{"id":10132,"date":"2026-01-10T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=10132"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:21:49","slug":"kinetic-bus-388","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-388\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 388"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Kinetic Bus 388<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75fe4bb9670&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75fe4bb9670\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Rail <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>41 Seated, 73 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>Fainsa Arrianne<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Camira: EBKA69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Orange<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Guide Roller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>BUSE LD500 16&#215;98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td>12.1m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td>5.5m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overhang<\/td><td>Front 2.3m, Rear 3.4m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>ThermoKing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div 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