{"id":6959,"date":"2025-12-17T21:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=6959"},"modified":"2026-05-16T02:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:53:19","slug":"kinetic-bus-744","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-744\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 744"},"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 744<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a75fe4e0c1f5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a75fe4e0c1f5\" 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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OM447hLA.956<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gearbox<\/td><td>ZF Ecomat 5HP-500 N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>PT&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Driver Training (Rotating)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>48 Seated, 78 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Camira: BAN313<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Priority Fabric<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Colour<\/td><td>Yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Door Type<\/td><td>SMC Guide Roller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>Southport SCC2000 10&#215;88 split<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td>12.3m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td>6.65m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>Denso<\/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 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