Former and Decommissioned Buses
| Model | Image | Bodywork Manufacturer | Year Introduced | Units Introduced | Registration Number(s) | Notes |
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| Dennis Dart | Duple Metsec | 1994 | 10 | SBS8009A — SBS8018Z. | Midibus. 9.4 metres long. They are SBS Transit's shortest buses (the 'title' once belonged to the Mercedes-Benz 811Ds and Nissan Civilians). Sold to private companies or scrapped by 2011. |
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| Dennis Dominator DDA144 | East Lancs | 1982 | 1 | SBS7003Y. | Demonstrator unit. Originally registered as ACM 408X in the United Kingdom. Withdrawn from SBS in 1983 and shipped to Hong Kong in 1984. Bought by Kowloon Motor Bus as an Advanced Training Vehicle and registered as DL9739 in Oct 1986, and subsequently retired in 1991. |
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| Fargo Kew KS600 | Chua Heng | 1972 | 20 | SBS5009U — SBS5014D, SBS5022E — SBS5027S, SBS5062P, SBS5066D, SBS5081J —SBS5082G, SBS5098L, SBS5100M — SBS5102H | Scrapped | |
| Leyland Atlantean | Walter Alexander R-type | 1984 — 1986 | 200 | SBS1637H — SBS1682B, SBS1690C — SBS1695P, SBS4962Z — SBS4999T, SBS5542X — SBS5552S, SBS5587S — SBS5624T, SBS6835U — SBS6906Z. | Scrapped by 2001. | |
| Leyland Victory Mk2 | Soon Chow/Baco Body | 1978 — 1980 | 500 | SBS6590A — SBS6597G, SBS6603Y — SBS6616K, SBS6621U — SBS6638Y, SBS6658P — SBS6673U and SBS6681X — SBS6775J. | Scrapped. | |
| Leyland Lynx | Walter Alexander PS | 1989 | 1 | SBS3572Y. | Demonstrator unit. Used a Scania N113CRB front bumper after an accident in August 2001. Scrapped. |
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| Leyland Olympian | Walter Alexander R-type | 1986 — 1988 | 20 | SBS3550K — SBS3571A, SBS6907X — SBS6999E, SBS7113M — SBS7197X. | 2-axle non-air-conditioned bus. SBS7196Z was converted into "Bobbie the Gymbus" and was re-registered as YL8508R and resides in Pat's schoolhouse. SBS6907X was converted into the National Youth Council "NYC Qbuzz" bus. The remaining buses were either sold to overseas or scrapped by 2003. Replaced by Volvo Super Olympian (Volvo B10TL) in 2003. |
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| MAN 16.240 HOCL | PSV International/Soon Chow | 1990 | 1 | SBS81S. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped. |
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| MAN 18.240 HOCL-NL (A69) | Gemilang Coachworks | 2008 | 1 | SBS8031J. | Demonstrator unit. Bus is sold to Dnata and is now awaiting re-registration. |
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| Mercedes-Benz 811D | Asia Coach | 1993 | 5 | SBS8004M — SBS8008C. | Minibuses 7.6 meters long. Sold to private companies or scrapped. |
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| Mercedes-Benz OF1413 | Chua Heng | 1984 | 8 | SBS1Z — SBS8E. | First air-conditioned buses. Transferred from Singapore Airport Bus Services (SABS) Scrapped. |
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| Mercedes-Benz O305 | Walter Alexander R-type | 1982 (Demonstrators) 1984 — 1986 (Production Batches) |
202 | SBS2477X, SBS2478T, SBS2481H — SBS2592X, SBS5541Z (Demonstrator), SBS7027D — SBS7112R. | Demonstrators scrapped in 1994. Production batches scrapped between 1997 and 2001. |
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| Willowbrook | SBS5500S. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped in 1994. |
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| Mercedes-Benz O405 | Walter Alexander PS | 1990 — 1991 | 200 | SBS82P — SBS281G. | SBS210L is the last bus to have the original SBS livery before deregistration in May 2010. Some were exported and rebodied to serve as urban buses in Bangkok. |
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| Duple Metsec OAC | 1991 — 1992 | 500 | SBS282D — SBS581R. | Scrapped by 3 June 2011. Some were exported and rebodied to serve as urban buses in Bangkok. |
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| Duple Metsec CAC | 1990 — 1992 | SBS3723D — SBS3922X. | Scrapped by 1 April 2011. Some were exported and rebodied to serve as urban buses in Bangkok. |
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| Mercedes-Benz O405G | Volgren CR221L | 1996 | 1 | SBS999U. | Demonstrator unit. SBS's second articulated bus. 17.5 m long Sold to Bayes Coachline of New Zealand in 2006, now registered as DKJ696. |
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| Mercedes-Benz OC500LE | Gemilang Coachworks | 2009 | 1 | (None) | Demonstrator unit. SBS Transit rejected the trial. This bus is sold to Chitson Transport and registered as PA9588S. |
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| Nissan Civilian | Nissan | 1990 | 4 | SBS8000Z — SBS8003R. | Minibuses Sold to private companies or scrapped. |
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| Nissan Diesel U21SCN | Fuji Heavy Industries | 1985 | 1 | SBS2452S. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped. |
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| NIssan Diesel U31SCN | Fuji Heavy Industries | 1986 | 20 | SBS10Y — SBS29U. | Scrapped. | |
| Renault PR100.2 | Ansair | 1988 | 1 | SBS30P. | Demonstrator unit. Demonstration of the bus was unsuccessful and was returned to the manufacturer. |
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| Scania L113CRL | PSV International/Soon Chow | 1995 | 12 | SH971E — SH982Z. | Originally deployed on Airbus Services. Painted in SBS Leisure livery. Upon withdrawal of the services, these buses re-registered as PA840Y — PA842S, PA903A — PA904Y, PA907P — PA908L, PA912Z, PA915R, PA918H — PA919E and all of the buses served as Turf City Shuttle. When the Ex-Sentosa Island Shuttle Volvo B10M Mark IV (PA-Plated) buses took over the Turf City Shuttle in early 2005, PA908L, PA912Z and PA919E were sold to Westpoint Transit Pte. Ltd. while the remaining buses scrapped. |
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| Scania BR112DH | East Lancs | 1982 | 1 | SBS7000E. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped. |
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| Scania N113CRB | Walter Alexander PS | 1989 — 1990 | 200 | SBS31L — SBS80U; SBS3573U — SBS3722G. | Scrapped by May 2009. A few were sold overseas. |
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| Volvo B10M | Van Hool Mark I | 1986 | 1 | SBS9C. | Demonstrator unit. Sold to New Zealand in late 1990s. |
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| Walter Alexander PS | 1988 — 1989 | 200 | SBS1696L — SBS1895D. | Scrapped by 2008. SBS1793P was converted into “Magic Bus” and re-registered as YK5257, but subsequently scrapped. SBS1836A was sold to New Zealand and rebodied by Designline and registered as DNP197. SBS1867K was converted into “Heritage on the Move” bus and converted into a CAC bus, and subsequently scrapped. Upon retirement, a few buses were sold overseas. |
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| Duple Metsec Mark III | 1992 — 1993 | 300 | SBS582M — SBS881A. | Euro I Scrapped by 7 June 2012. |
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| PSV International/Soon Chow Mark IV | 1994 | 20 | SBS8019X — SBS8028U. | Euro I Originally registered as SH957Y — SH970H. Installed with Mobitec Filp-Dot EDS, these buses operated on Sentosa Island Shuttle and was painted in yellow and green livery. The EDS removed after it was removed from Sentosa Island Shuttle. 10 of the buses re-registered and painted in SBS Transit livery. The remaining 10 re-registered as PA4682K — PA4697T and operated on Turf City Shuttle. All SBS-Plated and 3 PA-Plated (PA4682K, PA4696X and PA4697T) buses were scrapped by 25 May 2011, while 7 PA-Plated (PA4684E, PA4686A, PA4688U — PA4689S, PA4691J, PA4693D and PA4694B) buses were sold to A&S Transport Pte. Ltd. |
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| Mark IV Superlong Duple Metsec | 1995 | 1 | SBS997A. | Euro I Demonstrator unit. Scrapped by 2012. |
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| Volvo B10MA | Duple Metsec | 1996 | 1 | SBS998Y. | Demonstrator unit. SBS's first articulated bus. Asia's longest bus (19 m long). Sold to Bayes Coachline of New Zealand in 2006 and registered as DRF920. |
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| Volvo B10MD | East Lancs | 1984 | 1 | SBS4961B. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped. |
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| Volvo B55 Ailsa | East Lancs | 1981 | 1 | SBS4741U. | Demonstrator unit. Scrapped. |
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| Volvo Super Olympian (Volvo B10TL) |
Volgren CR222LD | 1999 | 1 | SBS9888Y. | Euro II Demonstrator unit. EDS removed in 1 December 2005. First bus to have TVMobile installed. SBS9888Y, on Service 25, was destroyed in a fire on 7 March 2010 in Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot. |
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