Featured Bus – Irisbus Agora Line
The Featured Bus for February 2014 is the Irisbus Agora Line class
On 2nd February 2004, 20 Irisbus Agora Line buses (Buses 300-319) – with Custom Coaches “CB60” body – entered service with ACTION.
The Agora Lines were the first new buses in the ACTION fleet since the last Dennis Dart in February 1998 – a gap of six years.
They were originally built in 2002 and 2003 for King Bros. Bus Group (Kempsey). Prior to entering service, they were sent to Custom Coaches to replace the pink-coloured stanchions with stainless steel poles, to replace the front seat with a luggage rack and to re-paint into the new ACTION livery. The front door only configuration was retained, however.
These buses were ACTION’s first Custom Coaches CB60 bodies and they also marked the commencement of the 2004 ACTION green, orange and white livery as well as being the first buses to be fully air-conditioned.
During their time at ACTION, these vehicles had several more alterations including the fitting of a bike rack, new DTI CCTV equipment, replacing the Mobitec destination displays with Hanover LED displays and fitting LED tail lights (for some of the class).
Three Agora Lines were withdrawn early: Bus 300 (2015), Bus 307 (2021) and Bus 312 (2024). The remaining 17 buses were withdrawn during 2025, with the final 4 in service (308, 310, 315 & 318) removed from the fleet in August.
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Further details:
- Irisbus Agora Line articles on ACT Bus Fleetwiki
- Irisbus Agora Line specifications on ACT Bus
See also:
- Featured Bus – March 2012: Bus 310
Revised 10 May 2026