1980 Fleet Summary

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ACTION fleet as at 30 June 1980.

In 1980, ACTION operated four depots:

  • Wentworth Avenue, Kingston
  • Prospect Court, Phillip
  • Cohen Street, Belconnen

See Also:

Regular Route Fleet

Model (Chassis) Body /
Entered Service
Fleet Numbers In service Withdrawn To Be Delivered Total
AEC Swift[1]
AEC Swift
B43D, B41D
Comeng Vehicle Industries
1970-71
156 - 185 162
182 - 185
156 - 161
164 - 181
- Active:5

With:25

Total in class:30
Freighter
1971-73
186 - 198
200 - 206
209 - 225
186 - 187
198
201
203
209
211 - 212
214 - 216
218 - 225
188 - 197
200
202
204 - 206
210
213
215 - 217
- Active:19

With:18

Total in class:37
Smithfield
1974-75
229
232 - 235
252 - 255
326 - 336
229
232 - 235
252 - 255
326 - 336
- - Active:20

Total in class:20
Total (in service): 44
Volvo B58-50
Volvo B58-50
B43D
Freighter
1972
207 - 208 207 - 208 - - Active:2

Total in class:2
Total (in service): 2
Volvo B58-56
Volvo B58-56
B41D
Smithfield
1974-76
236 - 239
250
337 - 406
236 - 239
250
337 - 406
- - Active:75

Total in class:75
Total (in service): 75
Leyland National

B39D
Leyland National Company (UK)
1974-75
C94763
256 - 271
256 - 271 C94763[2] - Active:16

With:1

Total in class:17
Leyland Australia
1975
272 - 325 272 - 291
293 - 325
292[3] - Active:53

With:1

Total in class:54
Total (in service): 69
MAN SL200
MAN SL200
DP38D (500-501)
B40D (520)
B42D (all others)
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
1975-79
410 - 449
451 - 509
511 - 531
553 - 567
410 - 449
451 - 509
511 - 531
553 - 567
- - Active:135

Total in class:135
Total (in service): 135
MAN SG192
MAN SG192
AB69FR (510)
AB71FR (others)
MAN / Göppel
1976-78
450
510
532
450
510
532
- - Active:3

Total in class:3
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
1979
533 - 551 533 - 551 - - Active:18

Total in class:18
Total (in service): 22
Regular Route Fleet
Totals (In service)
Rigid:
Articulated:

Total:
325
22

347
Notes
  1. 182 & 225 assumed to be in service
  2. C94763: was a Leyland National demonstrator which operated during 1974
  3. 292: withdrawn from service in August 1978


Special Use Fleet

Model (Chassis) Body Entered Service Fleet Numbers Total in class
Volvo B58-56
Volvo B58-56
RC45FA
Smithfield - Coach body 1974 251 1
Toyota Coaster

B17C
Arakawa 1975 407 - 408 2
Toyota Hiace

B10C
Arakawa ~ 1979 552
568
2
Special Use Fleet Total (in service): 5


Historical Fleet

Model (Chassis) Body Registration Entered Service
AEC Regal III

Commonwealth Engineering C59351[1] 1949
AEC Reliance (AH470)

Commonwealth Engineering ZIB-050 1961
AEC Reliance (AH505)

Athol Hedges ZIB-112 1967
AEC Swift

Comeng Vehicle Industries ZIB-156 1970
Thornycroft Trident

Syd Wood ZIB-240 1974
Notes
  1. C59351: original registration not known