Once upon a time.....early ACTION shots Part 3

Centralian · Post by **Centralian** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:43 pm

Some class leaders, some odd ones out, and the start of the Renaults:

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ALBION1881 · Post by **ALBION1881** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:08 pm

And here is a picture from the Leon Batman collection of Thornycroft ZIB-240 in her service days to Woden Interchange and it looks good.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:42 am

Some great old shots there, thankyou for sharing them!

DarrenH · Post by **DarrenH** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:14 pm

I would be interested to know when ACTION phased out the ZIB number plates. These number plates would look alright fitted to buses in the ACTION fleet nowadays if they were still around.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:22 pm

I may be wrong, but I believe it was a result of the ACT being granted self-government in 1988. The ZIB Plates were Commonwealth Government, whereas the BUS Plates are ACT Government.

I'm uncertain of the date of the actual changeover, but I doubt it was the highest priority at the time, so it could have taken a few years.

ALBION1881 · Post by **ALBION1881** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:44 pm

I`d say take a look at ZIB-671 the Leyland Lynx and the Leyland tiger beside it and you properly get a time when the ZIB plate were last used.

Sir Pompously · Post by **Sir Pompously** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:06 pm

Ryan wrote:I may be wrong, but I believe it was a result of the ACT being granted self-government in 1988. The ZIB Plates were Commonwealth Government, whereas the BUS Plates are ACT Government.

I'm uncertain of the date of the actual changeover, but I doubt it was the highest priority at the time, so it could have taken a few years.

Indeed it was, as most ZIB (And ZIH) Plates carried CofA at the top. I think ZYB was found on our Police cars for a while, as I remember the CofA Plates on Police vehicles at Erindale Police Station when I was younger (And are still found on some AFP/APS vehicles today as they are Federal Vehicles).

I think the comparison with the Volvo and the MAN is the best, as it shows both plates. If there is a date at all when that photo was taken then it would give us an indication of when the ZIB plates were phased out.

Bus-1809 · Post by **Bus-1809** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:21 pm

Is the leyland Lynx, the one that was also demonstrated in Perth as MTT-11 (6YY-320)? That Vultron Transdot display looks awfully familliar!

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:36 pm

Yes it is! Looks interesting in the ACTION livery, both colour schemes suit the bus, I think.

ajw373 · Post by **ajw373** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:10 pm

Bus-1809 wrote:Is the leyland Lynx, the one that was also demonstrated in Perth as MTT-11 (6YY-320)? That Vultron Transdot display looks awfully familliar!

If I am not mistaken one or two Lynx's were bodied by Bolton for demonstration in Perth (to their spec) and elsewhere. The light above the door to me is the main giveaway to me.

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