SBS Transit buys 300 Citaro & 300 B9TL Wright for 2011-2012
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1079422/1/.html
300 Mercedes and 300 Volvo
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300 Citaros.. hopefully they option it with the OM457 engine instead of the OM906.. and perhaps the 150 additional B9TLs (I would presume that its 150 previously ordered + another 150 new options) will come with Wright Eclipse Gemini II bodywork as well?
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How u know it would be Citaro?
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These 300 Merc buses are probably ordered to replace MK IIIs...
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Originally posted by SBS Transit and SMRT:
These 300 Merc buses are probably ordered to replace MK IIIs...
Obvious enough... Finally, no more Scania :)
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Originally posted by Operation//Overkill:
How u know it would be Citaro?
which merz bus model is award-winning and has through floor to the rear?
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Wow Mercz
shoik man
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ehh.. the bodywork for B9TLs may not be by Wrightbus leh.. nothing's mentioned in the press release??
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finally new merc for sbs..i cnt stand their new scanias..
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Finally the return of Mercedes and more Volvos!!
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cost estimates:VV B9TL $151mil ($504k each)MB Citaro $117mil ($390k each)taking into account the weakening of GBP...
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Originally posted by SBS9818A:
300 Citaros.. hopefully they option it with the OM457 engine instead of the OM906.. and perhaps the 150 additional B9TLs (I would presume that its 150 previously ordered + another 150 new options) will come with Wright Eclipse Gemini II bodywork as well?
based on the total amount of S$270 million, it should be 300merc+300 DDs..
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
based on the total amount of S$270 million, it should be 300merc+300 DDs..
reckon that too.
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Originally posted by ^tamago^:B9TL $151mil ($504k each)Citaro $117mil ($390k each)taking into account the weakening of GBP...
total S$270 million, which is their profit of 4 1/2-5 years.... people keep saying that they earn big money.....
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Nice! =)
But then it is lesser buses???
Suppose they replace 300 Mark 3 with 300 single deck.... OK. Same... But the double- deckers????
300 double deckers to replace 500 double deckers? [(200x Leyland Olympian 3 Axle, 100x Volvo Olympian 2 Axle, 200x Volvo Olympian 3 Axle (Batch 1)] -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
Nice! =)
But then it is lesser buses???
Suppose they replace 300 Mark 3 with 300 single deck.... OK. Same... But the double- deckers????
300 double deckers to replace 500 double deckers? [(200x Leyland Olympian 3 Axle, 100x Volvo Olympian 2 Axle, 200x Volvo Olympian 3 Axle (Batch 1)]LO3x already been replace by the current 150 B9TLs which SBST placed order last year. not exactly the entire 200 LO3x though.. further, they can extend lifespan of certain buses by one year...
If SBST is to built all the buses itself, i think it will be big issue...
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One word to describe
-WOW!!-
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finally something to look foward to :D
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
LO3x already been replace by the current 150 B9TLs which SBST placed order last year. not exactly the entire 200 LO3x though.. further, they can extend lifespan of certain buses by one year...
If SBST is to built all the buses itself, i think it will be big issue...
maybe the other 50 is KUD replace?
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
LO3x already been replace by the current 150 B9TLs which SBST placed order last year. not exactly the entire 200 LO3x though.. further, they can extend lifespan of certain buses by one year...
If SBST is to built all the buses itself, i think it will be big issue...
If that is true, still 50 shortage. LOL...
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SBS Transit Invests In Award-Winning Stepless Buses
SBS Transit's next batch of single-deck buses will crank up the comfort level several notches - thanks to a completely stepless aisle.
Known as a through low-floor bus, the aisle of the Mercedes Citaro is flushed flat from the front of the bus to the back . This makes it especially friendly to elderly passengers who no longer need to climb steps to reach the back of other low-floor models currently on the road. The 300 Citaros, which have won several international awards including the "2007 Bus of the Year" and the "Best Commercial Vehicles of 2010", will also have more than 10 priority seats which will be easily accessible by the elderly and the handicapped.
SBS Transit will pay $110 million for the 300 Citaros. Together with another 300 new double-deck buses from Volvo, they are scheduled to hit our local roads over the next two years starting from 2011.
The latest bus purchase of $268 million brings SBS Transit's total investment in new buses over the last five years to $854 million. It will lower the age of our existing buses from nine years to seven years.
SBS Transit Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gan Juay Kiat, said: "We are excited about our latest bus purchase. The saloon layout of the new single-deck through low-floor buses is more commuter-friendly."
Mr Gan added that when the new single- and double-deck are rolled out over the next two years, two out of every three buses in the SBS Transit fleet will be new.
"This means we will have one of the youngest fleets in Asia," he said.
As with recent bus purchases, the latest batch of new buses are Euro 5 compliant.
Background
SBS Transit operates 193 basic bus services and 53 premium and niche services. The company currently has close to 3,000 buses where one in two of its buses is new. Since our fleet renewal programme commenced in 2006, we have bought 1,450 new buses, of which 1,100 are single deck buses from Scania and 350 are double-deck ones from Volvo. All are wheelchair-accessible buses.
The Award-Winning Mercedes Citaro Bus
Exterior view of the Citaro Bus which was named "Best Commercial Vehicles of 2010 - City Bus" and "2007 Bus of the Year".
Stepless aisle in the busSource: http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2010-09-06-01-S.aspx
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Quite a surprise for SBST to buy Citaros...
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Off-topic a bit: I wonder which Citaro will come first: SMRT's Citaro (excluding the demo set) or SBS Transit's Citaro?