Wednesday, October 20, 2010

VOLVO B9TL(WRIGHT ECLIPSE GEMINI 2)

A Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL(SBS 7501B)
                                              The Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL are currently being delivered to SBS Transit.450 units of this bus were ordered and will run on Singapore roads very soon.They are currently not in service and not deployed in any bus service yet.This bus model is equipped with Electronic Destination Signange(EDS) unlike the previous Volvo B9TL which is bodied by ComfortDelgro Engineering.This bus has almost similar features like the previous Volvo B9TL.

Friday, October 1, 2010

KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES C151 MODIFICATION

Builder's plate of trainset 127/128 which shows the company that manufactured the train and can be found on either ends of the train
Refurbisher's plate that shows which company refurbished the train and also the year which the train received refurbishment and can be found on either ends of the train

New flooring after modification

New wheelchair logo on the wheelchair area which can be found on the two middle cars

Carriage identification label of a trainset(127/128)
   This train(trainset 127/128)was modified(although the actual refurbishment of this train took place in 2008).This train now has some new features such as its original builder's plate,refurbisher's plate,handicap markings at wheelchair areas and new flooring.Modification works are still going on among the C151s to get back their original builder's plate as well as new features like the ones shown above.Another trainset that underwent modification works is trainset 089/090.