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Please post of any emergency services' buses that you know of. I'm trying to compile a list.

This is what I've got so far (updated Jul 2, 2010):

Toronto Police Service

- #01-03 1986-1990 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1400-series

- #? Orion I 35 foot RETIRED and sold at auction a while ago

- #? 1990 New Flyer D40 ex-TTC 6591 RETIRED

- #AUX02 TDH-5303 RETIRED

- #AUX2? 1974 GM T6H-5307N ex-TTC 7930 RETIRED

- #? GM PD4104 RETIRED

York Region Police

- #A84 1993 MCI 102C3 ex GO Transit 1231

- #? 1987 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1433

- #? 1989 MCI 102A2 ex-GO transit 1439

Toronto Fire

- #30025 1989 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1442

Unknown fire department

- #? 1993 MCI 102C3 ex-GO Transit 1500-series

Toronto EMS

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Shaun

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Please post of any emergency services' buses that you know of. I'm trying to compile a list.

This is what I've got so far:

Toronto Police Service

[*] #03 1986-1990 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1400-series

[*] #? Orion I 35 foot RETIRED and sold at auction a while ago

[*] #? 1990 New Flyer D40 ex-TTC 6591 RETIRED

[*] #? 1974 GM T6H-5307N ex-TTC 7930 RETIRED

York Region Police

[*] #A84 1993 MCI 102C3 ex GO Transit 1231

[*] #? 1987 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1433

[*] #? 1989 MCI 102A2 ex-GO transit 1439

Toronto Fire

[*] #30025 1989 MCI 102A2 ex-GO Transit 1442

Unknown fire department

[*] #? 1993 MCI 102C3 ex-GO Transit 1500-series

Toronto EMS

[*] #ESU10 2008 ElDorado Axess

[*] #ESU? ElDorado Transmark

[*] #ESU? 40 foot Orion I possibly retired

[*] #ESU? 35 foot Orion I possibly retired

There was one MCI 9 in white with no decals being used to shuttle the people who were arrested.

Also a MCI J series also all white transporting officers.

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Enzo Aquarius

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There was one MCI 9 in white with no decals being used to shuttle the people who were arrested.

Also a MCI J series also all white transporting officers.

Those may have been contracted-out services as some Greyhound buses were used for ferrying too.

For anybody curious, here's A83, taken at the York Region Public Works Open House.

yrp1.jpg

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Please post of any emergency services' buses that you know of. I'm trying to compile a list.

This is what I've got so far:

Toronto EMS

[*] #ESU? 35 foot Orion I possibly retired

I think I saw that one headed along Finch a few weeks ago...it had just one small side window on the driver's side, so I think it was the 35 footer.

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lilgopher

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Didn't Toronto Ambulance have one or 2 orion II's a while back?

They had at least one that I knew of, plus Orion I's in all three sizes... including a 40' Mobile Communications Centre.

Toronto Police also had previous GMs, a PD4104 and a TDH5303.

I will post some photos once I get back to my home PC.

Marshall

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lilgopher

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They had at least one that I knew of, plus Orion I's in all three sizes... including a 40' Mobile Communications Centre.

Toronto Police also had previous GMs, a PD4104 and a TDH5303.

I will post some photos once I get back to my home PC.

Marshall

Toronto Police GMs: AUX02 (TDH5303) and AUX2 (T6H5307N) (Due to copyright restrictions, I cannot post the photo of the PD4104... you'll just haveta take my word for it.)

MTP_AUX02_1.jpgMTP_AUX02_2.jpg

TorontoPolice_AUX2.jpg

Toronto Police also had one (or more?) MC9 which I don't have a photo of. It can be seen it this link, part of Gerard Donnelly's Police Canada website. (http://www.policecanada.ca/).

Toronto Ambulance Orion Is: 30' Multi Patient Unit (MPU3), 40' Emergency Support Unit (ESU5) & 40' Telecommunications Centre (COMM1).

MTAMB_MPU3.jpgMTAMB_ESU5.jpg

MTAMB_COMM1_1.jpgMTAMB_COMM1_2.jpg

Toronto Ambulance Orion II Multi Patient Unit

TAMB_MPU_1.jpgTAMB_MPU_2.jpg

Toronto Ambulance GM TDH4517 (ex-TTC) ESU5 (I am unsure of the source of this photo... All copyright remains with the original photographer, and is presented here for educational purposes only. Please do not repost.)

old_esu_5_ttc.jpg

Hope these help.

Marshall

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lilgopher

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I don't know how you manage to do it Marshall, but you seem to always be in the right spot at the right time!

Dan

Call it a mis-spent youth chasing buses rather than attending classes. I only wish I had the time to do more now...

Marshall

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Thank you to everyone who has replied so far. The list has been updated.

Toronto Police GMs: AUX02 (TDH5303) and AUX2 (T6H5307N) (Due to copyright restrictions, I cannot post the photo of the PD4104... you'll just haveta take my word for it.)

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Toronto Police also had one (or more?) MC9 which I don't have a photo of. It can be seen it this link, part of Gerard Donnelly's Police Canada website. (http://www.policecanada.ca/).

Toronto Ambulance Orion Is: 30' Multi Patient Unit (MPU3), 40' Emergency Support Unit (ESU5) & 40' Telecommunications Centre (COMM1).

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Toronto Ambulance Orion II Multi Patient Unit

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Toronto Ambulance GM TDH4517 (ex-TTC) ESU5 (I am unsure of the source of this photo... All copyright remains with the original photographer, and is presented here for educational purposes only. Please do not repost.)

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Hope these help.

Marshall

Thank you for the information and the marvelous photos. Was the police TDH-5303 ex-TTC as well?

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lilgopher

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Thank you for the information and the marvelous photos. Was the police TDH-5303 ex-TTC as well?

No problem.

Unfortunately, I don't have any concrete info on the previous identities of either AUX02 or the original ESU5. However, given it's configuration, it is fairly safe to say that AUX02 is ex-TTC.

Regarding the Toronto Ambulance buses... I dug up some fact sheets on the Orions, and can confirm the following:

MPU1, 2 & 3 - Orion I 30'

MPU4 - Orion II 25'

ESU5 - Orion I 40'

ESU6 - Orion I 35'

COMM1 - Orion I 40'

Toronto EMS used to provide these very interesting fact sheets on their website, however since a recent overhaul I have not been able to locate the links, and suspect they are no longer available.

I have attached them here for those interested.

mpu_123.pdfmpu_4.pdf

esu_5_1986_fact.pdfesu_6.pdf

esu_6_2003_fact.pdftele.pdf

Marshall

mpu_123.pdf

mpu_4.pdf

tele.pdf

esu_5_1986_fact.pdf

esu_6.pdf

esu_6_2003_fact.pdf

mpu_123.pdf

mpu_4.pdf

tele.pdf

esu_5_1986_fact.pdf

esu_6.pdf

esu_6_2003_fact.pdf

mpu_123.pdf

mpu_4.pdf

tele.pdf

esu_5_1986_fact.pdf

esu_6.pdf

esu_6_2003_fact.pdf

mpu_123.pdf

mpu_4.pdf

tele.pdf

esu_5_1986_fact.pdf

esu_6.pdf

esu_6_2003_fact.pdf

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* Mr. Black *

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No problem.

Unfortunately, I don't have any concrete info on the previous identities of either AUX02 or the original ESU5. However, given it's configuration, it is fairly safe to say that AUX02 is ex-TTC.

to my knoloedge, AUX02 was ex TTC 7930.

wasnt ESU5 purpose-built for TEMS?

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D. DeLarge

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Front the Transit Canada roster section:

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/builders/orion1.html

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service ESU6 MR80 OBI 01.504 0201 34 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service MPU1 MR81 OBI 01.501 0301 62 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service MPU2 SE81 OBI 01.501 0357 77 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service MPU3 OC82 OBI 01.501 5411529 114 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service no number AP86 OBI 01.508 1320 277 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Ambulance Service no number FE88 OBI 01.509 1777 364 Toronto ON

[Private] Metro Toronto Police no number DE81 OBI 01.501 0404 93 Toronto ON

[Private] Ont. Ministry of Correctional Svcs no number MR85 OBI 01.509 1156 225 Toronto ON

[Private] Ont. Ministry of the Enviroment no number AP88 OBI 01.502 1832 402 Toronto ON

[Private] Ont. Ministry of the Environment 3 JL91 OBI 01.502 2875 685 Toronto ON

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lilgopher

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to my knoloedge, AUX02 was ex TTC 7930.

wasnt ESU5 purpose-built for TEMS?

Not quite... AUX2 was 7930. AUX2 was an earlier bus.

After digging through some old notes, I have recorded that the original ESU5 (TDH4517) was ex-TTC 2996. I suspect my source for this info was back issues of the TTS Transfer Points, however I would be delighted if someone would be able to check and confirm my info.

The Orions for TEMS were indeed purpose built.

It seems that in the early-ish years of OBI, they were very willing to provide custom-built buses for a variety of uses. Including the ambulances and the Dept of Corrections bus, there have been the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Air Quality Measuring buses (2 of them, I believe... 30'ers) and a promotional unit for Molsons (also 30').

Marshall

EDIT: Just noticed Mr. DeLarge's post with the listing from the Orion builders list... Good catch Sir!

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