Prior to electronic signage, bus destination displays consistent of printed vinyl rolls that were operated by the driver, using a crank handle above the windscreen. Some buses were later retro-fitted with switches to allow for automated scrolling.
A reference list of each destination, and its corresponding position on the roll, was generally stuck above the windscreen.
Due to the expansion of Canberra, and its bus network, there were numerous versions printed as updated were required.
Click on the headings below to expand the full list of destinations for each roll.
Destination Roll – circa 1974 (from Bus 261)
Kingston Depot
Airport
Barton
Belconnen
Causeway
Campbell Park
City
Crace
Dickson
Fyshwick
Hackett
Hall
Hospital
Kingston
Lyneham
Manuka
Narrabundah
Phillip
Race Course
Red Hill
Russell
School Special
Showground
Special
University
War Memorial
Watson
Yarralumla
Belconnen Depot
Belconnen
Bruce
Charnwood
City
Evatt
Flynn
Higgins
Holt
Latham
Macgregor
Melba
Phillip
Race Course
Russell
School Special
Showground
Special
Spence
Woden Depot
Phillip
Chapman
City
Duffy
Farrer
Fisher
Fyshwick
Hospital
Kambah
Pearce
Race Course
Rivett
Russell
School Special
Showground
Special
Torrens
Wanniassa
Belconnen
Route Blind #1
Isaacs
Chifley PEARCE
Mawson FARRER
Torrens
Woden Interchange
Rivett
Duffy
Fisher COOLEMAN
Holder COOLEMAN
Waramanga COOLEMAN
Weston Creek
City
Calwell East
Calwell West
Erindale
Condor (sic) Banks
Fadden Chisholm Centre
Gordon
Gowrie
Kambah East
Kambah West
Oxley
Monash
Richardson
Tuggeranong
Wanniassa
Woden Interchange
School Bus
On Hire from ACTION
Curtin Russell CITY
Russell Curtin WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Yarralumla CITY
Yarralumla WODEN
City WODEN
City BELCONNEN
Causeway
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Fyshwick
Kingston
Griffith N’BUNDAH
Railway
Red Hill Shops
Caley Red Hill Cr.
Campbell Duntroon
Campbell Park
City Interchange
Barton
Russell
Canberra Hospital
City Circle
Canberry Fair
Miller St DICKSON
Dickson Shops
Hackett DICKSON
Gungahlin Cemetery
Mitchell
N.A.T.E.X. National Exhibition Centre
Watson
City Interchange
City
School Bus
On Hire From ACTION
Belconnen
Gwydir Śq. Shops North Giralang
North Kaleen Giralang Shops
Kaleen Giralang Shops
Kaleen GIRALANG
Spalding Street FRASER WEST
Tillyard Drive FRASER EAST
Florey Drive FRASER WEST
Osburn Drive MACGREGOR
Evatt
McKellar EVATT
Spence
Belconnen Interchange
Holt KIPPAX
Jamison KIPPAX
Florey Latham
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Scullin
Scullin BELCONNEN
N.S.C. BELCONNEN
N.S.C. CITY
N.S.C. National Sports Centre
Bruce BELCONNEN
Bruce CITY
Cook BELCONNEN
Cook CITY
Jamison BELCONNEN
Jamison CITY
Excursion
On Hire from ACTION
Queanbeyan
Racecourse
School Bus
Special
Out of Service
Workshop
Route Number Code List III – June 1985
The June 1985 Route Number Code List was printed on an A4 page for drivers
| Route | Code (Outbound) | Route Name (Outbound) | Code (Inbound) | Route Name (Inbound) |
| 111 | 29 | Tuggeranong | 29 | Tuggeranong |
| 200 | 5 | Mawson FARRER | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 201 | 4 | Chifley PEARCE | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 202 | 5 | Torrens | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 206 | 72 | Special | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 210 | 11 | Waramanga COOLEMAN | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 211 | 9 | Fisher COOLEMAN | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 212 | 7 | Cooleman RIVETT | 13/22 | Woden interchange |
| 213 | 10 | Holder COOLEMAN | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 214 | 8 | Duffy | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 230 | 38 | Russell/Curtin WODEN | 35 | Curtin/Russell CITY |
| 231 | 40 | Yarralumla WODEN | 39 | Yarralumla CITY |
| 233 (I) | 62 | Campbell Park | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 233 (II) | 65 | Russell | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 233 (III) | 63 | Defence Academy | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 234 | 37 | Garran WODEN | 36 | Garran CITY |
| 237 (I) | 41 | Causeway | 40 | Yarralumla WODEN |
| 237 (II) | 42 | Kingston | 40 | Yarralumla WODEN |
| 250 | 21 | Kambah West | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 251 | 20 | Kambah East | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 252 | 31 | Wanniassa | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 253 | 18 | Gowrie | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 254 | 24 | Monash | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 255 | 26 | Richardson | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 256 | 17 | Fadden MACARTHUR | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 260 | 21 | Kambah West | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 261 | 20 | Kambah East | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 262 | 24 | Monash | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 263 | 10 | Holder COOLEMAN | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 264 | 9 | Fisher COOLEMAN | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 265 | 6 | Torrens | 13/22 | Woden Interchange |
| 267 | 40 | Yarralumla WODEN | 39 | Yarralumla CITY |
| 268 | 37 | Garran WODEN | 38 | Garran CITY |
| 288 | 61 | NATEX | ||
| 291 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 292 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 293 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 294 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 295 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 296 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 297 | 32 | Area Service | ||
| 300 | 49 | Canberra Hospital | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 301 | 50 | City Circle | ||
| 302 (I) | 62 | Campbell Park | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 302 (II) | 63 | Defence Academy | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 303 | 47 | Campbell DUNTROON | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 304 (I) | 65 | Russell | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 304 (II) | 64 | Barton | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 305 | 48/74 | City Interchange | ||
| 306 | 72 | Special | 48/74 | City Interchange |
| 307 (I) | 62 | Campbell Park | 48/74 | City Interchange |
Route Blind #4 – June 1987
Barton
Belconnen
Belconnen EXPRESS
Belconnen Interchange
Bruce BELCONNEN
Bruce CITY
Caley Cr Red Hill
Calwell
Campbell Duntroon
Campbell Park
Canberra Hospital
Canberry Fair
Causeway
Chifley PEARCE
Chisholm
City BELCONNEN
City Circle
City EXPRESS
City Belconnen EXPRESS
City Woden EXPRESS
City Interchange
City WODEN
Conder
Constitution Avenue CITY
Constitution Avenue WODEN
Cook BELCONNEN
Cook CITY
Curtin City DIRECT
Curtin Russell CITY
Curtin Woden DIRECT
Duffy
Erindale
Evatt
Fisher COOLEMAN
Florey Drive FRASER WEST
Florey LATHAM
Fyshwick
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Gilmore
Gowrie
Gwydir Sq Shops North Giralang
Griffith N’BUNDAH
Gungahlin
Hackett DICKSON
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Holder COOLEMAN
Holt DIRECT
Holt KIPPAX
Isaacs
Jamison KIPPAX
Jamison BELCONNEN
Jamison CITY
Kaleen Giralang
Kaleen Giralang Shops
Kambah East
Kambah West
Kingston
Kingston DIRECT
Macgregor DIRECT
Mawson FARRER
McKellar EVATT
Miller St DICKSON
Mitchell
Monash
NATEX
National Exhibition Centre
North Kaleen Giralang Shops
North Lyneham DICKSON
NSC National Sports Centre
NSC BELCONNEN
NSC CITY
On hire from ACTION
Osburn Drive MACGREGOR
Oxley
Red Hill Shops
Richardson
Rivett
Russell
Russell Curtin WODEN
School Bus
Scullin
Scullin BELCONNEN
Spalding Street FRASER WEST
Special
Spence
Theodore
Tillyard Drive FRASER EAST
Torrens
Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong Town Centre
Waramanga COOLEMAN
Watson
Weston Creek
Woden EXPRESS
Woden Interchange
Yarralumla CITY
Yarralumla WODEN
Route Blind #7 – September 1989
Acton ANU
Bruce BELCONNEN
Antill Street WATSON
Banks
Barton
Belconnen
Belconnen Express
BELCONNEN Interchange
Bonython
Bruce Action ANU CITY
Calwell
Campbell Duntoon
Campbell Park
Capt. Cook Cres NARRABUNDAH
Causeway
Chifley PEARCE
Chisholm
City BELCONNEN
City Express
CITY Interchange
City WODEN
Conder
Constitution Ave CITY
Constitution Ave WODEN
Cook BELCONNEN
Cook CITY
Curtin
Curtin Russell CITY
Duffy
Erindale
Evatt
Fisher COOLEMAN
Florey Latham
Fyshwick
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Gilmore
Gordon
Gowrie
Gungahlin
Gwydir Sq Shops Giralang Shops
Gwydir Sq Shops North Giralang
Hackett DICKSON
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Holder COOLEMAN
Holt
Isaacs
Jamison BELCONNEN
Jamison CITY
Jamison KIPPAX
Kaleen GIRALANG
Kambah East
Kambah West
Kingston
Kingston BARTON
Kingston NARRABUNDAH
Kippax Charnwood
Macgregor
McKellar EVATT
Mawson FARRER
Miller St DICKSON
Mitchell
Monash
NATEX
National Exhibition Centre
National Sports Centre
North Lyneham DICKSON
North Kaleen North Giralang
On hire from ACTION
Oxley
Parliament House
Red Hill Shops
Richardson
Rivett
Russell
Russell Curtin WODEN
School Bus
Scullin
Scullin BELCONNEN
Spalding Street FRASER
Special
Spence
Sports Centre BELCONNEN
Sports Centre CITY
Theodore
Torrens
Tillyard Drive FRASER EAST
Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong Bus Station
Tuggeranong Express
Waramanga COOLEMAN
Watson
Watson NATEX
Weston Creek
Woden Express
WODEN Interchange
Yarralumla CITY
Yarralumla WODEN
Route Blind #8 – January 1990
Acton/ANU BELCONNEN
Bruce
Antill St WATSON
Banks
Barton
Belconnen
Belconnen Express
BELCONNEN Interchange
Bonython
Bruce CITY
Acton/ANU
Calwell
Campbell Duntroon
Campbell Park
Capt. Cook Cres NARRABUNDAH
Causeway
Chifley Pearce
Chisholm
City BELCONNEN
City Express
CITY Interchange
City WODEN
Conder
Constitution Ave CITY
Constitution Ave WODEN
Cook BELCONNEN
Cook CITY
Curtin
Curtin CITY Russell
Duffy
Erindale
Evatt
Fisher COOLEMAN
Florey Latham
Fyshwick
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Gilmore
Gordon
Gowrie
Gungahlin
Gwydir Sqr / Shops Giralang / Shops
Gwydir Sqr / Shops North / Giralang
Hackett Dickson
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Holder COOLEMAN
Holt
Isaacs
Jamison BELCONNEN
Jamison CITY
Jamison KIPPAX
Kaleen GIRALANG
Kambah / TUGGERANONG Bus Station
Kambah Village / TUGGERANONG Bus Station
Kingston
Kingston BARTON
Kingston NARRABUNDAH
Kippax Charnwood
Macgregor
McKellar EVATT
Mawson FARRER
Miller St DICKSON
Mitchell
Monash
NATEX
National Exhibition Centre
National Sports Centre
North Lyneham DICKSON
North Kaleen North Giralang
On Hire From ACTION
Oxley
Parliament House
Red Hill Shops NARRABUNDAH
Richardson
Rivett
Russell
Russell Curtin WODEN
School Bus
Scullin
Scullin BELCONNEN
Spalding Street FRASER
Special
Spence
Sports Centre BELCONNEN
Sports Centre CITY
Theodore
Torrens
Tillyard Dr FRASER EAST
Tuggeranong
TUGGERANONG Bus Station
Tuggeranong Express
Waramanga COOLEMAN
Watson
Watson NATEX
Weston Creek
Woden Express
WODEN Interchange
Yarralumla CITY
Yarralumla WODEN
Route Blind #9 – June 1994
Routes listed alphabetically; duplicates omitted
Amaroo BELCONNEN
Banks Express
Banks TUGGERANONG INTERCHANGE
Barton
Belconnen Express
BELCONNEN Interchange
Campbell Park
Campbell Duntroon CITY
Casey BELCONNEN
Causeway
Cemetery CITY
City Express
CITY Interchange
City Loop
City Woden TUGGERANONG
Conder BANKS
Cooleman
Cooleman Woden
Curtin Express
Dickson
Dickson BELCONNEN
Dickson CITY
Erindale
Exhibition Park
Exhibition Park CITY
Farrer
Farrer Isaacs WODEN
Fraser BELCONNEN
Fyshwick
Fyshwick CITY
Garren MAWSON
Giralang
Giralang BELCONNEN
Giralang CITY
Gordon
Gordon Express
Gordon TUGGERANONG INTERCHANGE
Gungahlin
Gungahlin Express
Hall
Harrison BELCONNEN
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Holt Latham Florey BELCONNEN
Isaacs Farrer WODEN
Jamison Kippax BELCONNEN
Kambah Express
Kippax
Kippax BELCONNEN
Kippax Fraser BELCONNEN
Florey Latham Holt BELCONNEN
Kippax Fraser BELCONNEN
Spence
Fraser East
Fraser West
McKellar Evatt BELCONNEN
McKellar Spence BELCONNEN
Macgregor
Macgregor BELCONNEN
Narrabundah CITY
Narrabundah WODEN
National Sports Centre
Ngunnawal BELCONNEN
Nicholls BELCONNEN
On Hire From ACTION
Palmerston BELCONNEN
Palmerson CITY
Railway
Red Hill CITY
Rivett
Rivett WODEN
Russell BARTON
School Bus
Sculllin
Scullin BELCONNEN
Senior Citizens Turner
Senior Citizens Woden
Sightseeing
Special
Spence
Spence BELCONNEN
Spence Fraser BELCONNEN
Spence McKellar BELCONNEN
Theodore
Theodore Express
Torrens
Torrens WODEN
Tuggeranong Express
TUGGERANONG Interchange
Watson
Watson CEMETERY
Watson CITY
Woden Express
Weston Creek Express
WODEN Interchange
Woden City BELCONNEN
Alpha Destination Roller Blind – October 2002
All destinations on this roller were in capital letters.
Printed by Arrow-Alpha Industries 17 Roberts Rd Greenacre 2190 for ACTION 10/02
ACTION Authority
ADFA
Amaroo
ANZAC Service
Area Service
Banks
Barton
Belconnen Brumbies Special
Belconnen Raiders Special
Belconnen Show Special
Belconnen Skyfire Special
Belconnen Interchange
Brumbies City Shuttle
Calwell Nightrider
Campbell Pk
Canberra Racecourse
Canberra Stadium
Cannons Special
Capitals Special
Cemetery
Chapman
City
City Interchange
City Brumbies Special
City Raiders Special
City Show Special
City skyfire Special
Conder/Banks
Cooleman
Depot Only
Dickson
Driver in Training
Dunlop Loop
East Belconnen Christmas Loop
East Belconnen Nightrider
Fraser
Fraser East
Fraser West
Fyshwick
Giralang
Gordon
Gungahlin
Gungahlin Christmas Loop
Cungahlin Market Place
Gungahlin Nightrider
Intertown Express
Kaleen
Kippax
Lanyon Marketplace
Lanyon Nightrider
Loop Service
Macgregor
Manuka Oval
Mawson Loop
Monash
Narrabundah
Nth Canberra Christmas Loop
Nth Tuggeranong Christmas Loop
On Hire from ACTION
Out of Service
Palmerston
Railway
Russell
School Bus
Southlands
Special Purpose Signs
Spence
Sth Canberra Christmas Loop
Sth Tuggeranong Christmas Loop
Symonston
Theodore
Tuggeranong Interchange
Tuggeranong Brumbies Special
Tuggeranong Raiders Special
Tuggeranong Show Special
Tuggeranong Skyfire Special
Turner
War Memorial
Watson
West Belconnen Christmas Loop
West Belconnen Nightrider
Weston Creek Christmas Loop
Weston Creek Nightrider
Woden Interchange
Woden Brumbies Special
Woden Christmas Loop
Woden Raiders Special
Woden Show Special
Woden Skyfire Special
MAN SG192 Articulated / MAN SL200 Roller Blind (early 80s?)
Farrer
Pearce
Torrens
Fisher
Chapman
Rivett
Duffy
Weston Creek Centre
Woden Interchange
City Interchange
Kambah
Wanniassa
Tuggeranong
Monash
Gowrie
Fadden
Chisholm
Gilmore
Isabella Pl’ns
Richardson
Calwell
Theodore
Fyshwick
Woden Hospital
Curtin
Yarralumla
Woden Interchange
Russell
Depot Only
School Special
City Interchange
Causeway
Kingston
Narrabundah
Barton Interchange
Manuka
Red Hill
Civil Airport
Airport RAAF
Campbell Park
Cbr. Hospital
City Interchange
Lyneham
Dickson
Hackett
Watson
Macarthur Ave
Mitchell
Giralang
Kaleen
McKellar
Hall
Gungahlin
Russell
Barton Interchange
City Interchange
Woden Interchange
Belconnen Interchange
Higgins Interchange
Florey
Macgregor
Kippax Centre
Latham
Evatt
Spence
Flynn
Fraser
C.C.A.E. Bruce
National Sports Centre
Belconnen
City Interchange
School Special
Depot Only
University
War Memorial
Scenic Tour
Showground
Racecourse
Special
Unknown roll – likely early-mid 80s
Cook CITY
Jamison BELCONNEN
Jamison CITY
Racecourse
School Bus
Showground
Special
Stadium
Florey Drive MACGREGOR
Osburn Drive MACGREGOR
Scullin
Scullin BELCONNEN
Parkway BELCONNEN
Mac Arthur Avenue BELCONNEN
Bruce BELCONNEN
Bruce CITY
Mac Arthur Avenue CITY
Cook BELCONNEN
Kaleen High GIRALANG
Kaleen GIRALANG
Melba SPENCE
Spence
Belconnen South
Belconnen Interchange
Hawker
Hawker BELCONNEN
Holt KIPPAX
Kippax
Latham KIPPAX
Lyneham DICKSON
MItchell
North Canberra
N’Bourne Av WATSON
City Interchange
Area Service
Belconnen
Bruce
Copland College FRASER
Evatt
Lhotsky St FRASER
Tillyard Dr FRASER
Hall
City Interchange
R.A.A.F.
Russell
Acton
Canberra Hospital
City Circle
Miller St DICKSON
Dickson Shops
Hackett DICKSON
Fyshwick
Griffith N’BUNDAH
Kingston
Narrabundah
Railway
Red Hill
Caley Cr RED HILL
South Canberra
Campbell
Campbell Park
City Interchange
Russell Curtin WODEN
Yarralumla CITY
Parkway WODEN
City WODEN
City BELCONNEN
Area Service
Barton
Causeway
Duntroon
Fyshwick
Woden Interchange
Curtin Russell CITY
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Woden Interchange
Cooleman
Coolman RIVETT
Duffy
Fisher COOLEMAN
Holder COOLEMAN
Waramanga COOLEMAN
Weston Creek
Erindale
Fadden
Gowrie
Kambah East
Kambah West
Monash
Richardson
Tuggeranong
Wanniassa
Woden interchange
Curtin Russell CITY
Fyshwick CITY
Fyshwick WODEN
Garran CITY
Garran WODEN
Chifley PEARCE
Mawson FARRER
Southlands
Torrens
Woden Valley
Woden Interchange
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