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==History==
Singapore Ducktours started operation in 2001, beginning with 2 Condiesel LARC-V vehicles after getting permits from Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). All Condiesel LARC-V vehicles were purchased from Singapore Armed Forces who have progressively de-registered these vehicles from 2000. Singapore Ducktours had also learnt experience from London and Hong Kong, with 4 Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) buses purchased in 2003, and also had City Sightseeing licence, with colourful liveries between 2004 and 2010:
*PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy)
*PA4709T: Red (Hurray)
*PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
*PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie)
*PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
*PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
*PA7143E: White (Snow White)
*PA7187D: Brown (Cookie)
*PA7316Z: Orange (Julius)
These Scania L94UBs were made from the former Alexander R bodied buses which were progressively made obsolete since 2000.
In 2010, Singapore Ducktours standardised all operations, with older buses had to be painted in brown Big Bus livery as "The Original Tour - Singapore Sightseeing" and newer buses are to be repainted into red corporatised City Sightseeing livery. There is also a short-lived light blue Singapore 7 Sightseeing livery, until it was standardised into brown Singapore 7 Sightseeing from 2016.
In 2018, Singapore Ducktours had merged all operations into Big Bus Singapore, and it is called "Big Bus & Duck".
==Open-Top Buses==
==Open-Top Buses==
=====Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)=====
=====Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)=====
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PC3106D and PC3624A does not have retractable roof at the rear.
==Coaches==
==Coaches==
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!Model
!Model
!Status
!Status
!Advert
|-
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|PA6436S
|PA6436S
|rowspan="4"|Scania K280IB
|rowspan="4"|Scania K280IB
|rowspan="2"|{{BDRS}}
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
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|PA6437P
|PA6437P
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|PA7162A
|PA7162A
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|Mandai City Express
|-
|-
|PA7365G
|PA7365G
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|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|-
|-
|PC1960S
|PC1960S
|MAN SU283F (A91)
|MAN SU283F (A91)
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|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|-
|-
|PC4625R
|PC4625R
|MAN A69
|MAN A69
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|Singapore Gourmet Bus
|Singapore Gourmet Bus
|}
==Trolleybus==
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|-class="TEL"
!Registration no.
!Model
!Advert
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|PC890S
|rowspan="2"|MAN SU283F
|rowspan="2"|The Big Trolley Co.
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|PC1086R
|}
|}
==Amphibious Vehicles==
==Amphibious Vehicles==
There are 3 Condiesel Larc-V remaining in the fleet, and it will be replaced by electric amphibious vehicles soon.
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==Deployments==
===Yellow Route===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-class="TEL"
!Direction 1!!Looping at!!Number of buses
|-
|Suntec City
|Orchard Road (Loop)
|3
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!class="TEL"|Fleet
|-
|
'''Any open-top bus'''
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
!colspan="2"|Departing from Suntec City
|-
!Daily
|09:30 to 17:30
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Stop No.
!Stop
!Road
!Bus Stop Code
|-
|1
|Suntec City Tourist Hub
|
|
|-
|2
|Singapore Flyer
|Raffles Avenue
|02101
|-
|3
|Marina Bay Sands
|Bayfront Avenue
|03509
|-
|4
|Gardens by the Bay
|Marina Gardens Drive
|Coach Bay
|-
|5
|Fullerton Hotel
|Fullerton Road
|03011
|-
|6
|City Hall
|North Bridge Road
|04168
|-
|7
|Clarke Quay
|River Valley Road
|04211
|-
|8
|Robertson Quay
|Clemenceau Avenue
|04329
|-
|9
|Miramar Hotel
|Havelock Road
|06151
|-
|10
|Zion Food Centre
|Zion Road
|13121
|-
|11
|Four Seasons Condo
|Orchard Boulevard
|09111
|-
|12
|Botanic Gardens
|Tyersall Avenue
|PUDO
|-
|13
|Orchard Hotel
|Orchard Road
|09169
|-
|14
|Wheelock Place
|Orchard Road
|09179
|-
|15
|Hilton Hotel
|Orchard Road
|09037
|-
|16
|Orchard Plaza
|Orchard Road
|08137
|-
|17
|Rendezvous Hotel
|Bras Basah Road
|08069
|-
|18
|Singapore Art Museum
|Bras Basah Road
|04179
|-
|19
|Raffles Hotel
|Bras Basah Road
|02049
|}
===Red Route===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-class="TEL"
!Direction 1!!Looping at!!Number of buses
|-
|Suntec City
|Little India / Kampong Glam / Chinatown (Loop)
|3
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!class="TEL"|Fleet
|-
|
'''Any open-top bus'''
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
!colspan="2"|Departing from Suntec City
|-
!Daily
|09:30 to 17:30
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Stop No.
!Stop
!Road
!Bus Stop Code
|-
|1
|Suntec City Tourist Hub
|
|
|-
|2
|Fu Lu Shou Complex
|Rochor Road
|07551
|-
|3
|Little India Arcade
|Serangoon Road
|PUDO at the right lane
|-
|4
|Mustafa Centre
|Syed Alwi Road
|PUDO
|-
|5
|Village Hotel Bugis
|Ophir Road
|01559
|-
|6
|Kampong Glam
|Beach Road
|01521
|-
|7
|Alsagoff Arab School
|Jalan Sultan
|01231
|-
|8
|Sultan Mosque
|North Bridge Road
|01229
|-
|9
|Intercontinental Hotel
|North Bridge Road
|01039
|-
|10
|City Hall
|North Bridge Road
|04168
|-
|11
|Boat Quay
|South Bridge Road
|05029
|-
|12
|Chinatown
|South Bridge Road
|05189
|-
|13
|Kreta Ayer
|Kreta Ayer Road
|05241
|-
|14
|People's Park Complex
|Eu Tong Sen Street
|05013
|-
|15
|Hong Lim Park
|Upper Pickering Street
|05129
|-
|16
|Old Custom House
|Marina Boulevard
|03381
|-
|17
|Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre
|Bayfront Avenue
|03511
|}
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[[Category: Buses]]

Revision as of 14:40, 23 April 2024

History

Singapore Ducktours started operation in 2001, beginning with 2 Condiesel LARC-V vehicles after getting permits from Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). All Condiesel LARC-V vehicles were purchased from Singapore Armed Forces who have progressively de-registered these vehicles from 2000. Singapore Ducktours had also learnt experience from London and Hong Kong, with 4 Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) buses purchased in 2003, and also had City Sightseeing licence, with colourful liveries between 2004 and 2010:

  • PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy)
  • PA4709T: Red (Hurray)
  • PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
  • PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie)
  • PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
  • PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
  • PA7143E: White (Snow White)
  • PA7187D: Brown (Cookie)
  • PA7316Z: Orange (Julius)

These Scania L94UBs were made from the former Alexander R bodied buses which were progressively made obsolete since 2000.

In 2010, Singapore Ducktours standardised all operations, with older buses had to be painted in brown Big Bus livery as "The Original Tour - Singapore Sightseeing" and newer buses are to be repainted into red corporatised City Sightseeing livery. There is also a short-lived light blue Singapore 7 Sightseeing livery, until it was standardised into brown Singapore 7 Sightseeing from 2016.

In 2018, Singapore Ducktours had merged all operations into Big Bus Singapore, and it is called "Big Bus & Duck".

Open-Top Buses

Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)
Registration no. Status
PA4685C De-registered & Scrapped
PA4709T
PA5418B
PA5420T
Scania K230UB (Soon Chow)
Registration no. Service Advertisement
PA6432C Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
PA6433A Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024 The Singapore Pass (Red)
PA7143E Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
PA7187D Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024 The Singapore Pass (Red)
PA7316Z
PA9585A Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
PA9587U
PA9800D
PA9916D
PC932E
PC1024U
MAN A69 (Soon Chow)
Registration no. Service Advertisement
PC1491D Mandai Bird Paradise
PC1586P
PC1709C Mandai Wildlife Reserve
PC2449X Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
PC2572Y
PC2596D
PC2665M Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
PC3106D
PC3258Z Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
PC3579Y
PC3624A

PC3106D and PC3624A does not have retractable roof at the rear.

Coaches

Registration no. Model Status Advert
PA6436S Scania K280IB De-registered & Scrapped
PA6437P
PA7162A Mandai City Express
PA7365G Big Bus & Duck (Black)
PC1960S MAN SU283F (A91) Big Bus & Duck (Black)
PC4625R MAN A69 Singapore Gourmet Bus

Trolleybus

Registration no. Model Advert
PC890S MAN SU283F The Big Trolley Co.
PC1086R

Amphibious Vehicles

There are 3 Condiesel Larc-V remaining in the fleet, and it will be replaced by electric amphibious vehicles soon.

Registration no. Boat no. Status
PA3397R RC002 De-registered & Scrapped
PA3508M RC001 De-registered & Scrapped
PA5847X RC003
PA6523Z RC004
PA6525T RC005

Deployments

Yellow Route

Direction 1 Looping at Number of buses
Suntec City Orchard Road (Loop) 3
Fleet

Any open-top bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 09:30 to 17:30
Stop No. Stop Road Bus Stop Code
1 Suntec City Tourist Hub
2 Singapore Flyer Raffles Avenue 02101
3 Marina Bay Sands Bayfront Avenue 03509
4 Gardens by the Bay Marina Gardens Drive Coach Bay
5 Fullerton Hotel Fullerton Road 03011
6 City Hall North Bridge Road 04168
7 Clarke Quay River Valley Road 04211
8 Robertson Quay Clemenceau Avenue 04329
9 Miramar Hotel Havelock Road 06151
10 Zion Food Centre Zion Road 13121
11 Four Seasons Condo Orchard Boulevard 09111
12 Botanic Gardens Tyersall Avenue PUDO
13 Orchard Hotel Orchard Road 09169
14 Wheelock Place Orchard Road 09179
15 Hilton Hotel Orchard Road 09037
16 Orchard Plaza Orchard Road 08137
17 Rendezvous Hotel Bras Basah Road 08069
18 Singapore Art Museum Bras Basah Road 04179
19 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Road 02049

Red Route

Direction 1 Looping at Number of buses
Suntec City Little India / Kampong Glam / Chinatown (Loop) 3
Fleet

Any open-top bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 09:30 to 17:30
Stop No. Stop Road Bus Stop Code
1 Suntec City Tourist Hub
2 Fu Lu Shou Complex Rochor Road 07551
3 Little India Arcade Serangoon Road PUDO at the right lane
4 Mustafa Centre Syed Alwi Road PUDO
5 Village Hotel Bugis Ophir Road 01559
6 Kampong Glam Beach Road 01521
7 Alsagoff Arab School Jalan Sultan 01231
8 Sultan Mosque North Bridge Road 01229
9 Intercontinental Hotel North Bridge Road 01039
10 City Hall North Bridge Road 04168
11 Boat Quay South Bridge Road 05029
12 Chinatown South Bridge Road 05189
13 Kreta Ayer Kreta Ayer Road 05241
14 People's Park Complex Eu Tong Sen Street 05013
15 Hong Lim Park Upper Pickering Street 05129
16 Old Custom House Marina Boulevard 03381
17 Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre Bayfront Avenue 03511
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