{"id":1778,"date":"2025-09-24T01:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=1778"},"modified":"2026-05-16T02:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:53:34","slug":"kinetic-bus-747","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-747\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 747"},"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 747<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a760ac5729d2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a760ac5729d2\" 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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OM447hLA.956<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gearbox<\/td><td>ZF Ecomat 5HP-500 N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Sunshine (Rail)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>48 Seated, 78 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/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>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>Southport SCC2000 10&#215;88 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 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Withdrawn from Route Service<br>24\/10\/22 Decommissioned off route service, VIX Myki removed at a similar time<br>Used on Driver Training &amp; Rail Replacement Duties Following<br>28\/6\/2023 Last Time on Regular Rail Replacement<br>Used Following on Driver Training Duties Only Following<br>19\/10\/2023 Last Usage on Driver Training <br>9\/11\/2023 Sent to Skybus Tullamarine for Warm Storage<br>24\/11\/2023 Returned to Service for one Major day of Rail Replacement, Final Service.<br>28\/11\/2023 Returned to Skybus Tullamarine for Warm Storage<br>15\/05\/2024 Transferred to Telfords, NSW, entered service as 747 (TV 9054)<br>27\/10\/2024 Withdrawn from Service<br>23\/1\/2025 Sold at Auction to Private Preservation, Victoria<br><br><br>History:<br>Ex Transdev Bus 747 (1747AO), Ex Ventura Bus 747 (1747AO), Ex National Bus 747 (1747AO), Ex PZZ975<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained 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