The Featured Bus for November/December 2015 is Bus 374 – an MAN A69 18.310
Bus 374 is an MAN A69 18.310 HOUCL-R-NL with a Custom Coaches “CB60 Evo II” body. It is powered by Compressed Natural Gas.
Arriving at ACTION in 2008, it was the first of sixteen CNG-powered 18.310s to join the fleet. It entered service on 29 July 2008, having featured in a media launch earlier that day.
The MAN 18.310/CB60 Evo II features a number of improvements over the previous class (Scania L94/CB60), including a revised wheelchair area layout, extra stop buttons, improved seat padding, external LED lights, automatic dimming of interior lights, rear destination sign, a larger driver’s cabin, and redesigned passenger air conditioning and driver heating systems.
Bus 374 has been based at Tuggeranong Depot since delivery, and in 2014 carried an all-over-advertising wrap for the National Home Doctor Service.
Further details:
- Bus 374 on ACT Bus Fleetwiki
- MAN A69 18.310 specifications on ACT Bus
This page was last updated on 17 February 2024