ACTION
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| Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network | ||
| ACTION | ||
| Owners | ACT Government | |
| Livery | Orange and blue, or green and white on newer vehicles | |
| Depots | Belconnen and Tuggeranong | |
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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[edit] 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 - ActewAGL & TransACT '5 package Bundle'
- 872 - BeActive 'Thats Vitality'
- 880 - Varekai Cirque du Soleil
- 963 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 967 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 971 - ACTION Fossil Fuels
- 982 - Cultural Base (1993) - Aboriginal / Torres Straight Island
- 990 - AGL
- 991 - AGL
- 992 - Nara Japan - Canberra's Sister City
- 994 - Old and New Parliament house (was in AOA but upon removal its old special livery lay underneath. Has not been repainted)
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)
ACTION also has a MACK Tow Truck, which is used when a bus breaks down and cannot be fixed on the spot. Its not hard to miss this truck, as it is ACTION Orange with a blue reflective stripe and adorned with ACTION Logos (Its a fairly large truck aswell).
[edit] Interchanges
ACTION maintains a number of bus stops throughout Canberra. It also operates 4 major bus interchanges, which act as hubs for the different districts of Canberra. Some stops are laid out as termini, a few of which have a small facility for drivers needs.
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.
[edit] Depots
ACTION also operate two bus depots to house their bus fleet, one in the Southern region of Canberra, and the other in the Northern Region of Canberra.
- Tuggeranong Bus Depot (South Region) is home to a bus wash, workshop, undercover bus parking, CNG Refill and Diesel refill facilities, drivers amenities (Including cafe and gym) included into the sign on building and is also home to ACTION House, where the Australian Government's Medicare Australia is found. ACTION's HQ used to be in this building, but is nowfound in the Territory and Municiple Services building on Northbourne Avenue.
- Belconnen Bus Depot (North Region) is home to a bus wash, workshop, undercover bus parking, diesel refill, and drivers amenities as seen at Tuggeranong Bus Depot, in the sign on room.
Both depots sign on and amenities buildings house small offices for Special Services buses, Schools Liaison services and other services which are required in each region and depot. The Special Service division caters for aged care, and special school routes and services whilst operating with a fleet of Hino and Mitsubishi buses. The Schools Liaison service caters for all school routes, any damage on buses, monitering school fare evaders and also running an education program to school children through most ages. One such program is for pre-school children, where they will be given a depot tour in an ACTION bus.
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| Road Infrastructure in Canberra | |
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| Freeways | Tuggeranong Parkway | Gungahlin Drive | Parkes Way |
| Bridges & Tunnels | Commwealth Ave Bridge | Kings Ave Bridge | Parkes Way Tunnel |
| Major Roads | Commonwealth Avenue | Kings Avenue | Northbourne Avenue | ANZAC Parade | London Circuit | Kingsford Smith Drive | Southern Cross Drive |
Ginninderra Drive | Belconnen Way | Barry Drive | William Hovell Drive | Drakeford Drive | Limestone Avenue | Fairbain Avenue | Cotter Road | Hindmarsh Drive | State Circle | Adelaide Avenue | Canberra Avenue |
| Important Streets | Garema Place | Bunda Street | Mort Street | City Walk |
| Highways | Barton Highway | Monaro Highway | Federal Highway | Kings Highway |
| Under Construction | Gungahlin Drive Extension | Glenloch Interchange Re-design |
| Interchanges | Glenloch Interchange |
| Operators | ACT Department of Urban Services | Roads ACT |
| Transport in Canberra | ACTION | Canberra International Airport | Canberra railway station |
