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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:
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)
*PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy) - had advertisements on Mypaper (2008)
*PA4709T: Red (Hurray)
*PA4709T: Red (Hurray) - had advertisements on SingTel F1 Grand Prix (2009)
*PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
*PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
*PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie)
*PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie) - had advertisements on MediaCorp Campus SuperStar (2005-06)
*PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
*PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
*PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
*PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
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*PA7316Z: Orange (Julius)
*PA7316Z: Orange (Julius)


These Scania L94UBs were made from the former Alexander R bodied buses which were progressively made obsolete since 2000.
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 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".
*1 May to 17 May 2010: PA6432C had been repainted into red whereas PA9585A had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
*5 May to 23 May 2010: PA6433A had been repainted into red whereas PA9587U had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
*29 August 2020 to 19 September 2010: PA7143E and PA7316Z had been repainted into red after the Youth Olympic Games.
*23 September 2020 to 14 October 2010: PA4685C, PA5418B and PA5420T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery.
*19 November 2020 to 4 January 2021: PA4709T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery and PA7187D had been repainted into City Sightseeing red livery.
 
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==
==Open-Top Buses==
=====Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)=====
=====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.
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!Registration no.
!Status
!Status
!Registration Date
|-
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|11
|PA4685C
|PA4685C
|rowspan="4" {{BDRS}}
|rowspan="4" {{BDRS}}
|28 May 2004
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|-
|13
|PA4709T
|PA4709T
|13 May 2004
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|-
|17
|PA5418B
|PA5418B
|14 June 2005
|-
|-
|18
|PA5420T
|PA5420T
|14 June 2005
|-
|-
|}
|}
=====Scania K230UB (Soon Chow)=====
=====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.
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!Service
!Service
!Advertisement
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!Registration Date
|-
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|21
|PA6432C
|PA6432C
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
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|
|28 September 2006
|-
|-
|22
|PA6433A
|PA6433A
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|28 September 2006
|-
|-
|23
|PA7143E
|PA7143E
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
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|
|24 December 2007
|-
|-
|24
|PA7187D
|PA7187D
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|21 December 2007
|-
|-
|25
|PA7316Z
|PA7316Z
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|
|
|21 December 2007
|-
|-
|26
|PA9585A
|PA9585A
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|17 May 2010
|-
|-
|27
|PA9587U
|PA9587U
|
|
|
|
|17 May 2010
|-
|-
|28
|PA9800D
|PA9800D
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|
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|18 October 2010
|-
|-
|29
|PA9916D
|PA9916D
|
|
|
|
|9 November 2010
|-
|-
|50
|PC932E
|PC932E
|
|
|
|
|11 October 2011
|-
|-
|51
|PC1024U
|PC1024U
|
|
|
|
|11 October 2011
|}
|}
=====MAN A69 (Soon Chow)=====
=====MAN A69 (Soon Chow)=====
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!Registration no.
!Registration no.
!Service
!Service
!Advertisement
!Advertisement
!Registration Date
|-
|-
|52
|PC1491D
|PC1491D
|
|
|Mandai Bird Paradise
|Mandai Bird Paradise
|5 February 2013
|-
|-
|54
|PC1586P
|PC1586P
|
|
|
|
|5 February 2013
|-
|-
|53
|PC1709C
|PC1709C
|
|
|Mandai Wildlife Reserve
|Mandai Wildlife Reserve
|5 February 2013
|-
|-
|55
|PC2449X
|PC2449X
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|10 June 2014
|-
|-
|56
|PC2572Y
|PC2572Y
|
|
|
|
|10 June 2014
|-
|-
|57
|PC2596D
|PC2596D
|
|
|
|
|21 July 2014
|-
|-
|58
|PC2665M
|PC2665M
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|21 July 2014
|-
|-
|60
|PC3106D
|PC3106D
|
|
|
|
|26 February 2015
|-
|-
|59
|PC3258Z
|PC3258Z
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|26 February 2015
|-
|-
|62
|PC3579Y
|PC3579Y
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|
|
|26 May 2015
|-
|-
|61
|PC3624A
|PC3624A
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|26 May 2015
|}
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!Advert
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|31
|PA6436S
|PA6436S
|rowspan="2"|Scania K94IB
|rowspan="2"|Scania K94IB
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
|-
|-
|33
|PA6437P
|PA6437P
|-
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|37
|PA7162A
|PA7162A
|rowspan="2"|Scania K230IB
|rowspan="2"|Scania K230IB
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|Mandai City Express
|Mandai City Express
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|38
|PA7365G
|PA7365G
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|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
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|39
|PC1960S
|PC1960S
|MAN SU283F (A91)
|MAN SU283F (A91)
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|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
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|{{N/A}}
|PC4625R
|PC4625R
|MAN A69
|MAN A69
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|3
|PC890S
|PC890S
|rowspan="2"|MAN SU283F
|rowspan="2"|MAN SU283F
|rowspan="2"|The Big Trolley Co.
|rowspan="2"|The Big Trolley Co.
|rowspan="2"|Non-user lay-up status till 1 March 2025
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|1
|PC1086R
|PC1086R
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 24 April 2024

PC3264A - MAN A69

History[edit]

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) - had advertisements on Mypaper (2008)
  • PA4709T: Red (Hurray) - had advertisements on SingTel F1 Grand Prix (2009)
  • PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
  • PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie) - had advertisements on MediaCorp Campus SuperStar (2005-06)
  • 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.

  • 1 May to 17 May 2010: PA6432C had been repainted into red whereas PA9585A had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
  • 5 May to 23 May 2010: PA6433A had been repainted into red whereas PA9587U had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
  • 29 August 2020 to 19 September 2010: PA7143E and PA7316Z had been repainted into red after the Youth Olympic Games.
  • 23 September 2020 to 14 October 2010: PA4685C, PA5418B and PA5420T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery.
  • 19 November 2020 to 4 January 2021: PA4709T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery and PA7187D had been repainted into City Sightseeing red livery.

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[edit]

Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]
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[edit]

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[edit]

Number Registration no. Model Advert Status
3 PC890S MAN SU283F The Big Trolley Co. Non-user lay-up status till 1 March 2025
1 PC1086R

Amphibious Vehicles[edit]

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[edit]

Yellow Route[edit]

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[edit]

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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