On 14 March 2024, 10 Scania K230UB buses from SBS Transit were transferred to SMRT Buses. Spotted at Woodlands Bus Park, these buses have the SMRT Buses logo affixed on all corners of the bus, while retaining the original white-orange-purple SBS Transit livery.
An unusual sight to behold, mixed livery buses (“rojak buses”) are not a new phenomenon in Singapore’s bus fleets. However, these Scania K230UB buses, originally purchased by SBS Transit, are being operated outside of SBS Transit for the first time.
SMRT Buses will be taking over the Jurong West Bus Package in September 2024, which is formerly operated by SBS Transit. Leading up to the takeover, these buses have been transferred to facilitate training and familiarisation of Bus Captains and Technicians.
The buses transferred are:
- Scania K230UB (Euro IV):
SBS8198L, SBS8331T, SBS8367R, SBS8457P & SBS8460D - Scania K230UB (Euro V):
SBS8625X, SBS8628M, SBS8699H, SBS8902X & SBS8930P
the replacements for these buses at Soon Lee Bus Depot were MAN A22 buses drawn out from the LTA Storage bus fleet in January 2024, namely: SG1737P, SG1767C, SG1796T, SG1824X – SG1830C
Jurong West Bus Package
At the commencement of the first tendered package term of the Jurong West Bus Package in September 2024, a total of 45 Scania K230UB buses were leased to SMRT Buses. This comprised of the 10 initial training buses, as well as 35 additional buses transferred in September 2024.
| Scania K230UB (Euro IV) | Scania K230UB (Euro V) |
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Return to SBS Transit (2025)
Between April 2025 and July 2025, all 45 Scania K230UB under the Jurong West Bus Package buses were returned to SBS Transit, in exchange for MAN A22 Euro V & MAN A22 Euro VI buses.
All the last 5 Scania K230UB transferred back to SBST, swapped with 5 MAN NL323F Euro VI A22 in return. That means the end of the era of Scania K230UB for SMRT Buses.
Now we’re left with 3 more Euro 5 Batch 1 and the Euro 5 Batch 2 buses to be transferred back to SBST