Altho it isnt published anywhere in the news or Stomp, i would like to share this news from Vogelsitze with you all.

Saw this news on Vogelsitze's site. Scroll to the near middle of the page, you would find pictures of SBST's Scania K230UBs and its seats.

SBST Scania K230UB seats

Originally posted by sbs&tibs:

VogelSitze = +Nice looking - comfort?

I like Vogelsitze for its design, but not for comfort. But the older Vogelsitze seats are much better.

I personally prefer Arianne seats, those found on ELBOs. I find them the most comfortable bucket seats around. The back of the seats is slightly curved with raised edges around the seat, so you kinda fit snuggly into the seats. Feels really nice.

From my experiences, TIB372J, TIB374D,TIB375B, TIB1248D, TIB1251T, TIB1252R, TIB1253M, TIB1254K are all good buses. TIB1253M and TIB375B held the speed record for me, 90-95km/h onlong Kranji road.

But avoid CSS193R at all costs. This bus has pathetic maintenance. When travelling at 50km/h, the entire bus rattles like mad and is as noisy as a spoilt merc hub. The rattling and vibration might have came from the gearbox, possibly from a missalligned shaft. Misalligned shafts can cause excessive and sometimes violent vibrations at high speed.

Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:

at Old Airport Rd there was a werid incident today. I and my fren were on sbs9025x on 30 when the bus reached the bus stop it path wad blocked by a van. The driver horned a lot of time at the van when the van didnt budge he gt out of the bus an went into van and drove it after the bus stop and he can back and walked like a gangster and his driving of the bus is also violent. Did u know driver can drove other van? So funny and he drive like he going recarnation sia 

LOL. Like that also can. He walked like gangster sekali van driver come back with parang. Some van drivers also damn pai one.

As for SMRT, anything that blocks their buses, after a few horning they sure take out handphone snap pictures of the vehicle like some paparazzi dhen call OCC complain. Kena a few times already.

Originally posted by bus555:

the pic quite small de but then it looks like this kind of bus in London.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:East_London_18500.JPG

Dennis Enviro400.

Originally posted by sbs&tibs:

Suay bus, kena accidents and kena complains.

We forgot something also. It has 2 previous face. Now did "plastic surgery" back to its original design yet its a new front.

Originally posted by taikoo.city:

Actually it's the double decker version of a Mercedes Benz Citaro w/ James Irvine-designed Stadtbus bodyworks.

Oh haha. Now that you mentioned that bodywork, it does bear alot of similarities. Esp the unique semi circle window sides. But the rear looks abit like the HK Scania Caetano.

Originally posted by TIB1224Y:

It would be logical to think that the bigger the engine, the more water (and fuel of course!) that it uses. Yes a VO engine might only be 9607cc in capacity, but the added stress and most importantly, heat, is where takes the water away.

Water is used to cool the engines. The hotter the engine, the more water it would consume.

There are fuel consumption rates listed in engine specifications but not water consumption, at least not a certain amount as it mainly depends on the usage and temperature of the running engine.

 

Originally posted by carbikebus:

Think more of didn't top up enough water at the radiator,Bendy buses use more water than rigids.Another reasons to deploy OC500LEs faster than schedule or buy few WAB Bendies.

I would like to clarify that diesel engine isn't a steam engine, it doesn't consume water at a steady pace. Just that, its more like a tire. Over time, water will escape the cooling system in the form of steam. As water escapes, the coolant (in this case, is water) level drops. If the driver or mechanic or technician failed to top up the water level, the engine will soon overheat and catches fire.

An engine's cooling system consists of alot of pipings, like your average housing's aircon piping system. Along this pipings there are sealants/seals when theres a pipe connection. If any of this seal is leaking or faulty, water can escape the system. Thats why some buses always got a problem of "empty water tank" much faster than other buses.

Another note to take of, when i say steam, its like water vapour. Not those kind of boiling water when you boil water at home. If the water in the cooling system boils at 100 degrees and changes into steam rapidly, the cooling system will burst/explode. Cooling system cannot withstand high pressures.

Originally posted by QX179R:

'Bus driver swerves into my lane and is rude when confronted'

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=31653

TIB939A again. Of all buses, why this bus again? This bus seems to be a hit with media eh?

Originally posted by nenepokey:

saw this at 1950 while waiting for a southbound train at Woodlands Stn:

TIB1155M being towed back to WLDEP. having problems since afternoon. suspect that it is gearbox failure, or even both engine and gearbox. 2nd day on 969

If engine is idling and bus is unable to move off, it can be gearbox failure or brakes cannot release.

If engine is dead, possible clutch (gearbox related) or engine failure.

Thats what i thought. Might not be true.

Originally posted by lemon1974:

one SMRT bendy caught fire this morning at Marsiling. It was an off service Sv 187 bendy... back part gone case..

photo taken from Sin Min Daily news (copy right of SPH).  Sorry for the blur image.

Should be a first batch Habit. Look at the burnt seat holders. Its the shape found on older Habits. Second batch Habits have higher holders or headrests.

Im worried that this is caused by another engine fuel leak. Fuel from the fuel pump or injector leaks down onto the hot exhausts and catches fire. There are a few O405s with this problem already. TIB541M once had a fuel leak before, which resulted in the bus being filled with diesel fumes. The bus has since been repaired. And since Habits and O405s uses the same OM447h series engine, its possible that this fault/problem might appear on any bendies.

Originally posted by 566117:

Anyone knows what is the diameter of a bus tyre?

Which tire you want?

Got :

11R22.5 

275/70 R22.5

295/80 R22.5

305/70 R22.5

All these sizes got use in public buses. The exact sizes differs, and i dont really know their exact diameter in terms of milimeter (mm).

Originally posted by Yusry:

The idea of having an express service is, well..... to provide an express service.

Let these lao ah ma and students learn their lesson.

I think lao ah ma  is much better than some aunties. I've seen before things such as cursing at the bus drivers when such things happen.

It happens when i was waiting for 178. Coincidentally, theres massive congestion at Woodlands Checkpoint road. Hence 178's frequency was severely affected, resulted in us waiting for 25mins until the bus arrives. When we all reached woodlands checkpoint road, the SL told us that the route is diverted and he would have to stop at specific bus stops instead. Then this enraged auntie came up infront and told the SL that she wanted to alight here (which is far from the designated bus stop) so that she can walk home much shorter and faster. The SL refuses to do so and stops at the bus stop instead. The auntie became even more enraged and started hurling swearing words at the SL.

I pity these drivers who have to go through such nonsense from people who are plain selfish.

FYI, please use your eyes to see properly before posting such threads. If not, get your english properly done up first.

Most, if not all, SBST have silver rims. B9TL and Scania K230UB those type are polished aluminum, not silver. In any caase if there werent made of aluminum, then such appearance is otherwise known as Chromed metals.

Hi, i would be able to give technical details on the buses too. Hopefully it does help.

Originally posted by sbs&tibs:

I am not the only one who saw it. It is horribly obscene to have such things placed in public. Since you are studying in the west, this bus stop shouldn't be unfamiliar to you. Take a look at it yourself, if it is still there.

I've even seen before a USED pad thrown onto the streets from a HDB flat before. I was walking home when i see this horrid stuff on the floor below a HDB flat. Disgusted me!

Originally posted by blowfish:

any good food at there?

The top floors. Look for some simple "restaurants" that cooks chinese styled food stuffs, like gulu york (Sweet and sour pork) or Sweet & Sour fish. Quite nice. Not ex either.

Hi guys. Any hair saloon recommendations for cutting guys hair at Far East? Many people told me they go  Far East cut hair, but i still do not know which shop to go.

Originally posted by kengkia:

the bus flew from germany?

Should be Spain, directly from Hispano's factory. Mercedes Benz (then) manufactures the chassis in Germany then delivers it to Spain , Hispano's Factory to do bodywork. THen it is flown here. Should be like that if im not wrong.

Originally posted by tintinspartan:

 

Well, Dennis Lance and Hino Suspension is similar. It was too hard. When, it goes through a bump. You can feel how hard it is. Anyway, why Dennis Lance sometimes loves to give out air, i thought that was turbo lag at one moment but seems to come from some air tank or something.

 

Its from teh air compressor. Altho some Lances have funny sounds like what you had mentioned, particularly is TIB1013P and TIB1008E. FYI, turbo lag doesn't give out air sounds. Listen to the LO3x, which has the most obvious turbo lag problem. Listen how slow the turbo comes on (it has a shrilling sound). Otherwise you can take TIB844P and listen to its turbo system .TIB844P got turbo silencer problem, a some sort of valve or smth (cant rmbr its proper name) is broken/missing.

IMO, its alrite if you cry just once. Such trainings can be tough. But its kinda funny if you wail and cry after/during all trainings, cause when its time for NS, it will be even tougher.

Theres one fastfood store chain here that, its prices is steep, but proportion didnt go down.

Botak Jones.

Originally posted by Oceane:

I heard that some Neoplan buses uses Scania engines. Is that true?

Nope. Neoplan uses Cummins and MAN engines.

Btw, i've seen King Long website whereby it states that the customer can also choose a japanese engine to be fitted, instead of Cummins.

Originally posted by manjieass:

in my preference, smrt merc's suspension seems to be the most comfy for me.. followed by sbst's merc.. then mk4 volvo.. worse off is nissans.. leaf springs! noisy and uncomfy..

I would say the Lances have the worst suspension, especially so since it has air suspension, which is supposed to be more comfortable. Nissans ranked second from the bottom since it has leaf springs (steel) suspension.

That said, i've yet to encounter any Nissans that has loose axles or whatsoever that generates those kind of irritating cling and clanks when moving. Therefore at least it should score better than the lances. I've taken before a Lance on 853 whereby the entire axle suspension produces those irritating knocking sounds for the entire journey.

Originally posted by sBs_boy:

The problem that i choose to have it at night is the fact that its is simply much easier to cycle at night due to the distance that we are covering. If i do change the timing to the day time. I can asssure you that the time taken to cycle to CGV and back will be double.

I agree. Alot of people would be cycling during the day. It would be very troublesome if we got a large group. Been there done that. I joined cycling club as my cca, hence when we had our first orientation ride there as a cca group, many got separated due to the size of the group and the crowd at ECP.

Cycling from ECP to Changi village will take around 1-2hrs , 1 hour if non stop without breaks in between, and 1.5-2hrs if there are stops in between. Total distance covered would be 20km. 10 km there, 10km back.