POTM December 2023

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Nominations for Photo of the Month now open.

The rules:

● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before

  ◦ * This month we are seeking photos of SNT/Flexible Bus ^[1]. If you submit a photo (or two) meeting this criterion, you may post up to three photos but you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos of the same bus or of the same location.

● photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)

● photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing

● submitted photographs must prominently feature:

  ◦ public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)

and/or

  ◦ a bus, tram or support vehicle from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
    ▪ the vehicle is in focus
    ▪ the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)

● photos narrower than 640 pixels (for landscape aspect) will not be accepted

If possible, please supply date or month of photo.

Refer here for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.

Photos can be submitted by replying to this forum topic and attaching the image; to ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height of 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos larger than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example: [img width=640] instead of [img].

To submit photos from Instagram, you must post a reply with a caption and paste the URL of the Instagram image. Photos not publicly visible cannot be submitted. We will not accept unhosted photos - they must be stored on a photo hosting site (such as Instagram, Flickr or Facebook).

Submissions close midnight 26 November, Australian Eastern daylight saving time unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.

Voting will commence on 27 November. Voting will close 1 December.

The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook and Instagram. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery, and Facebook and Instagram pages.

1. Current or former SNT buses - includes Rosas, SNT Ponchos and BCI Proma E as well as Nissan Civilian, Hino AC140K and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter if operating SNT or Flexible bus services.

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Re-using the September POTM topic, since no photos were submitted. The bonus category for this month is (again) SNT / Flexible buses.

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I'll get us started, shall I:


Bus 621 at Kippax


Bus 446 waiting at Fraser West


217-195 laying over at Kippax

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Due to lack of interest, the November round has been rolled over into December.

NEW RULE: should there not be at least 6 submissions by close-off date, I will run the poll based on what's been submitted.

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Renault PR100.2 Mk II #934 opposite Rookwood Cemetery on Cowper Street, Ainslie on Route 31 – 10th November 2023.


Scania K360UA #518 exits Kippax on a weekend Route 44 – 30th September 2023.

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Voting has commenced