POTM August 2025

[Barry Drive]

Nominations for August are 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 former AOA buses or trams[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, ImgBB or Facebook).

Submissions close midnight 29 July 2025, Australian Eastern standard time (unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted, in which case a further 24 hours will be allowed).

Voting will commence on 30 July. Voting will take 3 days and close 2 August.

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 - where the AOA was removed in 2025 and has not been replaced

[Bus 400]

Bus 643 at Spence Terminus


Bus 700 at Watson Terminus

[CBRFlyer]

BUS319 on Well Station Dr in heavy fog


BUS748 at Dickson Interchange

[Barry Drive]

Bus 813 at Tuggeranong Interchange


Bus 676 at Cohen St on Canberra Stadium shuttle duties

[King of Buses]

533 on a very foggy evening laying over on Easty St, Phillip.


386 at Cooleman Court on a 64 to Chapman.

[Electric bus]

Tram 012, former AOA on Flemington Road.



Bus 857, Flynn Drive on route 58.



Bus 849, King Edward Terrace on route R6.

[Barry Drive]

Voting is open