The reason why most registrations ending in ‘4’ were skipped is because 8074K crashed badly during the rollout of the E4 B2s on 10th June 2008, trapping the driver. Subsequently, with the exception of 7 euro V buses, all scanias registered after 10th June 2008 did not carry a 4 as the last digit, with 8214Z being the last ‘4’, registered 8/6/08.
IMO this is quite silly, registrations feel quite arbitrary without the 4
A bit of history that many people might not have known about.
Pendantically, not 100% true either… when doing the maths, if they had continued to skip all the “4”s, the Euro V Batch 1s would have run out of numbers… so they revived it for 8884, 8894, 8904, 8934, 8954, 8984, 8994 to end the series nicely at 8999…
Then they doubled down again by skipping 4s in even the tens places for the E5B2s and Wright Batch 1s before some sanity took over again.
But it’s an example of some selection bias at play anyway – not long after that in 2010 they lost both 9188 and 9888 in the AMK Depot fire, among others. Is 8 suddenly a unlucky number? Of course not, and they continue to use it for 7888, etc.
Likely a coincidence but they also got rid of a lot of the 4 buses early in 2022 (8444, 8144, 8194), and all but three ‘4’ E4 B2 buses remain. . Given many of these were APAD they were probably in horrible condition, but can’t help wondering if there is a an actual bias going on here haha
Wow the Batch 1 Euro IV Scanias due to deregister in 2026 after lifespan extended by 2 years in 2024 is apparently being extended by another year till end 2027. So they will be around by 2027, from 2007 to 2027, a whole 20 years. If the Euro IV B2 & Euro V B1 & B2 follows this, they would still be around possibly past 2030.
K230UB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (230hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
K410IB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
410: Power output in horsepower (410hp) rounded to nearest 10
I: Intercity Bus (Short to Long Distance)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, with rear steering)
K310UA:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
310: Power output in horsepower (310hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
A: Articulated Bus
6×2/2: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, articulated)
K320IA:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
320: Power output in horsepower (320hp) rounded to nearest 10
I: Intercity Bus (Short to Long Distance)
A: Articulated Bus
6×2/2: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, articulated)
K310UD:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
310: Power output in horsepower (310hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
D: Double-Decker Bus
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, rear steering)
K480EB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
480: Power output in horsepower (480hp) rounded to nearest 10
E: Executive Bus (Long Distance)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, rear steering)
N230UB:
N: N-series chassis (transversely-mounted engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (280hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
N230UD:
N: N-series chassis (transversely-mounted engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (280hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
D: Double-Decker Bus
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
F360:
F: F-series chassis (front-mounted engine in front of frontmost axle)
360: Power output in horsepower (360hp) rounded to nearest 10
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
The reason why most registrations ending in ‘4’ were skipped is because 8074K crashed badly during the rollout of the E4 B2s on 10th June 2008, trapping the driver. Subsequently, with the exception of 7 euro V buses, all scanias registered after 10th June 2008 did not carry a 4 as the last digit, with 8214Z being the last ‘4’, registered 8/6/08.
IMO this is quite silly, registrations feel quite arbitrary without the 4
Apparently the bus driver lost a limb, so it does make sense given the 4 coincidence that LTA decided to pull back on it.
A bit of history that many people might not have known about.
Pendantically, not 100% true either… when doing the maths, if they had continued to skip all the “4”s, the Euro V Batch 1s would have run out of numbers… so they revived it for 8884, 8894, 8904, 8934, 8954, 8984, 8994 to end the series nicely at 8999…
Then they doubled down again by skipping 4s in even the tens places for the E5B2s and Wright Batch 1s before some sanity took over again.
But it’s an example of some selection bias at play anyway – not long after that in 2010 they lost both 9188 and 9888 in the AMK Depot fire, among others. Is 8 suddenly a unlucky number? Of course not, and they continue to use it for 7888, etc.
Exactly.
Likely a coincidence but they also got rid of a lot of the 4 buses early in 2022 (8444, 8144, 8194), and all but three ‘4’ E4 B2 buses remain. . Given many of these were APAD they were probably in horrible condition, but can’t help wondering if there is a an actual bias going on here haha
Wow the Batch 1 Euro IV Scanias due to deregister in 2026 after lifespan extended by 2 years in 2024 is apparently being extended by another year till end 2027. So they will be around by 2027, from 2007 to 2027, a whole 20 years. If the Euro IV B2 & Euro V B1 & B2 follows this, they would still be around possibly past 2030.
now put a news of “go ahead Singapore takes over scandia k230ub for Tampines package”
Full Scania Chassis lineup:
K230UB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (230hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
K410IB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
410: Power output in horsepower (410hp) rounded to nearest 10
I: Intercity Bus (Short to Long Distance)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, with rear steering)
K310UA:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
310: Power output in horsepower (310hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
A: Articulated Bus
6×2/2: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, articulated)
K320IA:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
320: Power output in horsepower (320hp) rounded to nearest 10
I: Intercity Bus (Short to Long Distance)
A: Articulated Bus
6×2/2: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, articulated)
K310UD:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
310: Power output in horsepower (310hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
D: Double-Decker Bus
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, rear steering)
K480EB:
K: K-series chassis (centrally-mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle)
480: Power output in horsepower (480hp) rounded to nearest 10
E: Executive Bus (Long Distance)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
6×2*4: Wheel configuration (three-axle vehicle, driven rear axle, rear steering)
N230UB:
N: N-series chassis (transversely-mounted engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (280hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
N230UD:
N: N-series chassis (transversely-mounted engine behind rearmost axle)
230: Power output in horsepower (280hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
D: Double-Decker Bus
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
F360:
F: F-series chassis (front-mounted engine in front of frontmost axle)
360: Power output in horsepower (360hp) rounded to nearest 10
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)
what are these?
Other scania chassi
Continuing on:
N280UB:
N: N-series chassis (transversely-mounted engine behind rearmost axle)
280: Power output in horsepower (280hp) rounded to nearest 10
U: Urban Bus (City bus)
B: No special adaptation (Rigid Bus)
4×2: Wheel configuration (two-axle vehicle, driven rear axle)