Little Red Dot Buses

12/10/2022

An overview of public transport fare changes from 26 December 2022.

Find out more about how the changes may affect you, and how the government is keeping public transport fares affordable here: go.gov.sg/ptcfre2022.

30/09/2022

Trans-Island was really first class.

SMRT Buses? Not close.

Ad for Trans Island Bus Service (TIBS).

TIBS was formed in 1982 to provide competition to SBS, with services launched in 1983. It was rebranded as SMRT Buses in 2004.

09/09/2022

162 on 962.

Typical peak hour crowd rushing home for TGIF.

They so excited! They so excited yeah!

It's Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend!

24/08/2022

After thinking for months whether to keep on posting on Facebook, I have decided that there will be no new Facebook photos posted until further notice effective 25 August 2022.

Not to worry, the page would not be de-activated. All newer posts will be re-shared posts from other pages.

My activity on Facebook has declined rapidly over the years, with the main use not for content creation. You can however follow Little Red Dot Buses on Instagram, where I am more active https://www.instagram.com/littlereddotbuses/.

Contemplating setting up a proper YouTube too so will update over time.

Additionally, as I am based overseas at the moment, you can support my Australian-based bus Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/busesdownunder/ if you’d like.

Thank you so much for the support you’ve given on Facebook since 1 July 2012 (typo in image but lazy to edit). it’s been wonderful. None of the success here or on Facebook would have been possible without you.

It’s not the end, but it’s a shift in what my account will be used for.

Thank you for your support, for the likes, shares, comments on my content. It means a lot!

24/08/2022

This photo will be the last new original content posted from Little Red Dot Buses on Facebook. More details in a later post.

SG1044E on Service 858 in 2017, back when both the bus and route were under SMRT Buses. The years from 2016/2017 to 2021 saw most of Service 858 fleet flooded with SG-plated Citaros.

The bus is now with SBS Transit, permanently deployed on Cross-Border routes with the Malaysian APAD registration. The front has been painted in SBS Transit corporate colours. Sadly the dress rims have been removed.

On a side note, masks are no longer required in airports and selected airlines to/from Singapore from 29 August 2022. However, they are still needed in buses, trains, air-conditioned indoor bus interchanges/MRT stations and healthcare facilities. 😷

Photo details:
Date taken - 19 October 2017
Time - 16:29
Location - Changi Airport PTB3 (Terminal 3) [Stop ID: 95109]

20/08/2022

Remember these NTUC Comfort school minibuses? The one I took to get me from Toa Payoh to St Michael's School had the number SCB 388 (later CB 388) ...

09/08/2022

Happy 57th National Day, Singapore! 🇸🇬 Majulah Singapura!

Photos courtesy of 📷🤳:

01/08/2022

SMB18K blending in with the lush greenery at Hume Avenue while on Service 973.

Photo details:
Date taken - 13 July 2022
Time - 13:15
Location - Hume Avenue

21/07/2022

Second Post with another Citaro.

SG1122M on Service 963R.

The bus is now with SBS Transit, operating on the Cross Border Route Service 170X, while Service 963R was formally withdrawn on 30 June 2022.

Photo details:
Date taken - 24 December 2017
Time - 10:59
Location - Block 270, Bukit Panjang Road

21/07/2022

Service 75 was among SMRT's first routes asides Service 855 that received the Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530 buses in 2011. These buses no longer operate as permanent fixtures on the route since 2013.

SMB174S on its perm service then, Service 75, in 2012.

Photo details:
Date taken - 21 July 2012
Time - 16:11
Location - Upper Bukit Timah Road/Jalan Jurong Kechil junction

19/07/2022

SBS3224C on Service 117.

This route and its 117M child variant will be amended to serve Punggol Field, and skip five bus stops along Punggol Central and Punggol Way effective Sunday 31 July 2022.

This photo was taken along Punggol Central, which the route will skip from 31 July 2022.

If passengers are commuting from the stop outside Punggol MRT station to Sembawang, they can walk to the interchange. Otherwise, from any of the affected stops, commuters can take alternative Service 39, 43/43M or 118 and transfer to the amended Service 117/117M at the bus stop along Punggol Way, in front of Twin Waterfalls (65431) towards Sembawang.

Photo details:
Date taken - 7 July 2022
Time - 18:41
Location - Punggol Central