Old bus enthusiast Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 On the CPTDB Wiki OC Transpo page, the information on when any high-floor buses were retired is still far from complete. With that being said, I will give further information I was able to gather for when some were retired. 1989 7128 (GMC TDH-5305, built in 1971). 1990 7132 (GMC TDH-5305, built in 1971); 8801-8806 (Orion I, built in 1978); 8807-8824 (Orion I, built in 1979); 8825-8832 (Orion I, built in 1980). 1993 7284 (GMC-5307N, built in 1972); 7344, 7350 and 7357 (GMC-5307N, built in 1973); 8709 and 8717 (Flyer D800B, built in 1978); 8242-8243, 8245, 8247-8251, 8253, 8258-8259, 8261 and 8264-8266 (Orion I, built in 1982); 8373, 8375 and 8384 (Orion I, built in 1983); 8745-8746 (Orion-Ikarus III, built in 1987). 1998 7409 and 7414 (GMC-5307N, built in 1974). 1999 7455 and 7459 (GMC-5307N, built in 1974); 5705-5708, 5716 and 5754 (GMC-5307N, built in 1975); 7802 and 7831 (GMC-5307N, built in 1978); 7904, 7913-7914 and 7924 (GMC-5307N, built in 1979). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 21 hours ago, Old bus enthusiast said: On the CPTDB Wiki OC Transpo page, the information on when any high-floor buses were retired is still far from complete. With that being said, I will give further information I was able to gather for when some were retired. 1989 7128 (GMC TDH-5305, built in 1971). 1990 7132 (GMC TDH-5305, built in 1971); 8801-8806 (Orion I, built in 1978); 8807-8824 (Orion I, built in 1979); 8825-8832 (Orion I, built in 1980). 1993 7284 (GMC-5307N, built in 1972); 7344, 7350 and 7357 (GMC-5307N, built in 1973); 8709 and 8717 (Flyer D800B, built in 1978); 8242-8243, 8245, 8247-8251, 8253, 8258-8259, 8261 and 8264-8266 (Orion I, built in 1982); 8373, 8375 and 8384 (Orion I, built in 1983); 8745-8746 (Orion-Ikarus III, built in 1987). 1998 7409 and 7414 (GMC-5307N, built in 1974). 1999 7455 and 7459 (GMC-5307N, built in 1974); 5705-5708, 5716 and 5754 (GMC-5307N, built in 1975); 7802 and 7831 (GMC-5307N, built in 1978); 7904, 7913-7914 and 7924 (GMC-5307N, built in 1979). Excellent documentation. If possible, are there any resources us wiki editors can refer to so we can have a general source of the information we can cite, or are these dates/units coming out of your memory? 21 hours ago, Old bus enthusiast said: 1993: 8745-8746 (Orion-Ikarus III, built in 1987) Why am I not surprised these Orion IIIs only had a 6 year lifespan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old bus enthusiast Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 8801-8806 (1978); 8807-8824 (1979) and 8825-8832 (1980) were shown as part of the fleet in a January 1990 copy of the Ottawa Citizen. For the first time, buses 7409 and 7414 were listed as retired in the 1998 copy of the Street Side Guide. The buses from 1974 and 1975 were those I remembered last seeing in 1999. Those from 1978 and 1979 were listed as retired in a copy of the Street Side Guide from 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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