1991 Fleet Summary

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Summary of ACTION’s fleet as at 27 September 1991.

In 1991, ACTION operated four depots:

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

In addition, ACTION operated a body workshop in Fyshwick where MAN SL200 and Mercedes-Benz buses were being refurbished and where the third door on the Renault PR180.2 articulated buses were being removed.

See Also:

• Monthly Movements for fleet changes by month.

Regular Route Fleet

Model (Chassis • Body)	Fleet Numbers	Kingston	Woden	Belconnen	Tugg'nong	Withdrawn / Not in service	Total
MAN SL200 • Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Entered service: 1975-79 DP38D (500-501), B40D (520), B41D (563), B42D (all others)	410 - 449 451 - 509 511 - 531 553 - 567	410 419 424 - 430 432 - 441 443 - 446 505 - 508 514 - 515	456 - 469 472 489 500 - 504 516 - 531 553 - 567	470 - 471 477 - 488 490 - 499 509 511 - 513	447 - 449 451 - 455	411 - 418 420 - 423 442	King:29 Woden:52 Belc:28 Tugg:8 Active:117 Training:5 With:13 Total in class:135
		Notes: 1. Buses 431 & 473 - 476 are assigned as training buses at Belconnen Depot 2. Buses 553 - 565 & 567 have had body refurbishments 3. All buses from 514 onwards have been fitted with driver's cabin air conditioning 4. Bus 558 fitted with Gulton flip-dot destination signs 5. Bus 563 when refurbished was fitted with Ansair "VRT" modular seats
MAN SG192 • MAN / Göppel • Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation • Custom Coaches Entered service: 1976-86 AB71FR, AB69FR, ADP63FR, ADP71FR	450 510 532 - 551 671 - 673	-	671 - 673	-	-	450 510 532 - 551	Woden:3 With:22 Total in class:25
		Notes: 671: MAN / Göppel AB71FR 672: Custom Coaches ADP63FR 673: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation ADP71FR
MAN SL200 • Smithfield Entered service: 1980-81 B42D	569 - 579	-	569 - 579	-	-	-	Woden:11 Total in class:11
		Note: Buses 569 - 579 have had body refurbishments
MAN SL200 • Custom Coaches Entered service: 1981 B42D	580 - 584	-	580 - 584	-	-	-	Woden:5 Total in class:5
		Note: Buses 580, 582 & 584 have had body refurbishments
Mercedes-Benz O.305 • Ansair Entered service: 1981-85 B42D	585 - 612 618 - 670	-	-	585 - 609 612 618 - 670	-	610 - 611	Belc:79 Not in service:2 Total in class:81
		Notes: 1. Buses 585 - 609 have had body refurbishments 2. Buses 610 - 611 out of service for refurbishment 3. Driver's cabin air conditioning has been fitted to those buses not originally equipped
Mercedes-Benz O.305G • Ansair Entered service: 1982-83 AB70FR	613 - 617	-	-	613 - 617	-	-	Belc:5 Total in class:5
Renault PR100 • Renault Véhicules Industriels Entered service: 1985 B39D	674	674	-	-	-	-	King:1 Total in class:1
Renault PR100.2 Mk1 • Ansair Entered service: 1987-90 B41D (820), B42D (others)	675 - 699 750 - 869	675 - 699 750 - 782 798 808 835 840 847 - 859	787 - 797 799 - 804 816 - 824 836 - 839 841 - 846 860 - 869	-	783 - 786 805 - 807 809 - 815 825 - 834	-	King:75 Woden:46 Tugg:24 Active:145 Total in class:145
		Notes: 1. Bus 808 fitted with trial Gulton flip-dot destination signs 2. Bus 820 fitted with Ansair "VRT" modular seats.
Renault PR180.2 Mk1 • Ansair Entered service: 1988-89 AB61FR, AB65FR	700 - 726	713 - 715	709 - 712 720 - 725	700 - 704 706 - 708	716 - 719	705 726	King:3 Woden:10 Belc:8 Tugg:4 Active:25 Not in service:2 Total in Class:27
		Notes: 1. Buses 700-704, 709-711 & 713-715 have been modified to remove the centre door 2. Buses 705 & 726 out of service – presumed for centre door removal
Leyland Lynx • Leyland UK Entered service: 1991 B47F	730 - 730	-	-	731	-	730	Belc:1 Not in service:1 Total in Class:2
		Notes: 1. Buses 730-731 were evaluation buses 2. No information as to why 730 is not in service
Scania N113CRB • Ansair Entered service: 1991 B42D	732	-	-	-	732	-	Tugg:1 Total in Class:1
		Note: Bus 732 was an evaluation bus
Scania K113 • Volgren Entered service: 1991 B49D	733	733	-	-	-	-	King:1 Total in Class:1
		Note: Bus 733 was an evaluation bus.
MAN SL202 • Ansair Entered service: 1991 B43D	734	-	734	-	-	-	Woden:1 Total in Class:1
		Note: Bus 734 was an evaluation bus.
Mercedes-Benz O.405 • Pressed Metal Corporation Entered service: 1991 B47D	736	-	-	736	-	-	Belc:1 Total in Class:1
		Note: Bus 736 was an evaluation bus.
Renault PR100.2 Mk2 • Ansair Entered service: 1990-93 B43D	870 - 982	896 921 - 925	870 - 879 916 - 920	880 - 895 897 - 915 926	-	-	King:5 Woden:16 Belc:36 Tugg:2 Active:57 Total in class:113
		Note: Buses 927 - 982 yet to be delivered (as at 27 Sep 1991, 31 buses are on order)
Regular Route Fleet Totals (Active)	Rigid: Artic: Total:	111 3 114	130 13 143	145 13 158	34 4 38		420 33 453

Notes

• Not shown: 25 buses withdrawn, pending disposal – 13 Leyland Nationals and 12 MAN SL200s

• Heritage fleet consists of 4 buses

• Two Fuso Fighter (Mitsubishi) FK417 "tram buses" are on order

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or Special Liveries

as at 27 September 1991 –

• 690 :: Jewel Food Stores
• 695 :: Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
• 775 :: ACT Policing
• 798 :: KIX-106 FM
• 808 :: Australian National Gallery
• 835 :: National Science and Technology Centre
• 840 :: Australian War Memorial
• 853 :: Canberra Cannons
• 869 :: CSIRO
• 872 :: National Film and Sound Archive
• 873 :: National Trust of Australia
• 875 :: Keep It Local
• 880 :: National Botanic Gardens
• 896 :: 3M