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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 |[[Image:545-1.jpg]]
! colspan="3" align=center |[[File:674-1.jpg]]
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! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 545
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 674
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| [[:Category:MAN SG192|MAN SG192]]
| [[:Category:Renault PR100|Renault PR100]]
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
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| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| June 1979
| July 1985
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| July 1991
| May 2000
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| Roller Blind
| Alcatel/STC Cannon flip-dot
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| 18712381251
| PR100MI.PN100001
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| CAC
| Renault Vehicules Industriels
|-
|-
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| SG192/152
| ---
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| 31 May 1979
| 1980
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| AB71FR
| B41D
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
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| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery-former-action-buses/nggallery/man-sg192/Bus-545 Bus 545]
| [https://www.actbus.net/gallery-former-action-buses/nggallery/renault-pr100-3/bus-674-3 Bus 674]
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[[BUS 673 (1)|<< prev]] | [[BUS 675 (1)|next >>]]<br>
''Also known as ZIR 888 and Bus 672 (1)''


Bus 545 was a MAN SG192 Articulated Vehicle.
{| class="toccolours"
|-
|'''See Also:'''
|-
| * [[BUS 672 (2)]]
| – MAN SG192
|-
| * [[BUS 674 (2)]]
| – Scania K360UA
|-
|}
 
Bus 674 was a Renault PR100


==Notes==
==Notes==
* It was delivered to ACTION on 11 June 1979
* The bus was built in 1980 by ''Renault Vehicules Industriels'' (RVI), Lyon France as a PR100 demonstrator unit for the Singapore Bus Service
* After being withdrawn from service, this vehicle was returned to service in September 1989 to assist with extra demand following the extension of the 333 Intertown to Tuggeranong. [[BUS 540]] was also returned to service for this reason.
* It was first displayed at the 1980 International Motor Show in Birmingham.
* This vehicle was last with West Nambour Bus and Coach, Qld.
* From 1980-84 it was a demonstrator in the United Kingdom before being stored in the Lyon factory.
* Mack Australia then had the unit upgraded to PR100.2 standard with various body changes to suit an Australian life.
* 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.
* It has since been acquired by the Canberra Transport Museum.  


==All over Advertising==
==Media==
* This bus was in a special livery for the Tuggeranong Hyperdome shopping centre.
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206423 "Bus with difference"] – ''The Canberra Times'', 4 July 1985, page 12.
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206486 "ACTION tries out new bus"] – ''The Canberra Times'',  5 July 1985, page 8.


==Transfer History==
==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"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! style="width: 26% "|<b>Date</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Owner/Operator</b>
! style="width: 13% "|<b>From</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Location</b>
! style="width: 13% "|<b>To</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Registration</b>
! style="width: 48% "|<b>Reason</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Fleet #</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date From</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date To</b>
! | <b>Notes</b>
|-
|-
| 1981-08-17
| 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
|  
|  
| Woden
|
|  
| Jun 2019
|-
| present
| unregistered
|}
|}


[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:MAN SG192]]
[[Category:Renault PR100]]
[[Category:Evaluation Buses]]
[[Category:One-off Buses]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Delivered June 1979]]
[[Category:Delivered July 1985]]
[[Category:Disposed July 1991]]
[[Category:Disposed May 2000]]

Revision as of 23:17, 8 July 2022

Bus 674
Chassis Renault PR100
Depot Tuggeranong
Entered Service July 1985
Removed from Service May 2000
Desto Equipment Alcatel/STC Cannon flip-dot
VIN PR100MI.PN100001
Body Renault Vehicules Industriels
Body Number ---
Body Date 1980
Seating B41D
Fuel Diesel
Gallery Album Bus 674

<< prev | next >>
Also known as ZIR 888 and Bus 672 (1)

See Also:
* BUS 672 (2) – MAN SG192
* BUS 674 (2) – Scania K360UA

Bus 674 was a Renault PR100

Notes

  • The bus was built in 1980 by Renault Vehicules Industriels (RVI), Lyon France as a PR100 demonstrator unit for the Singapore Bus Service
  • It was first displayed at the 1980 International Motor Show in Birmingham.
  • From 1980-84 it was a demonstrator in the United Kingdom before being stored in the Lyon factory.
  • Mack Australia then had the unit upgraded to PR100.2 standard with various body changes to suit an Australian life.
  • 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.
  • It has since been acquired by the Canberra Transport Museum.

Media

All Over Advertising

SummernatsDecember 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

Owner/Operator Location Registration Fleet # Date From Date To Notes
MTT Perth, WA 7BD 174 10 26 Apr 1985 10 Jun 1985 Demonstrator, prior to joining ACTION
Cavanagh's Kempsey, NSW 4215 MO
MO 5083
~ May 2000 25 May 2014
Private Owners Oakville, NSW 48316 H May 2014 Jun 2019
Private Owner NSW Jun 2019 present unregistered