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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:158-1.jpg]]
! colspan="3" align=center |[[Image:808-1.jpg]]
|-
|-
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 158
! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 808
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| valign=top | '''Chassis'''
| [[:Category:AEC Swift|AEC Swift]]
| Renault PR100.2
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| valign=top | '''Depot'''  
| ---
| Tuggeranong
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| valign=top | '''Entered Service'''
| 1970
| July 1989
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service'''
| March 1979
| 24 February 2012
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment'''
| Roller Blind
| Alcatel Flipdot
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| valign=top | '''VIN'''
| 3MP2R810
| VF6PS08A200000205
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| valign=top | '''Body'''
| Comeng Vehicle Industries
| Ansair
|-
|-
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| valign-top | '''Body Number'''
| 329
| R2040
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| valign=top | '''Body Date'''
| 26 November 1970
| June 1989
|-
|-
| valign-top | '''Seating'''
| valign=top | '''Seating'''
| B43D
| B42D
|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
| valign=top | '''Fuel'''  
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|-
|-
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| valign=top | '''Gallery Album'''
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery-former-action-buses/nggallery/aec-swift/Bus-158 Bus 158]
| [http://www.actbus.net/gallery-former-action-buses/nggallery/renault-pr100-2-mk1/Bus-808 Bus 808]
|}
|}
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Bus 808 was a Renault PR100.2  
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|'''See Also:'''
|-
| * [[BUS 158 (2)]]
| – Hino RG197K
|-
|}


Bus 158 was an AEC Swift
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* It was first registered on 12 July 1989
* Its National Gallery 'Elvis Lives' all over advertisement was launched in August 1989.
* On 4 July 1992 it was transferred from Kingston Depot to Tuggeranong Depot.
* Bus 808 was fitted with a trial Alcatel Flipdot Destination Display
* This vehicle was reportedly popular with drivers (particularly the Elvis fans!)
* It was one of fifty ACTION Buses loaned to the Olympic Road Transport Authority (ORTA) during 2000 for the Sydney Olympics.
* Although Bus 808 is a Mk1 PR100.2, like other former AOAs, it carried the Mk2 Livery.
* A combination of the Mk2 livery and Flipdot desto often lead people to mistake the vehicle for a Mk2. The side flip-dot display however was in the same place as the Mk1 roller, rather than built into the roofline.
* Bus 808 was withdrawn from service at Tuggeranong Depot in early January 2012
* It temporarily returned to service at Tuggeranong Depot between 1 February 2012 and 24 February 2012.
* It left Canberra on 1 March 2012 bound for Sims Metal in Sydney.


[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:ACTION Disposals]]
[[Category:AEC Swift]]
[[Category:Renault PR100.2 Mk1]]
[[Category:Delivered July 1989]]
[[Category:Former AOA Buses]]
[[Category:Buses Loaned to ORTA]]
[[Category:Withdrawn February 2012]]
[[Category:Disposed March 2012]]

Revision as of 23:02, 15 January 2023

Bus 808
Chassis Renault PR100.2
Depot Tuggeranong
Entered Service July 1989
Removed from Service 24 February 2012
Desto Equipment Alcatel Flipdot
VIN VF6PS08A200000205
Body Ansair
Body Number R2040
Body Date June 1989
Seating B42D
Fuel Diesel
Gallery Album Bus 808

Bus 808 was a Renault PR100.2

Notes

  • It was first registered on 12 July 1989
  • Its National Gallery 'Elvis Lives' all over advertisement was launched in August 1989.
  • On 4 July 1992 it was transferred from Kingston Depot to Tuggeranong Depot.
  • Bus 808 was fitted with a trial Alcatel Flipdot Destination Display
  • This vehicle was reportedly popular with drivers (particularly the Elvis fans!)
  • It was one of fifty ACTION Buses loaned to the Olympic Road Transport Authority (ORTA) during 2000 for the Sydney Olympics.
  • Although Bus 808 is a Mk1 PR100.2, like other former AOAs, it carried the Mk2 Livery.
  • A combination of the Mk2 livery and Flipdot desto often lead people to mistake the vehicle for a Mk2. The side flip-dot display however was in the same place as the Mk1 roller, rather than built into the roofline.
  • Bus 808 was withdrawn from service at Tuggeranong Depot in early January 2012
  • It temporarily returned to service at Tuggeranong Depot between 1 February 2012 and 24 February 2012.
  • It left Canberra on 1 March 2012 bound for Sims Metal in Sydney.