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collection together with information about the transit service in Toronto.
Latest about Orion V Diesel 7000-7134:
7000-7087 are equipped with the UWE system so that the buses can
restart easily after overnight outdoor storage in winter months. 7092 suffered from
an engine compartment fire on Nov 6 2007and has returned to service in May 2009.
All 135 buses have received the
mid-life rebuild, their rebuild schedules are 7000 (Aug 2003), 7030, 7067, 7071 (Jun
2004), 7003, 7009, 7083 (Jul 2004), 7004, 7021, 7087, 7097, 7105, 7131 (Aug 2004), 7023,
7052, 7088, 7091 (Sept 2004), 7032, 7121, 7128, 7129 (Oct 2004), 7007, 7044, 7106, 7107
(Nov 2004), 7008, 7075, 7082, 7109, 7130 (Dec 2004), 7031, 7099, 7114 (Jan 2005), 7059,
7073, 7093, 7095, 7098, 7100, 7111, 7123, 7134 (Feb 2005), 7010, 7057, 7070, 7086, 7090,
7101, 7112, 7117, 7125 (Mar 2005), 7026, 7043, 7050, 7066, 7104, 7115 (Apr 2005), 7011,
7015, 7019, 7039, 7051, 7068, 7072, 7077, 7079, 7122 (May 2005), 7012, 7034, 7041, 7042,
7065, 7103 (Jun 2005), 7024, 7027, 7049, 7054, 7060, 7062, 7074, 7078, 7092, 7113 (Jul
2005), 7005, 7014, 7017, 7025, 7046, 7053, 7064, 7084, 7124 (Aug 2005), 7022, 7035, 7036,
7045, 7055, 7061, 7063, 7102, 7132 (Sept 2005), 7001, 7006, 7013, 7028, 7029, 7076, 7127
(Oct 2005), 7016, 7020, 7037, 7056, 7058, 7080-81, 7094, 7120 (Nov 2005), 7002, 7018,
7038, 7040, 7047, 7089, 7096, 7108, 7119, 7133 (Dec 2005), 7048, 7085, 7110, 7118 7126
(Jan 2006), 7033, 7069, 7116 (Feb 2006). (Nov 11 2006)
Latest about Orion VII Diesels 7400-7881,
7900-7979, 8000-8099 Hybrid Electrics 1000-1149, 1200-1423, 1500-1689, 1700-1829:
The first batch of 100 buses are now in
service as the last 4 buses 7433, 7444, 7453 and 7498 arrived in late February 2004, the second batch of 120 buses arrived as 7500 began service on July
16 2004. The third batch of 262 buses were showing up as 7623, 7625 and 7628 entered
service in mid December 2004 and all these 262 buses arrived by the end of August 2005.
7900 arrived and began service on Feb 27 2006, the last bus 7978 entered service in late
Aug 2006.
The first Hybrid bus 1000 arrived on Apr 1 2006, the last batch buses 1090, 1132, 1136,
1143, 1145, 1147, 1148 and 1149 arrived by the end of December 2006
The first Next Generation Hybrid bus 1200 arrived on Oct 17 2007.
(Oct 27 2007)
Latest about Orion V (former CNGs)
9400-9449:
After about 6 years of usage, the TTC has converted 9402 to a
diesel bus for experiement in summer 2002. The roof-top tanks and housings have been
removed, and a diesel Cummins L10 engine from a retired D40-90 Flyer bus was used to
replace the Cummins L10G CNG engine. Another bus 9400 was also converted to a diesel bus
in early 2004.
All 50 buses
have received mid-life rebuild by Feb 2007, the schedule are 9408 (May 2005), 9417 (Nov
2005), 9448 (Feb 2006), 9403, 9419, 9422, 9427, 9442 (Mar 2006), 9413, 9421, 9426, 9440,
9445, 9447 (Apr 2006), 9428, 9429, 9435, 9431, 9437, 9444 (May 2006), 9404, 9415, 9432,
9433 (Jul 2006), 9401, 9416, 9434, 9441, 9449 (Aug 2006), 9420, 9430, 9436, 9438, 9439
(Sept 2006), 9405, 9409, 9412 (Oct 2006), 9406, 9414, 9418, 9423, 9424, 9443 (Nov 2006),
9407, 9410, 9446 (Dec 2006), 9400, 9411, 9425 (Jan 2007), 9402 (Feb 2007) (Feb 25 2007)
Latest about Nova RTS 1000,1001,7200-7251:
Nova RTS 7200 series are stainless steel framed standard floor buses
with wheelchair lift. All RTS buses have entered passenger service in February 1999. Demo
bus 1001 is a low floor bus and was licensed in June 98 (BJ5468). 1001 has been withdrawn
from active service in late August 2000 and the bus was sold to Barrie Transit in Nov 2000
for $306,000. Another demo bus 1000 was returned to the Nova Bus Industries on July 15
1998.
Mid-life rebuild on these buses began in the spring 2007 and completed in Feb 2008, all 52
buses have been rebuilt, the schedule were 7202, 7207, 7238, 7246
(Apr 2007), 7204, 7212, 7214, 7216, 7219, 7220, 7225, 7227, 7235, 7237, 7240, 7243, 7248
(May 2007), 7224, 7230 (Jun 2007), 7200, 7201, 7208, 7229 (Jul 2007), 7209, 7232, 7249
(Aug 2007), 7215, 7217, 7231, 7233, 7239, 7244, 7249, 7251 (Sept 2007), 7218, 7221, 7234,
7236, 7247 (Oct 2007), 7210, 7223, 7226, 7242, 7250 (Nov 2007), 7211, 7228 (Dec 2007),
7213, 7222, 7245 (Jan 2008), 7203, 7205, 7206, 7241 (Feb 2008)
(Feb 24 2008)
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7041 has acquired many new features in the past
13 years since it was new in 1996, these photos were taken in August 1998 and Sept 2009.
Click for larger photo (Dec 13) |
Latest about Flyers D40-88
6420-6434, D40-89 6440-6521:
After more than 18 years of active service, all 97 buses in this
series have been retired in March 2009.
6424, 6428, 6444, 6452, 6477 (Jun 2007), 6434, 6485, 6498 (Jul 2007), 6430, 6433, 6489
(Sept 2007), 6487 (Nov 2007), 6423, 6429, 6432, 6441, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6448, 6450, 6451,
6453, 6455, 6459, 6460, 6461, 6463, 6464, 6465, 6466, 6467. 6468, 6471, 6472, 6473, 6474,
6476, 6478, 6490, 6494, 6500, 6502, 6503, 6507, 6508, 6511, 6515 (Jan 2008), 6426, 6482,
6492, 6505, 6513, 6516, 6518 (Mar 2008), 6440, 6483 (Apr 2008), 6443, 6488, 6512 (May
2008), 6420, 6446, 6470 (Jun 2008), 6421, 6427, 6431, 6449, 6458, 6475, 6479, 6480,
6481, 6484, 6486, 6493, 6495, 6496, 6499, 6501, 6504, 6509, 6510, 6514, 6517, 6519, 6520
(Jul 2008), 6425, 6454, 6462 (Sept 2008), 6506 (Oct 2008), 6456, 6521 (Nov 2008), 6422,
6457, 6469, 6491, 6497 (Mar 2009) (Apr 12 2009)
Latest about Low Floor A/C Flyers 7300-7350:
All of these buses were licensed and have begun in active service or
for road tests. They have 275 bph and 5 Speed transmission (4 main gears with 5th
overdrive) is sufficient enough for A/C to run smoothly in the summer months. All of
them are Queensway-based. After 9 years of active service, these buses have gone through
the mid-life rebuild program by Dec 2009, their rebuild schedule are: 7313, 7323, 7324,
7331, 7343 (Mar 2008), 7306, 7307, 7318, 7333, 7341 (Apr 2008), 7317, 7319 (May 2008),
7316, 7334, 7342 (Jul 2008), 7302, 7326, 7332, 7337 (Aug 2008), 7308, 7344 (Sept 2008),
7336, 7340 (Oct 2008), 7350 (Nov 2008), 7309, 7315, 7328, 7349 (Dec 2008), 7311, 7338 (Jan
2009), 7310, 7321, 7325. 7335, 7348 (Feb 2009), 7314, 7329 (Mar 2009), 7304, 7305 (May
2009), 7320, 7322 (Jun 2009), 7312, 7346 (Jul 2009), 7301, 7327 (Aug 2009), 7303, 7347
(Sept 2009), 7300, 7330, 7339 (Nov 2009), 7345 (Dec 2009) (Dec 13 2009)
Latest about the second hand buses from
Montreal 2600-2619:
After 5 years of heavy duty work, All of these 20
buses were withdrawn from active service. These decommissioned bus are 2601, 2602 (Nov
2004), 2604, 2606, 2616 (Oct 2005), 2603, 2608, 2610, 2612, 2617, 2618 (Nov 2005), 2619
(Jan 2006), 2614 (May 2006), 2607 (Jul 2006), 2605 (Aug 2006), 2600, 2609, 2613 (Oct
2006), 2611, 2615 (Nov 2006) (Nov 25 2006)
Latest about the GM 2000-2149 ( ex
8181-8204, 8270-8369, some 8520-8561 and 8571)
All 111 buses have been withdrawn, their retirement schedules were
2108 (Aug 2001), 2107 (Mar 2002), 2045 (Jan 2003), 2015 (Apr 2003), 2103, 2105 (Sept
2003), 2021 (Oct 2003), 2013, 2018, 2048, 2100 (Jan 2004), 2002, 2023, 2067, 2098 (Feb
2004) 2012, 2025 (Apr 2004), 2081, 2093 (May 2004), 2029 (Jun 2004), 2085 (Jul 2004),
2001, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2034, 2040, 2059, 2076, 2080, 2087, 2089, 2090, 2095 (Aug 2004),
2038, 2049, 2054, 2056 (Sept 2004), 2009, 2014, 2019, 2032, 2033, 2070, 2075, 2096 (Oct
2004), 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2042, 2050, 2073, 2086, 2094, 2106, 2110 (Nov 2004),
2005, 2052, 2055 (Dec 2004), 2026, 2047, 2051 (Jan 2005), 2022, 2031, 2036, 2061, 2063,
2065, 2077, 2079, 2088, 2091 (Feb 2005), 2024, 2030, 2037, 2060, 2078, 2099 (Mar 2005),
2000, 2068, 2074, 2082-84, 2101 (Apr 2005), 2062, 2064, 2069, 2104 (May 2005), 2020, 2028,
2046, 2066, 2102 (Jun 2005), 2027, 2041, 2097 (Sept 2005), 2035 (Dec 2005), 2053 (Jan
2006), 2043, 2058 (Feb 2006), 2039, 2044, 2071 (Apr 2006), 2092 (Jul 2006), 2057 (Aug
2006), 2072 (Jan 2007), 2109 (Apr 2007), 2017 (Aug 2009) (Aug
30 2009)
Latest about 2150-2199 ( ex 8010-8117, 8140-8180)
These 1975-1977 GM buses are the series that have electric start
system, they also have the new brown upholstered seats. The
following buses have returned to active service after receiving body and mechanical
rebuild at the same time.
2150(8157), 2151(8073), 2152(8164), 2153(8163),
2154(8166), 2155(8169)
All of these 6 buses have been withdrawn, these retirement
times were 2150 (Aug 2004), 2155 (Feb 2005), 2151, 2154 (Apr 2005), 2152 (Jul 2005), 2153
(Apr 2007) (Apr 29 2007)
Latest about 2240-2485 (current 8740-8985)
4 years after 2353 and 2369 received the 18-year rebuild, some of
these buses are now under the life extension program, a few previously withdrawn buses are
slowly returning to active service after months in storage. So far 134 buses have been withdrawn from active service:
2240 (Nov 2004), 2322 (Feb 2005), 2288 (Jan 2006), 2337 (Feb 2006), 2312, 2373 (Apr 2006),
2460 (May 2006), 2258, 2334, 2347, 2387, 2430, 2432 (Jun 2006), 2248, 2257, 2298, 2367,
2445 (Aug 2006), 2283, 2304 (Sept 2006), 2262, 2368 (Oct 2006), 2254 (Nov 2006), 2366,
2478, 2483, 2485 (Jan 2007), 2282, 2339, 2354, 2378, 2389, 2400, 2433 (Feb 2007), 2310,
2363 (Mar 2007), 2451 (Apr 2007), 2300, 2314, 2346, 2356, 2475 (May 2007), 2380, 2420,
2421 (Jun 2007), 2473 (Jul 2007), 2431, 2438 (Sept 2007), 2303, 2417, 2453, 2454 (Oct
2007), 2308, 2425, 2429, 2437, 2479 (Nov 2007), 2324, 2333, 2335, 2403 (Dec 2007), 2242,
2259, 2273, 2278, 2313, 2372, 2422, 2440, 2462, 2466 (Jan 2008), 2436 (May 2008), 2270,
2272, 2336, 2351 (Jun 2008), 2338, 2377 (Aug 2008), 2247, 2309, 2343, 2427, 2477 (Sept
2008), 2295, 2383 (Oct 2008), 2293, 2315, 2376, 2388 (Dec 2008), 2329, 2386, 2398, 2476
(Mar 2009), 2244, 2328, 2442 (Apr 2009), 2424, 2457 (May 2009), 2344 (Jun 2009), 2260,
2370, 2411 (Aug 2009), 2275, 2287, 2385, 2397, 2407, 2474 (Sept 2009), 2395 (Oct 2009),
2285, 2305, 2323, 2349, 2359, 2361, 2416, 2452, 2458, 2463 (Nov 2009), 2243, 2250, 2352,
2405 (Dec 2009), 2317, 2319, 2390, 2401, 2481 (Jan 2010), 2332, 2384, 2415, 2448, 2464,
2469 (Feb 2010).
These 111 buses are still in active service
2241, 2245-46, 2249, 2251-53, 2255-56, 2261, 2263-69, 2271, 2274, 2276-77, 2279, 2280-81,
2284, 2286, 2289-92, 2294, 2296-97, 2299
2301-02, 2306-07, 2311, 2316, 2318. 2320, 2325-27, 2330-31, 2340-42, 2345, 2348, 2350,
2353, 2355, 2357-58, 2360, 2362, 2364-65, 2369, 2371, 2374-75, 2379, 2381-82, 2391-94,
2396, 2399
2402, 2404, 2406, 2408-10, 2412-14, 2418-19, 2423, 2426, 2428, 2434-35, 2439, 2441,
2443-44, 2446-47, 2449-50, 2455-56, 2459, 2461, 2465, 2467-68, 2470-72, 2480, 2482, 2484 (Feb
28)
Latest about 2700-2858
(some of current 8520-8561, 8570 and 8572-8729)
2700-2720, 2759-2789(odd numbers only), 2790-2806, 2808-2818,
2820-2858 are buses that received the 18 year body and mechanical rebuild at different
time intervals. 2721-2757, 2768-2788 (even numbers only),
2807 and 2819 are buses that received body and mechanical rebuild at the same time
(Therefore, their rebuild package is the same as the 2000, 2150 and 2600 series buses).
2858 rolled out of the rebuild program in December 2001. 2700-2765, 2767-2834 buses were
equipped with the new UWE system for outdoor storage:
These 8 buses are still in active service:
2736(8628), 2755(8616), 2819(8703), 2820(8725), 2822(8689),
2832(8619), 2839(8659), 2855(8728).
These 150 buses have been withdrawn, these decommissioned buses are 2709, 2739 (Aug
2004), 2734, 2748, 2758 (Nov 2004), 2705, 2717, 2722 (Feb 2005), 2725, 2791, 2815 (Mar
2005), 2714, 2715 (Apr 2005), 2730, 2731, 2742, 2747, 2761, 2776, 2782, 2808, 2812 (May
2005), 2704, 2716, 2743, 2749, 2762, 2779, 2800 (Jun 2005) 2719, 2721, 2746, 2752, 2753,
2770 (Jul 2005), 2701, 2713, 2718, 2741, 2751, 2754, 2756, 2759, 2768, 2775, 2789, 2805
(Aug 2005), 2738, 2781 (Oct 2005), 2707, 2744, 2772, 2778, 2780, 2785-87, 2790 (Nov 2005),
2803, 2810 (Dec 2005), 2711, 2799 (Feb 2006), 2703, 2706, 2795, 2816, 2817, 2841 (Apr
2006), 2774, 2856 (May 2005), 2724, 2763, 2765, 2783, 2811 (Jun 2006), 2733, 2825, 2836,
2842, 2844, 2853 (Jul 2006), 2708, 2727, 2788, 2851 (Aug 2006), 2750, 2806, 2824, 2827
(Sept 2006), 2702, 2760, 2793, 2826, 2846 (Oct 2006), 2720, 2737, 2764, 2769, 2777, 2796,
2850 (Nov 2006), 2712 (Dec 2006), 2700, 2847, 2854, 2857 (Jan 2007), 2710, 2745, 2852 (Feb
2007), 2837 (Mar 2007), 2723, 2732, 2804, 2845 (Apr 2007), 2767, 2858 (Jun 2007), 2798,
2814 (Aug 2007), 2792, 2834, 2849 (Sept 2007), 2802 (Nov 2007), 2726, 2729, 2735, 2740,
2797, 2831 (Dec 2007), 2728, 2757, 2807, 2821, 2840, 2848 (Jan 2008), 2801, 2835 (Apr
2008), 2784, 2809, 2818, 2823, 2830 (Sept 2008), 2773 (Oct 2008), 2813 (Dec 2008), 2833
(Apr 2009), 2771, 2794, 2829, 2838 (Jun 2009), 2828, 2843 (Nov 2009) (Nov 9 2009)
Latest about the GM/MCI
6210-6293:
6214 was damaged in a collision with another bus 7497 in Apr 2004
inside Eglinton yard, 6214 returned to active service in Dec 2004. 6266 was involved in a
collision accident and the bus became the first to be retired in Jun 2005. So far 82 of these buses have been retired,
they are 6266 (Jun 2005), 6227, 6256 (Aug 2005), 6291 (Dec 2005), 6234, 6258, 6270 (Feb
2006), 6213, 6215, 6218, 6229, 6237, 6242, 6261, 6285 (Apr 2006), 6216, 6254 (Jul 2006),
6255, 6275 (Aug 2006), 6214 (Sept 2006), 6277 (Oct 2006), 6241, 6251, 6281, 6287 (Feb
2007), 6211, 6239, 6264, 6276. 6293 (May 2007), 6238 (Jun 2007), 6210 (Jul 2007), 6235,
6273, 6283 (Aug 2007), 6269, 6290 (Nov 2007), 6217, 6219, 6220, 6226, 6230, 6232,
6233, 6236, 6240, 6243, 6244, 6246, 6249, 6250, 6252, 6257, 6265, 6268, 6278, 6279, 6280,
6292 (Dec 2007), 6222, 6228, 6248, 6262, 6263, 6274, 6286, 6288, 6289 (Jan 2008), 6212,
6231, 6247, 6253, 6259, 6260, 6271, 6282 (Mar 2008), 6267 (Apr 2008), 6224, 6245 (Jun
2008), 6225 (Jan 2009), 6272 (Feb 2009), 6284 (Jan 2010)
These 2 buses are still in active service:
6221, 6223 (Jan 28)
Latest about Orion V
Diesel 6640-6745:
After 16 years of active service, at least 103 of these buses have been withdrawn due to structural problems, these
withdrawn buses are
6693 (Oct 2007), 6675 (Nov 2007), 6659 (Dec 2007), 6710, 6731, 6738 (Apr 2008), 6641,
6658, 6671 (Jun 2008), 6680, 6709, 6745 (Jul 2008), 6720, 6732 (Aug 2008), 6652 (Sept
2008), 6722 (Oct 2008), 6737 (Nov 2008), 6648, 6649, 6660, 6677, 6678, 6687, 6689, 6697,
6699, 6700, 6703, 6704, 6707, 6712, 6717, 6718, 6721, 6725-28, 6730, 6735, 6741, 6744 (Dec
2008), 6650, 6672, 6690, 6696, 6711 (Feb 2009), 6644, 6645, 6651, 6655, 6656, 6665, 6666,
6668, 6669, 6673, 6679, 6685, 6692, 6694, 6695, 6698, 6701, 6706, 6713, 6716, 6723, 6729,
6736, 6742 (Mar 2009), 6647, 6653, 6654, 6657, 6661, 6662, 6663, 6664, 6670, 6674, 6676,
6683, 6684, 6691, 6724, 6739, 6740, 6743 (Apr 2009), 6643, 6646, 6681, 6686, 6708, 6714
(May 2009), 6667, 6682, 6733 (Jun 2009), 6640, 6715 (Jul 2009), 6719 (Sept 2009), 6642,
6688 (Feb 2010)
Fewer than 3 buses are still in active service
6702, 6705, 6734 (Feb 28)
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