{"id":20283,"date":"2026-03-24T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=20283"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:25:08","slug":"cdc-bus-w9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/cdc-bus-w9\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Bus W9"},"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 W9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75e6fe586a2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75e6fe586a2\" 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\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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Victoria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Truganina<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>1 Seated<\/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>CDC Victoria Sticker<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td><\/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 class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Ex] CDC Melbourne (Oakleigh) #9 Volvo B10M MkIII (Volgren)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WUXo9p3YB0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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