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Canberra’s Buses Through the Centuries | Australia News
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One hundred years ago, Canberra’s first public bus rolled out on dusty, unpaved roads—connecting Eastlake to Ainslie as the city grew from a handful of residents into a bustling capital. These buses became the heartbeat of transport, evolving from rudimentary routes to iconic “ACTION” buses, and later part of Transport Canberra. Early chaos included no destination signs—prompting innovations from manual signs to digital displays. Canberra also led Australia in bus tech: testing the nation’s first diesel bus in 1934 and becoming the first city to deploy bendy buses in 1976. Even a “Frankenstein bus” was born after a fire. Federal government control meant drivers signed secrecy oaths, and one standout—Indigenous driver Alf Stafford—famously chauffeured prime ministers and now has a park named after him.
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