Scania K series

Hillsbus Volgren bodied Scania K310UB 14.5m at Castle Hill

Numerous bus operators in Australia operate the Scania K-series chassis.

In Melbourne, CDC Melbourne, Transdev Melbourne and Ventura Bus Lines all operate fleets of K230UBs. In Geelong, CDC Geelong operates a number of K230UBs and McHarry's Buslines also operate a number of K270UBs, K270IBs, K280UBs, K280IBs, K320IBs and one K310IB.

In New South Wales, Busways and ComfortDelGro Australia's CDC NSW and Hunter Valley Buses subsidiaries have significant numbers of K230UB, K280UB and K310UB in their fleet.[6] Transdev NSW also operates a fleet of K230UB,[7] Transit Systems NSW operates the K280UB, K94UB and the K310UB while State Transit operate K280UB & K310UB.[8]

In Canberra, ACTION operates over 150 K320UBs, including 26 Euro V K320UB 6x2*4 buses.[9]

In Adelaide (as of late September 2022), Torrens Transit currently have 114 K230UB units, 101 K280UB units, 190 K320UB units,[3] including as 18 K320UB Hybrid diesel/electric buses. SouthLink currently has 13 K230UB units plus 3 K320 hybrid units,[4] and Busways has 23 K230UBs, 20 K280UBs and 8 K320UB including 3 hybrids.[5]

In Brisbane, Transport for Brisbane operate fleets of K310UB6x2.[10] Bus Queensland (Park Ridge Transit, Westside Bus Company) and Mt Gravatt Bus Service have significant numbers of K230UB, K270IB, K280UB, K310UB and K320UB in their fleet.[11], Hornibrook Bus Lines subsidiaries have significant numbers of the K230UB, K280UB and K320UB.[12]

Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre K230UB

In 2008, Kowloon Motor Bus purchased 30 Scania K230UBs with Euro IV engines and Caetano City Gold body, 20 of which were 10.6m and the remainder were 12m in length. All were delivered in 2009.

The twenty 10.6m versions of K230UBs have been registered between April and June 2009 and known as the ASB class. After undergoing tests, the first few units were finally introduced on route 2C plying between Yau Yat Tsuen and Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, 24 May 2009. Some other buses have also been introduced on suburban routes, such as route 7M & 24.

The ten 12m versions of K230UBs have also been registered between June and August 2009 and known as the ASC class.

A further 20 K230UBs of 12m length were ordered afterwards, with one being a Euro V EEV demonstrator of the ASCU class.

HZMB bus operator has ordered 100 K250UBs with Higer body and delivered in 2018.

TransJakarta Scania K250UB, bodyworks by Laksana

In 2016, the Jakarta Provincial Government placed orders for 150 Scania K250UB Euro III to replace aging Kopaja and MetroMini fleet.[13] In advantage of the older buses, the Scania K250UB is wheelchair accessible and fitted with air conditioner. It is also expected to reduce air pollution since it fulfills Euro III emission standard. The buses are operated by TransJakarta as MetroTrans, and operated outside the BRT system. Operation started by 2017.[14]

In 2020, Suroboyo Bus purchased eight Scania K250UB Euro III buses bodied with Cityline 3 by Laksana. These units are equipped with bike racks in the front of the bus.[15]

Rapid KL Scania K270UB4x2

Rapid Bus, a Prasarana Malaysia subsidiary company, currently operates one of the largest fleets of Scania K-series buses, with a total of 830 single-deck K250UB and K270UBs with three different service brands.

• Rapid Penang

In 2009, 200 Scania K270UB Euro III units were delivered to Rapid Penang. An additional order for 120 Scania K250UB Euro III units was placed in 2012, all with a total length of 10.7m.

• Rapid KL

In 2011, Rapid KL placed an order for 150 Scania K270UB Euro III units. The bodywork and interior of these buses bear a close resemblance to the Euro V units SBS Transit has introduced earlier. Rapid KL placed a follow-up order for 300 units of K250UB Euro III vehicles in 2015.

• Rapid Kuantan

Ten units Scania K250UB Euro III have gone into operation in December 2012. A total of 60 units has been purchased. The buses have restyled front and rear as well as a newly developed driver's place.

In New Zealand, several operators have Scania K-series UB urban buses. Because of the additional weight of the 9-litre engine compared to the 7-litre units offered by other manufacturers, many (though not all) Scania urban buses are specified as 6x2 rather than 4x2. This helps reduce the operator's liability for road user charges, which are calculated by vehicle weight. Scania K-series urban buses may have tag axles at lengths where buses of other makes would not, e.g. NZ Bus's 2100 and 2200 series at approximately 12.0 m and only 42 seats.

Scania K-series urban buses pioneered steerable tag axles in New Zealand, which became a requirement for buses between 12.6 m and 13.5 m in length. Because Scania K-series buses had a longer rear overhang than competing makes, the allowable overhang with a steerable tag axle was increased from 4.25 m to 4.5 m. The Scania K280 UB 6x2*4 and K320 UB 6x2*4 have been popular chassis for operators building high-capacity single-deck buses. New Zealand's first double-deck bus in regular urban service was a Gemilang-bodied Scania K310 UD 6x2*4.

Euro IV

Euro V

Scania K230UB operating under SBS Transit in Singapore

SBS Transit currently operates the largest fleet of Scania K-series buses in Singapore, with a total of 1,101 Scania K230UBs.

The company made its first purchase of 500 K230UBs[16] at a cost of S$180 million in early 2007, as part of its scheme to replace most of the ageing fleet and compliance with the new Euro IV emission standards set by local authorities.[17] The single-decker buses are wheelchair accessible and have 2 wheelchair bays each. They are also fitted with 6-speed ZF automatic transmission, bodied by Gemilang Coachwork of Johor, Malaysia with a modified Scania licensed front.

In September 2008, SBS Transit purchased another 400 K230UBs at the cost of S$147 million, with similar features to the first batch of 500. However, these buses had Euro V EEV engine as standard, one wheelchair bay each in favour of extra seating.

SBS Transit made the last order for 200 more K230UBs in August 2009 at a cost of S$72 million.

SBS8900B was caught in an accident at Bedok North Bus Depot while on Service 48 in December 2011 and was deregistered and scrapped in April 2013.

SBS8360J was caught in an accident at Jalan Jurong Kechil with a MAN NL323F A22 (SMB1636U) while on Service 157 on 11 May 2018 and was deregistered and parked at Traffic Police Compound. In September 2020, it was reported the bus had been moved to Ulu Pandan Bus Depot for repairs. The bus has been repaired as of September 2021.

With the mass influx of surplus buses to SBS Transit for revenue service in November 2021, 97 units of Euro IV K230UBs were taken out of revenue service to be scrapped progressively from January 2022 with the majority of them were APAD-registered and from Ulu Pandan Bus Depot. Like the case of Volvo B10M buses in 2014, these were replaced by newer buses such as Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro and MAN NL323F single decker buses for cross-border bus services. 20 of these buses were stored at a warehouse in Keppel to be converted into a hotel resort at Changi Village, with the remaining scrapped by July 2022.[18]

Singapore Ducktours has 9 Scania K230UBs (3 under 2007, 4 under 2010 and 2 under 2011), configured as open top double-decker buses with bodywork by Soon Chow Corporation for its Hippotours service. All buses were repainted into Big Bus Singapore livery starting from September 2018.

Singapore Changi Airport contracted Woodlands Transport Service Pte Ltd to operate 3 Gemilang-bodied Scania K230UB for its internal shuttle services (Budget Terminal >> Terminal 2). Upon withdrawal of the shuttle services (due to the closure of Budget Terminal), these buses were repainted into SATS gateway livery and are used inside the Airport runway. In addition, a specially configured Scania K230UB (registered as SKP8296X) is used as an "ambulance bus".

Resorts World Sentosa operates a handful of KUBs to provide shuttle services for its hotel guests. These buses were bodied by SC Auto in a coach configuration.

National University of Singapore

Sentosa Island

SC Auto-bodied Scania K230UB operating under ComfortDelGro Bus

ComfortDelGro Bus also operates a handful of SC Auto-bodied K230UBs, purchased for the National University of Singapore internal shuttle service. Following retirement from NUS duties, these have been repainted and redeployed to other locations such as Sentosa.[19]

Ho-Hsin Bus Scania K230UB

Two units of Scania K230UB have been in operation by Ho-Hsin Bus (zh) in Tainan City since 2014, with bodywork by Gemilang Coachworks.

Two K270UB4x2LB with automatic ZF Gearboxes Chassis were bought by capital city Montevideo's urban and suburban bus operator UCOT(Union Cooperativa Obrera del Transporte/Cooperative Worker Union of Transport) and bodied in Brazil with Marcopolo Gran Viale LE bodywork in 2011 as testing units for an potential mass buyout of units in and incumbet partial fleet renovation arriving in July of that year, they were mumbered 24 and 36 in sustitution of two Volvo B58E Caio Vitoria buses and assigned exclusively to the 300 line (UCOT most used line) but were finally deemed too powerful and expensive to operate in Montevideo resulting in these two units becoming unique in the cooperative

Kowloon Motor Bus Scania K310UD

Citybus Scania K280UD

Kowloon Motor Bus of Hong Kong received two Scania K310UD (complete designation: K310UD6x2EB. The 6x2 shows the bus has a rigid bogie) buses with and ZF 6HP602 gearbox, the rear drive axle has a ratio (differential) of 6.20 and is also a product of ZF. The bus was designed in close co-operation with the body constructor Salvador Caetano (Waterlooville) in order to save weight.[20]

The first one has been registered as MT6551 in March 2007 and entered service on route 104 in August 2007 after testing. The second one has been registered as NE6817 and entered service on route 69X in February 2008.

The K310UD6x2EB is the replacement of the unique K94UB6x2/4LB and also the second type of Scania double-decker bus (the first type is the Scania N113) for KMB.

KMB later ordered a further 20 more units of the K310UD in 2009, they were registered in January 2010.

ASU1 and ASU2 were de-registered in March 2012 and were shipped back to Sweden afterwards.

In March 2011, Citybus received one Scania K280UD (complete designation: K280UD6x2EB) tri-axle double decker. This is the second Scania bus acquired by Citybus, about 10 years after the unique K94UB6x2/4LB was introduced in 2001 (fleet no. 2800). It is equipped with a Euro V compliant Scania DC9-29 engine, rated at 280  hp with maximum torque 1400Nm, both of which are lower than the KMB counterparts (310  hp power output with 1550Nm maximum torque), coupled to a ZF Ecomat 4 6HP604 NBS 6-speed gearbox. It is also bodied by Salvador Caetano, but with some minor changes from KMB ones.

KMB also received two Scania K280UD buses in late 2014 with newly designed Salvador Caetano bodywork. These two buses, like the one purchased by Citybus, are also equipped with Euro V compliant Scania DC9-29 engine. These two buses feature orange Hanover LED destination signs and uses high capacity layout with square staircase. The first bus has been registered as TE7277 with the fleet code ASUD1 in February 2015, with the second one registered as TF6087 with fleet code ASUD2 in March 2015.

Auckland received a K320UD unit with Gemilang Coachwork Sdn Bhd bodywork in February 2013. It entered service on 6 March 2013.

SBS Transit Scania K310UD

SBS Transit received a K310UD demonstrator unit with Gemilang Coachwork SDN BHD bodywork on 26 March 2010. It was registered as SBS7888K. This bus is currently deployed as a training bus at Hougang Depot.