SBS Transit to roll out new buses for more comfortable ride

wcong · 02-11-2007, 08:41 AM

SBS Transit to roll out new buses for more comfortable ride
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 31 October 2007 1620 hrs

SINGAPORE: SBS Transit is rolling out new buses that provide an easier, more comfortable ride on Thursday.
There will be extra legroom, about 20 per cent more than the standard width, on these 500 new single-decked buses.
Costing S$180 million, the new buses will also have low floors and no steps at the doorways, allowing less mobile passengers to get on and off easily.
SBS Transit said this feature will be incorporated into all new buses in the future.
More space has also been created for the wheelchair-bound. Each bus will have room for two wheelchairs.
With cleaner emissions and better fuel efficiency, the new buses will be more environmental friendly as well.
Advanced braking technology will also help reduce the number of accidents on board. - AFP/ac

Pics taken by me..

Interior:

CCTVs:

**Milk_Mynk** · 02-11-2007, 10:39 AM

Nice. Is it just me, or does the bus look a tad longer than most?

**a|ex** · 02-11-2007, 10:57 AM

is bus fare increasing oso with proportion with the bus size increase?

wcong · 02-11-2007, 06:40 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Milk_Mynk
	Nice. Is it just me, or does the bus look a tad longer than most?

i can only say its both.
first.: the bus is WIDER and HIGHER (since is a low floor bus).
second.: Nah, its just a normal 12metre rigid buses you see around SG. (but its more enviromentally friendly..)

wcong · 02-11-2007, 06:42 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by a\|ex
	is bus fare increasing oso with proportion with the bus size increase?

for bus fare..
ask the Public Transport Council (PTC) Committee.

anyway, this buses (500 of them) are replacing SBSTransit's older fleet of buses..
so.. Good bye to the old buses! (:

**sychai** · 02-11-2007, 07:15 PM

wah take bus still need to take so many stairs...
it also cause a danger when bus apply E-brake.. passager fr the stairs many injury the angle...

wcong · 02-11-2007, 07:38 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by sychai
	wah take bus still need to take so many stairs... it also cause a danger when bus apply E-brake.. passager fr the stairs many injury the angle...

cos for a wheelchair bus, the engine cant be placed infront or at the centre of the bus,
so its placed at the back.
as the bus engine is placed (i think vertically, if i'm not wrong) thus there are alot of steps.
and if you noticed, on a few of them, such as SBS8888D, has a seat belt for the passenger sitting at the rear, in the middle..
but its up to the passenger if they wanna use if.
for now, the bus drivers will go real slow as this bus is NEW and wider than the normal 12metre rigids, so they need to take extra care while turning and switching lanes..

**zenden** · 02-11-2007, 09:17 PM

looks good =)

**CaRe** · 02-11-2007, 11:49 PM

Will tall people avoids the back seats now and stand at the exit area?

**zhudage** · 03-11-2007, 01:09 AM

lk tt e price sure increase one

**sunnygalisbobo** · 03-11-2007, 01:24 AM

well i think i saw it on the roads today. and boy was the bus packed. cos you see, the make space and carry more passengers, there are less seats. so that measn mroe pple can squeeze on the bus. so actually, it's not really more comfort. it's more squeezing. hahaha

**n8rm5n** · 03-11-2007, 01:35 AM

How much horsepower ?

**genzo2106** · 03-11-2007, 11:22 AM

well new buses is nt gd enuff..the timing and the cleanliness of the buses is more impt

**jus4lucky** · 03-11-2007, 01:32 PM

The bus design is lousy and difinitely more compact when the bus start to moved on the road.

Less seating space is a reason . The rear is so narrow and ppl will not move back one. Very

uncomfortable and also tall guy hate to move back one. I am one of them. Moreover the rear seating

arrangment is very poorly arranged. Ppl dont liked to be faced by standing passenger as though

that they are looking at you or ppl seating oppisite you are 'staring" at you along the journey.

Some may felt giddy seating like that . Bus travelling will not be an enjoyable one anymore.

He upper deck is good. More the same like the old type. Ppl want is a more spacious bus and more seating bus.

**violette** · 03-11-2007, 02:11 PM

looks ok to me but the bus fares will be increasing again

wcong · 03-11-2007, 08:33 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by zhudage
	lk tt e price sure increase one

aiyoh. i say already..
these buses are meant to replace the older buses in the current SBS Fleet.

	Quote:			Originally Posted by sunnygalisbobo
	well i think i saw it on the roads today. and boy was the bus packed. cos you see, the make space and carry more passengers, there are less seats. so that measn mroe pple can squeeze on the bus. so actually, it's not really more comfort. it's more squeezing. hahaha

ok..
as a bus enthusiast who is specialised in this.
pax capacity is 89 passengers ( 29seating, 58 standing) and 2 Persons-in-wheelchair.

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