{"id":21393,"date":"2026-03-26T23:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=21393"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:01:19","slug":"melbourne-premier-bus-2385ao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/melbourne-premier-bus-2385ao\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Premier Bus 2385AO"},"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\">Melbourne Premier Bus 2385AO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75f30d6fc5e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75f30d6fc5e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>White<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Somerton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>37 Seated, 69 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Unknown<\/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>Mobitec ICU400 16&#215;140<\/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 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div 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