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{| align=right cellpadding=2 class="toccolours" style="margin:10px; padding:5px; z-index: 1; width=62px;"
{| align=right cellpadding=2 class="toccolours" style="margin:10px; padding:5px; z-index: 1; width=62px;"
! colspan="3" align=center |[[File:674-1.jpg]]
! colspan="3" align=center |[[File:350-2.jpg]]
|-
|-
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 674
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 350
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| [[:Category:Renault PR100|Renault PR100]]
| [[:Category:Scania L94UB|Scania L94UB]]
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| Tuggeranong
| [[:Category:Tuggeranong Depot|Tuggeranong]]
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| July 1985
| September 2005
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| May 2000
| --
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| Alcatel/STC Cannon flip-dot
| Hanover Flipdot
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| PR100MI.PN100001
| YS2L4X20001849738
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| Renault Vehicules Industriels
| Custom Coaches "CB60"
|-
|-
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| ---
| ACT031
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| 1980
| Aug 2005
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| B41D
| B44DW
|-
| '''Climate Control'''
| Carrier AC353
|-
| '''Bike Rack'''
| Sportworks DL2 (black handle)
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
| Diesel
| [[:Category:CNG Buses|Compressed Natural Gas]]
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery/ACTION-Buses-Disposals/674-Renault-PR100 Bus 674]
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery-current-action-buses/nggallery/scania-l94ub/Bus-350 Bus 350]
|}
|}
[[BUS 673 (1)|<< prev]] | [[BUS 675 (1)|next >>]]<br>
[[BUS 349 (2)|<< prev]] | [[BUS 351 (2)|next >>]]
''Also known as ZIR 888 and Bus 672 (1)''


{| class="toccolours"
[[File:CNG.png|link=:Category:CNG Buses]]
|-
[[File:WC.jpg|25px|link=:Category:Accessible Buses]]
|'''See Also:'''
[[File:CC.jpg|25px|link=:Category:Climate Controlled Buses]]
|-
[[File:Bike.jpg|25px|link=:Category:Buses With Bike Racks]]
| * [[BUS 672 (2)]]  
| – MAN SG192
|-
| * [[BUS 674 (2)]]  
| – Scania K360UA
|-
|}


Bus 674 was a Renault PR100
Bus 350 is a Scania L94UB based at Tuggeranong Depot.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The bus was built in 1980 by ''Renault Vehicules Industriels'' (RVI), Lyon France as a PR100 demonstrator unit for the Singapore Bus Service
* Its name is Bruce.
* It was first displayed at the 1980 International Motor Show in Birmingham.
* In apx November 2017, its DL2 bike rack was replaced with a new DL2 (black handle) model.
* From 1980-84 it was a demonstrator in the United Kingdom before being stored in the Lyon factory.
* In 2018 one fold-up seat was removed, reducing its seating capacity from 45 to 44.
* Mack Australia then had the unit upgraded to PR100.2 standard with various body changes to suit an Australian life.
* The bus was first at ACTION from 4-15 March 1985 registered as ZIR-888 however it was never put into service.
* The bus then went to MTT Perth (No. 10) from 26 April 1985 to 10 June 1985, and then returned to Mack and deregistered.
* The bus was returned to ACTION for full evaluation in July 1985, as ZIB-672.
* The bus was renumbered 674 and re-registered ZIB-674 on 11 February 1986.
* ACTION purchased the unit on 25 June 1986.
* A Gulton flip-dot destination display was installed in the bus during February 1988. (This was later replaced by STC Cannon flip-dot display.)
* It was re-registered as BUS 674 during May 1989.
* On 4 July 1992 it was transferred from Kingston Depot to Tuggeranong Depot.
* When it was withdrawn from service, the flip-dot display was removed and installed into [[BUS 869]], and was replaced by Brose roller blind equipment.
* In May 2000 it was sold to Cavanagh's of Kempsey
* In May 2014, Cavanagh's sold the vehicle to Sydney-based bus enthusiasts. It was registered 48316 H on 31 May 2014.
* In June 2019, it was sold to another NSW-based private owner. It is currently unregistered.
 
==Media==
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206423 "Bus with difference"] – ''The Canberra Times'', 4 July 1985, page 12.
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127206486 "ACTION tries out new bus"] – ''The Canberra Times'',  5 July 1985, page 8.


==All Over Advertising==
==All Over Advertising==
[[File:Photo.png|25px|link=]] '''Summernats''' – ''December 1994 to December 1995''
[[Image:Photo.png|25px|link=]] '''Metal Mart''' – ''February 2015 to ~February 2016''
:* the first vinyl wrap AOA
:* following removal of the wrap, Bus 674 was repainted into the Mk2 Renault livery
 
==Other Australian Owners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Owner/Operator</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Location</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Registration</b>
! style="width: 10% "| <b>Fleet #</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date From</b>
! style="width: 15% "| <b>Date To</b>
! | <b>Notes</b>
|-
| MTT
| Perth, WA
| 7BD 174
| 10
| 26 Apr 1985
| 10 Jun 1985
| Demonstrator, prior to joining ACTION
|-
| Cavanagh's
| Kempsey, NSW
| 4215 MO <br>MO 5083
|
| ~ May 2000
| 25 May 2014
|
|-
| Private Owners
| Oakville, NSW
| 48316 H
|
| May 2014
| Jun 2019
|
|-
| Private Owner
| NSW
|
|
| Jun 2019
| present
| unregistered
|}


[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:ACTION Buses]]
[[Category:Renault PR100]]
[[Category:Scania L94UB]]
[[Category:Evaluation Buses]]
[[Category:CNG Buses]]
[[Category:One-off Buses]]
[[Category:Tuggeranong Depot]]
[[Category:Buses With Bike Racks]]
[[Category:Accessible Buses]]
[[Category:Climate Controlled Buses]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Delivered July 1985]]
[[Category:Buses With Names]]
[[Category:Disposed May 2000]]

Latest revision as of 20:04, 8 July 2022

Bus 350
Chassis Scania L94UB
Depot Tuggeranong
Entered Service September 2005
Removed from Service --
Desto Equipment Hanover Flipdot
VIN YS2L4X20001849738
Body Custom Coaches "CB60"
Body Number ACT031
Body Date Aug 2005
Seating B44DW
Climate Control Carrier AC353
Bike Rack Sportworks DL2 (black handle)
Fuel Compressed Natural Gas
Gallery Album Bus 350

<< prev | next >>

Bus 350 is a Scania L94UB based at Tuggeranong Depot.

Notes

  • Its name is Bruce.
  • In apx November 2017, its DL2 bike rack was replaced with a new DL2 (black handle) model.
  • In 2018 one fold-up seat was removed, reducing its seating capacity from 45 to 44.

All Over Advertising

Metal MartFebruary 2015 to ~February 2016