[SBST] (Retired) Air Con Leyland Olympian Alexander 12m Complete Showcase

Maxson Goh Films a complete showcase of the Leyland Olympian Walter Alexander R-Type. All units of this bus has already been retired. Although looking similar to the newer Volvo Olympian, they are not the same as the Volvos.
Write up by Leyland Enthusiast:
As a kid, it was always fun to sit the Leyland looking out of the upper deck enjoying the views and playing driver esp cos the Leyland particularly on 143 tend to overtake other buses. This also was the reason why 143 was my favourite service, it had 19 leyland in the past. With SBS9000S and SBS9012H championing within the gang. It was always fun to sit 143 and I always looked forward to the bus ride more than going anywhere, my mother's close friends and relatives thought I was going crazy whenever I imitated those sounds as a kid, thank god I don't do it anymore, but my mum's a really understanding mum like all mums. I chased it real hard esp when i saw it on the highway as an off service with 93 desto getting ready to do the 143 to 93 crossover, i alighted immediately right at the stop aftet the highway at Anak Bukit from the 985 bus i was onboard and hailed a cab to chase it at Farrer Road. Hahaha, every time I took a leyland it brought my spirits up and it was quite saddening towards 2010 when they started to retire these buses. Beginning with SBS9000S especially cos that bus was a power house and a favourite from the beginning. Soon, they gradually became fewer and infrequent occurrences.
There were of course the black sheep leylands which were the poorly maintained ones. there was one particular leyland in which i detested the most, that was SBS9159T. It was redeployed to 143 in 2009 in exchange for SBS9815H which was a pioneer on 143. I was upset as it was one of the worst Leylands. i would constantly find ways to avoid taking it and it would breakdown really often. The drivers hated the bus so much that they swapped it out on weekends to avoid driving it. Constantly, i complained so much about the bus, recommending other available spare Volvos and requesting for them to be swapped for SBS9159T till finally in 2012, I went to the extent of using STOMP to switch SBS9159T out and was eventually swapped out for a much welcomed SBS9154G, another Leyland. By then, it was the only Leyland left on 143, and was thankful SBS9154G did justice all the way to the end. lastly, came the start of 2013, I realised how much I missed them even the nightmare SBS9159T. I spent as much time as i was out of camp as I am presently serving National Service in Singapore with the Leyland. Well finally on 19th April 2013, I rode SBS9192X out of Ang Mo Kio Bus interchange for the last time with much appreciation of its 20 over years of service to Singapore as the first air conditioned bus. There is much I could talk about of all the memories that swept my childhood, a strong imprint in my own life that I will meet forget till the day I breathe my last. This bus is a mark of its own, unique to itself and its pure sentimental value can never be replaced by anything else.
Ben Zeljko Chua
The Leyland Olympians purchased by then Singapore Bus Services are arguably the newest ones in the world as they are the last 200 units to be build under the Leyland name. These buses were fitted with the Royale-type bodywork, supplied by Walter Alexander of Falkirk.
Powered by a Cummins LT10 engine (10,014cc) and fitted with the 4-speed ZF 4HP 500 automatic transmission, it was dubbed the "Super Bus" on its introduction in 1993 - the first air-conditioned double decker in its time, supplied by Nippondenso and Sutrak. With the exception of the air-con ducts and for a select few buses, the configuration and interior for most of these Leylands remain in its original condition.
info from sgbuses.com
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[@cheowteetan3762]

Wish could turn back time to go ride Singapore old buses

[@glitchFan2428]

Come to England, we have lots of old buses here in preservation that are the same models as the ones in Singapore

[@nazrisalleh.transportation1534]

I last ride Volvo Leyland Olympian DD Bus In Feb 2011 On Sv 28. SBS9166Y. This Is My Favourite DD Buses since I was In Primary 4 In Year 2000. I ride it frequently in 2000 - 2010, as I was 20 in year 2010, I went It For National Service At Tekong Camp BMT Training 3 Months, so I seldom ride this buses more often...

[@riclee371]

i cant remember if i rode it before

[@JustMeUce-t8r]

All hail to these legendary buses before they are gone. 😢

[@glitchFan2428]

Sadly they are all gone from Singapore now

[@JustMeUce-t8r]

@@glitchFan2428 Gone but not forgotten......

[@laavanesh8293]

I really miss this buses a lot

[@vaeltolf]

nice one bro. it will be memories for us in years to come. one of the histories in singapore.

[@riclee371]

i realise that all the old buses look way better than the new ones especially the b10m mk4 and the olympian line

[@laavanesh8293]

Miss this buses a lot

[@sidydy]

the ritired bus is the batch 1, batch 2 and 3 is still in use(to tell the difference between them, batch 1 has circular headlights, batch 2 has rectangular headlights, and batch 3 has rectangular headlights AND EDS.

[@kurttaysiao371]

sidydy no, this is a leyland. not volvo olympian batch 1

[@SMRT-Transit]

I really wish I can go back to the old Days to see many legendary old buses😭

[@david16ethans35]

I still want this bus....

[@mohammedreswan9445]

i remember i was take ride this bus it was service 60 enous to bedok around 2011

[@glitchFan2428]

Haha, if it's 'just a bus', do you think I would spend 4 months chasing these buses all over Singapore?

[@SGDPRODUCTIONS-jf1uq]

Well I sulute you I spent 3 days chasing the C2 and you spent 4 months chasing the olampian the longest I changed a bus was 2 months for the hh

[@sbs9830m_video_productions]

Which one sounds the closest to my OMSI sound mod SD202? - Volvo Olympian Batch 2 - Volvo Super Olympian (excluding SBS9888Y) - Leyland Olympian I'm going with VO Batch 2

[@glitchFan2428]

The buses in this video were 18+ Years old at the time of filming :)

[@SGDPRODUCTIONS-jf1uq]

How old were you then

[@glitchFan2428]

The videos were all taken right before their retirement.

[@glitchFan2428]

I went out specifically to document the mighty Leylands in their final months of service.

[@glitchFan2428]

Thanks for the enlightenment, I'm not really sure myself what the bodywork is called, I just copied it from Wikipedia :3

[@boonlay76]

Missed the layland...but their all gone

[@jimmymummy8116]

Owen Nicholas lp

[@strmdominatr5887]

Honest question,albeit late, why does the seat at 5:01 have that hump, always wondered it's purpose since i was a kid. iirc it was only on the Leyland olympians.

[@glitchFan2428]

@@strmdominatr5887 it's to prevent people from sitting below the TV mobile unit, as they would likely bump their heads when standing up

[@strmdominatr5887]

@glitchFan2428 oh interesting, thanks for the insight

[@glitchFan2428]

Thanks!

[@0t0t89]

Cummins LT10 + ZF 4HP500?

[@strongstrengthtv]

Is it same engine sound as non AC Leyland olympian?

[@glitchFan2428]

Not so sure about that

[@SBS8873X]

They only retired yesterday?

[@catherine5946]

Do you see the TV in side the bus

[@GlCscared]

You mean they retired and how come you still can capture them?

[@謝利米]

He filmed this video on (or almost) it's last day and when he released this video, the poor Leylands are already all ripped into useless pieces in the scrapyard, and R. I. P.

[@daveang12]

Why everytime when the bus stop it will make a loud noise??

[@rizqmikh9956]

handbrake

[@mohammedreswan9445]

i like the engine sound

[@waltrr8984]

Hey glitchfan, just wondering, when was this filmed?

[@glitchFan2428]

2-4 years ago

[@waltrr8984]

Oh ok thanks

[@vijayendraaharan8079]

It’s in the description

[@danbi2000]

I somehow prefer the citybus version

[@glitchFan2428]

Thanks :)

[@dennispnut]

What's that on the seat at 5:00 & 5:40? I'm from Hong Kong so I have no idea 🙏🙏

[@glitchFan2428]

It's to prevent people from sitting there and bumping their head on the TV screen above

[@dennispnut]

@@glitchFan2428 didn't think of that Thanks for that! 👍

[@glitchFan2428]

Which one?

[@tib1135x]

All Leyland Olympians will retired on 26 April 2013.

[@SGDPRODUCTIONS-jf1uq]

I was 6 :/

[@jasonchan407]

I was 10 years old.

[@blessedrainbow]

So sbs9159t was the worst?

[@boonlay76]

...forever

[@ilikegameswithnopcplayersc6630]

Ahem this was 7yrs ago...

[@itgeek920]

Hmmm. Just to correct you a bit... The bodywork for the 3 axled Leyland Olympian is the Walter Alexander Royale. While it technically is a derivative of the Walter Alexander Type-R, it is not the same as the type R. The Leyland Olympian 2-axled configuration owned by SBS Buses however uses the Walter Alexender Type R bodywork. The differentiating factor for both bodyworks is that the Royale has a flat front, the Type R is half Walter Alexander Strider (lower deck) and the upper deck is flat.

[@Transportsg1]

still have bus 30 and 78 and more

[@glitchFan2428]

those are Volvo Olympians, very similar looking but mechanically different

[@Raymond-yp5kw]

#VolvoOlympianBatch1

[@SZAF0901]

just see at the back of the bus,if there is two squares it is a Layland if there is a rectangle at the back it is a volvo

[@itgeek920]

Correct me if I am wrong though, I ran out of characters in my last comment :\

[@garfieldandfriends1]

30 MINUTES? o.o

[@Tayoaxel]

wahlao i still see it lah

[@waltrr8984]

+tayo axel They all disappeared in April 2013. You're probably seeing Volvo Olympian batch 1's (which disappeared in June 2015) which are very similar

[@catherine5946]

Hey

[@SingaporeTransport858]

?

[@BlAcKsHoTpwnz]

Lol why so boliao de its just a bus la

[@fizzer4582]

BlAcKsHoTpwnz because people like you who doesn't know what's hobby & remembering a reliable bus lol

[@SGDPRODUCTIONS-jf1uq]

Because buses are cool unlike you