SMRT New Euro-V Mercedes-Benz OC500LE WAB bus (Part 1)
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Thirdly 2 new basic services by year end.From the rumours i've heard is Sembawang to Bt Panjang via Expressway @ CCK to Yishun.
It would be great if they become reality. These 2 routes will resolve some much needed missing links between the North and the West / North West.
CCK to Yishun reminds me of NR16. Lol..
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Originally posted by Oceane:
Too big for such a badge... everything else looks OK.Anyone knows the brand of the seats? Looks like the PVC ones which SMRT retrofitted onto the first batch of O405s recently. BTW, why is there a green seat out of so many red/pink seats?
Vogel Sitze lor. Don't they look similar to the ones on B9TLs?
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IF SMRT wans to encourage pple to take bus, for goodness sake please improve their bus service.
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Originally posted by Superbus:
I doubt the aircon is Sutrak. Most probably Konvekta by the looks of it.
from the picture, yes. it's Konvekta. i hope it provides very cool air like those on the Habits! especially TIB1051D
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SMRT finally stopped using the green interior! and switched to black!
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The first batch of MB O500LE will enter revenue service on 14 and 18 May. (Lian He Wan Bao).
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Imagine how it would look like in sbst's livery =D
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Originally posted by ^tamago^:
SMRT to roll out green buses
By MARIA ALMENOAR
SMRT has pledged to go green on Wednesday, with the news that they will launch the first Euro V bus in South-east Asia into service by the middle of next month.
Another 66 Euro V buses will replace part of SMRT's fleet between August and December this year.
Currently, authorities here have only set the guideline for 40 per cent of buses here to be Euro IV compliant by 2010.
Euro V buses emit even less greenhouse gases than their Euro IV counterparts.
SMRT also said that they were introducing 200 taxis which will run on compressed natural gas and 100 taxis which meet the Euro IV emission standards.
Copyright © 2007 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.updated article..
April 30, 2008
SMRT to roll out 'green' bus fleet
By Maria Almenoar
SMRT will roll out the first Euro V bus in South-east Asia by the middle of next month as part of its drive to go green.
Another 66 Euro V buses will replace part of the SMRT's fleet between August and December this year.
Currently, authorities here have only set the guideline for 40 per cent of buses here to be Euro IV compliant by 2010.
Euro V buses emit even less greenhouse gases than their Euro IV counterparts.
SMRT will also bring in 200 taxis which will run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and 100 taxis which will meet the Euro IV emission standards by mid-year.
Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport, announced these details at the launch of 'SMRT is Green' event on Wednesday morning.
He said the transport sector is a major contributor of greenhouse gases, accounting for 19 per cent of Singapore's total carbon dioxide emissions.
To ensure that the city remains liveable, Singapore has to make a decisive shift to make its transport sector as 'green' as possible.
'Public transport is by far the most energy-efficient means to move people, and contributes the least to traffic congestion and to air pollution,' said Mr Teo.
'For example, a single-deck bus can transport about 80 passengers at any one time, whereas the average occupancy of our cars is only about 1.5 persons per car.
'Taking the bus or train is far better for the environment than driving a fuel-efficient car.'
He added that the target of raising public transport's share to 70 per cent of morning peak-hour journeys, announced in the recently-launched Land Transport Masterplan, is also an environmental goal.
He urged more Singaporeans to shift to public transport and do their bit to protect the environment.
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SMRT Euro-V Mercedes Benz fast facts
- Aircon model: Konvekta
- EDS model: LAWO (same as those fitted on TIB 595H, etc)
- Interior configuration: Aircon duct & panelling design follows that of SBST Scania K230, MINUS the eyeball outlets. Outlets are replaced with Habit-style.
- Seating: has 4 more seats over the K230. Centre exit is shifted forward, 4-seater bench-seats in the low-floor area converted to front-facing, slightly tighter legroom in the rear seats allowing for an additional row to be placed in (seven rows instead of six, including the last row)
- 2 wheelchair lots with seat-belts provided (not seen in SBST)
- Manual wheelchair ramp
- 1.5-size "granny" seat above offside wheel arch behind driver (same design as the second batch of K230s)
- Seat colour: mix of Red and Black in the rear (corporate colours), yellowish-green for priority seats in the low floor area
- On board voice annoucement/PA system using computerised voice (Welcome on board SMRT, please move to the rear, etc) or though BC speaking into mic
- The same door closing annoucement used on trains is played as the door closing chime
- Next stop display panel not found to be fitted... at least not yet.
- No driver window, only a small opening to stick out his hand
- Yellow coinbox (still the same old TIBS one), orange Sanyo thermal ticket printers
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Channel NewsAsia - 58 minutes ago
SMRT introduces new ’green’ Euro V bus
SINGAPORE : SMRT has introduced the new Euro V bus to join its fleet of buses, in a move that marks the transport company’s latest initiative to go green.
The new bus, which produces less pollutants, was launched by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Transport Ministry Teo Ser Luck on Wednesday.
The Euro V bus is the first of its kind in the region and will be plying on Singapore’s roads from May 14. This model produces 42 percent less nitrous oxide pollutants than its predecessor — the Euro IV.
SMRT said it has bought 66 Euro V buses to replace its old fleet, and the new busses will be rolled out between August and December this year.
The Euro V bus costs about S$300,000 and SMRT expects to reap greater financial rewards by going green.
"Going green is not something (we should do)... generations later, (after) something goes wrong... Even when we choose Euro IV for our vehicles and CNG (compressed natural gas) for our taxi drivers, (these will help) save on energy costs. So there is a business case for them. We hope that by making these choices, which is good for the environment, it will also be good for them," said SMRT’s CEO Saw Phaik Hwa.
That is why SMRT will be buying an additional 130 Euro V buses in the next two years .
The company will also add 300 new environmentally—friendly taxis to its fleet later this year. These include 200 that use compressed natural gas (CNG), and 100 taxis that meet the Euro IV standards.
Also going green is Singapore’s other big transport provider, ComfortDelGro, which launched the country’s first Euro IV buses in November 2007. ComfortDelGro has converted 2,600 of its taxis with engines that emit less pollution. — CNA /ls
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A unique back...hmm
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ST says 67 buses to be rolled out this year, with a total of 132 by the next.
CNA reports 66 buses.
So which is which?
This kind of information also can't be reported correctly?
*shakes head*
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Originally posted by Superbus:
ST says 67 buses to be rolled out this year, with a total of 132 by the next.
CNA reports 66 buses.
So which is which?
This kind of information also can't be reported correctly?
*shakes head*
I think it mostly is, 66 by this year, the remaining next year.
67 could be due to a demonstrator?
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Originally posted by sv966:
SMRT Euro-V Mercedes Benz fast facts
- The same door closing annoucement used on trains is played as the door closing chime
OMG! Same door closing announcement as the MRT one?
*faints*
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Originally posted by Oceane:
I think it mostly is, 66 by this year, the remaining next year.
67 could be due to a demonstrator?
To be precise,
ST/LHWB states 67 buses, CNA quotes 66 by end year and another 130 within next 2 years.
I seriously wonder what's the problem with our local reporters when it comes to public transport. Always full of errors. SBST put SMRT and vice versa.
I think each company got their fair share of "blame" when it comes to accident reporting.
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Originally posted by off_service:
To be precise,
ST/LHWB states 67 buses, CNA quotes 66 by end year and another 130 within next 2 years.
I seriously wonder what's the problem with our local reporters when it comes to public transport. Always full of errors. SBST put SMRT and vice versa.
I think each company got their fair share of "blame" when it comes to accident reporting.
Perhaps they are afraid to be labeled as bus-peeps if they inquire any more.
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Sorry to burst your bubble,I knew that you hated SMRT so much but i do insist if you could really give it a rest just for this once please?SBST drivers aren't that skillful either.Period
dun need to argue w/ you since you like to defend on speeding and these...anyway passengers lives are not valuable, peanuts
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SPH asking for fare hike liao
saying her MRT fares is one of e cheapest in e world... with the current 26% inflation going on I dunno wat to say
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Originally posted by Oceane:
OMG! Same door closing announcement as the MRT one?
*faints*
LOL, "Ding dong, doors closing, ti ti ti ti ti"
Imagine every bus stop u have to wait for the stupid closing announcement to finish before the door can close and drive off... -
Originally posted by Oceane:
I think it mostly is, 66 by this year, the remaining next year.
67 could be due to a demonstrator?
All the signs seem to point to a "buy 66 + get one (demonstrator) free" scenario. -
http://www.zaobao.com/cs/cs080430_507.shtml
SMRT posts $0.15b net profits, increase of 15%http://www.zaobao.com/cs/cs080430_508.shtml
SMRT applies for fare increase this yearBoth articles published side-by-side in the print edition =P
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http://www.xin.sg/article.php?category=75&article=17988
Source : xin.sg
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Originally posted by sv966:
SMRT Euro-V Mercedes Benz fast facts
- Aircon model: Konvekta
- EDS model: LAWO (same as those fitted on TIB 595H, etc)
- Interior configuration: Aircon duct & panelling design follows that of SBST Scania K230, MINUS the eyeball outlets. Outlets are replaced with Habit-style.
- Seating: has 4 more seats over the K230. Centre exit is shifted forward, 4-seater bench-seats in the low-floor area converted to front-facing, slightly tighter legroom in the rear seats allowing for an additional row to be placed in (seven rows instead of six, including the last row)
- 2 wheelchair lots with seat-belts provided (not seen in SBST)
- Manual wheelchair ramp
- 1.5-size "granny" seat above offside wheel arch behind driver (same design as the second batch of K230s)
- Seat colour: mix of Red and Black in the rear (corporate colours), yellowish-green for priority seats in the low floor area
- On board voice annoucement/PA system using computerised voice (Welcome on board SMRT, please move to the rear, etc) or though BC speaking into mic
- The same door closing annoucement used on trains is played as the door closing chime
- Next stop display panel not found to be fitted... at least not yet.
- No driver window, only a small opening to stick out his hand
- Yellow coinbox (still the same old TIBS one), orange Sanyo thermal ticket printers
oh noes. thermal tix. not good. think fading B9TL tickets
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Originally posted by sbst275:
dun need to argue w/ you since you like to defend on speeding and these...anyway passengers lives are not valuable, peanuts
Did i say speeding is right?Give it a rest means just dun bothered too much on them for God sake.You're too emotional especially when it come to SMRT,Well if you think that the driver drive recklessly then dun take simple as that.I rest my case here and if you think that i'm wrong then it's just too bad.You just have to face the truth world that is..
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the merc badge is offensively huge. lol.
other than that, we have to wait for the day it's out.
fear the front bumper too.