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Look back over the year that was 2012
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- Re: Photo of the Month - June 2013
22 May 2013Here's Bus 356 again, along with 413 at the ANU Exchange Bus Station:Bus 485 turning from Barry Drive into Kingsley Street: - ACT Roads engineers get their way...after 37 years
22 May 2013Yesterday for the first time, I drove a bus over the new inner lane of the Parkes Way Extension southbound (formerly the Molonglo Arterial) between Marcus Clarke St and Glenloch Interchange. I suspect that few Canberrans would recall that back in the 1970s when the Molonglo Arterial (= Parkes Way Extension) was being planned by the National Capital Developme - Re: General Discussion 2011/2012
22 May 2013I think there is also a 'MAW' and a 'NAN' at Belconnen - Re: General Discussion 2011/2012
22 May 2013"CAM" has been that way for a few months, at least. Also keep an eye out for a B depot "MAM".This is nothing new - the Volvo B58s used to suffer from this a lot. - Re: General Discussion 2011/2012
21 May 2013I agree.
Category Archive: Years in Focus
A look at major events and milestones in given years in ACTIONs past
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Timeline
Our timeline charts significant events in the history of public transport in Canberra, dating back to 1922.
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Fare comparison
Compare bus fares across the years with our handy table!
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80 years of public transport in Canberra
A Driving Force in the Story of Canberra Most Canberrans think of the famous blue, white and orange bus as being synonymous with the national capital. Whether it was going to the shops with mum, fighting over got to sit on the back seat with school friends or catching the old 333 to work, it …
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2011 in Focus
2011 was another big year for ACTION Buses, with the changeover from the dated magnetic tickets to the smartcard based MyWay system, the retirement of over 40 Renault Buses as the new MAN and Scania Buses entered service and industrial action which saw services cancelled on a number of days during April.
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2010 in Focus
2010 was a busy year for ACTION. A new network, new buses, a reopened depot, withdrawal of older buses, the testing of its new Smartcard ticketing system, heated negotiations on enterprise agreements – the list goes on.
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2009 in Focus
February Bus 108 returns to service after suffering accident damage in October 2008. ACTION outsource a number of shuttle services to various events including the Canberra Show and NRL following a union dispute over the number of supervisors put on duty.
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2008 in Focus
February Bus 914 suffers major damage when it collides with a tree and electrical substation on Beaurepaire Crescent in Holt whilst operating Route 44 on 25 February. The only passenger on the bus escaped injury whilst the driver was taken to hospital. You can read further information on the accident and view news footage by …
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1988 in Focus
February Mack/Renault PR 100.2s 698, 699, 750 and 752 were delivered in February as were the PR180.2 articulateds 702 and 703. Workshop staff were very busy modifying and upgrading the bus fleet:
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1978 in Focus
February MAN SL200 522 was delivered in February 1978. ZIB 518 was fitted with the first production model AES farebox on 28 February. On 28 February five new off-peak routes were introduced to provide a service to the new Belconnen Mall.
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1968 in Focus
February Canberra’s first rear engine buses; and among the first rear engined buses in Australia, were placed in service on 22 February 1968. ZIB 121 & 122, both Hedges bodied AEC Swift MP3Rs were unusual in being manual gearbox Swifts, most other such AEC buses in the world were semi-automatic or fully automatic.
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