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5071, route 252 Mackenzie King, on Old Richmond road 6:44. 5081, route 270 Cedarview, at Bayview station 18:19. 5040, route 269 Bridlewood, at Bayview station 18:24.

5101, route 256 Bridlewood, on Cope drive 17:16.

5177, route 263 Stanley Corners, at Bayview station 16:27. 5043, route 61 Terry Fox, at Eagleson P&R 16:59.

5100, route 62 St-Laurent, at Dominion station 17:40. 5002 signed 256 Bridlewood but not in service eastbound on the 417 near Bayshore at 17:48.

I've never paid much attention to routes, but I believe Howard's uses a school bus for the 509; I've seen it a few times on the Transitway.

8124, route 86 Elmvale, at Bayview station 7:30.

Yesterday (March 4): 5074, route 252 Fernbank, at Bayview station 16:37. Today: 5063, route 278 Mackenzie King, at Westboro station 7:19. 5133, route 252 Fernbank, at Bayview station 16:44. 8039? rear-ended an SUV at Castlefrank and Hazeldean while on route 267. I didn't get the time, but I believe it was around 17:30.

Tuesday (26th): 5143, route 256 Mackenzie King, at Tunney's Pasture station 7:06. 5138, route 95 Cambrian, at Tunney's Pasture station 16:35. Yesterday (27th): 5130, route 97 Airport, at Bayview station 14:48.

But the drivetrain in the Orions is crap, and they need expensive battery replacements now that they're 10 years old. For those reasons alone I am glad they're keeping the Inveros over the hybrids. Plus, if we're getting into opinions, the Orions look like a cheap plastic Tonka toy to me compared to the Invero. That said, I always thought the Invero was hideous when they were new (they're still not exactly pretty), and it's been 16 years since then. I'm glad they're buying the replacements in stages; purchases of, say, 326 buses in one sweep every 12 years is not sustainable, nor a good use of money.

8138, route 61 Stittsville, at Bayview station 10:38. 5001, route 91 Blair, at Tunney's Pasture station 10:45.

Monday: 8031, route 105 Tunney's Pasture, at Bayview station 17:25. Also spotted 8139 on route 95 Barrhaven Center at the same time, which is likely not irregular although I can't remember the last time I saw a westbound 95 assigned a double decker during PM peak.

260 is open too.

All these spotted at Bayview station tonight. 5019, route 95 Cambrian, 16:23. 5120, route 269 Bridlewood, 16:26. 5003, route 277 Nepean Woods, 16:35. 5113, route 278 Riverside South, 16:38. Also spotted 5046 on route 277, and 8130 on route 61C, but I didn't take down either of the times.

None for Line 1; all 175 hybrids will comprise the bus fleet reduction according to a tender that was put out for their disposal. As far as the 82 Novas and subsequent Invero retirements, I'd guess that anything that's not rebuilt is fair game, so they could be any units.

5047, route 97 Airport, at Bayview station 14:49.