T3G Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Would anyone happen to know the history of the Orion V that was exported to Sweden? It was for Linjebuss in Gothenburg and according to their roster on busphotos.eu (may be incomplete), there seemed to have only been one built. I'm sure I could find some further information on the bus if I knew Swedish, so I'll have to settle for asking here. Anyone know how this came to be? It appears to have had a rear window. A great pity it was scrapped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 5 hours ago, T3G said: Would anyone happen to know the history of the Orion V that was exported to Sweden? It was for Linjebuss in Gothenburg and according to their roster on busphotos.eu (may be incomplete), there seemed to have only been one built. I'm sure I could find some further information on the bus if I knew Swedish, so I'll have to settle for asking here. Anyone know how this came to be? It appears to have had a rear window. A great pity it was scrapped. From what I’ve gathered, it was exported around the time OBI was exporting the Orion II which was known as the Ontario II. The Ontario V that was exported to Sweden was a trial bus with a gasoline engine and a catalytic converter. It was purchased with the intention of being a bit more environmentally friendly than a diesel bus. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 9 hours ago, T3G said: Would anyone happen to know the history of the Orion V that was exported to Sweden? It was for cin Gothenburg and according to their roster on busphotos.eu (may be incomplete), there seemed to have only been one built. I'm sure I could find some further information on the bus if I knew Swedish, so I'll have to settle for asking here. Anyone know how this came to be? It appears to have had a rear window. A great pity it was scrapped. 3 hours ago, 2044 said: From what I’ve gathered, it was exported around the time OBI was exporting the Orion II which was known as the Ontario II. The Ontario V that was exported to Sweden was a trial bus with a gasoline engine and a catalytic converter. It was purchased with the intention of being a bit more environmentally friendly than a diesel bus. I found some photos online of the "Ontario V" from 1992 with Linjebuss and 2002 with Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission: 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Redesign is a generous term. All that was altered were the front and rear fibreglass caps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZümmyZüm Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 10 hours ago, John Sulu said: I do know that when certain new vehicles got new designs in mid to late 2007 mainly for sales and marketing purposes, they have a 2008 model designation. The last original/traditional Orion VII that entered to service and probably built in 2007 were 2007 models, but when the original Orion VII got restyled to the new Orion VII NG in 2007, were at least some of them 2007 models as well? Please use the proper threads for questions instead of opening new ones each time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomRailfan151 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 While waiting for the bus in Hamilton (Ontario), I saw this old Orion pass by, I assume it is a private owner, but was curious what system it originated from. Anyone recognize the paint scheme? IMG_0101.heic thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Owned by these guys. Originally Cambridge, then GRT. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomRailfan151 Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: Owned by these guys. Originally Cambridge, then GRT. Oh interesting, after looking at their page I recognize a few more of their buses as well, very cool. Found it on the wiki as GRT 534, it seems they changed its style up a bit. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 13 hours ago, John Sulu said: When the Orion VII got redesigned in 2007 known as the Orion VII NG, were both, the Orion VII OG and the Orion VII NG delivered and/or made in 2007 2007 models with the NG delivered in 2007 NOT being a 2008 model? This is the 6th time you’ve asked this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 9 hours ago, John Sulu said: I do know certain cars and several other motor vehicles (not including rail) are that way, but I am not too sure about the Orion VII. Why did you ask me "Problem?"? Because at this point, it’s spam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 10:12 PM, Bus_Medic said: This is the 6th time you’ve asked this. I seem to recall him asking this too. To answer his question, yes. When the TTC was getting their first Orion 7.501 NG Hybrids (#1200-1423 IIRC), MTA bus Company was still getting new Orion 7.501 OG Hybrids at the time (#3700-3783 in Summer/fall 2007). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Dealership Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 i hope mercedes-benz brings the citaro to the north american market so that it trigger orion fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981 Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 3:17 PM, Bus_Dealership said: i hope mercedes-benz brings the citaro to the north american market so that it trigger orion fans A Citaro has previously been brought to North America for demonstration purposes if I'm correct. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Question regarding the Orion I : Were all Orion I buses 96" wide? CPTDBwiki says so, as do a few other casual sources. Trying to confirm before proceeding with a project that requires (some degree of) accuracy. I believe the Orion I was always envisioned as a "medium-heavy duty" bus -- i.e. not necessarily intended for the highest-intensity operating environment. As such, I could see where it would have been limited to 96" width -- even the 40-foot version. If I got that wrong -- and there were indeed 35 x 102 or 40 x 102 Orion I units -- I am happy to learn that. Any info appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Border City Transit said: Question regarding the Orion I : Were all Orion I buses 96" wide? CPTDBwiki says so, as do a few other casual sources. Trying to confirm before proceeding with a project that requires (some degree of) accuracy. I believe the Orion I was always envisioned as a "medium-heavy duty" bus -- i.e. not necessarily intended for the highest-intensity operating environment. As such, I could see where it would have been limited to 96" width -- even the 40-foot version. If I got that wrong -- and there were indeed 35 x 102 or 40 x 102 Orion I units -- I am happy to learn that. Any info appreciated. To my knowledge they were all 96” width. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VI Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 11/9/2022 at 7:26 PM, tomsbuspage said: I found some photos online of the "Ontario V" from 1992 with Linjebuss and 2002 with Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission: If anybody is interested, here are some more recent photos of the bus: Courtesy of: https://forum.omnibuss.se/index.php?topic=74967.0 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Dealership Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 12:00 AM, 981 said: A Citaro has previously been brought to North America for demonstration purposes if I'm correct. me hoping the citaro gets available in NA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Bus_Dealership said: me hoping the citaro gets available in NA Why would Mercedes want to fail twice? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Apologist Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Does the airport in Goose Bay still use their Orion VI (ex-Milton 9901)? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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