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Budget 2016-17
The 2016-17 ACT Budget funded a number of improvements to the Canberra bus network.
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Our Articles section contains an archive of news stories regarding Canberra Buses dating back to the 1920s
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Lyneham’s first bus services
The first bus service to Lyneham commenced on 22 December 1958, when the group of routes – numbers 29, 30, 31 and 33 – were extended from O’Connor to the yet-to-be-constructed Lyneham Shops.
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What’s in a name?
Until the launch of the ACTION trading name in 1977, the ‘owners’ of the bus service had used, with little consistency, a great variety of names to describe the operation of public transport in Canberra.
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The first buses to Tuggeranong
Only six houses in Kambah were occupied when the Canberra City Omnibus Service first ran to the then new suburb on 24 June 1974.
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Partial closure of City Bus Station from 17 February 2014
A fire in the Sydney Building saw the closure of City Bus Station (including Platforms 10 and 11 on Northbourne Avenue) on Monday 17 February 2014. Partial closures of the interchange apply from Tuesday 18 February 2014. Please visit the ACTION website for details. You can also contact ACTION on Read more…
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ACTION fleet struggling in the heat
ACTION today issued an apology to commuters for service disruptions this week, with an unusually large number of services, particularly during the morning peak, being cancelled.
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Deane’s Buslines to become Qcity Transit
The new owner of Deane’s Buslines has unveiled a rebranding of the transport group to underline its long term commitment to servicing the City of Queanbeyan.