Only 20 trolleybuses were found fit for service when Singapore returned to British rule, and operations were limited until new buses could be delivered. The restoration of full service was also delayed by a 15-week strike in 1947 over wages. Concerns about overcrowding on STC buses were also raised frequently in the media and by the Municipal Commission, and fines for breaches of regulation were increased in 1950. The company introduced buses for schoolchildren in April 1950, in response to a request made six months earlier.
