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{| align=right cellpadding=2 class="toccolours" style="margin:10px; padding:5px; z-index: 1; width=62px;"
{| align=right cellpadding=2 class="toccolours" style="margin:10px; padding:5px; z-index: 1; width=62px;"
! colspan="3" align=center |[[File:674-1.jpg]]
! colspan="3" align=center |[[File:001-2.jpg|400px]]
|-
|-
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 674
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 001
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| [[:Category:Renault PR100|Renault PR100]]
| [[:Category:Fuso Fighter FK417|Fuso Fighter FK417]]
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| Tuggeranong
| Belconnen
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| July 1985
| 1991
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| May 2000
| July 1998
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| Alcatel/STC Cannon flip-dot
| None
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| PR100MI.PN100001
| 6F6K4G23DMA020907
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| Renault Vehicules Industriels
| Howard Porter
|-
|-
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| ---
| 91.8505
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| 1980
| Nov 1991
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| B41D
| B25C
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
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|-
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery/ACTION-Buses-Disposals/674-Renault-PR100 Bus 674]
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery/ACTION-Buses-Disposals/001-Mitsubishi-FK417/Bus-001 Bus 001]
|}
|}
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''Also known as ZIR 888 and Bus 672 (1)''


{| class="toccolours"
Bus 001 was a (Mitsubishi) Fuso Fighter FK417 "Tram Bus".
|-
|'''See Also:'''
|-
| * [[BUS 672 (2)]]
| – MAN SG192
|-
| * [[BUS 674 (2)]]
| – Scania K360UA
|-
|}
 
Bus 674 was a Renault PR100


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The bus was built in 1980 by ''Renault Vehicules Industriels'' (RVI), Lyon France as a PR100 demonstrator unit for the Singapore Bus Service
* Bus 001 along with sister units [[BUS 002 (2)|BUS 002]] and [[BUS 003 (2)|BUS 003]] operated the "Downtowner" City Loop during the 1990's.
* It was first displayed at the 1980 International Motor Show in Birmingham.
* After the service was discontinued, it was advertised for sale during July 1998 and was purchased by Mountainlink in Katoomba (Registration MO 9026)
* From 1980-84 it was a demonstrator in the United Kingdom before being stored in the Lyon factory.
* In 2009 it was sold to Tamborine Trolley Tours, Mount Tamborine QLD (Registration 671 KNA & named 'Big Bertha')
* Mack Australia then had the unit upgraded to PR100.2 standard with various body changes to suit an Australian life.
* It was later registered as XQ-54KT
* The bus was first at ACTION from 4-15 March 1985 registered as ZIR-888 however it was never put into service.
* The bus then went to MTT Perth (No. 10) from 26 April 1985 to 10 June 1985, and then returned to Mack and deregistered.
* The bus was returned to ACTION for full evaluation in July 1985, as ZIB-672.
* The bus was renumbered 674 and re-registered ZIB-674 on 11 February 1986.
* ACTION purchased the unit on 25 June 1986.
* A Gulton flip-dot destination display was installed in the bus during February 1988. (This was later replaced by STC Cannon flip-dot display.)
* It was re-registered as BUS 674 during May 1989.
* On 4 July 1992 it was transferred from Kingston Depot to Tuggeranong Depot.
* When it was withdrawn from service, the flip-dot display was removed and installed into [[BUS 869]], and was replaced by Brose roller blind equipment.
* In May 2000 it was sold to Cavanagh's of Kempsey
* In May 2014, Cavanagh's sold the vehicle to Sydney-based bus enthusiasts. It was registered 48316 H on 31 May 2014.
* In June 2019, it was sold to another NSW-based private owner. It is currently unregistered.


==Media==
==Media==
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206423 "Bus with difference"] – ''The Canberra Times'', 4 July 1985, page 12.
* [http://actbus.net/downtowner/ Downtowner] – article on ACT Bus
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206486 "ACTION tries out new bus"] – ''The Canberra Times'',  5 July 1985, page 8.
 
==All Over Advertising==
[[File:Photo.png|25px|link=]] '''Summernats''' ''December 1994 to December 1995''
:* the first vinyl wrap AOA
:* following removal of the wrap, Bus 674 was repainted into the Mk2 Renault livery
 
==Other Australian Owners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Owner/Operator</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Location</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Registration</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Fleet #</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date From</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date To</b>
! | <b>Notes</b>
|-
| MTT
| Perth, WA
| 7BD 174
| 10
| 26 Apr 1985
| 10 Jun 1985
| Demonstrator, prior to joining ACTION
|-
| Cavanagh's
| Kempsey, NSW
| 4215 MO <br>MO 5083
|
| ~ May 2000
| 25 May 2014
|
|-
| Private Owners
| Oakville, NSW
| 48316 H
|
| May 2014
| Jun 2019
|
|-
| Private Owner
| NSW
|
|
| Jun 2019
| present
| unregistered
|}


[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:Renault PR100]]
[[Category:Fuso Fighter FK417]]
[[Category:Evaluation Buses]]
[[Category:Class Leaders]]
[[Category:One-off Buses]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Delivered July 1985]]
[[Category:Disposed May 2000]]

Revision as of 20:56, 9 October 2020

Bus 001
Chassis Fuso Fighter FK417
Depot Belconnen
Entered Service 1991
Removed from Service July 1998
Desto Equipment None
VIN 6F6K4G23DMA020907
Body Howard Porter
Body Number 91.8505
Body Date Nov 1991
Seating B25C
Fuel Diesel
Gallery Album Bus 001

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Bus 001 was a (Mitsubishi) Fuso Fighter FK417 "Tram Bus".

Notes

  • Bus 001 along with sister units BUS 002 and BUS 003 operated the "Downtowner" City Loop during the 1990's.
  • After the service was discontinued, it was advertised for sale during July 1998 and was purchased by Mountainlink in Katoomba (Registration MO 9026)
  • In 2009 it was sold to Tamborine Trolley Tours, Mount Tamborine QLD (Registration 671 KNA & named 'Big Bertha')
  • It was later registered as XQ-54KT

Media