{"id":25236,"date":"2026-05-03T03:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=25236"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:22:40","slug":"cdc-bus-o29","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/cdc-bus-o29\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Bus O29"},"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 O29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75e6f785718&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75e6f785718\" 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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Series<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Oakleigh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>41 Seated, 78 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>Styleride Premier Protean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Carousel 1918 Forest<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>Camira Custom CDC Priority<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Aqua<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Linear Bearing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>VIX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>BUSE BUSE LD500 Front 16\u00d798, Side 16&#215;84, Rear 19&#215;28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>ThermoKing LRT<\/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 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