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- Featured BusSince 2010, we have selected one bus per month to become the ACT Bus Featured Bus, which means that vehicle is profiled on the main page of our website. Whilst there is no firm criteria for selection, generally buses with unique attributes are chosen.
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- Photo of the MonthEach month the members of the ACT Bus Forum are invited to submit their photographs for consideration by fellow members to win Photo of the Month. You can view all the winners here. Photos can be submitted on our Facebook page, or our forums.
- Routes and ServicesThe route networks operated by ACTION and its predecessors have evolved somewhat over the years. The articles in this section detail the bus routes that operated under these networks.
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Promoting the national institutions

A number of ACTION Buses were painted in special liveries to promote Canberra’s national institutions.

By ACT Bus, 2 years25 November 2022 ago

Featured Bus – Bus 490 (Yutong ZK6131HG1)

[August/September 2020]
Bus 490 was a Yutong ZK6131HG1 battery electric bus (plug-in) which was in service between March 2020 and January 2021.

By ACT Bus, 4 years1 August 2020 ago

Featured Bus – Bus 400 (MAN A69 18.320)

[July/August 2019]
Bus 400 is a MAN A69 18.320 with a Custom Coaches “CB60 Evo II” body which entered service in November 2009.

By ACT Bus, 5 years1 July 2019 ago

Featured Bus – Bus 712 (Volvo B5RLEH)

[March/April 2018]
Bus 712 was a Volvo B5RLEH diesel-powered parallel hybrid bus, with Bustech VSTH body which operated for ACTION between August 2017 and early November 2018.

By ACT Bus, 7 years1 March 2018 ago

Featured Bus – Buses 963 967 & 971 (Renault PR100.2 Mk2)

[September/October 2017]
Buses 963, 967 and 971 were Renault PR100.2 buses bodied by Ansair, which entered service with ACTION in mid-1992.

By ACT Bus, 7 years1 September 2017 ago

Featured Bus – Bus 992 (Renault PR100.3)

[May/June 2017]
Bus 992 was a Renault PR100.3 bus with “Starliner” body by Austral Denning which was in service between 1994 and 2014.

By ACT Bus, 8 years1 May 2017 ago

Featured Bus – Dennis Dart SLF

[March/April 2017]
Between May 1997 and February 1998, ACTION took delivery of 25 Dennis Dart SLF “midi” buses.

By ACT Bus, 8 years1 March 2017 ago

Featured Bus – Bus 835 (Renault PR100.2 Mk1)

[October 2011]
Bus 835 was a Renault PR100.2 bus which entered service in 1990 and was withdrawn in September 2011.

By ACT Bus, 13 years1 October 2011 ago