[1][2] From late 1996, only the 9.6-litre Volvo D10A-245 Euro II engine with electronic diesel control was offered.

[citation needed] In April 2000, two former Singapore Bus Services Volvo Olympians were exported to the United Kingdom, with one delivered to Nottingham and the other to Metroline.

Metroline replaced the Singapore-specification windows and doors with British standard products before putting it into revenue-earning service in London.

NWFB transferred two second-hand buses to Citybus for private hire fleet, these were withdrawn again by March 2019.

All units were retired between June 2011 and September 2013, and the non-airconditioned bus fare structure was abolished shortly after.

To maximise capacity, all buses except one were retrofitted with a standee area on the offside by removing 4 pairs of seats in the early 2000s.

In 1996, SBS ordered a second batch of 200 Volvo Olympian 3-Axle to replace some of the then-retiring Mercedes-Benz O305 and Leyland Atlantean.

To maximise capacity, all buses had 4 pairs of seats removed on the offside to create a standee area in the early 2000s.

In 1998, SBS ordered the last batch of 70 Volvo Olympian 3-Axle with Walter Alexander Royale bodywork, which were delivered with the standee area pre-installed.

Registered between March 1999 and December 2000, all units were retrofitted with LECIP electronic destination signages (EDS) in the early 2010s.

Unlike the earlier batches, none of these buses received a lifespan extension of 2 years owing to a large influx of replacements.