Originally posted by lemon1974:

the interchange in the pictures is old permanent interchange (since 1983 or 84 -not too sure). You can see the old Toa payoh Cinema in the background (whichis the current Toa payoh entertainment complex). This is situated on the current HDB Hub main office area which incorporate the interchange as well. The temporary structure is mention by Scania in his Point 4. The tall structure is the town park tower..

Eh, it was since the completion of Toa Payoh MRT station, definitely not 1984, 1984, they were still using the temporary one. Maybe 1985, Toa Payoh station TOP in 1985.

Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:

4 interchanges and terminals? Are you counting in the temporary bus interchange here? If that's so, then when was that structure that existed before that temporary facility built? What was the original one like?

Excluding the United Bus Company one at Lorong 1 Blk 110, ie only the ones at Toa Payoh Central, there have been 4 changes, ie 5 terminals altogether.

1st one was just a bus park AFAIK, no boarding and alighting allowed, located on the plot of land between Lor 2 and Toa Payoh Centre's service road (ie the current road leading to HDB Hub and Blk 190). Boarding was done outside Blk 192, and alighting was done opposite or at the bus stop outside Blk 175.

2nd one was a temporary one, the terminal had to be shifted becuase of MRT construction. This one was located on the plot of land beside 184 and 188 (the old hawker centre, now Blk 470, aka Crystal Jade).

3rd one was the more famous one, the "permanent" structure, located between the service road and the current feeder alighting berths (the current alighting berths is (almost) at the same location as the old one). This one had a block number, Blk 189 and was built possibly under the same contract as Blk 180 (MRT & Singapore's first aircon food court) and Blk 190 (the row of shops with MSCP above). The bus stops outside and opposite Blk 192 were abolished.

4th one is another temporary one, this was built due to the construction of the HDB Hub (someone decided to move from Bukit Merah). This is located at Toa Payoh town garden, and caused the tower in the garden to be temporarily part of the interchange. The current bus stops outside and opposite Blk 192 were created then to allow people to board at the town centre without walking a long distance and crossing the road to the interchange. One interesting note is that both 232 White plate and 232 Green plate used the bus stop outside Blk 192 (52509)

5th one is the current one, opened on 19th May 2002. Still looks quite new.

Actually remarkable, all these while Bedok Int is around, Toa Payoh changed 4 interchanges/terminals.

Originally posted by tintinspartan:

There should be Metallic Orange, Gloss White, Metallic Purple, Metallic Blue, Metallic Green and Metallic Red versions of the 2nd Gen 'Soon Chow Cat' Scania Opentops belonging to Hippo Tours.

They also got the WA-R 'clone' bodywork from Soon Chow and only 2 of them are built. One is in Gloss Red and another one in Sunny Yellow.

Your info about Ducktours/Hippotours fleet is wrong.

Below is the Duck & Hippo fleetlist

http://www.geocities.com/jeffrey0032j/Fleetlist_Duck_Hippo_Rhino.htm

Originally posted by chickenlittle2:

actually wat is current no of K230UB reached?

451 in Singapore, 448 for SBS Transit.

Originally posted by 105090:

saw SBS2634J with its 131 front desto having the arial font.. very large size!

Arial Black.

Originally posted by lianamaster:

Jurong East interchange also very old too... haha

Jurong East is in fact young, built together with the MRT station, Bedok is the oldest bus interchange, built before the MRT line was open.

Originally posted by ngjy22:

SBS503S

3828K also. 543B last time got, now repaired, 540J starting to have.

Originally posted by TIB537B:

See if the next batch of will have or not. Does Gemilang have sliding plug doors?

Its not whether bus manufacturers have or not, but whether bus companies want or not. Bus manufacturers can just simply outsource their doors (which they seem to always do) to others to manufacture.

Originally posted by Merczrox:

Only SBS1836A was sold to New Zealand.Yah.very sad to see the Nissans go.they were nice buses.the OAC Nissans comfortable fur blue seats just remind me of the fur grey and blue seats of the SBS buses last time.

Eh not just 1836A, the Hispano DAFs and the two SBST bendies.

Eh people say rego changed, but nobody give rego, Serangoon Gardens Country Club is 1970U, not 1971S. 1971S has Skyliner ad.

Originally posted by lifelikedrama:

Well said. But 885P is not really that bad after all. It's just like the case of 593G. Some like it, some don't.

885P is the screwed differential. Thats why you hear around the rear wheel a bit weird weird. One of the 89 VOs (forgot which one) also have the same problem.

Originally posted by lifelikedrama:

There was a DM3500 on 162M which I saw today at Dhoby Ghaut. At first when I saw the bus, the front was very low, so the first thing which came to my mind was the front suspension got problem. But when I saw the rear axle of the bus, I realised that it was the rear axle with the problem. It was exceptionally high, with the gap betwen the top of the tire and bus body being at least 6 to 8 inches apart. The entire bus was slanted to the front and it moved without an problem. Anyone can enlighten me with the actual problem of it, or it wasn't a problem at all?

Possibly because the driver played with the kneeling function, and forgot to raise it back (DM3500 no auto levelling).

Originally posted by ak4711:

Aiya every depot has its own strengths and weaknesses what. BNDEP isn't that bad right?

bndep isn't that bad, especially when the 36 DM3500s (36 now all Scania liao) were (and still are) well maintained even though their engines run for the whole day.

Originally posted by TIB537B:

The newest TGIS (some bank ad) on the Hispano Habit(s) makes it look like UK buses! Especially witht the red and black on the body, and coupled with white wheel rims. Spotted TIB1172M on 106 having this ad, and this ad brings out the beauty of Habit bodywork.

OCBC.

Originally posted by JaSoNhSu92:

the sliding plug doors are the ones on UDs?

Those are sliding doors, specifically pneumatic sliding doors. Sliding plug doors are found on the newer Enviro 500s and on most new high speed trains.

Basiling has a video of sliding plug doors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9u0w6v8iXg
and another of a swing plug door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR52nQA4D2I&feature=related

Originally posted by AEW5001:

2. SBS9681B - Rear door can't shut

• Heading to Sengkang at 1820hrs. Bus stopped at bus bay outside Kallang MRT. 7447 picked up e stranded passengers. I think This bus shld be able to resume svc as early as today.

The bad thing about buying and using swing plug doors instead of sliding plug doors is that even though they are cheap, they tend to give a lot of problems, since it is using the same technology as the normal doors.

Originally posted by chickenlittle2:

tell us the rego la..

Why need to tell rego when majority of Hougang's Volvos are well taken care of? I can think of bad ones like 687U and 885P, but asking anyone to tell you the rego of good hgdep buses is quite impossible simply because there are too many of them.

Originally posted by phillipC:

The 16 DM 3500 trf to BBDEP got TV on them or not? If yes, then very unlikely go to JB… my guess

If Skyliners can be removed, why not the TV Mobiles?

Originally posted by TIB1018B:

I think service 170e is needed as for now, but will become redundant once the MRT downtown line phase 2 is completed.

Who knows it is another SJE/CW2, then even DTL can't compete with it.

Originally posted by Merczrox:

I saw a DM OAC merc with the munchy's muzic ad in the lay-up corner in AMDEP the day before yesterday.is it SBS420Y?

420Y is the other Munchy which is parking way inside...Such a nice bus, wasted.

Originally posted by sbs8104h:

how about merging 410 and 238? calling it as 50?

50 BISHAN TO TOA PAYOH

BISHAN ST 13

BISHAN ST 12

BISHAN ST 13

BISHAN ST 14

BISHAN ST 22

SIN MING AVE

UPPER THOMSON RD

BISHAN ST 21

BISHAN RD

BRADDELL RD

LORONG 8 TOA PAYOH

TOA PAYOH EAST

LORONG 6 TOA PAYOH

 

DIRECTION 2

LORONG 6 TOA PAYOH

TOA PAYOH EAST

LORONG 8 TOA PAYOH

BRADDELL RD

BISHAN RD

BISHAN ST 21

UPPER THOMSON RD

SIN MING AVE

BISHAN ST 22

BISHAN ST 14

BISHAN ST 13

BISHAN ST 12

BISHAN ST 13

 

or

Townlink 231

Loop A

Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Lor 4 Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh Central

Lor 2 Toa Payoh

Lor 3 Toa Payoh

Lor 4 Toa Payoh(no stop)

Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Int( pick up passengers for loop B)

Lor 6 Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh East

Lor 8 Toa Payoh 

Braddell Rd

back to int

**so how do you think?**

Very bad idea. the longer the route, the higher the possibility of being delayed by traffic, not good for high demand routes like 238 and 410. And you are assuming that nobody takes 410 from Upp Thomson Rd to St 12 (you have a super long route) when there is the demand for it especially in the mornings when students go to school.

Originally posted by kench-an:

 

Thanks a lot guys! I've always thought that CM = control mode or something...

By the way, what about the trip number displayed at the train ends, near the windshield? Thanks in advance:)

Its the service number of the train, similar to the run number of buses.

Originally posted by SBS1984E:

.... That there is at least one volvo tow truck owned by SBST which have dress rims... Those rims look like the ones stolen from ME! [/joking]

The three Volvo tow trucks had dress rims all along.