{"id":3365,"date":"2025-10-29T02:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=3365"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T22:54:17","slug":"kinetic-bus-8617","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-8617\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 8617"},"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 8617<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a759cf2c271b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a759cf2c271b\" 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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6AP-1400B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Fitzroy North<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seating Capacity<\/td><td>42 Seated, 73 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Camira: EBKA69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>PT&gt; Custom Orange<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Bush Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>Conduent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>Mobitec ICU400 Front 16&#215;140, Side &amp; Rear 16&#215;28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td>11.9m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td>6m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overhang<\/td><td>Front 2.2m, Rear 2.8m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>Denso LD8<\/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 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Passed onto Kinetic from Transdev Melbourne<br>5\/2024 Refurbished By Kinetic<br>\u2013 Repainted from SmartBus Livery into PT> Livery<br>\u2013 Interior Refreshed: Reatex: Melbourne Blue replaced with Fabrics listed above<br>10\/2025 Conduent Myki Equipment Replaced VIX Myki Equipment<br><br>History:<br>Ex Transdev Bus 8617 (7997AO) , Ex Smartbus, Ex Ventura Bus 8617 (7997AO), Ex Grenda&#8217;s Bus 617 (7997AO)<\/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-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a759cf2e2142&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a759cf2e2142\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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