{"id":13785,"date":"2026-02-08T06:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=13785"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:01:04","slug":"cdc-bus-w449","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/cdc-bus-w449\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Bus W449"},"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\">CDC Melbourne Bus W449<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75cd5178b5f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75cd5178b5f\" 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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6HP-502C N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Albion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>41 Seated, 75 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Camira: BCU320<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>Camira Custom CDC Priority<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Guide Roller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>Conduent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>BUSE LD500 16\u00d798<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>Coachair SRLT<\/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 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