Designer BMTC buses

MuraliR · 14th February 2009, 11:00

Designer buses from BMTC - I happened to notice it just today!

Pics taken on my mobile - so kindly bear with the quality.

deepclutch · 14th February 2009, 11:21

the colour pattern is good.
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why do they have number plates in local language?we don't have such practices here in kerala and will never be.

zenx · 14th February 2009, 12:54

These are the Kendra Sariges that were launched recently in an inner-city loop to encourage car owners to leave their cars behind when they come to the CBD. There's also a service called the Big10 getting rolled out in parallel to complement these as feeders.

More at : Our life in Bangalore: Ride The Bus! CBD Bangalore HOHO Service.

condor · 14th February 2009, 15:56

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deepclutch

: why do they have number plates in local language?we don't have such practices here in kerala and will never be.

For a very very long time, ST buses in Karnataka have had their regn numbers in English AND Kannada (right & left sides respectively).

Do the buses in Kerala have their regn numbers in one language only ?

rjstyles69 · 14th February 2009, 23:08

LOL they aint designer buses. This was introduced by the BMTC on the 12th for city commute and is called BIG10 . I even spotted a MARCOPOLO bus in the BMTC fleet.

null · 14th February 2009, 23:19

Those BIGIO buses look kewl. But it was green in color & not like the one posted above.

Plenty of them running within the city, one behind another almost at 6pm in Kmgla friday evening. Are these buses specifically run for the IT Sector?? (I mean, soo many back on back? Like those Inf9 buses?)

Stratos · 14th February 2009, 23:55

Not bad, infact their construction feels so much better than other city buses. This one is a Volvo right?

Vid6639 · 15th February 2009, 00:05

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Originally Posted by Stratos

Not bad, infact their construction feels so much better than other city buses. This one is a Volvo right?

Yes indeed Volvo. Construction is pretty good. Also a light blue one is there. The orange line runs clockwise and the blue line runs anti clockwise. It covers the central business district around MG road. Flat fare of Rs.10.

The other one is the BIG10 service which covers the 10 major roads of Bangalore. Those are non AC Ashok Leylands. Rates are Rs. 5, 10 and 15.

deepclutch · 15th February 2009, 07:26

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Originally Posted by condor

For a very very long time, ST buses in Karnataka have had their regn numbers in English AND Kannada (right & left sides respectively).

Do the buses in Kerala have their regn numbers in one language only ?

yes.when other neighbouring state's like tamilnadu and karnataka buses got this registeration number in local languages ,KSRTC(kerala) has not changed.

In Bangalore ,as far as I know ,local buses got route plates written in kannada only?
,local buses towards aluva(industrial area) ,perumbavoor towns from my town-Muvattupuzha ,got the route written in english,hindi and malayalam;same with some city bus service in cochin(kochi). most long distance buses elsewhere in the state(KSRTC) got route displayed in English as well.
It will be very useful in a city like bangalore where people from various other states are living.

zenx · 15th February 2009, 07:39

Actually a lot of the newer buses - including all the Volvos and most Suvarnas - have routes and names in both Kannada and English. This is definitely followed where these are displayed electronically. In the recent past, the BMTC has only impressed with its proactive steps, and taken the first step towards resolving the chicken-and-egg problem of public transportation usage. Now its upto Bangaloreans to shake off the inertia and give it a shot. Each arterial road will be connected by the Big-10 service at regular intervals, and this links to the Kendra Sarige. There's no real need to your cars into the city centre for the most part of the day.

ajmat · 15th February 2009, 10:56

They need to publicise exact bus routes and stops

deepclutch · 15th February 2009, 11:55

that's better.but I felt KRV's are particular on kannada boards/regn plates on vehicles.

mithun · 15th February 2009, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by condor

For a very very long time, ST buses in Karnataka have had their regn numbers in English AND Kannada (right & left sides respectively).

Do the buses in Kerala have their regn numbers in one language only ?

Kerala is only state in India where you'll find written English even in the remotest of the remote villages !

So haven't seen any Malayalam number plates yet...

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 15th February 2009, 16:26

The MV act mandates use of the Indi / arabic numerals for number plates. I wonder why the PIL busybodies do not sue the respective state governments for using local language numbers on the numberplates.

rangaraj · 16th February 2009, 03:32

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Originally Posted by ajmat

They need to publicise exact bus routes and stops

BTIS - Bangalore Transport Information System

Notice the London Metro type route maps!

These are complementary to:

BTIS - Big10

ABIDE
ABIDE
http://www.btis.in/route-flyer-front-en.pdf
http://www.btis.in/route-flyer-back-kan.pdf

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deepclutch Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Muvattupuzha Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 164 Times	the colour pattern is good. -- why do they have number plates in local language?we don't have such practices here in kerala and will never be.
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zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,163 Thanked: 161 Times View My Garage	These are the Kendra Sariges that were launched recently in an inner-city loop to encourage car owners to leave their cars behind when they come to the CBD. There's also a service called the Big10 getting rolled out in parallel to complement these as feeders. More at : Our life in Bangalore: Ride The Bus! CBD Bangalore HOHO Service.
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14th February 2009, 23:08	#5
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	LOL they aint designer buses. This was introduced by the BMTC on the 12th for city commute and is called BIG10 . I even spotted a MARCOPOLO bus in the BMTC fleet.
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14th February 2009, 23:19	#6
null BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paradise (wish it was) Posts: 448 Thanked: 358 Times	Those BIGIO buses look kewl. But it was green in color & not like the one posted above. Plenty of them running within the city, one behind another almost at 6pm in Kmgla friday evening. Are these buses specifically run for the IT Sector?? (I mean, soo many back on back? Like those Inf9 buses?)
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14th February 2009, 23:55	#7
Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,620 Thanked: 1,598 Times View My Garage	Not bad, infact their construction feels so much better than other city buses. This one is a Volvo right?
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15th February 2009, 07:39	#10
zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,163 Thanked: 161 Times View My Garage	Actually a lot of the newer buses - including all the Volvos and most Suvarnas - have routes and names in both Kannada and English. This is definitely followed where these are displayed electronically. In the recent past, the BMTC has only impressed with its proactive steps, and taken the first step towards resolving the chicken-and-egg problem of public transportation usage. Now its upto Bangaloreans to shake off the inertia and give it a shot. Each arterial road will be connected by the Big-10 service at regular intervals, and this links to the Kendra Sarige. There's no real need to your cars into the city centre for the most part of the day.
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ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,059 Thanked: 29,708 Times View My Garage	They need to publicise exact bus routes and stops
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deepclutch Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Muvattupuzha Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 164 Times	that's better.but I felt KRV's are particular on kannada boards/regn plates on vehicles.
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BaCkSeAtDrIVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,541 Thanked: 755 Times	The MV act mandates use of the Indi / arabic numerals for number plates. I wonder why the PIL busybodies do not sue the respective state governments for using local language numbers on the numberplates.
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