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ACTION patronage continues to increase, prompted by the new weekday timetable and the increased cost of fuel. Soon after the timetable change on June 2, ACTION recorded for the first time 25,000 adult passenger journeys in a day. Late last month the daily traffic hit a new peak 26,000 adult Read more…
ACTION buses were involved in more than 270 accidents over the past financial year an 18 per cent increase on the previous year. Figures provided by ACTION show the bus fleet was involved in 272 accidents in 2007-08, up from 231 in 2006-07. Seven of the accidents involved injuries to Read more…
Canberrans should look out for two ACTION buses covered with goannas, bluebells, bogong moths and handprints.
Canberra’s use of public transport is the lowest of all Australian capital cities, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In Australian Social Trends 2008, the bureau reported that in 2006 only 7.9 per cent of Canberra adults used public transport for commuting, down from 11.4 per cent in 1996. Read more…
Improvements to ACTION bus services promised for April 28 will be delayed until early June or later. The new timetable was scheduled to coincide with the beginning of the second school term. That is now impractical, because the complex arrangements for allocating drivers’ shifts has not begun. On Tuesday, a Read more…
The removal of the Civic and Belconnen bus interchanges, a new interchange for Woden, a busway from Belconnen to Civic and a busway along Northbourne Avenue are included in plans for an upgrade of Canberra’s public transport infrastructure. The greatest portion of money needed for these works has not received Read more…
CANBERRANS are turning to public transport in record numbers to escape the hassle and cost of pay parking. Earlier this month, for the first time, ACTION recorded more than 20,000 adult bus passengers in a single day. This mark has subsequently been passed several times. For the week ending February Read more…
Shelton Newman, ACTION Transport Officer, tells of the events at Tuggeranong Depot during Canberra’s worst natural disaster. On Saturday 18 January 2003 I just happened to be the supervisor on duty, but no matter which officer was on duty would have been the same. I do feel, however, that this Read more…
From: Canberra Times BY GRAHAM DOWNIE 01 Jul, 2002 07:42 AM New ACTION fares begin today with the abolition of the zonal system. The change means about 70 per cent of current passengers will pay about 6 per cent more and about 30 per cent will pay up to 46 Read more…
The Canberra Times, 24 September 2001
A decision on new ACTION buses is imminent, with the choice between Scania and MAN.