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Filmed on 5 July 2024
Time of recording: 1548hrs
Company: Go-Ahead Singapore
Model: MAN NL323F (MAN A22)
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Manufacturer: MAN Truck And Bus SE
Bodywork: MAN Lion’s City Hybrid (Gemilang Coachworks)
Years in operation: 2010 - Present
Operators (Public Bus)
SBS Transit
SMRT Buses
Tower Transit Singapore
Go-Ahead Singapore
Operators (Private Bus) STRIDES Transportation (Former)
Cityline Travel (Former)
Leisure Frontier
A&S Transit
Technical Data
Length: 12 metre
Engine: MAN D2066 LUH-32
Transmission: ZF EcoLife 6 AP 2000 B
Voith DIWA 864.5
Accessibility: Low Floor
Emission Standard: Euro V (EGR)
As part of fleet renewal and expansion initiated in the 2010s, SMRT Buses procured MAN NL323F (or MAN A22) buses between 2011 and 2016.
These buses are low-floor, wheelchair-accessible and environmentally-friendly, being compliant with the latest Euro 5 (or Euro V) emission standards back then. Buses are bodied by Gemilang Coachworks with the MAN Lion’s City Hybrid bodywork.
The move to procure MAN A22 buses follow the successful evaluation of SMB138Y, a demonstrator unit operated for two years. Between the Mercedes-Benz Citaro and the MAN A22, the latter was eventually chosen for bulk orders, also called the Production Batch.
With 734 units acquired over three batches, the MAN A22 is the largest volume order of a single bus model in TIBS/SMRT history. Its distinctive exterior appearance and widespread deployment made it a defining addition to SMRT’s varied bus fleet. More MAN A22 buses would later be procured by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in the Euro 6 specification and a different bodywork design.
Under the Bus Contracting Model, these MAN A22 (Euro 5) buses were also leased to Tower Transit Singapore, SBS Transit and Go-Ahead Singapore. One bus (SMB3075A) was retrofitted to an electric bus, and re-registered as SG3100M.
In 2020, twenty buses were converted into dedicated COVID-19 patient transport vehicles, known as COMET MAXI (COVID-19 Multi-Passenger Enhanced Transporter).
Overview of MAN NL323F (Euro V)
In 2010, as SMRT’s fleet of Mercedes-Benz O405 buses approached retirement age, there was a need for a large-scale replacement of 12-metre buses that were wheelchair-accessible and environmentally friendly. That same year, SMRT took delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Citaro demonstrator and a MAN A22 demonstrator for evaluation.
The MAN A22 demonstrator, registered SMB138Y, was fitted with the MCV Evolution bodywork from Egyptian bodybuilder MCV (Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles). The bus entered service in December 2010 and delivered satisfactory performance during its one-year trial period. It was also favoured over SMB136C (SMRT’s Citaro demonstrator) as a suitable bus for large-scale fleet renewal and expansion. SMB138Y was taken out of revenue service in 2012. The demonstrator is covered in depth in this article.
In 2011, SMRT announced purchases of 200 MAN A22 buses, this time with a MAN Lion’s City Hybrid bodywork manufactured and assembled by Gemilang Coachworks. In 2013, another 202 units were ordered. A third batch announced in April 2014 for 332 units were registered from July 2014 to Oct 2016. Thus, a total of 734 Euro V production batch units were procured by SMRT; although some units were diverted to the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) midway through delivery.
Buses are registered in the following number ranges in consecutive numerical order. Nearly all buses bear the SMB-prefix, although later units bore the SG-prefix as Singapore was transitioning towards the Bus Contracting Model.
Batch 1 (200 Buses): SMB189A - SMB354P, SMB3001M - SMB3034T
Batch 2 (202 Buses): SMB1301K - SMB1420A, SMB3035R - SMB3116R
Batch 3 (332 Buses): SMB1421Y - SMB1650C, SMB3117M - SMB3169M, SG1700U - SG1748H
Most MAN NL323F (Euro 5) buses share similar technical specifications, as summarized in the table below:
Batch 1, Batch 2, Batch 3
Registration no.: SMB189A - SMB354P
SMB3001M - SMB3034T
SMB1301K - SMB1420A
SMB3035R - SMB3116RSMB1421Y - SMB1650C
SMB3117M - SMB3169M
SG1700U - SG1748H
Quantity: 200202332Registered15 Sep 2011 - 01 Feb 201324 Jan 2013 - 03 Mar 20148 Jul 2014 - 5 Oct 2016EngineMAN D2066 LUH-32 engine, twin-turbocharged and inter-cooled, 10518cc
Power/torque rating of 235 kW (320 hp) @ 1900 rpm / 1600 Nm @ 1000 - 1400 rpmEmission StandardEuro V compliant
Combines Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology with MAN’s PM-Kat® exhaust treatment system.