A wrap-up of ACT public transport happenings from 2015 as viewed by ACT Bus –
January
- Real time information available through mobile apps
- ACTION provides free rides for Lanyon Valley residents due to road closure
- Over 3,000 passengers recorded for 2014 Nightrider services, including 1861 on New Year’s Eve
- New buses in service*: 545, 561
- Fleet count 31 January*: 423
February
- Bridge near Platform 14 at Woden Bus Station demolished
- 12-16 – City Bus Station closed for Multicultural Festival – services relocated to Northbourne Avenue and Alinga and Marcus Clarke Streets
- 14 – Special Nightrider services operate for Multicultural festival
- Large AdShel bus stop opens on College Street (University of Canberra)
- New buses in service: 878 (was trainer), 562; buses withdrawn: 140, 855, 856, 864
- Fleet count 28 February: 421
March
- 11 – Bus routes diverted due to closure of Hospital Road
- New buses in service: 563, 564; buses withdrawn: 865, 866
- Fleet count 31 March: 421
April
- Services on 27 April operate to Saturday timetable due to ACT Government public holiday, but no fares apply
- Minister Rattenbury announces 14.5m and articulated buses to be fitted with bike racks
- Bus 852 withdrawn – the last of the blue-over-orange livery
- New buses in service: 565, 566; buses withdrawn: 126, 852
- Fleet count 30 April: 421
May
- Management changes in ACT Government Public Transport
- 5 – Bus 388 attended to by ACT Fire Brigade on Caswell Drive
- Route 202 to go cashless in new network
- 18 – Network 15 commences
- Large AdShel bus stop opens on Barry Drive (ANU)
- Plan to renovate Woden Bus Station announced
- New buses in service: 567, 568, 569, 570; buses withdrawn: 870, 874, 879
- Fleet count 31 May: 422
June
- ACT Budget: funding of Nightrider services continued
- New buses in service: 571, 572, 573, 574; buses withdrawn: 871, 884
- Fleet count 30 June: 424
July
- NXTBUS passenger information displays installed at Barton
- Bus stop on Antill Street, Dickson closed due to intersection upgrade works
- Bus 853 – the last Mk1 Renault PR100.2 is withdrawn
- New buses in service: 575, 576, 577; buses withdrawn: 127, 853, 875, 876, 882
- Fleet count 31 July: 422
August
- Work commences on Erindale bus stop refurbishment – stops relocated on Comrie Street
- Preliminary work at Woden Bus Station commences
- 20 – Bus 300 suffers major engine fire in Spence; subsequently withdrawn
- Buses withdrawn: 872, 300
- Fleet count: 31 August: 420
September
- New timetables to commence in October announced
- Upcoming weekday timetable changes scrapped; weekend changes to still go ahead
- Former ACTION Bus 132 commences operating for Canberra Explorer
- New buses in service: 578; buses withdrawn: 877
- Fleet count 30 September: 420
October
- 12 – Temporary diversions at Gungahlin commence due to closure of Hibberson Street
- 17 – New weekend timetable commences
- Fitting of Wi-Fi to five trial buses commences
- Parkes Way tunnel incident results in diversion of several bus routes
- Announcement of Transport Canberra – combined ACT Public Transport agency to commence 1 July 2016
- New buses in service: 579, 580, 581; buses withdrawn: 128, 878, 886
- Fleet count 31 October: 420
November
- Consultation commences for new Gungahlin Bus Station
- Consultation commences for smoking bans at bus stops
- ACTION operates shuttles during IKEA’s opening week
- Thirty additional spaces added to Tuggeranong Park & Ride
- Performance statistics released onto ACTION website
- 30 – Work begins on Woden Bus Station renovations – platform changes occur
- New buses in service: 582, 583, 584, 585, 586; buses withdrawn: 880, 887, 888, 889
- Fleet count 30 November: 421
December
- 7 – Hibberson Street, Gungahlin re-opens to traffic – temporary bus station on Gozzard Street closes
- 8 – Upgraded Erindale bus stops open
- CBRfree Wi-Fi trial commences on Buses 579 – 583
- Annual fare increases announced
- Electrical repairs causes platform relocations at Woden Bus Station
- Scania demonstrator delivered to Belconnen Depot
- New buses in service: 587; buses withdrawn: 893, 899
- Fleet count 31 December: 420
* bus movements and fleet count may not be 100% accurate – information sourced from ACT Bus Fleetwiki
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This page was last updated on 6 August 2022
