Serangoon is slated to get  a new 16 bay interchange hoperfully by 2010 which is integrated with a shopping mall.  Full news report is in The Straits Times. 

Originally posted by Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia:

an 0C500LE on 853,departed geylang lor 1...towards yishun,sad can't catch it=(anyone pls help me get inspector ticket of it..

SMB 24S

Originally posted by Oceane:

 

SBS 8380B
(AMDEP SP  AMDEP 133)

SBS 0417H
(AMDEP 133  AMDEP SP)

That's good news.

Wonder when 133 will get rid of 3798M though.

Originally posted by sBs_boy:

Why should they w/d when they can simply reinstate the service during the xmas season and CNY season when the shopping crowd is being increased significantly ?

I believe there's probably a demand during the xmas season.  CNY not so bahz for Orchard Rd.

Originally posted by tintinspartan:

Filmmaking (Recently, schedule is filled up for video competitions. I am a busy kid)

Artistic Photography (I do this almost every other week)

Games (What i love to do the most after exams)

Homework (What i love to do the most during exam period)

Emoing around (If i am in a mood swing)

Eating cheap but delicious food (Ananas Cafe $2 Nasi Lemak is the best!)

Sorry to say this, but I think you really deserve what's coming at you at times.

I don't think you need to add remarks such as 'schedule is filled up for video competitions...i am a busy kid'.  It looks as though you are trying to show off, and I'm pretty sure there are many others out there who are probably more busy with their lives than you are.  And do you even know what film making is?

Emo-ing...Wth!  Only women at that time of the month suffer mood swings and not all women suffer mood swings.  If u are alwiz emo-ing around, perhaps you shld lock urself in your room and not go down and ride a bus before u spread this disease to everyone.

Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

I like cooking too, but preferably simple dishes. My main interest in making foodstuffs is actually baking cakes & muffins.

That's nice.  But cakes and muffins can be fattening.  And it's hard not to eat and taste the food products. 

My interests and hobbies:

Music (Listens to mostly Mandarin pop, writing songs/lyrics, singing)

Cooking and experimenting with recipes

Shopping

Watching Movies

Catching up with the news

Chilling out with friends over deserts/drinks

And if I have the money, I like to travel overseas by myself. 

A spot of reading here and there...

Interests include: media and magazines, Asian pop. culture, music, civil aviation, fashion and accessories

I have no comments about the secrecy and transparency thing.  I don't think that they have to be transparent in all its dealings, though it would be much appreciated that lines of communicaton especially with regards to the WAB incident could be strengthened. 

And I disagree with the suggestion that the media release should be more lively and interesting.  If you are pretty ignorant on how press releases work, I think you better not chime in your two cents worth.  Press releases are meant to be news-like and formal in nature.  You can look at any company's media release.  It's written in the  news like structure.  The press release also helps media outlets to adapt  the information for their news reporting without having to go through much edit.  Some lazy media outlets would just reproduce the whole media release from the press company verbatim as a news story. 

Secondly, you can't expect SBST to release news about every single demonstrator it receives or every single bus model it buys to the media not if the order isn't significant.  Even if they issued a press release to the media, the media might not run the story if there are other competing and far more news-worthy stories.   

Hi Desmond,

I think you are really asking the wrong people man!  What you are going to get here I'm afraid is a  lot of unbalanced and biased views which might not be constructive and might impede your project.  What I may suggest to you is to actually talk to those adults who take public transport, and those people who actually prefer to drive rather than to take public transport.  Find out their motivations to why they prefer to drive and their reasons for avoiding public transport.  These reasons would provide you with rich information for your project because they would be far more realistic and more down to earth than some of the views that migh be suggested here.  Bus fans might have a desire to build an unrealistic utopian world based on their wants. 

Back to the mobile bus exhibition, while I agree that it is good to start the m young, I think you are quite missing the point.  Children and school kids don't have much of a choice but to take the public transport as they don't have an income to speak of.  School kids should only be one piece of the puzzle in the long term.  In short, you should be looking towards adults - those who have disposable income and can afford a private transport.  These are the people that your campaign should be targeting at really.  So to reach out to them, you could either do a PR/Media campaign that extols the benefits of public transport.

Personally I find it difficult to separate bus transport from other forms of public transport in Singapore.  It's part of an integral package.  But with regards to the improving bus transport, perhaps more double deckers, , perhaps restrict bendy buses from plying congested roads to avoid traffic built up, more point to point bus services during peak hours on certain popular routes, abolishing cash fare practices on certain popular routes to allow for efficiency and more speedier service.   More downroutes on popular services, perhaps bus timetables for all services at busstops. 

Originally posted by SBS2695H:

Actually I would support a fleet of WAB in CGA with some variety. Some tourists may take 36 but they would see the fleet for 24/27/34/53 passing by them without variety. I have seen such tourists before. A gerat idea would be to some CNGs in CGA but there again it is not possible as CNGs are under SLBP and SLBP does not control CGA Services. It would also be good to have some special buses on CGA Services like 1688, 2888, 8033 and 8030. But however, I am not totally against the KUB itself as I do congratulate the improvement on our Batch 3 KUB (Those with yellow sticker on plug door pole) being much less jerky and much more smoother.

Do you know even know what are you talking about?

Seriously, tourists do not care about bus variety.  And what variety is there to speak of when they are first time visitors to Singapore.  Do they even know what buses Singapore have?  If you need the bus, it doesn't matter who the manufacturer is, you will still have to board it.  So your logic is really flawed. 

If you insist on your argument I challenge you to do an observation and survey at Changi Airport and monitor how many tourists take the public bus; better still ask them how they feel about the variety of buses, that is if they don't look at you with incredulity. 

Originally posted by SBS2695H:

Looks very sad . Sooner or later no more variety of models in CGA. Can't imagine the bad first impression that the tourists will have on us. We will then be said to be "no life" with nothing but KUBs.

Get over it!

I believe that most tourists would actually take the taxi or the MRT (if they are on a budget - such as backpackers) to their destination.  It is unlikely they would take the public bus service as they might be unaware of where to stop.  And why would a tourist take 24/27/34/53? 

Business travellers will probably get a cab or have some chauffered service arranged. 

So just zip up.  Your comments get really grating after a while.  If you are not happy with the k230s, then move to another country.

And what's wrong with the k230s?  I am quite thankful for the k230s.  I don't have to lug my luggage + hand luggage and notebook in tow up 2 steps, and I have a place where I can put my baggage without obstructing the traffic. 

Latest news from Channelnewsasia about the Scanias. 

SBS Transit to invest S$147m in new, environmentally-friendly buses
Posted: 08 September 2008 1417 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore bus operator SBS Transit will invest S$147 million to buy 400 new buses.

The new buses from Scania, a European manufacturer of trucks and buses, will comply with the current European emission standards for environmentally-friendly vehicles.

They will also cater to the needs of the elderly, the less mobile and passengers in wheelchairs.

The latest purchase will bring the total number of new buses bought in the last four years to 1,100.

SBS Transit says the deal is part of an ongoing exercise to renew its fleet of 2,800 buses.

The company says the move will reduce the average age of its fleet significantly, with about 40 percent of the fleet expected to consist of new buses by the end of 2009.

Since 2005, SBS transit has spent S$427 million on new buses.

- CNA/yt

Source: Channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/374472/1/.html

What SBST could do it to intstall tip-up seats at the areas meant for the the PIWs.  So when there are no PIWs, pax can alwiz sit down.  However this defeats the purpose of having extra standing space in the bus.  So it is pretty difficult to strike a balance.

Originally posted by TIB1018B:

Service 70 is obviously a neglected service in YCK terminal compared to other SBST services passing by or terminating at YCK MRT which have already got WAB fleets in them (regreadless of Volvo B9TL or Scania K230UBs).

That is what I personally feel.

Well...svc 70 isn't neglected.  It has 2 VSOs, some volvo buses.  And a lot of LO3x.  As long it can cater to the crowd, it's really fine.

Well I can't contribute as I'm not in Singapore at the moment.  But I am more than willing to do an overall editing of the articles.  I am doing my Postgrad in media, did units in feature writing, news writing, and magazine making.   My results in these subjects are good.  So I believe I would be able to do a good job if not an excellent job. 

PM me if you are keen. 

Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

8281-8283, 8285 162. 8281 doing 439's s shift slot.

That's really cool news indeed.  I've always preferred taking 162 over 167 from Thomson Rd to Orchard Rd. 

But looks like someone won't be too pleased about 70 not getting the K230s as yet!

Originally posted by bus555:

Wow I wonder this one seh or not but when I was checking the net, I found out that most of the bus route in London are 24 hours!!! Can u imagine that, 24 hours the bus on the road I think.

And ya, ComfortDelGro also owned this Bus company "Metroline" in London also? wow.

Qoute from wikipedia:

"Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses."

In addition Comfort Delgro also has stakes in some companiese in China I believe.

It also has a stake in one of the bus companies in Sydney too.  Hillsbus i tink.

Originally posted by bus555:

Off topic: did u noticed this austrailla bus have a ez-link card reader? :SSSSSS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeUrcNVO1ts&feature=related

Yes.  Some of the buses are still fitted with these readers.  At least this is what I remember when I boarded the State Transit buses in March or April this year.

There was a trial which went on for a while.  But it failed.  So now it's back to using the 'punch' your bus ticket as you board the bus.

I'm in Syd now.  So yeah.

Originally posted by Oceane:

SBS 8247D
(AMDEP SP  AMDEP 53)

SBS 0460G
(AMDEP 53  AMDEP SP)

SBS 8238E
(AMDEP SP  AMDEP 24)

SBS 3767C
(AMDEP 24  AMDEP SP)

SBS 8250T SBS 8253K SBS 8255E SBS 8256C
(AMDEP SP  AMDEP 13)

SBS 0443G SBS 3785A SBS 3787U SBS 3793B
(AMDEP 13  AMDEP SP)

SBS 8265B SBS 8269R SBS 8270K SBS 8273C
(BNDEP SP  BNDEP 39)

SBS 0848Y SBS 2826Y SBS 3651C SBS 3656P
(BNDEP 39  BNDEP SP)

Thanks SBS233X for the info on 39.

Cool...more Scanias on 53.  I believe 53 has 12 K230s in its 18 bus fleet.  Shld be enuff!  It's 2/3! 

Originally posted by TIB537B:

Looks....too whitish. like clown's makeup.

But better than black....although already gotten used to the black.

Clown's makeup...

Haha!  How about The Joker from The Dark Knight!

Good idea!  Just spent one whole Saturday night helping at a friend's cafe.  Overnight activities should be fun.

Originally posted by lemon1974:

is 8181/8183 still perm Sv 24? seem like still seeing them on Sv 24 almost daily.

8183 is confirmed perm with 24.  Spotted it twice with 24 sticker.

I guess 8181 should also be perm too.

Perhaps they should follow the Sydney buses style.  When there's no PIW, the tip-up seat or watever they call that can be lowered and used by normal pax.  That would add at least 3 seats.  Maybe up to 5 or 6.

Fort Canning?Esplanade?

Originally posted by Oceane:

72 and 133 are going to start K230 soon... hehehe.

I hope 133 will get the buses by the time I return for a holiday!

No more uncomfy rides all the way to Bugis/Suntec!  :)