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Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
operator in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, incorporated on 31 May 1982 by a firm of Singapore Shuttle Bus as a second full-day run bus service, following public transportation market liberalisation reform approved by parliament
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. Parliament is unicameral and is made up of Members of Parliament who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament who are appointed...
, which thereafter proposed the formation of another public bus service provider to establish a duopoly
Duopoly
A true duopoly is a specific type of oligopoly where only two producers exist in one market. In reality, this definition is generally used where only two firms have dominant control over a market...
, which will compete with Singapore Bus Services
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
(now SBS Transit) in 1981. TIBS Holdings' core businesses were subsumed by SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
on 10 May 2004 following merger.
TIBS began its services on 3 April 1983 with 37 Hino
Hino Motors
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RK176 buses plying on Services 160 and 167 which taken over from Singapore Bus Services, followed by the rest of the services in the northern areas, when the government gave the company exclusive operating rights in the northern towns of Sembawang
Sembawang
Sembawang is an area in the Northern-most portion of Singapore, encompassing the largest land mass within the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Sembawang Constituency is Khaw Boon Wan. The constituency jurisdiction extends into the Woodlands...
, Woodlands
Woodlands, Singapore
Woodlands, or the Woodlands New Town , is a suburban town in northern Singapore, part of the North West Community Development Council district...
and Yishun
Yishun
Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially named, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate....
.
Its buses were coloured distinctly in pale beige with yellow and orange lines. In addition to its regular buses, it also operates the unique Bendy Buses
Articulated bus
An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint...
- a fleet of Mercedes-Benz O405G
Mercedes-Benz O405
The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
s.
On 12 March 1987, TIBS acquired Singapore Shuttle Bus Pte. Ltd., a bus operator with limited routes serving mainly the city area. The next day, on March 13, TIBS became a public listed company
Public company
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on SESDAQ
Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange Limited is an investment holding company located in Singapore and providing different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges FederationSingapore Exchange...
.
On 2 May 1990, TIBS Taxis Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of TIBS, was formed to operate taxi services. It is the only company in Singapore to operate a fleet of entirely large capacity taxis. It also operates the world-famous London
London
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taxis.
Another subsidiary, TIBS Motors Pte. Ltd., was set up in 1990 to provide workshop services and carry out business as a distributor and agent for some motor vehicles.
In 1991, TIBS underwent a restructuring, bringing its subsidiaries under TIBS Holdings Ltd..
In 2001, it merged with Singapore MRT and became a subsidiary of the SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
.
On 10 May 2004, in a S$2.5 million rebranding exercise the name "TIBS" was changed to SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...
Limited (bus services) and SMRT Taxis (taxi services). The livery of all buses were subsequently painted to red from yellow.
Fleet at merger
- Mercedes-Benz O405Mercedes-Benz O405The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
(Hispano CarroceraHispano CarroceraTata Hispano Motors Carrocera , based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, is one of the largest manufacturers of bus and coach cabins in Europe. It is a fully owned subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. Tata Motors acquired control of the company in 2005, after purchasing a 21% stake in the company...
) - Mercedes-Benz O405GMercedes-Benz O405The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
(Hispano CarroceraHispano CarroceraTata Hispano Motors Carrocera , based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, is one of the largest manufacturers of bus and coach cabins in Europe. It is a fully owned subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. Tata Motors acquired control of the company in 2005, after purchasing a 21% stake in the company...
) - Dennis LanceDennis LanceThe Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
(Duple MetsecDuple MetsecDuple Metsec is a former bus bodywork builder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body kits for assembly overseas....
) - HinoHino Motors-External links:Global* * * Overseas offices****.*.***.*.* - Philippines**...
HS3KRKK (Volgren CR221LVolgrenVolgren is an Australian bodywork company previously owned by Volvo and the Grenda Corporation but is now entirely owned by the latter. It was established in 1977, initially supplying bodywork for Volvo buses sold in Australia, and later supplying bus bodywork on all types of chassis for both local...
) - DAF SB220LTDAF SB220The DAF SB220 is a city bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International in the 1980s and 1990s.It has been superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.-United Kingdom :*Optare Delta*Ikarus Citibus...
(Walter Alexander SetantaWalter Alexander CoachbuildersWalter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus coachbuilder and operater based in Falkirk.-History:Walter Alexander, notice a lack expasion by the Falkirk and District Tramways Company's especially in to Grangemouth which never hdd a tram line. In 1913 Alexander's Motor Service was created to...
) - Scania L113Scania L113The Scania L113 was a single-deck bus built by Scania AB of Sweden between 1989 and 1998.-Design:The L113 was largely a cross between the N113 and K113, with the front section of its chassis of a similar height to that of the N113, and an 11-litre engine that was mounted longitudinally as per the...
CRL (Walter Alexander StriderWalter Alexander CoachbuildersWalter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus coachbuilder and operater based in Falkirk.-History:Walter Alexander, notice a lack expasion by the Falkirk and District Tramways Company's especially in to Grangemouth which never hdd a tram line. In 1913 Alexander's Motor Service was created to...
/Greek Hellenic Vehicle IndustryELBOELBO , is a Greek vehicle manufacturer based in Thessaloniki...
) - Nissan Diesel U31RCN (Fuji Heavy Industries)
Registration number
- (TIB1E to TIB42L) HinoHino Motors-External links:Global* * * Overseas offices****.*.***.*.* - Philippines**...
RK176 (Hino) - (TIB43J to TIB44G) Nissan Diesel U31F (Fuji Coach)
- (TIB45D to TIB84R) Hino RK176 (Hino)
- (TIB85M to TIB112T) Nissan Diesel U31F (Fuji Coach)
- (TIB113R to TIB120U) Hino RK176 (Hino)
- (TIB121S to TIB145Z) Nissan Diesel U31F (Fuji Coach)
- (TIB146X to TIB250C) Hino HT228KA (Hino)
- (TIB251A to TIB336P) Nissan Diesel U31SCNNissan Diesel UAThe Nissan Diesel UA is a heavy-duty bus built by Nissan Diesel. The range was primarily available as city bus.- U/UA :*U/UA20/30 *U35 *K-U/UA31/36 *P-U/UA32 *P-U/UA33/50 - UA :...
(Fuji Heavy Industries) (TIB279X and TIB280R are original air-conditioned and TIB311K to TIB317U are converted air-conditioned buses but was reverted into non air-conditioned buses) - (TIB337L to TIB361R) Hino HT238 (Hino)
- (Old TIB362M to TIB379R) Hino BF177 (Hino) (former old CSS178K to CSS194M)
- (New TIB362M to TIB377X) Nissan U31RCNNissan Diesel UAThe Nissan Diesel UA is a heavy-duty bus built by Nissan Diesel. The range was primarily available as city bus.- U/UA :*U/UA20/30 *U35 *K-U/UA31/36 *P-U/UA32 *P-U/UA33/50 - UA :...
(Fuji Heavy Industries) - (TIB380K to TIB389L) Hino HT238K (Hino)
- (TIB390G) Nissan Diesel U31SCN (Fuji Heavy Industries)
- (TIB391D to TIB424T) DAF SB220LTDAF SB220The DAF SB220 is a city bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International in the 1980s and 1990s.It has been superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.-United Kingdom :*Optare Delta*Ikarus Citibus...
(Hispano) - (TIB425R to TIB561E) Mercedes-Benz O405Mercedes-Benz O405The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
(Hispano Carrocera) - (TIB562C to TIB571B) Scania L113CRLScania L113The Scania L113 was a single-deck bus built by Scania AB of Sweden between 1989 and 1998.-Design:The L113 was largely a cross between the N113 and K113, with the front section of its chassis of a similar height to that of the N113, and an 11-litre engine that was mounted longitudinally as per the...
(Walter Alexander StriderAlexander StriderThe Alexander Strider was a single-decker bus body produced in Scotland by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders between 1993 and 1997. The body was available on Dennis Lance, Volvo B10B, Volvo B10M, Scania N113 and Scania L113 chassis....
) - (TIB572Z to TIB634D) Mercedes-Benz O405 (Hispano Carrocera)
- (TIB635B to TIB674M) Scania L113CRL (Walter Alexander Strider)
- (TIB675K to TIB724C) DAF SB220LT (Walter Alexander Setanta)
- (TIB725A to TIB832Z) Mercedes-Benz O405 (Hispano Carrocera) (TIB725A to TIB797S are converted-air-conditioned buses)
- (TIB833X to TIB837K) Scania L113CRL (Converted-air-conditioned, ELBO)
- (TIB838H) Mercedes-Benz O405GMercedes-Benz O405The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
(Hispano) - (TIB839E to TIB848D) Scania L113CRL (Converted-air-conditioned, ELBO)
- (TIB849B to TIB904A) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano)
- (TIB905Y) Hino HS3KRK (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB906U to TIB946D) UMW-Dennis LanceDennis LanceThe Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
245 (Duple Metsec) - (TIB947B to TIB957Y) Hino HS3KRK (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB958U to TIB972C) Mercedes-Benz O405 (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB973A to TIB1001Z) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano)
- (TIB1002X to TIB1016G) Dennis Lance 211Dennis LanceThe Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
(Duple Metsec) - (TIB1017D and TIB1018B) UMW-Dennis Lance 245 (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB1019Z to TIB1023K) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit)
- (TIB1024H) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB1025E to TIB1177A) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit)
- (TIB1178Y to TIB1197S) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Volgren CR221)
- (TIB1198P to TIB1247G) Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit)
- (TIB1248D to TIB1256E) Nissan Diesel U31RCN (Fuji Heavy Industries) (former CSS197E, CSS199A, CSS201B, CSS202Z, CSS206M, CSS208H, CSS209E, CSS210A, CSS211Y)
- (TIB1257C) UMW-Dennis Lance 245 (Duple Metsec) (former CSS310U)