POTM April 2019

[Barry Drive]

Submissions are open for Photo of the Month (April 2019). And here's the rules:

● two* photographs may be submitted by any one person, provided they have not been submitted before

● * This month we are seeking photos of Trams during testing. If you submit a photo (or two) meeting this criterion, you may post up to three photos but you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos from the same location.

● photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)

● photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing

● submitted photographs must prominently feature:

  ◦ public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)

and/or

  ◦ a bus or tram from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
    ▪ the vehicle is in focus
    ▪ the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)

● photos narrower than 640 pixels will not be accepted

If possible, please supply date or month of photo.

Refer here for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.

Photos can be submitted four ways: (1) by posting to this forum topic (2) by posting on ACT Bus Facebook page (and mentioning POTM) (3) by tweeting to @actbus or @actbusspotter (4) by contacting ACT Bus (submit a "contact us" form, send a message to our Facebook page or send me a Private Message) - and we'll send you an email address.

Unhosted photos may be uploaded into the ACT Bus Gallery which will apply a watermark. Requests to remove the watermark will not be considered.


To ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height if 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos wider than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example: [img width=640] instead of [img].

Submissions close midnight 27 March, Australian Eastern daylight-savings time.

Voting will commence on 28 March. Voting will close 31 March/1 April.

The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery and Facebook page.

[Sir Pompously]

Transport Canberra/CMET LRV 008 (CAF Urbos 100 3rd Generation) is seen pausing at EPIC and Racecourse under test


Transport Canberra BUS-409 (MAN 18.320 with Custom CB60 EvoII body) is seen crossing Northbourne Ave into Rudd Street on diversion


Transport Canberra BUS-565 (Scania K320UB with Custom CB80 body) is seen at Dickson Interchange on a weekend route 930 service to Belconnen

[King of Buses]

592 operates a route 16 service to Kippax along Macrossan Crescent, Latham.


967 descends Bugden Avenue, Fadden, while operating a route 65 service to Woden.


010 departs Dickson Interchange bound for the City while undergoing testing.

[Barry Drive]

Bus 425 on Flemington Road


Tram 005 City bound on Federal Highway


8404 MO laying over at City West half an hour before sunset

[Barry Drive]

Voting is now open. Please be aware voting may close earlier than shown, so vote early.