The Featured Bus for June 2013 is the Hino RG197K class of buses.
Between August and December 2001, ACTION leased 17 Hino RG197K buses from NSW State Transit. All of the buses had previously operated for North & Western Bus Lines of Gladesville. The vehicles were originally intended to be hired for 12 months (August 2001 to August 2002) but they were all returned, or sold, by December 2001.
Of the buses, there were three different body types:
- Motorcoach “Marathon” body: Fleet numbers 157, 158, 159, 160, 162
- PMC “Commuter” body: Fleet numbers 161, 163, 164, 165*, 166
- Custom Coaches “200” body: Fleet numbers 167, 168, 169, 170, 171*, 172, 173
* – Buses 165 and 171 swapped registration plates in September 2001. (165 was originally allocated to a Custom Coaches bus and 171 to a PMC bus.)
Although they were intended to be used on School Services only, on rare occasions they were used on regular route services.
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Further details:
- Hino RG197K vehicles on ACT Bus Fleetwiki
This page was last updated on 24 February 2024
