Hi KimB10M! Yes, all the Mk 2 which could not be sold have gone for scrap. A few managed to find a new life in Australia or New Zealand with new owners. Bus preservation is unheard of in land scarce Singapore. SBS Transit also have Volvo B10M Mk3 buses with THD101GC engine and Voith gearbox (except 2 with ZF). They are new in 1993.
In Singapore, a public bus is given a life span of 17 years. These buses are supposed to be withdrawn by 2006. However, the transport company, SBS Transit, didn't have enough new buses to replace them so they were given a 2 year extension to their life span. This year, the new buses are ready and sadly, these COOL buses are finally taken out.
Volvo b10m have the cluck sound from transmission when they stop moving which volvo b9tl do not have. Volvo b9tl also dun have the nostalgic feeling from a volvo volgren and cdge bus..... So what smrt took them.... Old is gold
that time,when i was young,i mistook the volvo b10m mk II WA,scania n113crb and mercedes benz 0405 WA for all same batch of buses,now i laugh when i think of that
hey there,u a bus fan?if u are,mind if i send u a friend request...btw it is kinda sad that SBS Transit did this huh?have a good mind to ask SBS Transit for saving these buses,but it's too late...
great bus ever run on a fleet for sbs... the new scania which overshadow this bus soon...... Is rather slow and not practical... tho' the new buses is handicap frenly... it jus hv too much space wasted..... Gdbye vOLvozzzzz
Greatest buses that time :(
I love the older buses more than the ones today.
SBS9845X yea the Alexander dennis enviro by smrt specs bodywork dun resemble the mk 2s, even the dm3500 bus resemble like slightly more
more can be found at the sbs transit bus heritage page or something like that
Hi KimB10M! Yes, all the Mk 2 which could not be sold have gone for scrap. A few managed to find a new life in Australia or New Zealand with new owners. Bus preservation is unheard of in land scarce Singapore. SBS Transit also have Volvo B10M Mk3 buses with THD101GC engine and Voith gearbox (except 2 with ZF). They are new in 1993.
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In Singapore, a public bus is given a life span of 17 years. These buses are supposed to be withdrawn by 2006. However, the transport company, SBS Transit, didn't have enough new buses to replace them so they were given a 2 year extension to their life span. This year, the new buses are ready and sadly, these COOL buses are finally taken out.
2020 December anyone?
Start then, there's still a Mk3 or something like that at Hougang Depot. Saw it on 28 June 2012.
They are withdrawn.
What's the music in this video?
actually mark ii is powerful bus . I remember taking service 93 the engine sound strong and fast .
I like the sound of the engine...
The Volvo B10M Mark 3 is gone on 2012. So depressing. 😢
i love to hear the engine roaring of this bus
2:00 The bus looks kind of the Mercedes Benz 0405 WA
2:00
Volvo b10m have the cluck sound from transmission when they stop moving which volvo b9tl do not have. Volvo b9tl also dun have the nostalgic feeling from a volvo volgren and cdge bus..... So what smrt took them.... Old is gold
@KimB10M
Volvo is actually Swedish ... look up Gothenburg, Sweden.
Once they are gone, they are gone forever... ;(
the mk2 interior looks better than the mk3 and mk4
@Indrasiti there is an even older one
U mean the late 1970's 80's
what is the song
that time,when i was young,i mistook the volvo b10m mk II WA,scania n113crb and mercedes benz 0405 WA for all same batch of buses,now i laugh when i think of that
why is the goverment taking all the old but cool and powerful buses out?
Cuz of their lifespan
this bus had been changed it front since 1990
H8
bouna vista my old home
hey there,u a bus fan?if u are,mind if i send u a friend request...btw it is kinda sad that SBS Transit did this huh?have a good mind to ask SBS Transit for saving these buses,but it's too late...
now citaro take over from this bus
YEAH,THE OLDEST I REMEMBER IS THE B57s
you mean 3
great bus ever run on a fleet for sbs...
the new scania which overshadow this bus soon......
Is rather slow and not practical...
tho' the new buses is handicap frenly... it jus hv too much space wasted..... Gdbye vOLvozzzzz
ilke to wach the sbs tarist
ikr lol i also did that when young