Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month – December 2020
Bus 659 on Lachlan St, Macquarie. Photo by Zac Mathes.
Featured Article
Establishment of a historic fleet
In early 1977, the Department of the Capital Territory followed the example of London Transport in deciding to preserve examples of their older vehicles for posterity.
Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month – November 2020
Bunker Shelter at Stop #4628, Liversidge St. Photo by Sylvan Lawrenz.
Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month – October 2020
Bus 100, a Hino Poncho, performing the Ginninderry Loop on Pro Hart Avenue. Photo by ‘King of Buses’.
** Photo of the Year – 2020 **
Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month – September 2020
Bus 714 at Narrabundah Terminus after completing a Route 56. Photo by Zac Mathes.
Bus Restoration and Preservation
Bus 967 Preservation
One of three ‘fossil fuels’ buses, Bus 967 was withdrawn from service in 2020, after 28 years in the ACTION Fleet.
Bus Restoration and Preservation
Bus 108 Preservation
ex-ACTION Bus 108, a Renault PR100.3, was acquired by the Canberra Transport Museum in July 2020 for preservation.
Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month – August 2020
Recently retired buses (ex-108 & ex-967) have a get-together beside Lake Burley Griffin on a foggy morning. Photo by ‘King of Buses’.
Featured Bus
Featured Bus – August/September 2020
Bus 490 was a Yutong ZK6131HG1 plug-in electric bus which was in service between March 2020 and January 2021.
Fleet
End of an era
On 1 July 2020, an era came to a close when Bus 116 – the last remaining ACTION Renault PR100.3 – was retired from service.