Nissan Diesel U31

[Krisgage]

Nissan Diesel U31 city bus was introduced to then Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd bus fleet in 1993. It was a rugged and full of Japanese flavour type of city bus with its Fuji Heavy Industries bodywork which is common sight in many Japanese cities. With Singapore LTA regulation and limitation of running 15 years on the road, the vehicle had to be sold or scrap, the time is up for this wonderful bus. Here are some photos of the buses taken.

[Krisgage]

How wish it could control and steer itself to .....



... a bright future

[Krisgage]

[adiknaim]

nice attempt on the memorable pics of this bus...
i will so "miss" this bus.. haha.. but really.. its time for them to go... those days where i had to go school wif the leaking air-con, air-con dat doesnt work when its super hot and those broken chairs.. haha.. will miss this so much.. bye guys!

[Kit]

Those buses belonged to City Shuttle Service(out of business) which was later transferred over to TIB, hence the CSS registration plates instead of TIB.

[JacePhoto]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah. Nice bus with a japanese flavour.

I like TIBS. Fast and Good. haha.. :-)

[wrx_sti_22b]

Last time all the CSS uses this type of Nissan buses, i felt tat the ride is comfortable for a non air suspension bus. I like the rubbery sound made by the suspension. I felt that it wears well & lasts a long time...

[VirusAceDJ]

Haha i never see tat it has a 'jap' feel to it... but hey! i nv liked the bus, always late >.<
nice photos btw!

[teoelisha]

call me weird.. but i liked the smell of those buses.. they had this smell which i think was due to the combination of aircon & upholstery seats and the rubber flooring.. brings back old times..

[Krisgage]

Originally Posted by wrx_sti_22b Last time all the CSS uses this type of Nissan buses, i felt tat the ride is comfortable for a non air suspension bus. I like the rubbery sound made by the suspension. I felt that it wears well & lasts a long time...

It think it is the creaking sound of the leaf spring suspension of the bus. As time goes by, the iron got rusted thus producing the sound.

[Krisgage]

Originally Posted by adiknaim nice attempt on the memorable pics of this bus... i will so "miss" this bus.. haha.. but really.. its time for them to go... those days where i had to go school wif the leaking air-con, air-con dat doesnt work when its super hot and those broken chairs.. haha.. will miss this so much.. bye guys!

Thanks. I remembered those too.

Originally Posted by Kit Those buses belonged to City Shuttle Service(out of business) which was later transferred over to TIB, hence the CSS registration plates instead of TIB.

Yes.

Originally Posted by JacePhoto Thanks for sharing. Yeah. Nice bus with a japanese flavour. I like TIBS. Fast and Good. haha.. :-)

Originally Posted by VirusAceDJ Haha i never see tat it has a 'jap' feel to it... but hey! i nv liked the bus, always late >.< nice photos btw!

The flavour or feel comes from the bus bodywork actually. It was manufactured in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries. During that times, Fuji Heavy Industries manufactured most if not all the city buses bus bodywork in all major Japanese cities.

Originally Posted by teoelisha call me weird.. but i liked the smell of those buses.. they had this smell which i think was due to the combination of aircon & upholstery seats and the rubber flooring.. brings back old times..

Same here. Especially new buses, the strong PVC smell from the seats and flooring

[Joe1031]

Remember their Slamming Doors?

Rgds,
Joe

[Krisgage]

Originally Posted by Joe1031 Remember their Slamming Doors? Rgds, Joe

Oh yes !

Remember sitting at the seat beside the door and you could feel the vibrations !

[chuaboonkiat]

Where did u go to take all this photo?

[iunspoken]

WOW.. damn... that's darn good...

[Krisgage]

Originally Posted by chuaboonkiat Where did u go to take all this photo?

The bus fan group I am in , organised and chartered the buses for the occassions.

[Krisgage]

Originally Posted by iunspoken WOW.. damn... that's darn good...

Thank you

[Krisgage]

here is a bonus shot , something you will not got to see it on the road