York Region Transit 522-525

York Region Transit 522-525 were 1989 Orion I (01.508) buses. They were originally delivered to Vaughan Transit, and were acquired by YRT during amalgamation in 2001.

522-525 could be found on many 40ft routes in Vaughan, including 3 Thornhill, 4 Major Mackenzie, 10 Woodbridge, 20 Jane and 23 Thornhill Woods. All the 40' units were regularly found on the joint BT-YRT 77 Highway 7 for years after the YRT amalgamation.

522-525 were retired in 2009, and were replaced by the 901-945 series

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748	42: American Seating Innovator 850	Rollsign

Details

Fleet number	Date	VIN	License plate	Division	Status/Disposal	Notes
522	1989	2B1169774K5002175	BK2 352	Can-Ar (Vaughan)	Retired mid-October 2009	Ex-Vaughan Transit 522.
523	1989	2B1169776K5002176	BK2 383	Can-Ar (Vaughan)	Retired mid-October 2009	Ex-Vaughan Transit 523. Black front fleet numbers on a white parameter. YRT logo was positioned above the Orion logo plate. No rear fleet number.
524	1989	2B1169778K5002177	BN2 067	Can-Ar (Vaughan)	Retired late September 2009	Ex-Vaughan Transit 524. Left fleet number was below the driver's window. York Region Transit logo on the sides were also below the driver's window.
525	1989	2B116977XK5002178	BK2 385	Can-Ar (Vaughan)	Retired early November 2009 Scrapped on March 17, 2010.	Ex-Vaughan Transit 525. Front stripes were reversed (yellow over blue instead of blue over yellow).