Bus Bunching Spotting/Observation
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SBS8721B and SBS6727Z bunched up at Sengkang East avenue towards Changi Airport. SBS6727Z departed just 1 minute after SBS8721B did.
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1. SERVICE 172: TIB886T bunch with TIB714G at opp Hai Inn See Temple stop at 0835hrs.
2. SERVICE 975: TIB699S bunch with another unknown DAF at opp Hai Inn See Temple stop at 0835hrs.
Sequence: TIB699S >> TIB886T >> Unknown DAF >> TIB714G
3. SERVICE 99: SBS3380J bunch with SBS5151R at Blk 734A (BS 22349) stop towards Clementi...
4. SERVICE 307: SMB213M (307PM06 on 307) enter CCK INT together with SMB214K (307PM01 on 307E) at 1603hrs. Then, SMB213M (307PM06 on 307E) leave CCK INT together with SMB215H (307PM02 on 307) at 1605hrs...
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Not really bunching, but my observation today...
Was queuing for 300 (at around 2.20p.m.) and the queue grew damn long, because no bus came 5 minutes after TIB534J left the interchange! Then, after 8-10 minutes, SMB3050X came into the berth and you know what? TIB887R was actually waiting behind the MAN? But, most of the passengers squeezed into the pathetic MAN and not more than 20 people boarded TIB887R behind!!! I decided to board the bendy, because it would be dumb to be squeezed like mad! Throughout the whole route, TIB887R ended up carrying at most only 50-60 passengers, and the BC (300AM01 BC, his last trip) had to slow down and crawl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, to prevent bunching up with SMB3050X (which was practically filled to the brim), although some people spotted TIB887R behind and boarded it (my bus) instead.
What is this? SMRT doing stupid planning, why let the rigid go first and let the bendy be a backup and go to waste when it can carry more passengers?! The BC said I would only understand this kind of planning when I'm older. Well, not to offend the driver, but can't I tell SMRT to correct their terrible planning, by giving my suggestion about this?
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Originally posted by 23ispolo:
Not really bunching, but my observation today...
Was queuing for 300 (at around 2.20p.m.) and the queue grew damn long, because no bus came 5 minutes after TIB534J left the interchange! Then, after 8-10 minutes, SMB3050X came into the berth and you know what? TIB887R was actually waiting behind the MAN? But, most of the passengers squeezed into the pathetic MAN and not more than 20 people boarded TIB887R behind!!! I decided to board the bendy, because it would be dumb to be squeezed like mad! Throughout the whole route, TIB887R ended up carrying at most only 50-60 passengers, and the BC (300AM01 BC, his last trip) had to slow down and crawl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, to prevent bunching up with SMB3050X (which was practically filled to the brim), although some people spotted TIB887R behind and boarded it (my bus) instead.
What is this? SMRT doing stupid planning, why let the rigid go first and let the bendy be a backup and go to waste when it can carry more passengers?! The BC said I would only understand this kind of planning when I'm older. Well, not to offend the driver, but can't I tell SMRT to correct their terrible planning, by giving my suggestion about this?
This isn't stupid planning...the bendy bus could be early still... Same scenerio for 302..where there's 388S n Habit bunch up.
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Originally posted by 23ispolo:
Not really bunching, but my observation today...
Was queuing for 300 (at around 2.20p.m.) and the queue grew damn long, because no bus came 5 minutes after TIB534J left the interchange! Then, after 8-10 minutes, SMB3050X came into the berth and you know what? TIB887R was actually waiting behind the MAN? But, most of the passengers squeezed into the pathetic MAN and not more than 20 people boarded TIB887R behind!!! I decided to board the bendy, because it would be dumb to be squeezed like mad! Throughout the whole route, TIB887R ended up carrying at most only 50-60 passengers, and the BC (300AM01 BC, his last trip) had to slow down and crawl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, to prevent bunching up with SMB3050X (which was practically filled to the brim), although some people spotted TIB887R behind and boarded it (my bus) instead.
What is this? SMRT doing stupid planning, why let the rigid go first and let the bendy be a backup and go to waste when it can carry more passengers?! The BC said I would only understand this kind of planning when I'm older. Well, not to offend the driver, but can't I tell SMRT to correct their terrible planning, by giving my suggestion about this?
Nothing new for 300 at all. Behind a rigid there will sure be one bendy trailing behind..that day i took SMB3035R i spot TIB764L, TIB873E TIB1202K together..the two bendies so empty.. SMB3035R behind also trailed TIB887R but SMB3035R was full to the brim, TIB887R empty..
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Originally posted by 23ispolo:
Not really bunching, but my observation today...
Was queuing for 300 (at around 2.20p.m.) and the queue grew damn long, because no bus came 5 minutes after TIB534J left the interchange! Then, after 8-10 minutes, SMB3050X came into the berth and you know what? TIB887R was actually waiting behind the MAN? But, most of the passengers squeezed into the pathetic MAN and not more than 20 people boarded TIB887R behind!!! I decided to board the bendy, because it would be dumb to be squeezed like mad! Throughout the whole route, TIB887R ended up carrying at most only 50-60 passengers, and the BC (300AM01 BC, his last trip) had to slow down and crawl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, to prevent bunching up with SMB3050X (which was practically filled to the brim), although some people spotted TIB887R behind and boarded it (my bus) instead.
What is this? SMRT doing stupid planning, why let the rigid go first and let the bendy be a backup and go to waste when it can carry more passengers?! The BC said I would only understand this kind of planning when I'm older. Well, not to offend the driver, but can't I tell SMRT to correct their terrible planning, by giving my suggestion about this?
At such times, bendy should overtake rigid and take in pax... Will also help the MAN with the loading and faster travel times.
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Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
At such times, bendy should overtake rigid and take in pax... Will also help the MAN with the loading and faster travel times.
Ikr... but most of the time from what i observe, the bus/buses behind will just trail behind, sometimes "hide" behind. Blame it on the high number of buses for just a route of 6.3km with 40 mins run time per trip..
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1. SERVICE 172: TIB715D (172S106) bunch with TIB738M (172AM06) at the bus stop "before Jalan Bahar" at around 0835hrs...
2. SERVICE 975: TIB967T (975PM04) bunch with TIB712L at Lot One stop at 1952hrs...
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last sat afternoon, 2no. sv 3 buses bunched up from Punggol Field twd Tamp. the first scania was almost fully seated while the next bus was almost empty. some pax from the first bus turned their heads to see the almost empty bus passing by in shock.
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Originally posted by SBS3688Y:
last sat afternoon, 2no. sv 3 buses bunched up from Punggol Field twd Tamp. the first scania was almost fully seated while the next bus was almost empty. some pax from the first bus turned their heads to see the almost empty bus passing by in shock.
Hi mr sbs3688Y, this is quite a normal occurrence. One thing I have learnt is when the first bus is usually crowded, it is always better to take the next bus (if you want a comfortable ride with a seat at least). This is true for the winding sbs 3. The second bus tends to catch up with the first. Cheers.
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Originally posted by dupdup77:
Hi mr sbs3688Y, this is quite a normal occurrence. One thing I have learnt is when the first bus is usually crowded, it is always better to take the next bus (if you want a comfortable ride with a seat at least). This is true for the winding sbs 3. The second bus tends to catch up with the first. Cheers.
So if HGDEP controls service 3 partially, what would happen?
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I remember 13 Service 27 buses bunching up a long time ago...
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Originally posted by dupdup77:
Hi mr sbs3688Y, this is quite a normal occurrence. One thing I have learnt is when the first bus is usually crowded, it is always better to take the next bus (if you want a comfortable ride with a seat at least). This is true for the winding sbs 3. The second bus tends to catch up with the first. Cheers.
For bus no.8, it needs 2 buses to clear the crowds! I dunno why they dun deploy DD.
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Originally posted by SBS3004X:
So if HGDEP controls service 3 partially, what would happen?
Hi mr SBS3004X, frankly speaking, I think the route is not well-planned. Too many turning into those small roads (pasir ris st 71, pasir ris st 21, tampines at 21). Only service plying these roads. So called sacrifice 1 service to do all these connections. No choice! HGDEP controls also may not be useful. Cheers
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y so srs?
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Instead of seeing 3 KUBs on 27 bunch...there's 3 Citaro on 27 bunch
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1. SERVICE 925: TIB592R bunch with TIB824Y, enter CCK INT together at 820am..
2. SERVICE 99: SBS7625C bunch with SBS3739J at Blk 673 (Jurong West Ave 4) stop towards J. W. Street 91 at 1530hrs...
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Service 151: SBS7313C bunch with SBS8648E at Sixth Ave Ctr Bus Stop in early afternoon...(Forget time!😣)
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SERVICE 243W: SBS3114L bunch with SBS3198U at Blk 678D bus stop at 0853hrs..
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Originally posted by SBS5010P:
For bus no.8, it needs 2 buses to clear the crowds! I dunno why they dun deploy DD.
theres not enough DD buses to be deployed. also i believe this to be the reason why some sv are still not getting upgrade to DDs. -
Originally posted by dupdup77:
Hi mr sbs3688Y, this is quite a normal occurrence. One thing I have learnt is when the first bus is usually crowded, it is always better to take the next bus (if you want a comfortable ride with a seat at least). This is true for the winding sbs 3. The second bus tends to catch up with the first. Cheers.
but prob is ppl dun know if there is another bus following behind or not. and sometimes the empty bus behind may overtake the front bus and skip that bus-stop. -
Originally posted by SBS3688Y:
theres not enough DD buses to be deployed. also i believe this to be the reason why some sv are still not getting upgrade to DDs.I tend to agree to your statement... Hence, you see only few services getting upgrade like 54 but at the same time see more services getting downgraded like 166, 225, 196. Clearly LTA/SBST need to get more DDs as even services like 10 are only getting Sd fleet adds when they should get DDs instead.
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Sv 100 bunching towards Ghim Moh around 6pm
spotted 3 buses between SP Jain and NOL building while on Sv 120 in the opposite direction... There was maybe one other bus between them but surely 3 buses were within 1 min interval of the other...
didn't pay much attention to first bus, but 2nd and 3rd bus didn't seem to have many pax.
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SERVICE 975: TIB712L bunch with TIB706E at Lot One stop towards BPJ at 0813hrs..
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1. SERVICE 307: SMB212R (307AM06) bunch with SMB214K (307AP02) at opp Lot One stop at 0828hrs... SMB214K was around 9 mins behind schedule...
2. SERVICE 961: SMB1342S overtook SMB347K at Junction 10 bus stop towards WDL at around 2155hrs..