Toronto Transit Commission 7300-7350

Toronto Transit Commission 7300-7350 were New Flyer Industries D40LF buses built between 1998 and 1999, and delivered in 1999.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel Series 50 275 hp @ 2100 rpm	Allison World B400R 5 speed	35: American Seating Model 6468	Luminator MAX3000 Luminator Horizon

History

Order

They were originally supposed to be part of an order for 100 RTS buses built by Nova Bus. When Nova realized that they could not meet the delivery schedule, the order was amended and the TTC acquired 51 buses from New Flyer instead. The D40LFs were the first diesel low-floor buses the TTC owned, and the last buses received by the TTC in the 20th century.

The first bus, unit 7300, arrived at Hillcrest on July 24, 1998. The remaining 50 buses were delivered to Eglinton Garage throughout summer 1999.

Refurbishments and Modifications

In 2001, the series began receiving the UWE system for outdoor storage in anticipation of the opening of the new Eglinton Garage on Comstock Road. Beginning in early 2008, the fleet underwent a midlife rebuild. The first to be completed was 7331, which had experienced a fire in May 2004 and had been in storage ever since; the last unit, 7345, was completed in December 2009. All buses have bike racks, automated announcements, and CCTV cameras. In August 2009, driver barriers were spotted being installed in a few buses. Installation was complete on the rest of this series by late 2009 to early 2010.

7350 was fitted with Luminator Horizon destination signs as a test for the upcoming Orion VII order. Buses in the series began having their original flip-dot signs replaced with Horizon signs as components failed. By fall 2014, all remaining buses received the new Horizon signs.

Delivery and Movement History

When introduced, the entire series was originally based at Old Eglinton garage. They were able to retire the remaining 8300 and 8400 series Flyer D901s as well as some 6300 series D40s. The new buses moved to new Eglinton garage on Comstock Road upon its opening in 2002. Following the arrival of the 75xx-series Orion VIIs, they were moved to Queensway in 2004 to replace some of the 6000 and 6100 series Flyer D901s.

Deployment History

From the beginning of these units lives they appeared on routes 5 Avenue Rd, 11 Bayview, 21 Brimley, 28 Davisville, 34 Eglinton East, 42 Cummer, 51 Leslie, 56 Leaside, 65 Parliament, 72 Pape, 75 Sherbourne, 81 Thorncliffe Park, 87 Cosburn, 88 South Leaside, 94 Wellesley, 97 Yonge, 100 Flemingdon Park, 190 Scarborough Centre Rocket, and 197 North Yonge.

When this series moved to Queensway they were regularly found on routes 15 Evans, 26 Dupont, 30 Lambton, 37 Islington, 40 Junction, 44 Kipling South, 45 Kipling, 48 Rathburn, 49 Bloor West, 50 Burnhamthorpe, 66 Prince Edward, 73 Royal York, 76 Royal York South, 80 Queensway, 110 Islington South, 111 East Mall, 112 West Mall, 123 Shorncliffe, 145 Downtown/Humber Bay Express, 168 Symington, 192 Airport Rocket, 300 Bloor-Danforth, 315 Evans-Brown's Line and 337 Islington.

Retirements

The first bus of the series, 7308, was prematurely retired in 2010 following an engine fire on August 11, 2010. Retirements of these buses began in January 2016 and lasted through September 2016 as the TTC began receiving the second batch of 40 foot diesel Nova Bus LFS buses. The final unit, 7343 saw its final day of service on September 26, 2016 on 112 West Mall.

Details

Fleet number	Date	VIN	License plate	Garage	Status/Disposal	Notes
7300	December 1998	2FYD2LL05WU018294	417 7BH (prev. BM9 060; BJ7 246)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt in November 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Formerly used as Toronto Island bus. Returned to service early April 2016.
7301	September 1999	2FYD2LL02XU019579	BN7 153 (prev. BM9 061; BK1 766)	Queensway	Retired January 2016	Rebuilt in August 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7302	September 1999	2FYD2LL09XU019580	895 3BH (prev. BN5 433; BM8 413; BK1 767)	Queensway	Retired February 2016	Rebuilt in August 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7303	October 1999	2FYD2LL00XU019581	406 1BH (prev. BM8 414; BK1 792)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt in September 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7304	October 1999	2FYD2LL02XU019582	BN7 145 (prev. BM9 062; BK1 791)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from December 2008-May 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7305	September 1999	2FYD2LL04XU019583	419 8BH (prev. 254 2BF; BM8 415; BK1 773)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt in May 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7306	August 1999	2FYD2LL06XU019584	768 4BH (prev. 260 0BF; BM8 416; BJ8 880)	Queensway	Retired January 2016	Rebuilt from January-April 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7307	August 1999	2FYD2LL08XU019585	454 3BH (prev. BM9 063; BJ8 881)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt in April 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7308	September 1999	2FYD2LL0XXU019586	BM9 064 (prev. BK1 774)	Queensway	Retired October 2010	Rebuilt from August-September 2008. Suffered a major fire on August 11, 2010. Front end used to repair 7333.
7309	September 1999	2FYD2LL01XU019587	452 5BH (prev. BM9 065; BK1 762)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from August-December 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7310	August 1999	2FYD2LL03XU019588	BN7 154 (prev. BM9 066; BJ8 929)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Suffered a minor fire in January 2004; returned to service. Rebuilt from November 2008-February 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7311	October 1999	2FYD2LL05XU019589	895 4BH (prev. 258 3BF; BM9 067; BK1 787)	Queensway	Retired January 2016	Rebuilt from August 2008-January 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7312	September 1999	2FYD2LL01XU019590	BN7 147 (prev. BM8 417; BK1 775)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt in July 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7313	1999	2FYD2LL03XU019591	154 8BJ (prev. 258 2BF; BM6 139; BJ8 932)	Queensway	Retired August 2016	Rebuilt from 2007-March 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7314	August 1999	2FYD2LL05XU019592	761 9BH (prev. BN7 152; BJ8 933)	Queensway	Retired January 2016	Rebuilt in March 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7315	August 1999	2FYD2LL07XU019593	761 5BH (prev. BN7 344; BM9 068; BK1 731)	Queensway	Retired August 26, 2016	Rebuilt from August-December 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 66 before retirement.
7316	October 1999	2FYD2LL09XU019594	761 6BH (prev. 257 7BF; BM8 418; BK1 776)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from February-July 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7317	September 1999	2FYD2LL00XU019595	295 8BH (prev. 253 7BF; BM6 141; BK1 777)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from January-May 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7318	October 1999	2FYD2LL02XU019596	761 7BH (prev. 253 8BF; BM6 142; BK1 786)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt in April 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7319	September 1999	2FYD2LL04XU019597	419 6BH (prev. BM8 069; BK1 763)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from February-May 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7320	September 1999	2FYD2LL06XU019598	768 5BH (prev. 258 4BF; BM6 143; BK1 770)	Queensway	Retired July 21, 2016	Rebuilt in June 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7321	September 1999	2FYD2LL08XU019599	419 4BH (prev. 254 8BF; BM6 144; BK1 771)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from December 2008-February 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7322	July 1999	2FYD2LL00XU019600	BM8 419 (prev. BJ8 870)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt in June 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7323	August 1999	2FYD2LL02XU019601	451 0BH (prev. BM6 145; BK1 732)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt from January-March 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7324	August 1999	2FYD2LL04XU019602	454 1BH (prev. BM8 420; BJ8 871)	Queensway	Retired September 22, 2016	Rebuilt from January-March 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 73 before retirement.
7325	September 1999	2FYD2LL06XU019603	BN7 148 (prev. BM6 146; BK1 764)	Queensway	Retired September 20, 2016 Donated	Rebuilt from October 2008-February 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 73 before retirement. Donated to Toronto Police Services.
7326	August 1999	2FYD2LL08XU019604	200 0BH (prev. BM6 147; BJ8 931)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from March-July 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7327	August 1999	2FYD2LL0XXU019605	769 4BH (prev. BN7 142; BM6 148; BK1 730)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt in August 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7328	July 1999	2FYD2LL01XU019606	768 6BH (prev. BN7 151; BM8 421; BJ8 869)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from September-December 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7329	August 1999	2FYD2LL03XU019607	764 7BF (prev. BM8 422; BJ8 878)	Queensway	Retired 2016	Rebuilt from December 2008-March 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7330	July 1999	2FYD2LL05XU019608	295 1BH (prev. 258 5BF; BM8 423; BJ8 868)	Queensway	Retired April 2016	Rebuilt in November 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7331	July 1999	2FYD2LL07XU019609	151 4BJ (prev. 255 6BF; BJ8 867)	Queensway	Retired September 2016	Suffered fire while at Eglinton in May 2004; stored until the rebuild program. Rebuilt from 2007-March 2008; first unit completed. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Previously used as the Toronto Island bus.
7332	September 1999	2FYD2LL03XU019610	BN7 143 (prev. BM8 424; BK1 772)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from May-August 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7333	August 1999	2FYD2LL05XU019611	297 6BH (prev. 255 7BF; BM6 149; BJ8 872	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt in April 2008. Crashed into a building on Queen Street on July 22, 2012; repaired with front end from 7308.^[1] Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7334	August 1999	2FYD2LL07XU019612	253 9BF (prev. BM9 070; BJ8 873)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from February-July 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7335	August 1999	2FYD2LL09XU019613	154 9BJ (prev. 259 9BF; BM9 071; BK1 738)	Queensway	Retired September 2, 2016	Rebuilt from December 2008-February 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 45E before retirement.
7336	October 1999	2FYD2LL00XU019614	297 0BH (prev. BM8 425; BK1 778)	Queensway	Retired January 2016	Rebuilt from August-October 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7337	October 1999	2FYD2LL02XU019615	769 3BH (prev. 257 6BF; BM9 072; BK1 797)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt from February-August 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7338	August 1999	2FYD2LL04XU019616	761 0BH (prev. 256 5BF; BM8 426; BJ8 934)	Queensway	Retired August 31, 2016	Rebuilt in January 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 45E before retirement
7339	August 1999	2FYD2LL06XU091617	171 3BJ (prev. 295 2BH; 258 0BF; BM6 150; BJ8 879)	Queensway	Retired August 2016	Rebuilt in November 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7340	September 1999	2FYD2LL08XU019618	761 8BH (prev. 254 3BF; BM9 073; BK1 765)	Queensway	Retired September 2016	Rebuilt from August-October 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7341	August 1999	2FYD2LL0XXU019619	454 4BH (prev. 254 7BF; BM9 074; BJ8 930)	Queensway	Retired April 2016	Rebuilt in April 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7342	September 1999	2FYD2LL06XU019620	BN7 141 (prev. BM8 158; BK1 779)	Queensway	Retired August 27, 2016	Rebuilt from May-July 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on the Line 1 shuttle before retirement.
7343	October 1999	2FYD2LL08XU019621	BM8 159 (prev. BK1 780)	Queensway	Retired September 26, 2016	Rebuilt in February-March 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs. Made its last run on route 112 before retirement.
7344	September 1999	2FYD2LL0XXU019622	760 9BH (prev. 256 7BF; BM9 075; BK1 768)	Queensway	Retired August 2016	Rebuilt in September 2008. Front left window damaged by thrown pumpkin in November 2007. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7345	September 1999	2FYD2LL01XU019623	769 2BH (prev. BN7 144; BM8 427; BK1 769)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt in December 2009; last unit completed. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7346	October 1999	2FYD2LL03XU019624	171 3BJ (prev. 296 0BH; 258 6BF; BM8 428; BK1 798)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt in July 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7347	October 1999	2FYD2LL05XU019625	BN7 146 (prev. BN5 432; BM8 160; BK1 799)	Queensway	Retired August 2016	Rebuilt in September 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7348	September 1999	2FYD2LL07XU019626	405 8BH (prev. BM8 429; BK1 781)	Queensway	Retired July 2016	Rebuilt from October 2008-February 2009. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7349	December 1999	2FYD2LL09XU019627	259 8BF (prev. BM9 076; BK1 819)	Queensway	Retired June 2016	Rebuilt from August-December 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.
7350	October 1999	2FYD2LL00XU019628	768 9BH (prev. BN7 150; BM9 077; BK1 807)	Queensway	Retired May 2016	Rebuilt from August-November 2008. Retrofitted with Luminator Horizon signs.