Cameo Spotting (Jan 2012)

• SinkTel

  4 Jan 12, 10:14

  Ytd:

  SBS6133L - 43 (HGDEP SP)
  SBS879H - 197 (BNDEP 358)

• SinkTel

  4 Jan 12, 10:15

  SBS712E - 48 (BBDEP SP)
  SBS1965K - 135 (AMDEP 58)
  
  SMB227Z - 966 (WLDEP SP)
  

• SBS8676Z

  4 Jan 12, 10:51

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  I hate to say this, but you are stereotyping all those services with Citaros as services with poor demand. That is absolutely not true. Go and look at the airport services using Citaros, they are always packed from the airport almost all day (10pm at night it is still packed) unless there is bunching. Regardless of whether a KUB or Citaro comes.

  Constant Citaros on 43 is just because HGDEP is using them as any other spare bus to go on its services, just like any other HG SP Mk3/Mk4s. Nothing to do with how poor the demand is please. 

  I would say that HGDEP (or rather SBST) would rather deploy their new buses onto those long haul and popular high demand routes (eg. 27, 43, 105, 163 etc). Whereas those short haul and low demand routes (eg. 11, 103, 115 etc) gets only those MK4s in their fleet. Even services like 74, 89, 107, 153 and 159 till now had not even get any new buses at all. Sometimes it might be due to favoritism...

  To me 43 is considered a high demand route and it also serves as a subsidiary to 70/70M along Upp Paya Lebar and YCK road corridors. In fact 43 also deserves new buses too based on its long haul route, rather than sticking to its former MK3 fleet without any upgrades. Notice the crowds always come in around Serangoon MRT areas.

  Same goes to SMRT. Those popular routes like 190, 851, 961, 963 etc keeps getting the new buses. Whereas the unpopular ones like 178, 975, 980 etc gets only the secondary bus models.

• Lsk138

  4 Jan 12, 16:18

  04/1/2012

  • SBS 9650R ON SV 161 (HG 74)
  • SBS 8740X ON SV 165 (HG 27)
  • SBS 3001D ON SV 165 (HG SP)
  • SBS 6076T ON SV 315 (HG SP)
  • SMB 165T ON SV 854 (AM 855)
• SBS 9631X

  4 Jan 12, 17:12

  Wright again (3004X IIRC) on 43 today. Full day A/P shift. Saw it at 12+pm at Marine Parade. 

  
  Btw 43's timetable has a change from 03 Jan (yesterday). Nothing to do with change of H1 schedule to Weekday schedule as far as i can tell, so you guys can go figure it out what it means. 

• #11-18

  4 Jan 12, 17:21

  4/1/2012

  SBS 788L(HGDEP 43)on Svc 159
  SBS 812A(HGDEP SP)on Svc 159
  SBS 2607M(HGDEP 119)on Svc 156
  SBS 6090B(HGDEP 83)on Svc 156

  SMB 182T(AMDEP SP)on Svc 853

• SBS 9631X

  4 Jan 12, 17:24

  Originally posted by #11-18:

  4/1/2012

  SBS 788L(HGDEP 43)on Svc 159
  SBS 812A(HGDEP SP)on Svc 159
  SBS 2607M(HGDEP 119)on Svc 156
  SBS 6090B(HGDEP 83)on Svc 156

  SMB 182T(AMDEP SP)on Svc 853

  788L most likely out to Spare already.

• Myhabit

  4 Jan 12, 17:25

  4 Jan 2012

  • TIB457Z on 171 (WLDEP 965)
  • TIB605M on 67 (KJDEP 700)
  • TIB722H on 176 (KJDEP 975)
  • TIB1161A on 184 (WLDEP 960)
  • SMB41S on 970 (KJDEP SP)
  • SMB42P on 970 (KJDEP SP)
  • SMB83X on 67 (KJDEP 970)
  • SMB128B on 961 (WLDEP 858)
  • SMB173U on 961 (WLDEP 75)
  • SMB199X on 190 (KJDEP SP)
  • SMB200A on 925 (KJDEP SP)
  • SMB223J on 963 (WLDEP SP)
  • SMB233E on 961 (WLDEP SP)

• QX179R

  4 Jan 12, 19:01

  4/1/2012

  • SBS714A on svc 5 (BBDEP 74)
  • SBS751S on svc 5 (BBDEP SP)
  • SBS8075H on svc 5 (ARBP 48)
  • SBS8321Y on svc 8 (BNDEP 18)
    
• Lsk138

  4 Jan 12, 19:29

  SMB 206J ON SV 61 (KJ SP)

  SMB 220S ON SV 61 (KJ SP) this bus breakdown @ aljunied rd !

• SMB128B

  4 Jan 12, 20:15

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  I hate to say this, but you are stereotyping all those services with Citaros as services with poor demand. That is absolutely not true. Go and look at the airport services using Citaros, they are always packed from the airport almost all day (10pm at night it is still packed) unless there is bunching. Regardless of whether a KUB or Citaro comes.

  Constant Citaros on 43 is just because HGDEP is using them as any other spare bus to go on its services, just like any other HG SP Mk3/Mk4s. Nothing to do with how poor the demand is please. 

  ok.

  then i don't see y no citaros came as spare buses to 85/159...

• SBS8533C

  4 Jan 12, 20:34

  SMB208D on 300 - Duty 300S103

• Acx1688

  4 Jan 12, 20:47

  Jan 4
  
  SBS9259M sv14[BB SP]
  SBS7712J sv14[BB SP]
  SBS8840R sv131[BRBP 31]
  SBS9824G sv31[BN 28]
  SBS7437D sv196[BB 7]
  SBS9240R sv14[BN SP]
  SBS6146A sv16[BB SP]
  SBS7636X sv14[AR 95]
  SBS879H sv32[BN 358]
  SBS5176U sv40[BN 225]
  SBS3023R sv196[BB SP]
  
  SMB198Z sv868[KJ SP]
  SBS200A sv868[KJ SP]

• SBS2601D

  4 Jan 12, 21:00

  9680D on 161.

  I paused to take in the sight of a decent looking Trident that seemed to be better maintained compared to the mid 2000s when yours truly was stuck with taking Tridents (lousy aircon, bouncy suspension, wonky interior and exterior lights).

  Yours truly was taken back to reality when he notices that the upper deck was completely in darkness and illuminated by a couple of mobile phones, while the lower deck had lights.

• SBS2692R

  4 Jan 12, 21:38

  4th January 2012

  SBS 788L (HGDEP 43) Sv 159
  SBS 872B (HGDEP 51) Sv 159
  SBS 2711U (BBDEP SP) Sv 166
  SBS 6090B (HGDEP 83) Sv 156
  SBS 8211G (HGDEP 165) Sv 158
  SBS 8777R (AMDEP SP) Sv 13
  SBS 8917D (AMDEP 186) Sv 24
  SBS 9089L (AMDEP SP) Sv 86

  TIB 954E (KJDEP 925/975) Sv 985
  SMB 182T (AMDEP SP) Sv 853

• JaSoNhSu92

  4 Jan 12, 21:45

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  9680D on 161.

  I paused to take in the sight of a decent looking Trident that seemed to be better maintained compared to the mid 2000s when yours truly was stuck with taking Tridents (lousy aircon, bouncy suspension, wonky interior and exterior lights).

  Yours truly was taken back to reality when he notices that the upper deck was completely in darkness and illuminated by a couple of mobile phones, while the lower deck had lights.

  
  spotting details?

• Lsk138

  4 Jan 12, 21:46

  look like more and more MK3 being throwing to sv 159 !

• SBS7557R

  4 Jan 12, 21:54

  4 January 2012 (Wednesday)

  SBS1944X on Service 182 (SLBP SP)
  SBS2713P on Service 30 (SLBP SP) - Ex-perm
  SBS3007M on Service 241 (SLBP SP)
  SBS3016L on Service 241 (SLBP SP)
  SBS3020Z on Service 198 (BBDEP SP)
  SBS7330C on Service 99 (BBDEP 147)
  SBS7396M on Service 98 (SLBP 181)
  SBS7493R on Service 98 (SLBP 143)
  SBS7700T on Service 241 (SLBP 143)
  SBS7728P on Service 240A (SLBP SP) - 2nd day
  SBS8138K on Service 198 (BBDEP SP)
  SBS8296L on Service 333 (SLBP SP)
  SBS8899Y on Service 98 (SLBP 241)
  SBS8902X on Service 179 (SLBP 199)
  SBS8934D on Service 181 (SLBP 240) - Emergency pullover in evening
  SBS9086U on Service 98 (SLBP 97)
  SBS9146E on Service 157 (BRBP SP)
  SBS9261E on Service 181 (SLBP 199)
  SBS9403M on Service 255 (SLBP 179)
  SBS9499L on Service 251 (SLBP SP)
  SBS9590E on Service 198 (BBDEP 7)
  SBS9816E on Service 30 (BNDEP 31)
  SBS9830M on Service 30 (BNDEP 65)

  TIB430A on Service 177 (KJDEP 173)
  TIB547Y on Service 970 (KJDEP 188/188R)
  TIB584P on Service 187 (WLDEP 966/184)
  TIB595H on Service 187 (WLDEP 184)
  TIB603T on Service 925 (KJDEP SP)
  TIB607H on Service 77 (KJDEP 700)
  TIB626C on Service 173 (KJDEP SP)
  TIB695C on Service 189 (KJDEP 941/947)
  TIB706E on Service 172 (KJDEP 975)
  TIB711P on Service 947 (KJDEP 970)
  TIB714G on Service 172 (KJDEP 970)
  TIB744U on Service 960 (WLDEP SP)
  TIB777A on Service 187 (WLDEP 966)
  TIB793C on Service 187 (WLDEP 960)
  TIB830D on Service 302 (KJDEP 970)
  TIB916R on Service 985 (AMDEP SP)
  TIB939A on Service 985 (AMDEP RWS8)
  TIB1083L on Service 190 (KJDEP 106)
  TIB1144U on Service 187 (WLDEP 960)
  TIB1154R on Service 187 (WLDEP 963)
  SMB18K on Service 177 (KJDEP 189)
  SMB40U on Service 61 (KJDEP SP)
  SMB66X on Service 927 (KJDEP SP)
  SMB123P on Service 189 (KJDEP 173)
  SMB149R on Service 189 (KJDEP 177/925/SP)
  SMB195G on Service 970 (KJDEP SP)
  SMB224G on Service 176 (KJDEP SP)

• SMB66X

  4 Jan 12, 22:05

  4.1.2012  Wednesday

  SMB43L - 925
  SMB233E - 901/902/WT6
  TIB426M - 969
  TIB428H - 911E
  TIB542K - 858
  TIB587G - 966/962A         Xchange
  TIB593M - 966/911E         Xchange
  TIB815Z - 911E
  TIB844P - 911E
  TIB1025E - 962
  TIB1246J - 912

• TIB 585L

  4 Jan 12, 23:34

  TIB505T-858 2nd day

  TIB749G-964

  TIB807Y-925

  966X and 962G-912

  TIB1081S-969

   

   

• SBS 9631X

  5 Jan 12, 00:13

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  ok.

  then i don't see y no citaros came as spare buses to 85/159...

  You do know that filling the WAB quota on its WAB services comes first before the SP Citaros are used on other services right? 85 & 159 not even any perm KUBs for now yeah, so fill in what WAB quota? 

• SBS8258Y

  5 Jan 12, 01:55

  04/01

  SBS6080E svc 27 (HG SP)
  SBS6086P svc 43 (HG SP)
  SBS6130U svc 43 (HG SP)
  SBS8650Y svc 43 (HG 62)

• SBS8258Y

  5 Jan 12, 01:58

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  788L most likely out to Spare already.

  can't confirm over this, but hope this is true

  for the past few days random citaros had been appearing on 788L slot

• SBS8258Y

  5 Jan 12, 02:00

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Wright again (3004X IIRC) on 43 today. Full day A/P shift. Saw it at 12+pm at Marine Parade. 

  
  Btw 43's timetable has a change from 03 Jan (yesterday). Nothing to do with change of H1 schedule to Weekday schedule as far as i can tell, so you guys can go figure it out what it means. 

  3004X perm s-shift fleet add.. most likely last trip to uec b4 swing break

• Lsk138

  5 Jan 12, 11:42