{"id":26348,"date":"2026-05-09T06:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=26348"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:32:12","slug":"ventura-bus-1689","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/ventura-bus-1689\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Bus 1689"},"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\">Ventura Bus 1689<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top has-xx-large-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c7329a70 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\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-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Company <\/td><td>Ventura<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bus Number <\/td><td>1689<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rego<\/td><td>BS12MK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIN<\/td><td>YV3T7V724RA219422<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Body Number<\/td><td>VG5806<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Body Date<\/td><td>3\/2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entered Service<\/td><td>28\/4\/2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chassis<\/td><td>Volvo B8RLE Euro 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bodywork<\/td><td>Volgren &#8220;Optimus&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine<\/td><td>Volvo D8C330 (SCR)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gearbox<\/td><td>ZF Ecolife 6AP-1200B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Dandenong<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>44 Seated, 83 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Metro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Custom Ventura Camira: FAK737<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>Custom Ventura Camira: BQH668<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>Ventura<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>Conduent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>Mobitec Ultima Front 19&#215;140, Side &amp; Rear 16&#215;84<br>Thoreb Controller Unit, but Controlled by Consat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interior PID<\/td><td>Consat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>Spheros CC305 \u2013 CC335 \u2013 CC355<\/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=\"Ventura Dandenong #1689 Volvo B8RLE (Volgren Optimus)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CUtY526hJk4?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=V1689\">Find This Bus!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Notes: <br>Mid 2025 VIX Myki Equipment Installed<br>28\/4\/2025 Entered Service with Ventura<br>By 2\/2026, Conduent Myki Equipment replaced VIX Myki Equipment<br><br>Smartbus<br><br>History:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">More Photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ventura Bus 1689 Company Ventura Bus Number 1689 Rego BS12MK VIN YV3T7V724RA219422 Body Number VG5806 Body Date 3\/2025 Entered Service 28\/4\/2025 Chassis Volvo B8RLE Euro 5 Bodywork Volgren &#8220;Optimus&#8221; Engine Volvo D8C330 (SCR) Gearbox ZF Ecolife 6AP-1200B Livery PT&gt; Depot Dandenong Capacity 44 Seated, 83 Total Seat Type McConnell Metro Seat Fabric Custom Ventura Camira: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26348","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26348"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26355,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26348\/revisions\/26355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}