TC40102N Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Passed by the old orion plant at 5395 mainsgate rd. Do u know when that plant closed down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Passed by the old orion plant at 5395 mainsgate rd. Do u know when that plant closed down? It was 2012 when Orion Bus went bust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just curious: is this the Orion V prototype (K5030000)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just curious: is this the Orion V prototype (K5030000)? Orion V demo.jpg Looks like a lot of MTA specs to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just curious: is this the Orion V prototype (K5030000)? Orion V demo.jpg Same demo bus as this and was pictured in Victoria B.C. http://barp.ca/bus/bctransit/victoria/1000.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Just curious: is this the Orion V prototype (K5030000)? Orion V demo.jpg I think it is. That was the very first Orion V that i remember seeing. It showed up for one morning at HSR prior to the 8900 series being delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98 Willowdale-Senlac Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 I think it is. That was the very first Orion V that i remember seeing. It showed up for one morning at HSR prior to the 8900 series being delivered. is it scrapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 is it scrapped? A long long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Does anyone know where Mississauga Truck and Bus managed to get themselves a last gen Orion VII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, sdgta2008 said: Does anyone know where Mississauga Truck and Bus managed to get themselves a last gen Orion VII? They bought former demo's when Orion closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahrp24 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 5/6/2017 at 0:29 AM, sdgta2008 said: Does anyone know where Mississauga Truck and Bus managed to get themselves a last gen Orion VII? It was the former hybrid demo they bought a while back. They recently converted it to diesel and refurbished it. Its available for sale now at MTB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4 5600 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Some old orion pins\keychain, shown with the front badge of oc transpo orion vi 4126. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 44 minutes ago, H4 5600 said: Some old orion pins\keychain, shown with the front badge of oc transpo orion vi 4126. You bought the Orion badge from ebay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4 5600 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, TTC T6H-5307N 2252 said: You bought the Orion badge from ebay? I forget if i bought that from ebay or from a certain member here directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 On 2017-06-23 at 3:03 PM, H4 5600 said: I forget if i bought that from ebay or from a certain member here directly. @OC Transpo 8238Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarctica Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Question on the Orion VIIs using the Cummins ISL engines. Having ridden the original VII with the EPA04 and EPA07 engines, can anyone explain the difference between the engine sounds on the VII and the VII NG/EPA10? I heard the ones built after 2007 are quieter than the earlier ones. One bus in New York that was converted from a hybrid sounded like a VII NG's ISL engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Because the have particulate filters. we’ve been over this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 8 hours ago, Antarctica said: Question on the Orion VIIs using the Cummins ISL engines. Having ridden the original VII with the EPA04 and EPA07 engines, can anyone explain the difference between the engine sounds on the VII and the VII NG/EPA10? I heard the ones built after 2007 are quieter than the earlier ones. One bus in New York that was converted from a hybrid sounded like a VII NG's ISL engine. DPF+EGR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.A Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Does anyone think Orion has a shot of returning at some point in the future? They were a very successful bus company, so I find it very odd that they closed down all of a sudden in early 2013. Just think what they could have been if they were still around. We probably would of had an all-electric Orion VII 3G and several other goodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I'm not sure who even owns the rights to the brand and name, Daimler AG? NFI? I doubt the name would return after 6 years of rest, and it's even less likely the VII3G+E would be revived and developed. Then again I suppose a band of transit nerds from NYC could start rumors and buy the Orion website and cite sources of MTA having interest in looking at a bid proposal on Facebook 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 As far as I know, Daimler still owns the rights to the name, and the designs of the buses. Â But there's a bigger problem than just the name. When Daimler closed the company, they sold off the lucrative parts business, along with its distribution network, to Flyer. Rebuilding that from scratch is likely to be a bigger undertaking than restarting production of the vehicles. Â Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.A Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 8:59 AM, smallspy said: As far as I know, Daimler still owns the rights to the name, and the designs of the buses.  But there's a bigger problem than just the name. When Daimler closed the company, they sold off the lucrative parts business, along with its distribution network, to Flyer. Rebuilding that from scratch is likely to be a bigger undertaking than restarting production of the vehicles.  Dan I think there would need to be some kind of renewed interest in Daimler's part for an Orion revival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 14 hours ago, Chris.A said: I think there would need to be some kind of renewed interest in Daimler's part for an Orion revival. That would go without saying, wouldn't it? After all, you were the one who originally posed the question. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.A Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 21 hours ago, smallspy said: That would go without saying, wouldn't it? After all, you were the one who originally posed the question. Dan Unless New Flyer buys the rights to build Orion buses. Do they still even make Orion parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VI Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 11/27/2018 at 6:00 AM, Chris.A said: Unless New Flyer buys the rights to build Orion buses. Do they still even make Orion parts? Thread bump! Since 2013, New Flyer has the rights to all Orion names, products etc. An Orion revamp is HIGHLY unlikely. Consult Transit Toronto's post on their website about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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