Ed T. Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 I was on a stretch of Jane yesterday and, indeed, lots of OG hybrids as well as a mix of new and old livery NG hybrids out on the route. Like the old days. Where's that old "diebrid" thread?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius101 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 On 6/16/2024 at 3:07 PM, Elijah bey said: 8014, 8017, 8072 and 8091 might be the next to retire. These “retirement” sources are not reliable I just saw both 8014 and 8017 running strong on 123 Sherway this afternoon 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 8061 is now retired and was decommissioned yesterday. 8073 was decommissioned on June 25th 2024 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsview34. Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 Seen 8085 being towed away this afternoon from Queensway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted July 6 Author Report Share Posted July 6 8084 has been pulled from service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius101 Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 12 hours ago, Mar_AC_23 said: 8084 has been pulled from service It was last in service a few days ago on one of the routes that I frequently take 76 Royal York South 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah bey Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 8017 and 8032 are at North Queen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFanForever Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1053 has been retired. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 8017 8032 8048 8084 are now retired. There are now only 23 80xx buses remaining. Get those photos while you still can. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitortransit Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 6 hours ago, Mar_AC_23 said: 8017 8032 8048 8084 are now retired. There are now only 23 80xx buses remaining. Get those photos while you still can. They will be missed when they are all retired. Quick question, when are the rest of the 8000s going to be retired?, at this pace, maybe mid summer to end of summer. Finn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buswizzard Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Wonder what's happening to the 8000-8011 airport busses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bincey Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, buswizzard said: Wonder what's happening to the 8000-8011 airport busses 8000-8004 and 8007 have been retired and scrapped while the rest have been repurposed into shelter buses for the winter 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, buswizzard said: Wonder what's happening to the 8000-8011 airport busses Half of the orion airport buses were retired and decommissioned between January and March 2023. The rest of them were converted into shelter buses. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 8042 has been pulled from service and is now retired 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah bey Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Mar_AC_23 said: 8042 has been pulled from service and is now retired So that means 8041 is the last 804x bus in service. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFanForever Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 1029, 1032 and 1055 have been retired. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT_28 Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 HCRR has declined the offer to keep an Orion VII. 8079 & 8091 have been chosen to be preserved. https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2024/July-17/16_Decommissioned_Buses_Responses_to_TTC_Board_Motions.pdf?rev=0bfc73520a5f4b658040f9ef17a10893&hash=A1E34FB6D6F7698F9B64B7EB5372412C 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Squishy Bus Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 24 minutes ago, DAT_28 said: HCRR has declined the offer to keep an Orion VII. They should've accepted it. They run really well. Why not just re-do the project the TTC did with #7423..? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, DAT_28 said: HCRR has declined the offer to keep an Orion VII. 8079 & 8091 have been chosen to be preserved. I'm guessing there's no chance of 7913 or 7952 being preserved. Oh well at least we are still getting our long awaited OG diesel preserved. I'm wondering if there's any chance of a OG hybrid being preserved since they're a great example of some the first HEV buses produced. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 2 hours ago, The Squishy Bus said: They should've accepted it. They run really well. Why not just re-do the project the TTC did with #7423..? The reason Halton rejected it is because their area of interest is rail. What would the point of accepting one be, if it's going to fall by the wayside and be scrapped in 30 years? 7423 was not a TTC project, and as noble as that project vision was it would be fairly lofty to describe that as preservation. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-717 Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 2 hours ago, T3G said: if it's going to fall by the wayside and be scrapped in 30 years? When has anything owned by hcrr ever been scrapped? Name some examples (bonus points if it doesn't exist anywhere else). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 32 minutes ago, 81-717 said: When has anything owned by hcrr ever been scrapped? Name some examples (bonus points if it doesn't exist anywhere else). First and most obvious example: I don't have the full list of the museum's collection from beginning to the current day, and their disposition, but if they didn't find homes, where do you think they would have ended up? Then there are PCCs: A9 4560, acquired for parts after the inn it was a part of was closed in 1992, and scrapped in March 1994, and A11 4633, acquired in 1982 and scrapped in May 1997. And what fate do you think awaits 4386, 4426, and 4684, other than scrap? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-717 Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, T3G said: First and most obvious example: Was that a one-of-a-kind model? Even though they claim to be focused on rail, they do have similar-looking buses too (E700/800 or something idk), and 8058 until a few years ago (which wasn't sent to scrap mind you). 1 hour ago, T3G said: I don't have the full list of the museum's collection from beginning to the current day, and their disposition, but if they didn't find homes, where do you think they would have ended up? Knowing the way of things here, they could've ended up anywhere from any other museum in the world to anyone's backyard. 1 hour ago, T3G said: Then there are PCCs: A9 4560, acquired for parts after the inn it was a part of was closed in 1992, and scrapped in March 1994, and A11 4633, acquired in 1982 and scrapped in May 1997. And what fate do you think awaits 4386, 4426, and 4684, other than scrap? They're survived by countless other units all over the continent, so... (a pcc is a pcc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 Who cares if something is a one of a kind model or if there's other PCCs that survive? You asked for an example of equipment that was scrapped, I gave you 3. Stop moving the goalposts. I'm calling shenanigans on your assertion that a PCC is a PCC, too. There is as much visual similarity between an A1 and A12 as there is between an M1 and an H5, and to the general public, all M1-T1 subway cars AND all PCCs are interchangeable. By the parameters of your argument you should therefore be satisfied that something very like an H5 (two of them, in fact!) survives in a museum and you should quit your whinging, right? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Squishy Bus Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 2 hours ago, T3G said: Who cares if something is a one of a kind model or if there's other PCCs that survive? You asked for an example of equipment that was scrapped, I gave you 3. Stop moving the goalposts. I'm calling shenanigans on your assertion that a PCC is a PCC, too. There is as much visual similarity between an A1 and A12 as there is between an M1 and an H5, and to the general public, all M1-T1 subway cars AND all PCCs are interchangeable. By the parameters of your argument you should therefore be satisfied that something very like an H5 (two of them, in fact!) survives in a museum and you should quit your whinging, right? Good point. Thank you for telling me about the Orions btw. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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