In 1991, ACTION operated four depots and a body workshop in Fyshwick (at which MAN and Mercedes bus bodies were being reconstructed and the PR180.2s were being converted to 2 door operations).
During this time, ACTION were evaluating buses from four manufacturers to determine whether any were suitable as replacements for the MAN fleet.
Also during 1991, ACTION were installing new aluminium shelters and experimental bus stop signs.
The oldest bus in the fleet was 410, which was built in 1975.
Model (Chassis / Body) | Entered Service | Fleet Numbers | Belconnen | Kingston | Tuggeranong | Woden | Total |
MAN SL200 Various (see notes) | 1975-81 | 410-449 | 470 – 471 Training: 431 | 410, 419 | 447 – 455 | 456 – 469 | Belc: 28 Training: 5 Total in class: 151 |
MAN SG192 Various (see notes) | 1976-86 | 450, 510 532-551 671-673 | 671 – 673 | Woden: 3 Total in class: 25 | |||
Mercedes-Benz O.305 Ansair | 1981-85 | 585-612 | 585 – 609 | Belc: 79 Not in service: 2 Total in class: 81 | |||
Mercedes-Benz O.305G Ansair | 1982-83 | 613-617 | 613 – 617 | Belc: 5 Total in class: 5 | |||
Renault PR100 Renault (France) | 1985 | 674 | 674 | King: 1 Total in class: 1 | |||
Renault PR100.2 Mk1 Ansair | 1988-90 | 675-699 | 675 – 699 | 783 – 786 | 787 – 797 799 – 804 816 – 824 836 – 839 841 – 846 860 – 869 | King: 75 Total in class: 145 | |
Renault PR100.2 Mk2 Ansair | 1990- ongoing | 870-957 | 880 – 895 | 896 | 870 – 879 916 – 920 | Belc: 36 To be delivered: 31 Total in class: 88 | |
Renault PR180.2 Ansair | 1988-89 | 700-726 | 700 – 704 | 713 – 715 | 716 – 719 | 709 – 712 | Belc: 8 Not in service: 2 Total in class: 27 |
Leyland Lynx Leyland UK | 1991 | 730-731 | 731 | Belc: 1Not in service: 1 Total in class: 2 | |||
Scania N113CRB Ansair | 1991 | 732 | 732 | Tugg: 1Total in class: 1 | |||
Scania K113 Volgren | 1991 | 733 | 733 | King: 1 Total in class: 1 | |||
MAN SL202 Ansair | 1991 | 734 | 734 | Woden: 1 Total in class: 1 | |||
| Mercedes-Benz O.405PMC | 1991 | 736 | 736 | Belc: 1Total in class: 1 | |||
Totals (active) | 158 | 114 | 38 | 143 | 453 |
Notes
- Details supplied by ACTION as at 27 September 1991
- Excludes 25 buses withdrawn for sale (13 Leyland Nationals and 12 MAN SL200s) and 4 buses in the heritage fleet.
- MAN SL200s withdrawn from fleet: 411-418, 420-423 and 442 (written off)
- MAN SL200s body builders – All numbers to 567: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, 569-579: Smithfield, 580-584: Custom Coaches
- 580-582 were commenced by Smithfield and completed by Custom Coaches
- All remaining MAN SG192 are ex-demonstrator models; body builders – 671: MAN/Goppel, 672: Custom Coaches, 673: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
- Buses 558, 674 & 808 are fitted with Gulton flip-dot destination sign
- All buses from number 514 onwards fitted with driver’s cabin air conditioning
- 553-565, 567, 569-580, 582, 584-609 have all been refurbished by ACTION
- Buses 610 & 611 not in service – body reconstruction in process
- PR180.2 buses 700-704, 709-711 & 713-715 have been modified to remove centre door.
- Buses 705 & 726 not in service – presumed for centre door removal
- Buses 585 & 669 fitted with “Woolplush” fabric seats (in place of Frontrunner fabric); buses 563 & 820 fitted with moulded VRT seats
- As at 27 September 1991, a further 31 Renault PR100.2 buses and 2 Mitsubishi FK417 replica tram buses are on order.
- Promotional and Advertising Buses
690 Jewel Food Stores
695 Fyshwick Markets
775 ACT Policing
798 KIX-106
808 Australian National Gallery
835 National Science and Technology Centre
840 Australian War Memorial
853 Canberra Cannons
869 CSIRO
872 National Film and Sound Archive
873 National Trust of Australia
875 Keep It Local
880 National Botanic Gardens
896 3M
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