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Featured Bus

Since 2010, we have selected one bus per month to become the ACT Bus Featured Bus, which means that vehicle is profiled on the main page of our website. Whilst there is no firm criteria for selection, generally buses with unique attributes are chosen.

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Featured Bus – July/August 2021

Life after ACTION: Bus 115 was a Renault PR100.3 that spent twenty-six years in the ACTION fleet, but where is it now?

By ACT Bus, 1 year1 July 2021 ago
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Featured Bus – August/September 2020

Bus 490 was a Yutong ZK6131HG1 plug-in electric bus which was in service between March 2020 and January 2021.

By ACT Bus, 2 years1 August 2020 ago
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Featured Bus – June/July 2020

From 1926 until 1982 a total of 323 AEC buses were operated by the Canberra Bus Service / ACTION.

By ACT Bus, 2 years1 June 2020 ago
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Featured Bus – January/February 2020

Between 1993 and 1996, 42 Renault PR100.3 buses were delivered to ACTION. All of these buses were built on the Austral Denning “Starliner” body (from Brisbane).

By ACT Bus, 3 years8 January 2020 ago
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Featured Bus – July/August 2019

Bus 400 is a MAN A69 18.320 with a Custom Coaches “CB60 Evo II” body which entered service in November 2009.

By ACT Bus, 3 years1 July 2019 ago
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Featured Bus – May/June 2019

In October 1984, the Canberra Public Library Service commenced using a Mercedes-Benz O.305 to operate its Mobile Library.

By ACT Bus, 3 years1 May 2019 ago
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Featured Bus – March/April 2019

Bus 622 is a Scania K320UB 4×2 with Bustech “VST” body which was delivered in December 2016.

By ACT Bus, 3 years1 March 2019 ago
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Featured Bus – January/February 2019

ZIB 100 was an AEC Reliance 2MU3RAE which entered service in 1965 and was withdrawn from service in June 1976.

By ACT Bus, 4 years1 January 2019 ago
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Featured Bus – November/December 2018

Bus 710 was a BYD K9RA “Toro” plug-in electric bus, with Gemilang Coachworks body, which was delivered to ACTION in July 2017.

By ACT Bus, 4 years1 November 2018 ago
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Featured Bus – September/October 2018

Bus 442 was a MAN SL200 delivered to ACTION in April 1976. It was written off following an accident on 23 August 1982.

By ACT Bus, 4 years1 September 2018 ago

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