{"id":29043,"date":"2026-07-12T22:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=29043"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:57:35","slug":"q-kinetic-bus-974","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/q-kinetic-bus-974\/","title":{"rendered":"(Q) Kinetic Bus 974"},"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 974<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75f2c3430e4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75f2c3430e4\" 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\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29951\" style=\"border-width:5px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4988.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\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>Kinetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bus Number <\/td><td>974<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rego<\/td><td>XB38OV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIN<\/td><td>WMARC2ZZ0RF021651<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Body Number<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build Date<\/td><td>9\/2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entered Service<\/td><td>Late 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chassis<\/td><td>MAN RC2 19.330 Euro 6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bodywork<\/td><td>GBV &#8220;SLF M.A.N.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine<\/td><td>MAN D1556 LOH11 (SCR)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gearbox<\/td><td>ZF Ecolife 6AP-1420B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>Translink Green<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Coomera<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>46 Seated,? 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