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#1
Photo of the Month / Re: April 2025 - open for nomi...
Last post by Bus 524 - Yesterday at 10:14:28 PM

Buses 672 & 681 awaiting Light Rail Replacement to Commence at City Interchange Plt 7 (23/03/2025)


Bus 717 at Gungahlin Place (20/02/2025)


BONUS - Bus 839 with LRV011 at Manning Clark North/Flemington Rd (27/03/2025)
#2
Photo of the Month / Re: April 2025 - open for nomi...
Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - Yesterday at 06:57:42 AM
I don't have much, but I'll give these a go. All my bonus category shots are terrible.


ex-717 at bus stop #2680 - Canberra Avenue, in one of several places no one else got a photo of it :P
3/11/24


653 City West
17/03/25
#3
Photo of the Month / Re: April 2025 - open for nomi...
Last post by Barry Drive - March 30, 2025, 12:31:57 PM

Bus 840: Alinga Street


Tram 015: also Alinga Street


Bus 846: London Circuit

#4
Photo of the Month / April 2025 - open for nominati...
Last post by Barry Drive - March 27, 2025, 09:44:48 AM
Nominations are now open.

The rules:

● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before

  ◦ * a third photo may be submitted but only where all 3 photos are of a different bus type (type = chassis + body - so a CB80 Scania and a Bustech/VST Scania are considered as different types). Alternatively, a third photo may be submitted if that photo is a new Yutong: Bus number 830 or above.

● photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)

● photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing

● submitted photographs must prominently feature:

  ◦ public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)

and/or

  ◦ a bus, tram or support vehicle from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
    ▪ the vehicle is in focus
    ▪ the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)

● photos narrower than 640 pixels (for landscape aspect) will not be accepted

If possible, please supply date or month of photo.

Refer here for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.

Photos can be submitted by replying to this forum topic and attaching the image; to ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height of 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos larger than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example: [img width=640] instead of [img].

To submit photos from Instagram, you must post a reply with a caption and paste the URL of the Instagram image. Photos not publicly visible cannot be submitted. We will not accept unhosted photos - they must be stored on a photo hosting site (such as Instagram, Flickr or Facebook).

Submissions close midnight 30 March 2025, Australian Eastern daylight time (unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted, in which case a further 24 hours will be allowed).

Voting will commence on 31 March. Voting will take 3 days and close 3 April.

The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook and Instagram. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery, and Facebook and Instagram pages.
#5
The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...
Last post by triumph - March 26, 2025, 11:01:26 PM
20/3/25
017 (R1)
013 (R1)

24/3/25
825 (R2) Validator unserviceable at tap off
418 (R3) Validator unserviceable

25/3/25
504 (R3)
477 (R2)
839 (46)
593 (R9)
734 (31)
625 (31)
006 (R1)
015 (R1)
627 (R8) Driver elected to divert by continuing in Ernest Cavanagh St thence Gribble St to rejoin route.
667 (R3)

Today
840 (66)
472 (R10)
848 (R2) Validator unserviceable
469 (R2)
412 (R5)
#6
General Discussion / Re: MyWay+ implementation
Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - March 26, 2025, 07:48:20 PM
well that was an interesting listen. My attention was drawn to this after the 7pm ACT News, will be keen to listen along to tomorrows hearing too.

https://broadcast.parliament.act.gov.au/vod/latest/hearing?i=88d15ccea5d24b15958bc57e780824c6-17
#7
The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...
Last post by L94UBbusfan - March 26, 2025, 06:17:17 PM
Monday (24/3/25)
346 (26)

Today (26/3/25)
725 (25)
305 (R8)
725 (23)
#8
Fleet / Re: All over advertising
Last post by L94UBbusfan - March 26, 2025, 07:11:51 AM
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on March 25, 2025, 10:55:26 PMSo nice to see them like that again, those college ads are such an eyesore.

I only just realised when I saw 675 yesterday just how nice the Volgren artics look without the ads on them. Nice to see them in their original form again
#9
Fleet / Re: All over advertising
Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - March 25, 2025, 10:55:26 PM
So nice to see them like that again, those college ads are such an eyesore.
#10
Canberra Metro / Re: Five New Trams
Last post by triumph - March 25, 2025, 06:10:30 PM
Rode 015 today and noted it now has module indentification in the usual place in each module.