SMRT New Euro-V Mercedes-Benz OC500LE WAB bus (Part 1)
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Originally posted by SBS2754X:
SMRT only knows how to buy transport uses and never think of drivers lol.
Please get your facts right before saying such things. If SMRT doesnt bother about their driver , they wouldnt have done a survey* with the drivers about what bus they prefered. Majority chose MB as their choice, hence SMRT bought MB. If they are really tight on budget like what most of us has presumed, why didnt they choose Scania? Also (IMO), by choosing MB, they hope that they can attract more drivers to come and drive their buses, snce MB are long known for its luxury and comfort.
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Originally posted by SBS2754X:
SMRT only knows how to buy transport uses and never think of drivers lol.Less Bus Driver. A lot of MRT Driver. A Lot of taxi driver .No One wants to be a SMRT Driver when you grow up and you have the chance of this ambition .People rather be ComfortDelgro's Bus driver rather than SMRT.SMRT looks comfortable. SBST's aircon duct is more stronger,so colder although BC Seat not comfortable.I want to drive K230UB when I grow up.
u tink a bus driver's job very easy izzit? BC oso hav to ensure the pax safety leh. if the bus kena accident and got pax injured, they might be held responsible too. my friend ytd met a very great problem on his first trip on 912. onli done the first half trip and reached the int at Berth 12, all 3 doors can't open! front door onli opened a little hole, and my poor friend had to squeeze out of the door and use the emergency cock to activate the rear doors! in the end, he declared off svc and drove back to depot, after which going back home for split break. in the afternoon, when i met him again, he was driving another bus liao. after split break, he told me, he did another few trips to compensate for the time lost in the morning, including the other 1/2 trip that he did not complete. and on one day, when TIB808U cameoed on 960 and he happened to cameo on that bus, he cleaned the bus so clean when resting at the int that an auntie kissed the bus! although he complains to me sometimes abt the poor performances of particular buses, he also praised about the ex buses that he had drove, one of which was TIB667J which was his perm S-shift bus on 75 when he first joined the then TIBS. anyway, the bus that brokedown happened to be TIB1041H. my friend later drove TIB1043C, most likely TIB981B replacing its slot on 960.
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Originally posted by nenepokey:
u tink a bus driver's job very easy izzit? BC oso hav to ensure the pax safety leh. if the bus kena accident and got pax injured, they might be held responsible too. my friend ytd met a very great problem on his first trip on 912. onli done the first half trip and reached the int at Berth 12, all 3 doors can't open! front door onli opened a little hole, and my poor friend had to squeeze out of the door and use the emergency cock to activate the rear doors! in the end, he declared off svc and drove back to depot, after which going back home for split break. in the afternoon, when i met him again, he was driving another bus liao. after split break, he told me, he did another few trips to compensate for the time lost in the morning, including the other 1/2 trip that he did not complete. and on one day, when TIB808U cameoed on 960 and he happened to cameo on that bus, he cleaned the bus so clean when resting at the int that an auntie kissed the bus! although he complains to me sometimes abt the poor performances of particular buses, he also praised about the ex buses that he had drove, one of which was TIB667J which was his perm S-shift bus on 75 when he first joined the then TIBS. anyway, the bus that brokedown happened to be TIB1041H. my friend later drove TIB1043C, most likely TIB981B replacing its slot on 960.
I once heard from BCs that they love to drive Mercedes because of their good pickup and although Lances are ok, some don't like to drive them as some of the Lances have a very slow pickup especially on services like 167 and 171.
At least SBS and SMRT tried their best to recruit BCs. You have no right to say 'ALOT of train drivers and ALOT of taxi drivers'. Because they both have their pros and cons. For taxis, you have to bear the cost of rental fees, petrol and minor servicing. For trains, I have a friend working as SMRT TO and he earns less than $2000 a month and their start-up salary is not well. Buses is a different thing altogether. If you want to say, they dun care of Bus Drivers, then who are we now? Without them, there's no bus and when there's no bus, there's no us, even this forum would have not been created without us. That is cause and effect.
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Originally posted by tintinspartan:
I once heard from BCs that they love to drive Mercedes because of their good pickup and although Lances are ok, some don't like to drive them as some of the Lances have a very slow pickup especially on services like 167 and 171.
Different BC got different perspective about the buses that they like to drive. I've come across 985 SLs who told me that they prefer DAFs than Merc. 853 SLs who prefer Lance than Merc.
By talking to 1 or 2 SLs who like Merc doesnt mean that they represent the whole population of SMRTB SLs. Dont u feel that it is baised ??
Anyway, i dont believe they bought the buses based solely on the SLs preference. There are alot of other factors that they also need to consider before they choose to buy the most suitable model for the co.
If they were thinking about saving money...
I guess, we would be seeing a King Long or Yu Tong bus at the launch. not a Merc O500. -
Originally posted by sBs_boy:
Different BC got different perspective about the buses that they like to drive. I've come across 985 SLs who told me that they prefer DAFs than Merc. 853 SLs who prefer Lance than Merc.
By talking to 1 or 2 SLs who like Merc doesnt mean that they represent the whole population of SMRTB SLs. Dont u feel that it is baised ??
Anyway, i dont believe they bought the buses based solely on the SLs preference. There are alot of other factors that they also need to consider before they choose to buy the most suitable model for the co.
If they were thinking about saving money...
I guess, we would be seeing a King Long or Yu Tong bus at the launch. not a Merc O500.Yeah. Especially for the spare parts, since MB forms majority of SMRT's fleet. But i just wish to highlight to that particular guy that at least SMRT did care abt its SLs.
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
By talking to 1 or 2 SLs who like Merc doesnt mean that they represent the whole population of SMRTB SLs. Dont u feel that it is biased ?
Aiya he dont know Chebyshev's Theorm la.. cant be helped.
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So long oredi n yet still no news abt the new SMRT bus...
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SMRt to me i think they cannot control their company and i think ComfortDelgro is better in transportations
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Originally posted by SBS8033D:
SMRt to me i think they cannot control their company and i think ComfortDelgro is better in transportations
Lol I agree too. Look at them. SBST moved 197 from Hougang to Bedok North. SMRT? Messed up their depots like that.I'd rather SBST monopoly than have a duopoly system like now in singapore.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
Lol I agree too. Look at them. SBST moved 197 from Hougang to Bedok North. SMRT? Messed up their depots like that.I'd rather SBST monopoly than have a duopoly system like now in singapore.
I prefer TIBS and SBST to operate buses. Then SMRT monopoly MRT. TIBS managed its buses well until SMRT bought TIBS over. SBST also manages buses just as good as TIBS. SMRT cannot manage buses well but they can manage trains so let SMRT monopoly trains. I really wished that TIBS didn't sell themselves to SMRT back then. -
Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I prefer TIBS and SBST to operate buses. Then SMRT monopoly MRT. TIBS managed its buses well until SMRT bought TIBS over. SBST also manages buses just as good as TIBS. SMRT cannot manage buses well but they can manage trains so let SMRT monopoly trains. I really wished that TIBS didn't sell themselves to SMRT back then.
Unfortunately, TIBS is now past tense. using your idea, I would rather SBST monopoly bus and then SMRT monopoly train. Life easier too! (BCP = everything goes to SBST, TCP = everything goes to SMRT) -
Originally posted by jayh272416:
Unfortunately, TIBS is now past tense. using your idea, I would rather SBST monopoly bus and then SMRT monopoly train. Life easier too! (BCP = everything goes to SBST, TCP = everything goes to SMRT)then how abt hybrid(HCP)?
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Originally posted by nenepokey:
then how abt hybrid(HCP)?
HCP price simply = TCP + BCP price... You noe the rest. -
The buses will operate this Monday i think.Some staff says that the buses did not pass the basic LTA requirement.
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Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I prefer TIBS and SBST to operate buses. Then SMRT monopoly MRT. TIBS managed its buses well until SMRT bought TIBS over. SBST also manages buses just as good as TIBS. SMRT cannot manage buses well but they can manage trains so let SMRT monopoly trains. I really wished that TIBS didn't sell themselves to SMRT back then.
Seriously, i would prefer SBST to run BOTH the train and the bus. At least they are doing a better job in both the train and the bus. -
Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I really wished that TIBS didn't sell themselves to SMRT back then.
Please watch your words. -
Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I really wished that TIBS didn't sell themselves to SMRT back then.It was a government decision. TIBS did not sell themselves. I believe Ng Ser Miang wouldn't just let something he start from scratch land into the hands of a company which was supposed to be a "competitor" previously.
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Originally posted by SBS8033D:
SMRt to me i think they cannot control their company and i think ComfortDelgro is better in transportations
Kindly refrain from baseless one-liners. Thank you. -
Its been quite long and I still haven't seen the OC500LE yet. What is the rego range may I ask?
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
Seriously, i would prefer SBST to run BOTH the train and the bus. At least they are doing a better job in both the train and the bus.Hmm IMO i feel that SMRT maintains their trains better. I took before a fully crowded SMRT train as well as a NEL train before and SMRT one wins in terms of aircon effectiveness. NEL one was a let down, passengers were sweating profusely. SMRT can still feel cool.
Its just my opinion.
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We need the new buses to come out soon! If not we will just go on about the both companies endlessly...
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
Seriously, i would prefer SBST to run BOTH the train and the bus. At least they are doing a better job in both the train and the bus.
SBST NEL,Sentosa @ Changi Airport skytrain all refer to SMRT for courses and heavy maintenance. -
SMRT desperate advertising their bus that even my school library also had Go Green with SMRT poster
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Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:
SMRT desperate advertising their bus that even my school library also had Go Green with SMRT poster
my sku canteen oso got. -
Originally posted by SBS7484P:
my sku canteen oso got.When will the bus come up for service???