ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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To start off this thread:
-BUS 148 has re-entered service after repair from fire damage.
-BUS 155 is currently undergoing repair after it was jack-knifed by a truck in late June.
-BUS 330 is currently off the road with significant front end damage after an accident in the City earlier this week.
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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While heading through Belconnen depot today with a driver I knew I saw what I thought was a gas MAN in the workshops. The driver has his doubts and went in to ask the starters about it.

Upon questioning the starters said that it was in fact the first of 72 diesel MANs that will be delivered to Belconnen depot. BUS 390 was delivered at some stage yesterday and according to the starters it has some grunt!
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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I have been told that BUS 390 will be wearing a special livery!

It is the first Euro 5 MAN bus in the world!!

It was being stickered up this morning
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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BUS 880 is now in AOA for the ANU
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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969 has a new AOA for the Canberra Centre

All MANs up to BUS 393 have been delivered
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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394 and 395 both arrived early last week with 396 arriving early this morning.

390 is back on the road after an oil leak followed by a trip to the bus and coach show. It was seen parked in the sheds for the first time this morning (up until now it has been based out of the workshops). 390 remains the only one of these 7 buses in service and it is believed that 392 and 393 are the two Euro IV (18.310) units.
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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397 and 399 have both now arrived, no sign of 398 yet.

Also may be a possibility that 391 has entered service after finding the following quote on another members Twitter feed.
Sauces reports that 391 may have been on the road yesterday (15/10), but this is uncorroborated. (My source is named 'sauces').
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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391 has definitely entered service, was sighted on a 313 on Thursday.

398 has arrived at Belco depot, last Monday or Tuesday I think.

108 was sighted with a new AOA today for ActewAGL/Transact
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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My namesake (ie Bus 400) arrived at Belconnen Depot this afternoon.
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401 is now here. 393 and 394 are in service and it is believed that 6 of these new buses will be based out at Tuggeranong to cover the new redex runs.
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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Bus 396 to 401 have been transferred to Tuggeranong Depot. 398 was the 6th bus to arrive & arrived this afternoon.
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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392, 396 and 399 have all been spotted in service
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Re: ACTION Fleet Changes- August to December 2009

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Upto Bus 403 has been delivered to ACTION

Upto Bus 401 are in service

Validators are now being removed from Dennis Darts with Bus 139 being the first I noticed. Work has now started to install the Smartcard machines into some buses with it being reported that Bus 999 (Renault PR 100.3) being the first.
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