Featured Bus – Leyland Leopard
[April 2013]
Between August 1962 and April 1966, ACTION purchased 11 Leyland Leopard buses with bodies by three different builders: Freighter, Commonwealth Engineering and Pressed Metal Corporation.
Featured Bus – C.59351 ‘Matilda’ (AEC Regal III)
[March 2013]
C.59351 aka ‘Matilda’, is a restored AEC Regal III which forms part of ACTION’s Heritage Fleet.
The history of articulated buses in Canberra
Canberra was the first Australian city to operate articulated buses and currently has a fleet of 44.
Read the full history of ACTION’s articulated bus fleet.
Featured Bus – Volvo B58-56
[February 2013]
Between August 1974 and October 1976, ACTION received 76 Volvo B58-56 buses with body by Smithfield Bus and Coach Works of Sydney.
Featured Bus – Bus 673 (MAN SG192)
[January 2013]
Bus 673 was an MAN SG192 articulated bus which operated for ACTION between January 1986 and July 1993.
ACTION’s 2009 Fleet
A snapshot of the ACTION Fleet as of September 2009
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Featured Bus – Bus 148 (Dennis Dart SLF)
[December 2012]
Bus 148 was a Dennis Dart SLF ‘Midi Bus’ which entered service in 1997. It has a ‘Crusader’ body by Wrightbus of Northern Ireland, UK.
Movember 2012
In November 2012, ACTION once more paid for twenty vinyl moustaches to be applied to bus windscreens in order to promote the Movember event to raise funds for mens health programs.
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Featured Bus – Bus 736 (Mercedes-Benz O405)
[November 2012]
Bus 736 was a Mercedes-Benz O405 bus which was evaluated by ACTION during 1991.
Featured Bus – Bus 506 (Scania K360UA 6×2/2)
[October 2012]
Bus 506 is a Scania K360UA which was delivered on 13 July 2012 and entered service at Belconnen Depot on 3 September 2012.