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 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
|
Advertisement
|
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
|
Advertisement
|
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
|
Advert
|
| 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
|
Advert
|
| 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.
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
