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BUS 340, a Scania L94UB CNG, is seen at Belconnen Community Centre Bus Station at dusk. Photo by T Milton.
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April 30, 2012
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ACTION Network 12 timetables available today
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, has announced that the timetables for ACTION’s new bus network will be available from today, Monday 14 May 2012.
“New timetables for Network 12 will be available from the ACTION website (www.action.act.gov.au), MyWay Centres, and Woden and Tuggeranong Bus Stations,” the Chief Minister said. “The timetables will be in Canberra Connect Shopfronts from tomorrow (Tuesday).
“All service times will change as a result of the new network, which begins on the 28th May 2012.
“ACTION will have staff at bus stations to inform customers of new services and timetables. This will be supported by a promotional campaign including radio and print advertising, information at key bus stops and on board buses and via the ACTION website and Twitter feed.
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Featured Bus – May 2012
Bus 982 in its first Aboriginal livery at Woden.
Bus 982 is a Renault PR100.2 Mk2, based at Tuggeranong Depot, which holds the distinction of being the last of the 258 Renault PR100.2 buses delivered to ACTION over a six year period.
Arriving on 24 June 1993 – the same day as the final Renault PR180.2 Articulated (Bus 989) arrived – the bus is perhaps best recognised as the one that carried an Aboriginal livery.
The bus carried this livery, which was hand-painted by a local Aboriginal artist, from 1993 until 2008, when it was repainted into a plain brown livery for a number of months following accident damage.
In July that year, together with Bus 990, it received a new livery celebrating Aboriginal Reconciliation. As per the previous livery, the new designs for the two buses were designed by local artists.
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Follow @ACTIONbuses on Twitter for bus service updates
ACTION will notify service failures by twitter
ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate – Media Release
ACTION is undertaking a four week trial of tweeting up to the minute service updates during the weekday morning peak period.
Service delivery information will be ‘tweeted’ between 7.30 am to 9 am from Monday to Friday until 18 May 2012.
“While ACTION delivers around 99.5% of all its services, bus breakdowns and driver absences can result in last minute service cancellations. The ACT Government wants to undertake a trial of letting people know when their bus has been cancelled or delayed so they can consider alternative plans, particularly if they are travelling on a low frequency route,” Director, ACTION, James Roncon said.
“ACTION will then evaluate the costs and benefits of providing this service. This will include measuring take-up of the service, whether it has been useful in providing timely and reliable information to commuters and how resource-intensive it has proven.
“ACTION commuters are essential to this trial with feedback welcomed via Twitter as well as an online survey to gauge the usefulness and timeliness of the information provided,” Mr Roncon said.
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