{"id":2629,"date":"2025-10-22T03:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=2629"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:19:20","slug":"kinetic-bus-359","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-359\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 359"},"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 359<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75fd46e10d9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75fd46e10d9\" 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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data-align=\"left\">5\/1999<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entered Service<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Late 1999?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Final Service<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14\/4\/2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chassis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Scania L94UB Euro 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bodywork<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Volgren &#8220;CR222L&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Scania DSC9 11 220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gearbox<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ZF Ecomat 4HP-500 N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rail<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">43 Seated, 75 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fainsa Arrianne<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Camira: EBKA69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Orange<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SMC Bush Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Southport SCC2000 16&#215;96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">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 wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kinetic Bus 359 Scania L94UB, Volgren &quot;CR222L&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/joUAehvsbGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/transportvic.me\/bus\/tracker\/fleet?fleet=K359\">Bus Service History<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Notes:<br>31\/1\/2022 Passed onto Kinetic from Transdev Melbourne<br>10\/11\/2023 Final Day of Route Service (Recorded on its last trip, a 305 ex The Pines for one stop, in which it got swapped out and never saw route service again! <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NcztOPU8ygY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/NcztOPU8ygY<\/a>)<br>29\/2\/24 Smartrak Decommissioned (VIX Myki Decommissioned in a similar timeframe)<br>14\/4\/2024 Last Time used in Service<br>30\/4\/2024 Sent to Tullamarine for Warm Storage<br>17\/5\/2024 Fully Decommissioned<br>7\/6\/2024 Sold at auction to <a href=\"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/maratrans-bus-103\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2609\">Maratrans as 103 (BS10FW)<\/a> for $6,750<br><br>History: <br>Ex Transdev Bus 359 (0359AO), Ex Melbourne 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