BUS506 New Artic for ACTION
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BUS506 New Artic for ACTION
SCOOP. I Was out in Woden earlier this afternoon and drove by the old woden bus depot and to my supprise I saw the first of ACTION's new artics BUS506 Not sure of the model but I noticed that it is a Scania. Get yourself to the old Woden bus depot via Prospect Ct Phillip ASAP for a good photo opp.
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Re: BUS506 New Artic for ACTION
The Scania artics which ACTION are receiving are Scania K360UAs with Custom Coaches CB80 bodywork built in Adelaide.
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Re: BUS506 New Artic for ACTION
506 arrived on Friday. Here's the specifications for the new artics: http://actbus.net/?p=1920
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Hey guys hopefully you guys won't have engine troubles like on the K320UA's used on the O bahn, seems they like to melt pistons alot
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news is, 506 is doing the 6:22 58 from giralang to city, then 7:14 737 to fairbairn, then a school run.
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It did on Monday + Tuesday. It was 988 today.
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Re: BUS506 New Artic for ACTION
think 988 was on a 51 in the arvo from city todayRyan wrote:It did on Monday + Tuesday. It was 988 today.
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We now have 5 new Scania artics in Canberra BUS 506 as I'm sure you all know is on the road and Buses 507-509 are in Belco workshops being prepaired for service BUS 510 is still being stored at Woden depot. I also noticed a Renault artic BUS 720 at Woden depot with no plates along with a few standards
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818 is also at woden. seems like Woden is full of dartsBJR_888 wrote:We now have 5 new Scania artics in Canberra BUS 506 as I'm sure you all know is on the road and Buses 507-509 are in Belco workshops being prepaired for service BUS 510 is still being stored at Woden depot. I also noticed a Renault artic BUS 720 at Woden depot with no plates along with a few standards