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 first four Scania L94UBs were the final Walter Alexander R-bodied buses since production of Alexander R had been completely ended in 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". City Sightseeing ceased all operations totally from Singapore, since December 2022.
Open-Top Buses
Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)
These buses were bodied using Walter Alexander R-bodied buses modelled from Leyland Atlantean, Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian buses, as these were the very last buses to be bodied by Walter Alexander R-bodied buses, since it was merged into Transbus International in 2002. All buses were retired on 29 March 2020 before de-registering between 30 November 2020 and 7 January 2021.
Number
Registration no.
Status
Registration Date
11
PA4685C
De-registered & Scrapped
28 May 2004
13
PA4709T
13 May 2004
17
PA5418B
14 June 2005
18
PA5420T
14 June 2005
Scania L94UB and K230UB (Soon Chow)
These buses took the styling cues from Ayats Bravo City buses. All the buses will be progressively replaced by electric double deck open-top buses in line with Singapore Green Plan 2030.
Number
Registration no.
Service
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Registration Date
21
PA6432C
Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
28 September 2006
22
PA6433A
Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
The Singapore Pass (Red)
28 September 2006
23
PA7143E
Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
24 December 2007
24
PA7187D
Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
The Singapore Pass (Red)
21 December 2007
25
PA7316Z
21 December 2007
26
PA9585A
Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
17 May 2010
27
PA9587U
17 May 2010
28
PA9800D
18 October 2010
29
PA9916D
9 November 2010
50
PC932E
11 October 2011
51
PC1024U
11 October 2011
MAN A69 (Soon Chow)
Number
Registration no.
Service
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Registration Date
52
PC1491D
Mandai Bird Paradise
5 February 2013
54
PC1586P
5 February 2013
53
PC1709C
Mandai Wildlife Reserve
5 February 2013
55
PC2449X
Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
10 June 2014
56
PC2572Y
10 June 2014
57
PC2596D
21 July 2014
58
PC2665M
Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
21 July 2014
60
PC3106D
26 February 2015
59
PC3258Z
Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
26 February 2015
62
PC3579Y
26 May 2015
61
PC3624A
26 May 2015
PC3106D and PC3624A does not have retractable roof at the rear.
Coaches
Number
Registration no.
Model
Status
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31
PA6436S
Scania K94IB
De-registered & Scrapped
33
PA6437P
37
PA7162A
Scania K230IB
Mandai City Express
38
PA7365G
Big Bus & Duck (Black)
39
PC1960S
MAN SU283F (A91)
Big Bus & Duck (Black)
N/A
PC4625R
MAN A69
Singapore Gourmet Bus
Trolleybus
Number
Registration no.
Model
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3
PC890S
MAN SU283F
The Big Trolley Co.
1
PC1086R
Amphibious Vehicles
There are 3 Condiesel Larc-V remaining in the fleet, and it will be replaced by electric amphibious vehicles soon.
