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! colspan="3" align=center |[[ | ! colspan="3" align=center |[[Image:808-1.jpg]] | ||
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! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus | ! colspan="3" align=center bgcolor=#CCCCFF| Bus 808 | ||
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| valign=top | '''Chassis''' | | valign=top | '''Chassis''' | ||
| | | Renault PR100.2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Depot''' | | valign=top | '''Depot''' | ||
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| valign=top | '''Entered Service''' | | valign=top | '''Entered Service''' | ||
| | | July 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Removed from Service''' | | valign=top | '''Removed from Service''' | ||
| | | 24 February 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Desto Equipment''' | | valign=top | '''Desto Equipment''' | ||
| | | Alcatel Flipdot | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''VIN''' | | valign=top | '''VIN''' | ||
| | | VF6PS08A200000205 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Body''' | | valign=top | '''Body''' | ||
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| valign-top | '''Body Number''' | | valign-top | '''Body Number''' | ||
| | | R2040 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Body Date''' | | valign=top | '''Body Date''' | ||
| | | June 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign=top | '''Seating''' | | valign=top | '''Seating''' | ||
| | | 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/renault-pr100-2- | | [http://www.actbus.net/gallery-former-action-buses/nggallery/renault-pr100-2-mk1/Bus-808 Bus 808] | ||
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Bus | Bus 808 was a Renault PR100.2 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * It was first registered on 12 July 1989 | ||
* This vehicle was | * 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:Renault PR100.2 | [[Category:Renault PR100.2 Mk1]] | ||
[[Category:Withdrawn | [[Category:Delivered July 1989]] | ||
[[Category: | [[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 | ||
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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.