MAN Purchase and Deliveries

Bus 400 · May 22, 2010, 07:31:23 PM

The front fleet numbers have been removed from Bus 417, it is still (from what I could see) the only bus at Woden Depot with the bit sticking out the front of the bus to attach the bike rack to.

Barry Drive · May 25, 2010, 05:21:56 PM

414 has now moved to Belco workshops.

Barry Drive · May 27, 2010, 12:47:34 PM

And 415 + 416 have joined it. How long before one of these (413, 414, 415, 416) make it into service?

King of Buses · May 27, 2010, 05:08:37 PM

Saw 390 on a 319 with either 410, 411 or 412 the other day.

Barry Drive · May 27, 2010, 05:16:59 PM

King of Buses · May 27, 2010, 05:22:43 PM

410,411 or 412 were following 390 for some reason

Snorzac · May 30, 2010, 07:48:05 AM

apparently 413 has had a door removed.... seems ACTION are cannibalizing the newer ones to keep the older ones going

Barry Drive · June 02, 2010, 06:19:46 PM

There has been some movement - 413 is in the workshops (ticket machine ? front door ?) as is 416 (bike rack ?).

lukeo25 · June 02, 2010, 07:07:25 PM

noticed 412 operating a 27 then a 2 this evening in woden

CNG · June 02, 2010, 07:14:46 PM

Quote from: Stacka on May 30, 2010, 07:48:05 AM
apparently 413 has had a door removed.... seems ACTION are cannibalizing the newer ones to keep the older ones going

Why would they remove a door?, that is madness

Snorzac · June 02, 2010, 07:27:13 PM

well if a door is broken they have to order it from Sydney, so they take the door off another bus (not in service) put it on the in service bus and then when the door arrives it goes on the bus the door was taken on.

CNG · June 02, 2010, 08:47:27 PM

I thought you meant they were doing a simmalar scheme to the Irisbuses one door layout

King of Buses · June 08, 2010, 05:31:24 PM

I saw a lot of MAN Euro 5's on 18/19/318/319.
I remember 403 and 406 but there were definately more.

Barry Drive · June 09, 2010, 07:58:16 PM

417 has joined his brothers at B depot workshops. Still no sign of any new ones on the road, but it can't be much longer.

The Love Guru · June 09, 2010, 08:32:34 PM

I think you will find that buses are female! She has joined her sisters!

Do they whinge n bitch a bit?

Bus 400 · June 11, 2010, 09:15:02 PM

I may of only caught a glimpse tonight, but can anyone confirm is any other MAN's entered service for the first time today? All I saw was 41* & it didn't like a 0,1 or 2.

Snorzac · June 11, 2010, 11:10:52 PM

410 has been in the workshops for a while, 412 is there as well so you might have seen 413 in service, if so it is the first for almost a month...

Bus 400 · June 12, 2010, 04:35:59 PM

Bus 427 arrived at Woden Depot this week.

Snorzac · June 15, 2010, 07:17:35 PM

413 is in service

Bus 400 · June 15, 2010, 10:03:53 PM

Once the Reanult's are decommissioned, would the radios striped out of them be used in the new buses? Also once the new tnew ticket system is up & running could that speed up the new buses being in service?

belcodriver · June 16, 2010, 10:26:35 AM

Almost certainly and probably.

Buzz Killington · June 16, 2010, 05:42:06 PM

Quote from: Bus 400 on June 15, 2010, 10:03:53 PM
Once the Reanult's are decommissioned, would the radios striped out of them be used in the new buses? Also once the new tnew ticket system is up & running could that speed up the new buses being in service?

As I think I have mentioned before, I found it odd that they didn't just decommission a few Renaults now in order to use radios/wayfarers in the MANs that are supposedly replacing some of them.

Irisbus Rider · June 16, 2010, 06:24:19 PM

Yeah, it does make you wonder when high floor, unreliable, unairconditioned vehicles which are over 22 years old are still running around, when brand new MANs are sitting in a makeshift depot, gathering dust.

A simple solution would be one which you have raised, Buzz. The question is, why this hasn't been done yet.

Sir Pompously · June 16, 2010, 06:36:43 PM

Well, does ACTION have enough vehicles in service to take one out to take out the radio before it gets replaced by a new vehicle? As to take out the radio, it will need to be installed in the other vehicle which would take a good day or two, depending on when it can be installed by the installer.

Buzz Killington · June 16, 2010, 07:04:17 PM

There's plenty of Renaults in the depots over the weekends. Pay some OT for the installations and get these new buses out in service!

Bus 400 · June 18, 2010, 07:20:39 PM

Bus 414 was in service tonight on a 28.

Barry Drive · June 22, 2010, 02:38:35 PM

418 has now been transferred to B depot.

Barry Drive · July 15, 2010, 04:44:37 PM

Just when I update the Fleet summary: 420 has been transferred to B depot. Presumably, 760 is now at Woden.

Buzz Killington · July 15, 2010, 07:04:12 PM

I'll see if I can spot it next time I go past.. Possibly tomorrow, more likely Saturday.

King of Buses · July 16, 2010, 05:13:37 PM

415 is in service. Saw it on an 80 on Monday.

Bus 400 · July 16, 2010, 05:40:12 PM

Spotted 418 in service this afternoon.

Snorzac · July 16, 2010, 07:21:17 PM

Interesting, they have been going in numeric order until now...

Snorzac · July 19, 2010, 08:07:17 AM

419 is currently doing an on road test, it looks ready for service except for ticket machine

Bus 400 · July 19, 2010, 09:04:39 AM

I wonder what is up with Buses 416 & 417?

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Barry Drive · July 22, 2010, 06:26:48 PM

Both Metrobus and myself have seen 417 in service today.

Snorzac · July 27, 2010, 07:21:00 PM

'MyWay' reports 419 is in service

Bus 400 · July 27, 2010, 07:28:27 PM

Also spotted by me tonight. I still wonder about 416?

Snorzac · July 27, 2010, 07:30:58 PM

416 is apparently almost ready, as is 420

smitho · July 27, 2010, 08:36:55 PM

Saw 419 in service through Curtin on a northbound No 2 at around 1700 this afternoon.

421 was on the bricks @ Tuggeranong for many weeks (months?) but has gone from there in recent times...

Snorzac · July 28, 2010, 09:09:42 PM

I dare say 416 entered service today, the mechanics had it out this morning, it was fitted with ticketing equipment, etc.

Bidgee · July 29, 2010, 10:40:22 PM

Noticed a CC "CB60 EvoII" bodied MAN passing though Wagga this afternoon (1:20ish), pity I didn't have the camera ready!

Snorzac · July 29, 2010, 10:47:11 PM

Well I was wrong about the possible CB80 production, I dare say it was 428

Busnerd · July 30, 2010, 10:50:43 AM

The first CB80 will be going to Hoppies in Sydney FYI

Barry Drive · July 31, 2010, 12:32:06 PM

Both 428 & 429 recently arrived at Woden depot.

Barry Drive · August 03, 2010, 06:29:10 PM

416 is still not in service but it's possible that 420 is. Will confirm later.

Snorzac · August 09, 2010, 09:50:27 PM

As reported by both Martin and myself on Twitter, 416 is now in service, the latest from Martin is that 763 is a withdrawal, only 764 and it is on to the tuggies buses

belcodriver · August 09, 2010, 11:53:15 PM

Quote from: Metrobus on August 09, 2010, 09:50:27 PM
...only 764 and it is on to the tuggies buses

Can anyone translate this into English?

Barry Drive · August 10, 2010, 01:10:45 AM

... only 764 left to be withdrawn from B depot then buses will start being withdrawn from T depot. Which will probably mean more MkIIs will have to be transferred from B to T.

Buzz Killington · August 12, 2010, 08:38:54 PM

Thanks to Metrobus and MyWay, 420 has entered service and 430 has arrived at Woden.

Buzz Killington · August 16, 2010, 06:06:29 PM

The Canberra Times reporting today that "more than twelve" new buses are currently sitting unused in Woden Depot despite services being canceled daily due to bus shortages.

Acting GM James Roncon quoted as saying he was unaware that there were unused new buses at Woden.