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After the award of 150 Volvo B9TL double-deck buses in 2009, 300 double-deck buses in 2010, and a further 565 double deck buses in 2012/2013, Volvo Buses has now secured a further order for 415 Volvo B9TL double deck buses from SBS Transit in Singapore. Altogether, by 2017, Volvo Buses will have delivered 1,415 Volvo B9TL Euro 5 buses to SBS Transit. The customer has once again opted for a Volvo chassis embodying quality and safety, and Wrightbus aluminium bodies.
SBS Transit is one of Volvo Buses’ most important customers and a leading bus operator in Singapore with more than 3,200 buses in its fleet. Since 1981, Volvo has delivered more than 2,500 buses to the company. With this order, Volvo has further strengthened its position as the major supplier of double-deck buses to meet SBS Transit’s new vehicle requirements from 2015 to 2017.
The order is for 415 double-deckers built on the Volvo B9TL chassis. The chassis will be produced in Borås, Sweden, while the bodywork will be made by Wrightbus and mounted in Singapore. Deliveries will commence in July 2015 and be completed by mid-2017.
SBS Transit has opted to equip the buses with Volvo D9 engines that comply with Euro V emission legislation that has been enforced in Singapore in January 2014.