depot should get some Tridents...imagine them on service 14. Rolling Eyes

SBS9818A SG

I do know that, that's why I said its impossible for BNDEP services to have Tridents unless SBST decides to transfer them to BNDEP, which is very unlikely!

PT21 SG

I think the trident should be transfer to SLDep.
BNDep have enough buses for their entire fleets.

tranquilice SG

Perhap SBST can build more Tridents and then give some to Bedok North depot. Rolling Eyes

SBS9818A SG

SBST will not be considering more Tridents as I heard from a Sv. 156 driver that the Tridents have numerous problems. Also he told me SBST had ordered 150 VSOs.

PT21 SG

Evil or Very Mad

Why always bedok! Jurong should get new buses already. So many year didn't get new bues. The old buses like LOs 3 axles, Mercedes benz O405(WA, DM) some not all, used to be based at BNdep and HGdep many years ago. 1990s.

Service 2,12, 81 especially. Used to have LOs 3 axles and Atlantean. When SBS purchased the 2nd batch of VOs(94xx and 95xx) series, it was supposed to replace the Atlantean. But the entire fleet of service 2,12 and 81 was change to VOs 3 axle. Not even single LOs 3 axle was left. But I saw then on service like 157,197, 30 and some on 154 etc. Some was at BBDep.

Why SBST like the eastern side so much. Always give new buses to them and let the western side suffer with old buses.

Now I think it is time for SLDep to get new buses already. Not BNDep or HGDep.

PT21 SG

Sorry for the errors. LOs 2 alxe not 3 axles based at BNDep and HGDep(69xx,71xx and 35xx series).

tranquilice SG

I noticed that too. SBST likes to give new buses to east area services. Look at the numbers of services using VSOs, more than half are plying the east area.

tranquilice SG

How long ago?

SBS9818A SG

But the services are controlled by AMDEP/BRAM. What do you mean more-than-half? Only Sv. 56 and Sv. 157(which gets VSO on weekends) do NOt go to the East. Even Sv. 88 which has used SBS 9801Y and SBS 9815H before terminates at Pasir Ris.

tranquilice SG

Originally posted by SBS9818A:

But the services are controlled by AMDEP/BRAM. What do you mean more-than-half? Only Sv. 56 and Sv. 157(which gets VSO on weekends) do [b]NOt go to the East. Even Sv. 88 which has used SBS 9801Y and SBS 9815H before terminates at Pasir Ris.[/b]

I mean I noticed that of all VSO services, more than half of the services are plying the east area. Examples are 8, 21, 25, 28, 31, 70, 72, 76, 168 etc.

off_service SG

Coincidentally they are all based in BRAM/AMKDEP and heading towards the east. Note that there are very little services heading west from the central district compared to NE or east.