Miscellaneous Topics on Buses

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 11:53

  963 slots:

  A/P = SMB350A, SMB351Y, TIB484U, TIB485S, TIB725A, TIB731G, TIB739K, TIB757H, TIB761U, TIB832Z, TIB1076H, TIB1182J, TIB1226S, TIB1242U (TIB730J, TIB732D on Weekends)

  Splits = SMB352U, SMB3022C, SMB3023A, TIB730J, TIB732D, TIB1046U, TIB1061A, TIB1090R, TIB1154R, TIB1155M, TIB1230D 

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 11:57

  925 slots:

  KJDEP Splits = SMB3025U, SMB3026S, SMB3051T, TIB771R (TQ on Weekends), TIB772M

  KJDEP TQ = TIB771R

  WLDEP Splits = TIB457Z - TIB466Y

  WLDEP A/P (Weekends) = TIB457Z - TIB461K, TIB463E

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 17:40

  My favourite buses:

  Mercedes Benz O405 - TIB447C, TIB450S, TIB488J, TIB507M, TIB542K, TIB547Y, TIB558R, TIB579E, TIB586J, TIB589B, TIB625E, TIB733B, TIB745S, TIB784D, TIB815Z, TIB964B

  Mercedes Benz O405G - TIB868X, TIB988H, TIB1087B, TIB1105H, TIB1127U, TIB1140E, TIB1207Y

  Mercedes Benz Citaro: SBS6046E, SBS6399L, SBS6658P, SMB148T

  MAN NL323F - SMB206J, SMB343X, SMB1405U

  Scania K230UB - SBS8262J

  Volvo Olympian - SBS9408A

  Volvo B10M MK IV - SBS1938P, SBS2679E, SBS2684P, SBS2696E

  Volvo B7RLE MK I (Sentosa) - PA4136X 

  Volvo B7RLE MK II (Sentosa) - PA5286P

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 17:53

  Sentosa Buses...

  Bus 1 fleet: PA4136X (permanent A/P slot), PA5278M, RU3718U, RU3721J

  Bus 2 fleet: PA4139M, PA4144Y, PA5279K, PA5286P

  Bus 3 fleet: Random Bus (Previous perm bus, RU3722G has been MIA for a month)

• TIB 585L

  22 Feb 14, 22:24

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  963 slots:

  A/P = SMB350A, SMB351Y, TIB484U, TIB485S, TIB725A, TIB731G, TIB739K, TIB757H, TIB761U, TIB832Z, TIB1076H, TIB1182J, TIB1226S, TIB1242U (TIB730J, TIB732D on Weekends)

  Splits = SMB352U, SMB3022C, SMB3023A, TIB730J, TIB732D, TIB1046U, TIB1061A, TIB1090R, TIB1154R, TIB1155M, TIB1230D 

  Didnt i post the exact same thing? What is the need to type this again?

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 22:25

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  Didnt i post the exact same thing? What is the need to type this again?

  LOL, just decided to post, in a different way... Just like 184 case (see previous page). Forgot to say I copied your info...

• TIB 585L

  22 Feb 14, 22:27

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  LOL, just decided to post, in a different way... Just like 184 case (see previous page). Forgot to say I copied your info...

  Do service that i didnt touch ah. No point retyping this

• 23ispolo

  22 Feb 14, 22:38

  I posted these before, but never mind...

  75 slots:

  A/P = SMB230M - SMB232H, SMB271U - SMB275J, SMB325Z, TIB733B, TIB789R 

  Splits = SMB326X - SMB329M, SMB1345J, SMB3031B, TIB445H, TIB631L, TIB787X, TIB792E, TIB797S

  TQ = SMB326X, TIB733B, TIB787X

  855 slots:

  A/P = SMB28G, SMB3072H (only on Weekdays), SMB162B - SMB166R, SMB175P, SMB176L, TIB814B

  Splits/TQ = TIB506R, TIB509H, TIB579E, TIB583S

• 23ispolo

  23 Feb 14, 09:15

  970 slots:

  A/P = TIB555Z, TIB824Y, TIB825U, TIB826S, SMB41S, SMB42P, SMB72C, SMB83X, SMB85R, SMB86R, SMB88H, SMB89E, SMB92U

  Splits = SMB87K, SMB91Y, SMB1328J, SMB1375Y, TIB595H, TIB821E, TIB823A

• TIB783G

  23 Feb 14, 09:31

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  I posted these before, but never mind...

  75 slots:

  A/P = SMB230M - SMB232H, SMB271U - SMB275J, SMB325Z, TIB733B, TIB789R 

  Splits = SMB326X - SMB329M, SMB1345J, SMB3031B, TIB445H, TIB631L, TIB787X, TIB792E, TIB797S

  TQ = SMB326X, TIB733B, TIB787X

   

  Are you sure TIB787X is TQ? TIB733B and TIB789R are the TQ regulars I've seen more than 787X.

• 23ispolo

  23 Feb 14, 10:08

  Originally posted by TIB783G:

  Are you sure TIB787X is TQ? TIB733B and TIB789R are the TQ regulars I've seen more than 787X.

  I've seen TIB787X on TQ before, like last Sunday... It was quite constant on 75 on Sundays for a time... Unless SMB326X is not TQ, but A/P on Weekends...

• 23ispolo

  23 Feb 14, 17:39

  According to SGWiki:

  961 slots:

  WLDEP A/P = SMB294D, SMB1342S - SMB1344L, TIB490B, TIB491Z, TIB494R, TIB500G, TIB501D, TIB528C, TIB536D, TIB608E, TIB726Y, TIB728S, TIB818R

  WLDEP splits = SMB295B, SMB296Z, SMB338L, TIB520Z, TIB522T, TIB573X, TIB576M, TIB577K, TIB831B

  WLDEP TQ (Weekends) = SMB338L, TIB520Z

  AMDEP A/P = SMB1370K - SMB1372E

  AMDEP splits = SMB1373C, SMB1374A

• 23ispolo

  25 Feb 14, 17:18

  806 slots (suspected):

  A/P = TIB1057M, TIB1160Y, TIB1199L, TIB1201M

  Splits = SMB3073E, TIB819M, TIB1023K, TIB1120M, TIB1164L, TIB1221E, TIB1240A

  TQ (Weekends) = TIB1120M, TIB1164L 

• Gus.chong

  27 Feb 14, 20:27

  Today SBS5059A is on 402, but when I am on the bus at around 5pm, the driver opened the doors for a female elderly passenger to alight at a bus stop which the service did not ply - Shenton Way (Opp Temasek Twr) because it is more nearer to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station.

• BusAnalayzer

  1 Mar 14, 17:49

  Depot Deployments, (M) indicates majority control, Bold indicates changes.

  2 --> BNDEP (M), ARBP

  3 --> CGBP

  4 --> CGBP

  5 --> BNDEP (M), ARBP

  6 --> BNDEP

  7 --> BNDEP (M), BBDEP

  8 --> CGBP (M), BRBP

  9 --> BNDEP

  10 --> CGBP (M), BBDEP

  11 --> HGDEP

  12 --> BNDEP (M), ARBP

  13 --> BNDEP (M), AMDEP

  14 --> BNDEP (M), BBDEP

  15 --> BNDEP

  16 --> ARBP (M), BNDEP

  17 --> BNDEP

  18 --> CGBP

  19 --> CGBP

  20 --> CGBP

   

• 23ispolo

  6 Mar 14, 19:15

  61 slots (suspected):

  AMDEP A/P = SMB35K, SMB44J, SMB151H, SMB177J, SMB179D, SMB180Z, SMB181X, SMB184M, SMB3013D (BSEP, only weekdays), TIB503Z, TIB574T

  AMDEP Splits: SMB178G, SMB182T, SMB183R, TIB621R, TIB799L, TIB1131G

  AMDEP TQ = TIB1131G

  KJDEP A/P = SMB110B, SMB111Z, SMB112X, SMB114R, SMB115M, SMB116K, TIB442R, TIB468S, TIB469P, TIB591T, TIB800R (61AP22, only weekdays)

  KJDEP Splits: SMB39A, SMB40U, TIB597C, TIB598A

  KJDEP TQ = SMB39A

• 23ispolo

  10 Mar 14, 18:20

  Originally posted by TIB 585L:

  169 some are wrong

  Formerly AMDEP side

  Summary: All bendies from AMDEP are splits.

  WLDEP side

  779U, 1107C,1109Y, 3032Z are splits

  The rest are full days. Note i said formerly AMDEP side so u shld know wich bus from AMDEP came to WLDEP.

  Saturday fleet:

  SMB1391A (TQ), SMB1392Y, SMB1403A, TIB575R, TIB594K, TIB615J, TIB735X (TQ), TIB742A, TIB744U (S2), TIB747L, TIB770T, TIB778Y, TIB812G, TIB813D, TIB815Z

  NOTES: Only 15 buses, not 17... TIB749G doesn't even appear on 169 on Weekends, so it should be split... Ever saw it do 176 before at night...

• charlize

  11 Mar 14, 21:00

  

• BusAnalayzer

  11 Mar 14, 23:52

  80 new bus routes? LTA never talks about where these bus routes will be accommodated.

  Most, if not all, interchanges are running at maximum capacity. Where will these buses start and end?

• BusAnalayzer

  11 Mar 14, 23:54

  Also, LTA is scared of optimizing current bus services such as 43/76/135 or 119/136 or 113/115/325.

  It is afraid to make any changes to existing services to meet the needs of people better. How will it free up space at interchanges? Never think about these things... All LTA wants to do is show numbers. X number of buses added, Y bus routes introduced. How effective it is.. no one is checking...

  Some services can be modified to suit people's needs better than just introducing new service.

• 23ispolo

  12 Mar 14, 16:41

  169 splits (Weekdays):

  Confirmed: SMB3032Z, TIB749G, TIB779U, TIB1055T, TIB1081S, TIB1094E, TIB1095C, TIB1107C, TIB1109Y, TIB1124C

  Suspected: *SMB1391A

  169 A/P = SMB1392Y (suspected), *TIB594K, *TIB615J, *TIB735X, *TIB742A, *TIB747L, *TIB770T, *TIB778Y, *TIB812G, *TIB813D, TIB1225U, TIB1228L

  * denotes buses appearing on Weekends.

  Weekend buses = SMB1391A (TQ), SMB1392Y (TQ), TIB575R, TIB594K, TIB615J, TIB735X, TIB742A, TIB744U (S2), TIB747L, TIB770T, TIB778Y, TIB812G, TIB813D, TIB815Z (169AP07, replacing TIB1225U) 

• Pervertedboy

  15 Mar 14, 09:19

  I think there will be a very significant change to the public bus network in the Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok (areas along Bukit Batok Road), Jurong East/West (areas along Jurong West/East Avenue 1; I personally feel that there should be some rationalisation of bus resources, and some services should be re-routed to use Boon Lay Way or just bypass to Boon Lay via the expressway.), Wenya, Gek Poh (the addition of Joo Koon Bus Interchange will surely have some impact to the bus network here), Pioneer and Tuas areas, at around 2015.

  Why? Because

  • Joo Koon Bus Interchange opening.
  • Many new developments in Choa Chu Kang.
  • There has been publicly-known complaints about the bus services in Choa Chu Kang area.
  • Wenya is opening up.
  • SMRT will have a bus depot at Wenya - I guess LTA wants to try out the contracts model in public bus services, starting with the areas at and surrounding Wenya. Why? Because they already say the depot is developed by LTA and (only) leased to SMRT. So, there may be some "change in colours" due to change in bus operators.... 
  • Bukit Batok Road seriously needs review. the bus routes there may be affected.
  • 
    

  Until now, there is only one/two new BSEP bus route (excluding city direct) in the West area. I guess LTA is waiting for Joo Koon Bus Interchange and Wenya Bus Depot to open, and they are probably delaying the implementation of new BSEP bus routes in the west area.

   

• Pervertedboy

  15 Mar 14, 09:22

  Originally posted by Pervertedboy:

  I think there will be a very significant change to the public bus network in the Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok (areas along Bukit Batok Road), Jurong East/West (areas along Jurong West/East Avenue 1; I personally feel that there should be some rationalisation of bus resources, and some services should be re-routed to use Boon Lay Way or just bypass to Boon Lay via the expressway.), Wenya, Gek Poh (the addition of Joo Koon Bus Interchange will surely have some impact to the bus network here), Pioneer and Tuas areas, at around 2015.

  Why? Because

  • Joo Koon Bus Interchange opening.
  • Many new developments in Choa Chu Kang.
  • There has been publicly-known complaints about the bus services in Choa Chu Kang area.
  • Wenya is opening up.
  • SMRT will have a bus depot at Wenya - I guess LTA wants to try out the contracts model in public bus services, starting with the areas at and surrounding Wenya. Why? Because they already say the depot is developed by LTA and (only) leased to SMRT. So, there may be some "change in colours" due to change in bus operators.... 
  • Bukit Batok Road seriously needs review. the bus routes there may be affected.

  actually, for Bukit Batok Road (Jurong Town Hall Road), the interim measures can be 

  1.create bus lane.

  2.temporarily expand the road, until the road network at Tengah is developed.

• BusAnalayzer

  15 Mar 14, 18:32

  Originally posted by Pervertedboy:

  I think there will be a very significant change to the public bus network in the Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok (areas along Bukit Batok Road), Jurong East/West (areas along Jurong West/East Avenue 1; I personally feel that there should be some rationalisation of bus resources, and some services should be re-routed to use Boon Lay Way or just bypass to Boon Lay via the expressway.), Wenya, Gek Poh (the addition of Joo Koon Bus Interchange will surely have some impact to the bus network here), Pioneer and Tuas areas, at around 2015.

  Why? Because

  • Joo Koon Bus Interchange opening.
  • Many new developments in Choa Chu Kang.
  • There has been publicly-known complaints about the bus services in Choa Chu Kang area.
  • Wenya is opening up.
  • SMRT will have a bus depot at Wenya - I guess LTA wants to try out the contracts model in public bus services, starting with the areas at and surrounding Wenya. Why? Because they already say the depot is developed by LTA and (only) leased to SMRT. So, there may be some "change in colours" due to change in bus operators.... 
  • Bukit Batok Road seriously needs review. the bus routes there may be affected.
  • 
    

  Until now, there is only one/two new BSEP bus route (excluding city direct) in the West area. I guess LTA is waiting for Joo Koon Bus Interchange and Wenya Bus Depot to open, and they are probably delaying the implementation of new BSEP bus routes in the west area.

   

  I strongly agree, we need some rationalization/modification of existing bus routes. Just adding buses to existing services or creating new bus routes is not meeting people's needs well. It is also waste of resources and just adding more buses adding to the traffic.

• 23ispolo

  23 Mar 14, 18:56

  Originally posted by 23ispolo:

  I posted these before, but never mind...

  75 slots:

  A/P = SMB230M - SMB232H, SMB271U - SMB275J, SMB325Z, TIB733B, TIB789R 

  Splits = SMB326X - SMB329M, SMB1345J, SMB3031B, TIB445H, TIB631L, TIB787X, TIB792E, TIB797S

  TQ = SMB326X, TIB733B, TIB787X

  UPDATED:

  A/P: SMB230M - SMB232H, SMB271U - SMB275J, SMB325Z - SMB329M

  Splits = SMB1345J, SMB3031B, TIB445H, TIB504X, TIB631L, TIB733B, TIB787X, TIB792E, TIB797S

  TQ = TIB733B (75TQ1), TIB787X (75TQ2), TIB789R (75TQ3)