SINGAPORE : A new fleet of double deckers could hit the roads by
the second half of next year.
SBS Transit has ordered 150 new double-deck buses from Swedish
truck maker Volvo at a cost of S$60 million.
The public bus operator says the new buses will be used to replace
its existing older ones.
SBS has around 2,700 buses, of which 66 percent are made by
Volvo.
This purchase is significant for Volvo, as it marks the first major
order for its new double-deck chassis.
Volvo says the 150 chassis will be built in Sweden, while the
bodies will be manufactured in Singapore by ComfortDelGro
Engineering.
Delivery of the complete buses will begin in August next
year.
And this will continue for 12 months before SBS receives all 150
double-deckers. - CNA
