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AEC offered a rear-engine alternative to the Reliance at the 1964 Commercial Motor Show in London in the form of a 36-foot Swift with the AH505 engine. A 33’ 6” version was released in 1966. Interest in lowering floor and step heights by placing the engine at the back of the bus gained momentum in Britain during the mid-1960s and there was a rush among manufacturers to offer a suitable chassis.
Although it was not the first operator of Reliances in Australia, the Department bought 120 over twelve years — the largest fleet in the country. Canberra’s first Reliance arrived in April 1956 and was the forerunner of 52 similar buses, with bodies by Commonwealth Engineering, over the next five years.
A snapshot of the ACTION Fleet as of July 1994 – have a look to see which buses were allocated to the three depots – Belconnen, Tuggeranong and Woden.
ACTION’s fleet as at 30 September 1983 consisted of 365 vehicles garaged at 3 depots.
Around the end of 1973, the Canberra bus service was faced with a deteriorating vehicle situation.
ACTION purchased twenty Irisbus Agoralines that formed part of a canceled order by King Bros. All are based at Belconnen Depot.
ACTION Buses have a legal limit on how many passengers they are able to carry, with the number varying between the various buses in the ACTION Fleet.
Much of the current ACTION fleet have been named. But how did it happen?
Dennis Dart 132 – 156 Class SLF Chassis were built by Dennis Specialised Vehicles in the United Kingdom. After completion, Wrights Body Works in Northern Ireland fitted the Crusader Bodies. These buses were imported to Australia through Scania Buses Australia.