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1996 Volvo B10MA #998
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This 1996 Volvo B10MA-60 bendy bus was a one-off demonstrator, built and assembled in Singapore with a Duple Metsec body, measuring a staggering 19 metres – making it at the time, Asia’s longest bus.
SBS998Y was part of Singapore Bus Service's (now SBS Transit) series of high-capacity trials before the operator opted for double-deckers as a mainstay.
After operating nearly a decade in Singapore, it arrived in Auckland in 2006, operating under fleet code #98 with Bayes, and later as #152 with Bentley Coachlines down south in Christchurch. With its unusual 19-metre length, a meter longer than typical articulated buses—it still remains one of New Zealand’s longest buses.
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