{"id":16243,"date":"2026-02-20T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=16243"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:20:21","slug":"preserved-bus-736","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/preserved-bus-736\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserved Bus 736"},"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\">Preserved Bus 736<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a7594a67d25a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a7594a67d25a\" 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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5HP-500 N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>Stripped PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Private Yard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>45 Seated, Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Avanti<\/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>Yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Guide Roller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>Southport Gen I 10&#215;84 split<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td>12.3m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td>6.65m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>Denso<\/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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