The model
- this was an unannounced release on 11th December 2023.
The bus - SBS
Transit was previously the main operator of the Volvo B9TL in
Singapore, having initiated orders and operated over 1500 units at its
peak (before the Bus Contracting Model (BCM)
kicked in) as its primary double-decker bus model. In 2006, the first
200 Euro-III units were brought in (bodied locally by ComfortDelgro
Engineering). In 2010, an initial batch of 150 Euro-V buses with Wright
Eclipse Gemini II bodywork was brought in.
Additional
bulk orders for hundreds of buses were made in the subsequent years,
including 176 more buses of identical specifications ordered by the
Land Transport Authority to kickstart the Bus Contracting Model. In total, 1606 units of Wright Eclipse Gemini II-bodied Volvo B9TLs were brought into Singapore.
In 2016, under the Bus Contracting Model,
the Land Transport Authority has leased Volvo B9TL buses (built
to SBS Transit specifications) to Tower
Transit, Go-Ahead Singapore as well as SMRT Buses.
This information is extracted from the excellent Land Transport Guru website.
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