{"id":7529,"date":"2025-12-22T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/?page_id=7529"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:52:17","slug":"kinetic-bus-642","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournebusfleet.au\/index.php\/kinetic-bus-642\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Bus 642"},"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 642<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a760abc58ea0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a760abc58ea0\" 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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N<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Livery<\/td><td>Stripped Smartbus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depot<\/td><td>Rail<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>41 Seated, 69 Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Type<\/td><td>McConnell Centra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seat Fabric<\/td><td>Camira: BRF292<\/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 Outward<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myki Equipment<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination Units<\/td><td>BUSE LD500 Front 16&#215;98, Side &amp; Rear 16&#215;84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vehicle Length<\/td><td>12.1m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheelbase<\/td><td>6.2m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overhang<\/td><td>Front 2.2m, Rear 3.4m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aircon Unit<\/td><td>ThermoKing Citi RT<\/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 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