Shaun Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Interesting, I saw a video of a TTC Orion I CNG coming out of Royal York Station. Is that the same DEMO unit which was sold to GO Transit and then now used as the York shuttle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBC 9197 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Is that the same DEMO unit which was sold to GO Transit and then now used as the York shuttle? I believe it was 9361. There were two tested by the TTC, 9360 & 61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 It was one of the two. I'm surprise Royal York has one, has the station changed in the last 23 years, or since the Orion I ran into Royal York Station? Looks the same to me, its not a station I frequent often, thats why I'm asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 It was one of the two. I'm surprise Royal York has one, has the station changed in the last 23 years, or since the Orion I ran into Royal York Station? Looks the same to me, its not a station I frequent often, thats why I'm asking. Probably for similar reasons that the hybrids were banned from Jane initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 I'm surprise Royal York has one, has the station changed in the last 23 years, or since the Orion I ran into Royal York Station? Looks the same to me, its not a station I frequent often, thats why I'm asking. The 2 Orion Is were used in Toronto on a very limited basis (operating out of Queensway) for a short period of time, and by very select crews. It wouldn't have mattered if it actually would have cleared or not, as there were only a couple of drivers trained on them, and thus they could be focused on a couple of routes where they would know all of the potential trouble spots. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Is this on topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Until more units are added to the dead list, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC1700 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I would presume 7041 and 42 are dead as they've been sitting by Davenport for the past few months showing off the rusted out frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoupa2002 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I would presume 7041 and 42 are dead as they've been sitting by Davenport for the past few months showing off the rusted out frames. Probably parted out... Unless I have terrible memory, I rode 7042 around April still in service but only as the 39 rush trippers for Seneca College. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I'm surprised so many units are still out for all day service. But I have been seeing more hybrids out during the day than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I'm surprised so many units are still out for all day service. But I have been seeing more hybrids out during the day than before. The 7000s make up roughly 45% of Malvern's fleet. There is no way they can provide off peak weekday service with just their Hybrids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Does a large portion of the fleet still go out on Saturdays? I'm planning on doing some fanning at Finch tomorrow, with the aim of photoing as many units as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakingStreetcar4248 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Does a large portion of the fleet still go out on Saturdays? I'm planning on doing some fanning at Finch tomorrow, with the aim of photoing as many units as possible. Well you'll see lots of them. Either the 9400s or 7000s. So yeah. You might see 98% of all the 7000s except for a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Does a large portion of the fleet still go out on Saturdays? I'm planning on doing some fanning at Finch tomorrow, with the aim of photoing as many units as possible. They are sent out on Saturdays but not a lot of them, usually around 10-15. The past few weekends more 9400s are out than 7000s. Malvern also some Saturdays likes to put all of the ones that leave the garage in the morning on one route, mostly 199, with a few ending up on other routes later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 They are sent out on Saturdays but not a lot of them, usually around 10-15. The past few weekends more 9400s are out than 7000s. Malvern also some Saturdays likes to put all of the ones that leave the garage in the morning on one route, mostly 199, with a few ending up on other routes later in the day. An interesting turn of events, given how last year the 9400s were never sent out. Pity, pity. Ah well, thanks for the info anyway - maybe I'll get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ill look into 7041 and 7042. '42 was dissected in our body shop and found to have rotten window pillars. I know it was sent downtown, but I never found out what the decision was. 7041 must have snuck out on one of my off days. I'm on vacation at the cottage, back to work on Tuesday. Ill find out then, but they're most likely done. They're were rumors that the 9400s might be shifted to Malvern in the coming months due to overall parts commonality, but so far it's been nothing more than hearsay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandvictory2 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 They are sent out on Saturdays but not a lot of them, usually around 10-15. The past few weekends more 9400s are out than 7000s. Malvern also some Saturdays likes to put all of the ones that leave the garage in the morning on one route, mostly 199, with a few ending up on other routes later in the day. With the streetcar shuttle, some of the garages are short on buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBC 9197 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 They're were rumors that the 9400s might be shifted to Malvern in the coming months due to overall parts commonality, but so far it's been nothing more than hearsay. That's a long standing rumor, I doubt it will ever happen given that Wilson needs them for the 29 and the M11 isn't a common engine along with the quirks that came with the conversion to diesel. My guess is that the 17's and 18's will start migrating to Malvern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Or the Artics can be delivered to Malvern, instead of Wilson. They will eventually end up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Noticed some of the Orion Vs in the 7000-7134 group had their speedos replaced. The replacement's odometer goes from 0 to 999,999.9 km from the original's 0 to 9,999,999.9 km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 . the M11 isn't a common engine along with the quirks that came with the conversion to diesel. Nothing we couldn't handle over here.Not like the manuals are in Cyrillic or anything. Noticed some of the Orion Vs in the 7000-7134 group had their speedos replaced. The replacement's odometer goes from 0 to 999,999.9 km from the original's 0 to 9,999,999.9 km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 *picture* Do we use this thread to post sightings, like the previous retirement threads? Little unsure at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Let this thread play out, we are still on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Let this thread play out, we are still on topic. I have never said anything to the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Noticed some of the Orion Vs in the 7000-7134 group had their speedos replaced. The replacement's odometer goes from 0 to 999,999.9 km from the original's 0 to 9,999,999.9 km.So glad to know that. Otherwise i would have been confused what order all those nine's would be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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