Maiden Trip

Maiden Trip of MAN Lion's City SD 3-Door (SG4002G)
Maiden Trip of MAN Lion’s City SD 3-Door (SG4002G)

A maiden trip, a term originating from the shipping industry, has been extended to various other forms of transport. For the public bus industry, it can refer to the debut of a particular bus, the introduction of a new route, the first revenue service trip of a particular bus, and so on.

The novelty of buses on their maiden trips is a draw for many bus enthusiasts in Singapore who take the opportunity to experience and document a newly-introduced bus model or bus route. With information becoming more accessible, more bus enthusiasts are able to quickly receive information about maiden trips and track the whereabouts of buses.

Bus Models:

Bus Contracting Model era – Maiden Trips:
Bus Model Operator Registration Bus Route Date 
BYD B12A03 SBS Transit SG4013A 265 14 Jan 2024
Ankai G9 SMRT Buses SG4009M 61 1 Dec 2023
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) SBS Transit SG6344G, SG6347Z 974 26 Oct 2021
SMRT Buses SG6349T 190
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (Batch 2) SMRT Buses SG5703K 964 14 Aug 2017
BYD K9 (Gemilang) SBS Transit SG3050Z1, SG3060U1, SG3061S2, SG3062P2,3, SG3069X4 1351, 1622, 162M3, 807/A4 29 Jul 2020
BYD K9RC SBS Transit SG4005Z 851 4 Jul 2022
CRRC TEG6125BEV03 Go-Ahead SG4006X 3 10 Dec 2021
FTBCI FBC6120BRS7 Go-Ahead SG4012C 374 14 Nov 2023
Linkker LM312 SBS Transit SG3070R1,2, SG3071M1, SG3072K2, SG3078U2, SG3079S1, SG3082G1, SG3088R1, SG3089M1 381, 402 26 Aug 2021
SMRT Buses SG3077Y2, SG3083D1, SG3084B1, SG3085Z1, SG3086X1 1761, 9762
MAN Lion’s City DD 3-door concept bus Tower Transit SG5999Z 143 13 Mar 2017
MAN Lion’s City SD 3-door concept bus SMRT Buses SG4002G 190 19 Jun 2017
MAN A22 (Euro 6) – Batch 1 SBS Transit Multiple units 851e 28 May 2018
SMRT Buses Multiple units 991 8 July 2018
Go-Ahead SG1797R 68 5 Sep 2018
Tower Transit Multiple units Multiple routes 6 Sep 2021
MAN A95 Euro 5 (Batch 2) SMRT Buses Multiple units Multiple routes 01 Sep 2016
MAN A95 Euro 5 (Batch 3) SMRT Buses SG5800M & SG5801K 190 & 972 14 Feb 2017
MAN A95 (Euro 6) – SG2017C SBS Transit SG2017C 71 17 Dec 2017
MAN A95 (Euro 6) – Batch 1 SBS Transit Multiple units 851e 27 May 2018
SMRT Buses Multiple units 920 & 922 10 Jun 2018
MAN A95 (Euro 6) – Batch 2 SMRT Buses SG6172K & SG6173H 670 & 969 30 Mar 2020
SBS Transit SG6176A, SG6177Y, SG6181J, SG6183D*, SG6184B 50 6 Apr 2020
Tower Transit SG6173H 854, 854e 4 Oct 2021
MAN A95 (Euro 6) – 3-Door Batch SBS Transit SG6286R 243W 7 Feb 2021
SMRT Buses SG6287M 900 14 Feb 2021
Tower Transit SG6288K 334 31 Jan 2021
Go-Ahead SG6283Z 83 28 Jan 2021
Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid SBS Transit SG4004B 272 13 Mar 2020
ST Engineering Retrofitted Electric Bus SMRT Buses SG3100M 176 5 Oct 2021
Volvo B5LH SBS Transit Multiple units 272 10 Dec 2018
SMRT Buses Multiple units 920, 972, 973 21 Dec 2018
Tower Transit SG3016Z 854 8 Sep 2021
Volvo B8L SBS Transit SG4003D 94 2 Apr 2018
Volvo BZL–SC Neustar City Tower Transit SG4007T 990 26 Mar 2023
Yutong ZK6128BEVG (E12) Go-Ahead SG3093A, SG3094Y, SG3095U 15 3 Apr 2020
SMRT Buses SG3096S1, SG3097P1, SG3098L2 9441, 9832
Tower Transit SG3090H2, SG3091E2, SG3092C1, SG3099J1 661, 9902
Yutong ZK6125BEVGS (E12DD) Go-Ahead SG7006B1,2, SG7007Z1,2, SG7008X1, SG7009T1,2 831, 1182 27 Oct 2020
SMRT Buses SG7002L 983
Tower Transit SG7003J, SG7004G, SG7005D 189
Zhongtong LCK6126EVG (N12) Go-Ahead SG4010H 3 24 Apr 2023
  • * = Unregistered deployment
    (SG6183D was only registered on 7 April 2020 as reflected on the OneMotoring Portal, but was deployed on revenue service on 6 April 2020)

Pre-BCM maiden trips by Bus Model

This list is not exhaustive.

SBS Transit:
Bus Model Registration Bus Route Date
Mercedes-Benz Citaro SBS6000L 28 1 Jun 2011
Scania K230UB Demonstrator SBS8033D 174 Nov 2007
Scania K230UB (Euro 4) 10 units 100, 174 1 Nov 2007
Scania K230UB (Euro 5) Multiple units 3, 36 8 Apr 2009
Scania K310UD SBS7888K 133M 15 May 2010
Sunlong SLK6121UF14H SBS8000Z 185 8 Aug 2010
Volvo B5RLE Hybrid SBS8002T 506 1 Mar 2015
Volvo B9TL CDGE Multiple units 21 27 Jun 2006
Volvo B9TL Wright SBS7502Z, SBS7506M 185 01 Nov 2010
Volvo B9TL Gemilang SBS7777Y 7 17 Feb 2014
Volvo B10TL (CDGE) SBS9889U 147 21 Mar 2005
SMRT Buses
Bus Model Registration Bus Route Date
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 SMB3501L, SMB3502J & SMB3503G 972 13 Jul 2014
MAN A22 (NL323F), MCV demonstrator SMB138Y 961 29 Dec 2010
MAN A22 (NL323F), Gemilang (Production Batch) SMB189A 963 Sep 2011
MAN A24 (NG363F) Demonstrator SMB388S 190 18 Apr 2013
MAN A24 (NG363F) Production Batch SMB8001E 190 15 Mar 2015
MAN A95 (ND323F) Demonstrator SMB5888H 190 05 Nov 2014
MAN A95 (ND323F) – Euro V Batch 1 SMB5889H 868 07 Sep 2015
Mercedes-Benz Citaro Demonstrator SMB136C 855 16 Mar 2010
Mercedes-Benz Citaro (Production Batch) SMB140P 75 Mar 2011
Mercedes-Benz Citaro (SBS Transit-spec) Multiple units Multiple routes 25 Apr 2016
Mercedes-Benz OC500LE SMB1H 190 29 Jun 2008
Yutong ZK6126HGC SMB135E 854 20 Aug 2009
Zhongtong LCK6121GHEV SMB137A 945 19 Jan 2011

Maiden trips in the past:

Bus Model Registration Bus Route Date
Leyland Olympian 3-axle Mixed 7 01 Sep 1993
Volvo B10MA-70 Superlong SBS997A 76 19 Oct 1995

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  • 20 April 2020 at 12:14 AM
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    my record shows SMB135E was first deployed on svc 854 on 20th Aug 2009.

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