Volvo B8L

28 January 20183 February 2019 Doors Are Closing 16 Comments

Additional Features

USB Charging Ports

The bus is equipped with USB charging ports for selected seats only. Charging ports come with room for either one or two USB cables.

At present, only the lower deck rear seating area, and the last two rows of the upper deck, have USB charging ports. The reason for such odd construction arrangements is unknown.

Exit Doors

Doors and the Automated Wheelchair Ramp are supplied by SMC Transit, also known as SMC Pneumatics. A video of the ramp deployment is shown below. The automatic ramp has since been removed prior to entering revenue service, and replaced with a manual wheelchair ramp.

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Rear exit door (Top) — Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Rear exit door (Top)

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Rear exit door (Bottom) — Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Rear exit door (Bottom)

Manual Wheelchair Ramp onboard Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Gallery

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Curved air-conditioning duct — Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Curved air-conditioning duct

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Engine Bay — Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Engine Bay

SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Service 94 — SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Service 94

SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Service 94 - Rear — SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Service 94 – Rear

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) - Front section — Volvo B8L (SG4003D) – Front section

Service 94 - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) [Rear] — Service 94 – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) [Rear]

Service 94 - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Service 94 – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Service 71 - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Service 71 – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Bus 804 - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Bus 804 – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Service 70M - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Service 70M – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Service 70 - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Service 70 – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

Showcase

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) at the Seletar Bus Carnival: Specifications poster

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) at the Seletar Bus Carnival: Rear view

Volvo B8L (SG4003D) at the Seletar Bus Carnival: Side view

SG4003D was showcased during the Seletar Bus Depot Carnival & Ulu Pandan Bus Depot Carnival as part of the static bus displays.

Ulu Pandan Bus Depot Carnival Static Bus Display - SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D) — Ulu Pandan Bus Depot Carnival Static Bus Display – SBS Transit Volvo B8L (SG4003D)

External Links & References:

Volvo B8L – Hong Kong Bus Resource & Information Centre [Accessed 18/11/17]
Volvo D8K Factsheet – Volvo Buses [Accessed 18/11/17]
100 Seats for Lothian in new three-axle Envio400XLB on Volvo chassis – ADL [Accessed 8/11/17]

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16 thoughts on “Volvo B8L”

ILoveSGTransportation
22 July 2018 at 2:59 PM
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Ok I wonder why the Volvo B8L is on 851e…. it would be better if it serves on a longer route because its a double decker. And In my opinion the Euro 6 (Referring to both MAN A22 and A95) are better than this.
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Didi
11 July 2018 at 11:12 AM
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Any timings for service 71?
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Regan Tan
9 July 2018 at 10:27 PM
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Because the ramp was flimsy and there is a sharp bump when dealing the wheelchair ramp, making it difficult to push the wheelchair up, so it got replaced
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SG5835M
7 May 2018 at 5:45 PM
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Why did they even install the automatic ramp when they are gonna replace it with a manuel one?
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