{"id":26374,"date":"2026-05-09T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=26374"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:08:22","slug":"ventura-bus-1698","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/ventura-bus-1698\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Bus 1698"},"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 1698<\/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>1698<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rego<\/td><td>BS12MT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIN<\/td><td>YV3T7V727RA219480<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Body Number<\/td><td>VG5815<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Body Date<\/td><td>4\/2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entered Service<\/td><td>10\/6\/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>Knoxfield<\/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\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=V1698\">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>10\/6\/2025 Entered Service with Ventura<br>By 2\/2026, Conduent Myki Equipment replaced VIX Myki Equipment<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 1698 Company Ventura Bus Number 1698 Rego BS12MT VIN YV3T7V727RA219480 Body Number VG5815 Body Date 4\/2025 Entered Service 10\/6\/2025 Chassis Volvo B8RLE Euro 5 Bodywork Volgren &#8220;Optimus&#8221; Engine Volvo D8C330 (SCR) Gearbox ZF Ecolife 6AP-1200B Livery PT&gt; Depot Knoxfield 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":"wp-custom-template-single-bus-pattern-template","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26374","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26374","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=26374"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27334,"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26374\/revisions\/27334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}