ACTION
The Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network, more commonly known by the acronym ACTION, is a public transportation company in Canberra, Australia. It is owned and operated by the ACT government.
The first government bus services available to the general public appeared in 1926, running from Eastlake to Ainslie. The first major expansion of public bus routes occurred in the 1950s. Canberra's bus service has borne many names sinces its founding in the late 1920s, finally settling on ACTION on 1977-02-14.
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Buses
ACTION's corporate colours are orange and blue, and its buses are traditionally painted orange with blue and white trim. The typical orange bus is a familiar sight in Canberra. The newer Irisbus Agoralines and Scania L94UB's adopted a new livery of white, green and orange. The new buses are comparatively environmentally friendly (hence "green"), more accessible to disabled patrons, and air conditioned. All new Scania and Irisbus buses have been fitted with bike racks for a program called Bike 'n Ride. This is to encourage more people to move onto Public Transport and also to be healthy.
There are also buses painted into special liverage, whether they be for ACTION or paid advertisements. Buses currently in special liverage are:
- 108 - Telstra BigPond
- 872 - BeActive
- 880 - RealEstate.com.au
- 963 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 967 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 971 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 982 - Cultural Base - Aboriginal / Torres Straight Island
- 990 - AGL
- 991 - AGL
- 992 - Nara Japan - Canberra's Sister City
- 994 - Tooheys New Super 14 / ACT Brumbies
- 995 - Wells Station Estate
ACTION's fleet comprises 378 buses, divided into the following types:
- Renault PR100.2 (Ansair "MkI", rigid) - 91
- Renault PR180.2 (Ansair "MkI", articulated) - 25
- Renault PR100.2 (Ansair "MkII", rigid) - 113
- Renault PR180.2 (Ansair "MkII", articulated) - 7
- Renault PR100.3 (Austral/Denning "Metro", rigid) - 42 (7 are wheelchair accessible)
- Dennis Dart SLF (Wright "Crusader", medium rigid) - 25 (all wheelchair accessible)
- Irisbus Agoraline (Custom Coaches "CB60", rigid) - 20 (all wheelchair accessible)
- Scania L94UB (Custom Coaches "CB60", rigid) - 53 (all wheelchair accessible, CNG powered)
Interchanges
ACTION maintains a number of bus stops throughout Canberra. It also runs several bus interchanges, which act as hubs for the different districts of Canberra.
There are four interchanges:
- Woden Interchange (opened 1982) serves Woden Valley and Weston Creek;
- Belconnen Interchange (opened 1979), serves the Belconnen and Gungahlin areas;
- Civic Interchange (opened 1982), in the City Centre, serves North and South Canberra;
- Tuggeranong Interchange, which covers the town centre of Tuggeranong.
Civic bus interchange is unique because it allows delivery vehicles to access two thirds of the interchange and is built on the normal street outlay. The others only allow buses and emergency vehicles. Civic, Woden, and Tuggeranong interchanges are all built at street level however the Belconnen Interchange is above street level.
See also
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| Buses in Australian cities |
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| Sydney • Newcastle • Melbourne • Brisbane • Logan City • Gold Coast • Ipswich • Sunshine Coast • Perth • Adelaide • Canberra |
| Transportation in Australia |
Categories
Transport in the Australian Capital Territory