Bus Captains from Europe in Singapore?
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Originally posted by sinicker:
add on i saw batman!ultraman, cat, walrus and rabbit also.
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Originally posted by tintinspartan:
Tea Shift (T for SBST): I not sure whether this is practiced by SMRT but SBST do practiced this shift. Same as Split shift but a slight twist; you will work more in the afternoon. You will report usually at 5 - 6 am and thaw out the bus from depot. You will work till 9 - 10 am depending on work order and go for your swing break. You will have to report back to depot at 12 - 1 pm to thaw out the bus and work till 6 - 8 pm, depending on work order.
no Tea Shift is to go back to the depot and have some chinese tea with starter.
and chat. btw im jus joking abot the above comment. but pls do not trust any of his words. -
To Topic starter,
If u like singapore, then come and work but your salary is not going to be glamourous. And if u are thinking of migrating here, make sure u have enough cash from yr own country
There is no social security in Singapore
........and older people at the age of 40 or some even under 40 are shown the exit often in favour of fresh graduates or foreign talent
And being the foreign talent u are, u still have to compete with other foreign talents let alone citizens
If u think this venture u are about to undertake is a leisure activity or working holiday , then by all means u are welcome to come to singapore to work .
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Hopefully, if you do move here, you will have the pleasure of choosing which company to work for. If you come from London, Germany, the US or any country with modern low-floor buses, you could try to work for SBS Transit. If you know how to drive arcticulated buses, then try working for SMRT. Either way, I'm sure you will find driving in Singapore a far different from the European counties.
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Originally posted by SBS9818A:
WRONG WRONG WRONG. The shift described above is not "Tea" shift. The above shift described is E shift for "Extended", SMRT terminology uses the S2 block of numbers for this kind of duty. S1 is the regular split shift.
Yeap. Example of S2 shift would be TIB1139K of Svc. 911The example for S1 Shift is TIB465A of Svc. 911, TIB1179U of Svc. 912
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I think Ive seen a caucasian on 55 before. 9313P IIRC.
To add on to Raraken's comment; SBS Transit has quite a few low entry buses (Scania K230UB, Volvo B7RLE (demonstrator), MAN 18.240 (to be put into svc soon)). SBST has only one articulated bus (I think)
SMRT has a fleet filled with many articulated buses and that might suit you if you have expereince. Examples: Merc O405G and I think a few others.
Hope this helps!
-SBS3816U
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first thign you might want to consider is the pay and the lack of social benefits. and of course the work load. i suspect you would find that sg bus drivers are worked much harder and longer than your side.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
SBST has only one articulated bus (I think)
Hope this helps!
-SBS3816U
Both 998 and 999 were sold off. They are now in New Zealand... -
Originally posted by sBs_boy:
Both 998 and 999 were sold off. They are now in New Zealand...sold off in 2006. i've never taken one! only seen them on 18 a few years ago...in 2005/2006.
anyway, for TQ-shift(SMRT)/T-shift(SBST), the BC starts work later than the A/S/E-shift BCs, at around 7+ to 8+, ends work as early as 4+ to 5+ (for SMRT, but not sure for SBST). my favourite BC on 912, the Malay uncle, is on S201. his last trip reaches WRI at 1956, but usually will be late due to the daily jams at the Woodlands Causeway.
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Originally posted by nenepokey:
sold off in 2006. i've never taken one! only seen them on 18 a few years ago...in 2005/2006.
anyway, for TQ-shift(SMRT)/T-shift(SBST), the BC starts work later than the A/S/E-shift BCs, at around 7+ to 8+, ends work as early as 4+ to 5+ (for SMRT, but not sure for SBST). my favourite BC on 912, the Malay uncle, is on S201. his last trip reaches WRI at 1956, but usually will be late due to the daily jams at the Woodlands Causeway.
hey i have a great feeling that's my NS mate's father.
when his wife was working in tampines, he drove 969.
when my friend schooling at Ngee Ann Poly, he drove 184.
now he just drives TQ shift 912 so he can send both home frm int & go home in the mid day at times . -
Hi there,
Thanks again to everybody for their input.
May i know what kind of buses do u drive there? models?
We've got all sorts of buses here, and I've driven them all. I don't know the exact type/model, but we have
- MAN double-decker buses, two and three axles (the three-axle models have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle)
- MAN, Citaro and Solaris articulated buses (with 'accordion' joints)
- MAN 15-Metre-Buses (no joints, 3 doors, 3 axles with steering for last axle - they can be a bit tricky to drive sometimes)
- MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo low-floor buses (12 metres, 3 doors)
Other depots here in the city may still have other makes/models; I don't know them all.
And being the foreign talent u are, u still have to compete with other foreign talents let alone citizens
As a bus driver, I don't exactly consider myself a 'talent' ...
and of course the work load. i suspect you would find that sg bus drivers are worked much harder and longer than your side.
Well, I should aim at a part-time position then. But I guess they're not available ...
Whatever, with all your interesting and helpful replies, I now have much more 'food for thought' to thoroughly ponder the matter of moving to Singapore.
Greetings to the
Tropical City of Excellence! Love it!
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u sure u wan drive bus in s'pore anot.
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Originally posted by Chauffeur:You can try SMRT Night Rider service leader,work only during Friday,Saturdays night and eve of PH,I used to work as a NR service leader before based @ Ang Mo Kio depot driving NR1,6 & 7.You can easily earn $45-82 depend on which duty they assign you.The criteria to be a part timer is a valid class 4 with Bus driver Vocational Licence
Hi there,
Well, I should aim at a part-time position then. But I guess they're not available ...
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Originally posted by Chauffeur:
Hi there,
Thanks again to everybody for their input.
We've got all sorts of buses here, and I've driven them all. I don't know the exact type/model, but we have
- MAN double-decker buses, two and three axles (the three-axle models have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle)
- MAN, Citaro and Solaris articulated buses (with 'accordion' joints)
- MAN 15-Metre-Buses (no joints, 3 doors, 3 axles with steering
for last axle - they can be a bit tricky to drive
sometimes)
- MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo low-floor buses (12 metres, 3
doors)
Other depots here in the city may still have other makes/models; I don't know them all.
As a bus driver, I don't exactly consider myself a 'talent' ...
Well, I should aim at a part-time position then. But I guess they're not available ...
Whatever, with all your interesting and helpful replies, I now have much more 'food for thought' to thoroughly ponder the matter of moving to Singapore.
Greetings to the
Tropical City of Excellence! Love it!
Hmm, by the looks of it, you are probably either from Switzerland, Sweden or Poland. Anyway, with this much experience, it is going to be hard for you to choose a company to work with if you decide to move here.
Good luck choosing!
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chaeffuer,you are from a developed country. Pls consider yr decision carefully. In singapore, its true that there are a shortage of bus drivers but like i said, the negative things that u will face here like lower salary, no social security or benefits is a far cry from yr european nation.
U can always give it a try but permanent shift to here is not going to work unless u have already lots o fmoney and assets which u can sell off in yr country and still make a large profit when converted to singapore currency.
in order for u to move here, u need to buy private residential properties which can by anywhere from 600K - millions.
Do yr maths carefully if yr country is more worth while, then just stay.
Afterall Bus driver in Singapore is not a rosy job to do normally. And also compared to yr country, management here works from a archaic old system of imperalism from top to bottom down approach
Which means anything goes wrong, the lowest order will get the sh*t.
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to chaeffuer, inshort, if u wan to come to singapore, make sure u have a master honours or PHD in transport so that u can run the bus company itself. That wau u will be considered a true foreign talent. and not a Foreign worker
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Originally posted by Raraken:
Hmm, by the looks of it, you are probably either from Switzerland, Sweden or Poland. Anyway, with this much experience, it is going to be hard for you to choose a company to work with if you decide to move here.
Good luck choosing!
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Originally posted by Melbournite:
to chaeffuer, inshort, if u wan to come to singapore, make sure u have a master honours or PHD in transport so that u can run the bus company itself. That wau u will be considered a true foreign talent. and not a Foreign worker
So that you might replace SPH as CEO of SMRT
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It seems that you are suited for both SBS Transit and SMRT. Usually SMRT has many express routes but SBS transit is catching up with the likes of 5, 59 and 48.
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I think Chauffeur needs to think his decision carefully, if he wants to work, but not retire , then thats good...
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Originally posted by sinicker:
hey i have a great feeling that's my NS mate's father.
when his wife was working in tampines, he drove 969.
when my friend schooling at Ngee Ann Poly, he drove 184.
now he just drives TQ shift 912 so he can send both home frm int & go home in the mid day at times .first my friend drove 75. perm 667J, S2-shift. then go to 969. after that come 912 and do S201. alternate fridays will swap with 960 S-shift. saturdays go cameo other svcs or off. sunday drive 912TQ01
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which idiot go dig out old thread.
dis thread is like eons ago.
he's not cmin liao lah.