Flyer Industries D800B

Flyer Industries D800B
Years of manufacture	1977 to 1981
Length	35 or 40 feet
Width	102 inches

The Flyer Industries D800B was the successor to the D800. Instead of a T-drive powertrain layout, the D800B used a V-drive layout. It was aesthetically similar to the D800, but omitted the scoop over the rear window.

Features/Specs

Engine:

• Detroit Diesel 6V71N

Transmission:

• Allison V730D

Operators

Canada

• Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
• Brandon Transit - Brandon, MB
• Coast Mountain Bus Company - Metro Vancouver, BC
• Edmonton Transit System - Edmonton, AB
• Grand River Transit - Waterloo Region, ON
• Kitchener Transit - Kitchener, ON
• Mississauga Transit - Mississauga, ON
• Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
• OC Transpo - Ottawa, ON
• Penetang-Midland Coach Lines - Midland, ON
• Saskatoon Transit - Saskatoon, SK
• Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON
• West Vancouver Municipal Transit - West Vancouver, BC
• Winnipeg Transit - Winnipeg, MB

United States

• Community Transit - Lynnwood & Snohomish County, WA
• Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) - New Bedford & Fall River, MA

Demonstrator engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.

Thumbnail	Year	Serial	Engine	Transmission	Notes
	1974	362	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730D	Ex-D800 demo Rebuilt as a D900 in 1978.

Preserved units

Year	Thumbnail	Serial	Original owner	Fleet number	Current owner
1977		1297	Edmonton Transit System	854	Edmonton Transit System
1978		1342	Grand River Transit	793	Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation & Orion Picture Bus Owned by Grand River Transit until 2023
1978		1363	Mississauga Transit	2139	Mississauga Transit (scrapped in 2007)
1978		1423	Toronto Transit Commission	8257	Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation (scrapped in 2014)

Flyer Industries Models Diesel: D700A - D800 - D800B - D900 - D901 - D901A - D902 Electric: E700A - E800 - E800B - E901A - E902