Volvo B10M Mark Two Last Day

I know this bus served service no. 170 when I was communting between Johor Baru and Singapore. Then, there was no proper queue system and whenever the bus was here, people would squeeze and rush up. Once, I saw the crowds actually tore down the rubber strip between the doors. =.=

Today marks the end of the Volvo B10M Mark Two service in Singapore. The last buses will be retired from the roads today. Yesterday was unofficially the last day of operations, although there are no exact information as to whether they are in service on today itself, as their road tax expires today.

Volvo B10M Mark Two are brought in in 1989 originally as non-aircon buses. They were fitted with Duple Metsec and Alexander bodyworks. The buses were registered in sequence from SBS1696L to SBS1895D, a total of 200 units.

The bus had a good record in Singapore, and was once the likes of bus captains who find that the speed exceeds many other similar age models. The only bus lost in service is SBS1824J, which caught fire at Punggol around 2004. The rest of the buses lasted till their de-register date.Buses SBS1881T to SBS1895D will officially be de-registered tonight at 2359hrs (LTA), after which the chapter of Volvo B10M Mark II in Singapore and Asia as public bus will draw to a close.