Volvo B58-56
Reliability problems with earlier buses prompted the Department to have a look at the new Volvo B58 then being offered for the first time in Australia.
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Registration Plates
Canberra buses have featured six distinct styles of registration plates.
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Movember 2009
In November 2009, twenty ACTION buses were fitted with a moustache to help raise awareness of men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression.
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Mitsubishi FK417 Specifications
The Mitsubishi ‘Tram-buses’ ran the City loop during the 1990s.
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Mercedes-Benz O.305 & O.305G
In 1981 with the delivery of ZIB-585, Canberra moved closer to the European scene with the addition of Mercedes-Benz buses to the fleet.
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MAN SL200 1975-81
Slow delivery of buses in the early 1970s led to the option of new bus suppliers. When tenders were called in 1974, MAN of Munich successfully tendered for 10 SL200 buses – and from there, 151 buses in the ACTION fleet.
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Leyland Nationals
Leyland National buses joined the Canberra fleet in 1974, as part of a major upgrade of the Canberra bus service.
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Fleet Numbers
ACTION’s fleet number allocation from 1956 to present day.
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Heritage Fleet
Now down to just two vehicles, ACTION once retained a small heritage fleet.
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