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| '''Singapore Bus Services''' (SBS) was a public bus operator in [[Singapore]] formed in 1973 with the merger of three private bus companies, namely the Amalgamated Bus Company Limited, the Associated Bus Services (Private) Limited and the United Bus Limited. The government-sanctioned merger was undertaken to improve service standards of the bus transport system, which formed the backbone of public transport then. The fledgling company was listed on the [[Stock Exchange of Singapore]] in 1978 under the name of '''Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited'''{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}. | | '''Singapore Bus Services (SBS)''' was a public bus operator in Singapore formed on 1st November 1973 with the merger of three public amalgamated Chinese bus companies, namely the Amalgamated Bus Company Limited (ABC), the Associated Bus Services (Private) Limited (ABS) and the United Bus Company Limited (UBC). The government-sanctioned merger was undertaken to improve service standards of the bus transport system, which formed the backbone of public transport then. The fledgling company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore in 1978 under the name of Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited.<br> |
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| With the impending shakeup in the public transport sector, and the shift towards the creation of multi-modal transport companies, Singapore Bus Services (1978) Limited changed its name to [[DelGro Corporation Limited]] in November 1997. Bus operations were hived-off to a fully owned subsidiary called [[Singapore Bus Services Limited]], which was separately listed on the [[Singapore Exchange]]. | | With the impending shakeup in the public transport sector, and the shift towards the creation of multi-modal transport companies, Singapore Bus Services (1978) Limited changed its name to DelGro Corporation Limited on 1st November 1997. Bus operations were hived-off to a fully owned subsidiary called Singapore Bus Services Limited, which was separately listed on the Singapore Exchange.<br> |
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| In November 2001, Singapore Bus Services Limited was renamed as [[SBS Transit]] when the company formally became a multi-modal transport operator.
| | On 28th November 2001, Singapore Bus Services Limited was renamed as SBS Transit Limited when the company formally became a multi-modal transport operator.<br> |
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| ==Bus fleet upon becoming SBS Transit{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}==
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| Regular service buses:
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| * [[Dennis Dart]] ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS8009A — SBS8018Z
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| * [[Dennis Trident 3]] ([[Duple Metsec]] DM5000) SBS9671E — SBS9690A
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| * [[Leyland Lynx]] ([[Alexander PS type|Walter Alexander PS]]) SBS3572Y
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| * [[Leyland Olympian]] 2-axle ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] R-type) SBS3550K — SBS3571A, SBS6907X — SBS6999E, SBS7113M — SBS7197X
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| * [[Leyland Olympian]] 3-axle ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] Royale) SBS9000S — SBS9199C
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| * [[MAN Buses|MAN]] 16.240 HOCL (PSV International/Soon Chow) SBS81S
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz T2|Mercedes-Benz 811D]] (Asia Coach) SBS8004M — SBS8008C
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz O405]] ([[Alexander PS type|Walter Alexander PS]]) SBS82P — SBS281G
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz O405]] ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS282D — SBS581R(Original Air-Conditioned), SBS3723D — SBS3922X(Converted Air-Conditioning)
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz O405]]G ([[Volgren]] CR221L) SBS999U
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| * [[Nissan Civilian]] SBS8000Z — SBS8003R
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| * [[Nissan Diesel UA|Nissan Diesel U31SCN]] ([[Fuji Heavy Industries]]) SBS10Y — SBS29U
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| * [[Scania L94]]UB ([[Volgren]]) SBS2888T
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| * [[Scania N113#Singapore|Scania N113CRB]] ([[Alexander PS type|Walter Alexander PS]]) SBS31L — SBS80U; SBS3573U — SBS3722G
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| * [[Volvo B10BLE]] ([[Volgren]]) SBS1688K
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark II ([[Alexander PS type|Walter Alexander PS]]/[[Duple Metsec]]) SBS1696L — SBS1895D
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark III ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS582M — SBS881A
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark IV ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS882Y — SBS996C
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark IV ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander Strider]]) SBS1896B — SBS1999M, SBS2593T — SBS2688D
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark IV ([[Duple Metsec]] DM3500) SBS2689B — SBS2838M
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark IV Superlong ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS997A
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| * [[Volvo B10M]]A Mark IV ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS998Y
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| * [[Volvo Olympian]] 2-axle ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] R-type) SBS7198T — SBS7297R
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| * [[Volvo Olympian]] 3-axle ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] Royale) SBS9200G — SBS9400X(Batch 1), SBS9401T — SBS9600K(Batch 2), SBS9601H — SBS9670H(Batch 3)
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| * [[Volvo Super Olympian]] (Volvo B10TL) ([[Volgren]] CR222LD) SBS9888Y
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| ==SBS Leisure buses{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}==
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| * [[Scania L113]]CRL (PSV International/Soon Chow) SH971E — SH982Z
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark IV (PSV International/Soon Chow) SH957Y — SH970H
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| ==Former and decommissioned buses{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}==
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking VK41L SBS1001S — SBS1010R, SBS1016A — SBS1018U, SBS1029M — SBS1051Y
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK41AL (Soon Chow) SBS1413L — SBS1416D, SBS427Y — 1428U
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK41L SBS1011M — SBS1012K, SBS1015C, SBS1019S — SBS1027T, SBS1052U — SBS1061T, SBS1069Y — SBS1072L, SBS1119L, SBS1121D — SBS1124X, SBS1156D — SBS1183A, SBS1185U — SBS1191B, SBS1322R — SBS1324K, SBS1341K — SBS1342H, SBS1350J, SBS2116M — SBS2117K, SBS2119E — SBS2126J, SBS2129B — SBS2139Y, SBS2144G, SBS2154C — SBS2155A, SBS2161G — SBS2167R, SBS2172A — SBS2173Y, SBS2194L — SBS2198B, SBS2200C — SBS2204S, SBS4141B — SBS4142Z, SBS4260R — SBS4268U, SBS4280H — SBS4286S, SBS4441K — SBS4445A, SBS4455X, SBS4456T, SBS4501X, SBS6234D — SBS6235B
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK41UL SBS1091G, SBS1137J — SBS1155G, SBS1192Z — SBS1231U, SBS1354Z — SBS1365S, SBS2000M, SBS2003E — SBS2008S, SBS2017R — SBS2021C, SBS2030B — SBS2039C, SBS2069R — SBS2070K, SBS2083Z — SBS2084X, SBS2140S — SBS2141P, SBS2156Y, SBS2174U — SBS2177L, SBS2210Z — SBS2220U, SBS4000A — SBS4024G, SBS4059G — SBS4083K, SBS4226R — SBS4239D, SBS4300J — SBS4319G, SBS4329C — SBS4333P, SBS4617X — SBS4619R, SBS6143H — SBS6152G, SBS6193M, SBS6197C, SBS6208E, SBS6223K, SBS6241H — SBS6245Y, SBS6393C — SBS6397S, SBS6484Z
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK55AL SBS2145D — SBS2153E, SBS2168M — SBS2169K, SBS2199Z, SBS4240Z — SBS4245K
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK55CL (Soon Chow) SBS1434B — SBS1502M, SBS2281T — SBS2341D, SBS4676A — SBS4677Y
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| * [[Albion Motors|Albion]] Viking EVK55CUL (Soon Chow) SBS1383P — SBS1412P, SBS1417B — SBS1426A, SBS1429S — SBS1433D, SBS2245Z — SBS2280X, SBS4627S — SBS4644S
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| * [[Ashok Leyland]] Comet ALCOP 3/1 SBS1116U, SBS1184Y, SBS1297E, SBS1327C, SBS1336B — 1338X, SBS1340M, SBS3223E
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| * Austin 1100F SBS1092D — SBS1096Y, SBS1098M — SBS1105B, SBS1125T — SBS1130C, SBS1300D, SBS1302Z — SBS1303X, SBS3161A, SBS4131E, SBS5060U, SBS5067B — SBS5070R, SBS5078U, SBS5088R — SBS5090H, SBS5092C — SBS5096S, SBS5156C — SBS5160P, SBS5163G, SBS5166Z, SBS5168T, SBS5177S — SBS5178P, SBS5180G — SBS5188K, SBS5191A — SBS5192Y, SBS5194S — SBS5201E, SBS5203A — SBS5206S, SBS5208L — SBS5213X, SBS5215R — SBS5222U
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| * [[Bedford SB]] SBS4121J — SBS4126X, SBS4129M, SBS4139J, SBS4246H — SBS4249A, SBS4251P — SBS4253L, SBS4433J, SBS4435D, SBS4437Z, SBS4457R, SBS4485J
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| * [[Berliet]] PGK205 (Soon Chow) SBS4096Z, SBS4575H — SBS4582L, SBS4585D — SBS4599P, SBS4624A, SBS4626U, SBS4675C
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| * [[Dennis Dominator]] DDA144 ([[East Lancashire Coachbuilders|East Lancs]]) SBS7003Y
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| * [[Fargo Trucks|Fargo]] KEW KS600 SBS5009U — SBS5014D, SBS5022E — SBS5027S, SBS5062P, SBS5066D, SBS5081J — SBS5082G, SBS5098L, SBS5100M — SBS5102H
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| * [[Ford B-Series|Ford B1617]] (Soon Chow) SBS4664J
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| * [[Ford R-Series|Ford R226]] SBS3231G, SBS6049Y — SBS6051P, SBS6093T, SBS6192R, SBS6238T — SBS6240K, SBS6250G, SBS6400R, SBS6403H — SBS6405C, SBS6409S — SBS6410L, SBS6413D, SBS6415Z, SBS6419M, SBS6423A, SBS6427P, SBS6441Y — SBS6443S, SBS6445L — 6447G, SBS6451T — SBS6456E, SBS6459Y — SBS6462P, SBS6459Y — SBS6462P, SBS6466B — SBS6468X, SBS6491C — SBS6492A
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| * [[Guy Motors|Guy]] Victory (Soon Chow/BAco) SBS6590A — SBS6597G, SBS6603Y — SBS6616K, SBS6621U — SBS6638Y, SBS6658P — SBS6673U, SBS6658P — SBS6673U, SBS6681X — SBS6775J
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| * [[Hino Motors|Hino]] AK176MA SBS6702U
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| * [[Isuzu Motors|Isuzu]] BDTIZCHSS SBS1517X
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| * [[Leyland Atlantean]] ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] L-type/[[Duple Metsec]]/BAco) SBS1618M — SBS1622A, SBS2357J — SBS2451U, SBS2453P — SBS2476Z, SBS3399G — SBS3432T, SBS4688R — SBS4700M, SBS5325G — SBS5344B, SBS5361B — SBS5390S, SBS6792J — SBS6819S
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| * [[Leyland Atlantean]] ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] L-type Flexvision) SBS3538A — SBS3549R, SBS4797J — SBS4798G, SBS4800H — SBS4801E, SBS4853E — SBS4862D, SBS5511K, SBS5522D — SBS5532A, SBS5565E — SBS5569U, SBS6821J — SBS6834Y, SBS7001C — SBS7002A, SBS7004U
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| * [[Leyland Atlantean]] ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] R-type) SBS1637H — SBS1682B, SBS1690C — SBS1695P, SBS4962Z — SBS4999T, SBS5542X — SBS5552S, SBS5587S — SBS5624T, SBS6835U — SBS6906Z
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| * [[Leyland Motors|Leyland]] Comet 13C/6RP SBS1062R
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| * [[Leyland Leopard]] PSU5C/2R ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]]) SBS6791L
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| * [[Leyland National]] 2 SBS6820L
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| * [[Leyland Olympian]] ONTL11/2R ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] R-type) SBS5396B
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| * [[Leyland Victory Mk2]] (Soon Chow/Baco Body) SBS6590A — SBS6597G, SBS6603Y — SBS6616K, SBS6621U — SBS6638Y, SBS6658P — SBS6673U, SBS6681X — SBS6775J
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] LP1113 SBS1000U, SBS1013H — SBS1014E, SBS1028R, SBS1250P — SBS1265Y, SBS1286L — SBS1287J, SBS2042S — SBS2059U, SBS2085T — SBS2115R, SBS2142L — SBS2143J, SBS2157U — SBS2160J, SBS2187H — SBS2193P, SBS3016L — SBS3017J, SBS3067P — SBS3077K, SBS3092R, SBS3101Z — SBS3123K, SBS3137X — SBS3158K, SBS3169D — SBS3175K, SBS3242A, SBS3258E, SBS4084H — SBS4091L, SBS4095B, SBS4097X — SBS4100U, SBS4167C — SBS4186Y, SBS4189P — SBS4191G, SBS4193B — SBS4194Z, SBS4196T — SBS4211H, SBS4213C — SBS4215Y, SBS4258Z — SBS4259X, SBS4269S — SBS4279M, SBS4423M — SBS4428A, SBS5028P — SBS5047J, SBS5050Z — SBS5054M, SBS5063L — SBS5065G, SBS5083D — SBS5087T, SBS5129G — SBS5137H, SBS6017P — SBS6034P, SBS6053J — SBS6074Z, SBS6094R, SBS6123R — SBS6138Z, SBS6153D — SBS6154B, SBS6206K — SBS6207H, SBS6209C — SBS6222M, SBS6224H — SBS6231S, SBS6246U — SBS6249L, SBS6251D — SBS6258K, SBS6294E, SBS6296A — SBS6303M, SBS6323E — SBS6333B, SBS6436M, SBS6440A, SBS6448D, SBS6449B, SBS6457C
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] O303 (Chua Heng) SBS1Z — SBS8E
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1113 SBS3261U — SBS3268B, SBS4092J — SBS4094D, SBS4187U — SBS4188S, SBS4192D, SBS4212E, SBS4216U — SBS4225T
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1113 (Soon Chow) SBS3086J, SBS4429Y — SBS4431P, SBS4621H — SBS4623C, SBS4625Y, SBS5241P — SBS5246B, SBS5249T — SBS5252H, SBS5256Y — SBS5257U, SBS6334Z — SBS6335X
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1413 SBS1064K, SBS1066E — SBS1068A, SBS1077Z — SBS1089P, SBS1108T — SBS1112E, SBS1232S — 1233P, SBS1235J — SBS1249U, SBS1266U — SBS1285P, SBS1366P — SBS1382S, SBS1503K — SBS1516Z, SBS2001K — SBS2002H, SBS2009P — SBS2016T, SBS2022A — SBS2029G, SBS2040A — SBS2041Y, SBS2060P — SBS2068T, SBS2071H — SBS2082B, SBS2118H, SBS2127G — SBS2128D, SBS2170E — SBS2171C, SBS2221S, SBS2223L — SBS2226D, SBS2230R — SBS2232K, SBS2235C — SBS2244B, SBS2342B — SBS2356L, SBS3232D — SBS3241C, SBS3243Y — SBS3257H, SBS3259C — SBS3260Y, SBS3269Z — SBS3398J, SBS4025D — SBS4058J, SBS4320B — SBS4328E, SBS4436B, SBS4600T — SBS4611L, SBS4645P — SBS4652T, SBS4678U — SBS4686X, SBS5048G — SBS5049D, SBS5055K — SBS5059A, SBS5072K — SBS5077Y, SBS5138E — SBS5153K, SBS5164D, SBS5189H, SBS5214T, SBS5226J — SBS5240S, SBS5247Z — SBS5248X, SBS5253E — SBS5255A, SBS5258S — SBS5269K, SBS5273Y — SBS5324J, SBS5345Z — SBS5360D, SBS6001J — SBS6016S, SBS6035L, SBS6075X, SBS6142K, SBS6155Z — SBS6184P, SBS6194K — SBS6196E, SBS6198A — SBS6199Y, SBS6204R — SBS6205M, SBS6259H — SBS6293H, SBS6295C, SBS6304K — SBS6318X, SBS6336T — SBS6340K, SBS6377A — SBS6392E, SBS6414B, SBS6458A, SBS6463J, SBS6464G, SBS6469T — SBS6474C, SBS6488M — SBS6490E, SBS6493Y
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1413 ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS6776G — SBS6789U
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1413 (Soon Chow) SBS3000G — SBS3015P, SBS3018G — SBS3066S, SBS3078H — SBS3080A, SBS3093M — SBS3100B, SBS3124H — SBS3136Z, SBS4583J, SBS4584G, SBS6548Z — SBS6589E, SBS6598D — SBS6602A, SBS6617H — SBS6620Y, SBS6639U — SBS6657S, SBS6674S — SBS6680Z
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1417 SBS3366B
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1417 (NZ Hawke) SBS1518T — SBS1616T, SBS5391P — SBS5394, SBS5397Z-SBS5494B, SBS5533Y — SBS5540B, SBS5570P — SBS5586U
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1417 (NZMB) SBS1623Y — SBS1636K, SBS5395D, SBS5495Z — SBS5499M, SBS5501P — SBS5510M, SBS5512H — SBS5521G, SBS7005S — SBS7026G
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] OF1417 (Supreme Star) SBS1617R
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz O305]] ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander R-type]]) SBS2477X, SBS2478T, SBS2481H — SBS2592X, SBS5541Z (Demonstrator), SBS7027D — SBS7112R
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| * [[Mercedes-Benz O305]] (Willowbrook) SBS5500S
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| * [[Nissan Diesel]] 4R94 SBS4143X — SBS4147K, SBS4151Y — SBS4155L, SBS4157G — SBS4164K, SBS4166E, SBS4294T, SBS4296M — SBS4299E, SBS4506H, SBS4508E, SBS6079K — SBS6081C, SBS6084U — SBS6086P, SBS6090B — SBS6092X, SBS6098E — SBS6101D
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| * [[Nissan Diesel]] RX102 SBS4101S — SBS4102L, SBS4287P, SBS4289J — SBS4293X, SBS4452D — SBS4454Z, SBS4481U, SBS4482S, SBS4484L, SBS6076T — SBS6078M, SBS6088J — SBS6089G, SBS6095M — SBS6097H
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| * [[Nissan Diesel UA|Nissan Diesel U21SCN]] ([[Fuji Heavy Industries]]) SBS2452S
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| * [[Nissan Diesel UA]]ZDN ([[Fuji Heavy Industries]]) SBS4687T
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| * [[Renault]] PR100.2 (Ansair) SBS30P
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| * [[Scania N112#BR112DH|Scania BR112DH]] ([[East Lancashire Coachbuilders|East Lancs]]) SBS7000E
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| * [[Seddon Atkinson|Seddon]] Model 354 SBS3179A, SBS3186D — SBS3187B, SBS3189X, SBS3192K — SBS3193H, SBS3197Y, SBS3208A, SBS3211P
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| * [[Volvo B55|Volvo B55 Alisa]] Mark II ([[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] AV Flexvision) SBS4741U
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| * [[Volvo B57]] ([[Duple Metsec]]) SBS6790P
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| * [[Volvo B57]] (NZMB) SBS3433R — SBS3537Y, SBS4701K — SBS4740Y, SBS4742S — SBS4796L, SBS4799D, SBS4803A — SBS4852H, SBS4863B — SBS4960D
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| * [[Volvo B10M]] Mark I ([[Van Hool]]) SBS9C
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| * [[Volvo B10M]]D Mark I ([[East Lancashire Coachbuilders|East Lancs]]) SBS4961B
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| * [[SBS Transit]] | | *[[SBS Transit]] |
| | | *[[Singapore Bus Fleet#Singapore Bus Services/SBS Transit bus fleet (in order of registration number)|SBS/SBS Transit Bus Fleet]] |
| ==External links==
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| * {{wayback|df=yes|http://www.sbs.com.sg/}} | |
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| {{Commons|SBS Transit}}
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