[idea] Since 1 UK Pound £ ~ S$2.04

• sbst275

  16 Jan 11, 21:11

  Would it become a bigger reality to see Enviro 400 and gang in Singapore?

  tis is just a 'idea' thread.. nothing serious one

• S.Solitaire

  16 Jan 11, 23:08

  Maybe to Enviro 500s, NO to Enviro 400... I dun think SBST is gonna purchase 2 axles ADD... And I would love to see Enviro500s on the roads of SG :)

• SGCar

  16 Jan 11, 23:39

  I wanna see E200 on our road too. More varieties, same as HK.

  Cheers.

• SBS 1000U

  17 Jan 11, 21:26

  Enviro 500 to replace the air con double deckers.

  Enviro 200 to replace the Dennis Darts.

  Is this only limited to UK bus manufacturers???

• sbst275

  17 Jan 11, 21:31

  Was thinking of midi

  As for Enviro 400, for routes like 249

• SBS 1000U

  17 Jan 11, 21:36

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Was thinking of midi

  As for Enviro 400, for routes like 249

  
  Don't think they are getting anymore 2 axles double deckers.

  Does this currency exchange only benefits the UK bus manufacturers???

• sbst275

  17 Jan 11, 21:37

  cos UK Pound devalued lots.. While Euro and rest remains stable.

• SBS 1000U

  17 Jan 11, 21:49

  Ok.

  Let's hope that they can be materialised..

  

• vicamour

  17 Jan 11, 22:15

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  cos UK Pound devalued lots.. While Euro and rest remains stable.

  
  It will also have to depend how long this devaluation can last. If years, maybe SBST should take the advantage. If it is short term, then have to see the timing.

• sbst275

  17 Jan 11, 22:26

  Originally posted by vicamour:

  
  It will also have to depend how long this devaluation can last. If years, maybe SBST should take the advantage. If it is short term, then have to see the timing.

  
  dun you realise it's a overall trend

  1965: 8 pound = S$1

  1990s: 3 - 4 pound = S$1

  now??

• sbst275

  17 Jan 11, 22:34

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  
  Don't think they are getting anymore 2 axles double deckers.

  Does this currency exchange only benefits the UK bus manufacturers???

  
  Well JIS is suitable to be provided w/ 2x ADD fleet. Cos of off peak consideration

  Wun dwell into it

• vicamour

  17 Jan 11, 22:35

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  dun you realise it's a overall trend

  1965: 8 pound = S$1

  1990s: 3 - 4 pound = S$1

  now??

  
  All right. Thanks for the info.

  But it all depends whether SBST wants to take the advantage of this situation. Even if the pound has been depreciating, I don't see that SBST buying bulks of the Dennis Trident back in the late 1990s.

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  Well JIS is suitable to be provided w/ 2x ADD fleet. Cos of off peak consideration

  Wun dwell into it

  
  Given the Tuas line extension, it may mean that there might be a downgrade to single deckers, mix with some double deckers.

• sbst275

  18 Jan 11, 01:09

  Originally posted by vicamour:

  
  All right. Thanks for the info.

  But it all depends whether SBST wants to take the advantage of this situation. Even if the pound has been depreciating, I don't see that SBST buying bulks of the Dennis Trident back in the late 1990s.

  
  Given the Tuas line extension, it may mean that there might be a downgrade to single deckers, mix with some double deckers.

  
  you may reduce DD, but horse can't run to e face deploying 3x ADD is not economical esp during off peak hours.

  Tuas South still not getting MRT any soon.

  Neither is e bigger parts of Jurong