Several modifications have been made to the interior of MAN A95 (Euro 6) – 3-Door Batch buses after their initial rollout on revenue service. Refinements were made to the interior to enhance the commuter experience, as well as to address teething issues brought up by the additional Third Door.
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50 units of the MAN A95 (Euro 6) – 3-Door double-deck bus were procured by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in April 2019 as part of a tender for 100 3-Door Euro 6 Double Deck Diesel Buses.
The bus made its revenue service debut on Go-Ahead Singapore Bus Service 83 on 28 January 2021. On that day, several teething issues surfaced with the third door which led to subsequent modifications to improve passenger safety.
Third Door
Door Sensor & Arm
On the first day of revenue service, the rearmost exit door appeared to be misconfigured, stopping whenever an alighting passenger triggered the proximity sensor. This safety feature should have been triggered only when the door is closing. However, this configuration could have been intentionally designed to prevent alighting commuters from being struck in the head by the opening sliding third door arm.
This led to the following modifications made:
- Interior third door proximity sensor re-configured; to be disabled while the door is opening
- Repositioning of advisory stickers “Stand clear of doors”, “Please mind your head” and “No sitting / standing on steps”; shifted to the top right corner of the third door
- Additional foam padding wrapped around third door arm, with edge guards around cornered portions
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After these modifications to the third door were made, the 3-door MAN A95 buses returned to revenue service.
Additional Advisory Stickers
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In mid-February 2021, an additional advisory sticker “Stop! Wait for door to fully open” was placed at the third door.
Lower Deck Space before Third Door
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Several buses were observed to have a sloped panel installed on the lower deck, above the left wheel well of the rearmost axle. This was previously a flat platform next to the third door. An additional vertical divider was also installed at this area.
On buses without the additional sloped fitting, commuters were observed to have placed items such as shopping bags in the free platform behind the forward-facing seats before the third door.
Upper Deck Headrests
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A padded vertical divider (similar to a headrest) was also mounted to rear-facing upper deck seats which are located behind the staircases. Each bus has two pairs of such seats.
These dividers were installed prior to revenue service. A screengrab from an LTA video detailing the bus assembly process (Making of our three-door double-deck bus – LTA Singapore) does not feature this headrest.
See Also:
- Design Modifications to MAN A22 (Euro 6) buses
- Design Modifications to MAN A95 (Euro 6) buses
- Design Modifications to Volvo B5LH buses
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