Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'
Years of manufacture | 1989 to 2008 |
Length | 32 to 40 feet |
Width | 96 or 102 inches |
Propulsion | Diesel or CNG |
The Orion Bus Industries Orion V was a high floor transit bus available in Canada and the United States. One of the longest running line of buses from Orion, production began in 1989 and ended by the start of 2009. The first order for the Orion V was placed by Mississauga Transit, which took delivery of 25 buses in 1989. The final order for the Orion V was placed by Sonoma County Transit for CNG-powered buses. Westchester County Bee-Line System was the last to order the diesel-powered Orion V, and Coast Mountain Bus Company was the last Canadian agency to order the Orion V.
Design
The Orion V used a mild steel or stainless steel tubular frame. Like its predecessor the Orion I, the Orion V was available in lengths of 30, 35, and 40 feet. While the Orion I was 96 inches wide, the Orion V was wider at 102 inches—though it was also available as a 96-inch wide bus.
The drivetrain was mounted to the rear wheels in a T-drive configuration. The Orion V was one of the earliest models of buses in North America to have compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel option. Multiple transit agencies in North America have specified this option. CNG-powered buses can be identified by the large fuel tank housing on the roof.
In addition to the typical transit configuration, the Orion V was available in a suburban/commuter configuration with a single door, reclining seats, and parcel racks.
Models
Model number | Length (feet, inches) |
Length (mm) |
Width (inches) |
Width (mm) |
Years available |
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05.501 | 40' 8.5" | 12,408 | 102" | 2,591 | 1989-2009 |
05.502 | 96" | 2,438 | |||
05.503 | 35' 7.5" | 10,859 | |||
05.504 | 102" | 2,591 | |||
05.505 | 32' 5" | 9,881 | 96" | 2,438 | |
05.506 | 102" | 2,591 |
Specifications
Dimensions | ||
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Overall length: 32', 35', or 40' | ||
Width: 96" or 102" | ||
Height: 121" | ||
Engine | Availability | |
Cummins C8.3 | ||
Cummins C8.3G | 1996-2001, CNG | |
Cummins Westport C Gas Plus | 2001-2007, CNG | |
Cummins ISL | 2008 | |
Cummins ISM | 1999-2007 | |
Cummins L10 | 1989-1994 | |
Cummins L10G | 1989-1999, CNG | |
Cummins M11 | 1994-1999 | |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | 1989-1994 | |
Detroit Diesel Series 50/Series 50 EGR | 1994-2005 | |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | CNG | |
John Deere 6081H | 2001-2006, CNG | |
Transmission | ||
Allison B400R | ||
Allison HT-747 | ||
Allison HTB-748 | ||
Voith D863.2 | ||
Voith D863.3 | ||
Voith D863.3E | ||
ZF 4/5HP500 | ||
ZF 4/5HP590 | ||
ZF 5/6HP592C | ||
Axles | ||
Front: Meritor 14,600 lbs | ||
Rear: Meritor 26,000 lbs | ||
Brakes | ||
S-Can drum brakes | ||
HVAC | ||
Carrier | ||
Thermo King | ||
Sutrak | ||
Doors | ||
Front: 35.75” Slide glide | ||
Rear: 34.75" Slide glide or swing out |
Operators
Canada
- Ajax Transit - Ajax, ON
- Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) - Ajax/Pickering, ON
- Autobus Viens - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
- BC Transit - Province of British Columbia excluding Metro Vancouver
- Barrie Transit - Barrie, ON
- Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
- Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
- Brantford Transit - Brantford, ON
- Burlington Transit - Burlington, ON
- Cambridge Transit - Cambridge, ON
- Chatham Transit - Chatham, ON
- Coach Canada
- Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) - Metro Vancouver, BC
- Cobourg Transit - Cobourg, ON
- Commission de transport de Drummondville - Drummondville, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan (CITCRC) - Carignan; Chambly; Marieville; Richelieu; Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport de Sorel-Varennes (CITSV) - Contrecoeur; Saint-Amable; Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel; Sorel-Tracy; Varennes; and Verchères - QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport du Sud-Ouest (CITSO) - Beauharnois; Châteauguay; Kahnawake; Léry; and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - QC
- Cornwall Transit - Cornwall, ON
- Durham Region Transit (DRT) - Durham Region, ON
- Fortress of Louisbourg - Louisbourgh, NS
- GO Transit - Golden Horseshoe, ON
- Grand River Transit - Waterloo Region, ON
- Grande Prairie Transit - Grande Prairie, AB
- Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON (Ex-Demo)
- Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) - Hamilton, ON
- Kingston Transit - Kingston, ON
- Kingston Township Transit - Kingston, ON
- Kitchener Transit - Kitchener, ON
- London Transit (LTC) - London, ON
- Markham Transit - Markham, ON
- Metrobus - St. John's, NL
- Mississauga Transit - Mississauga, ON
- Moose Jaw Transit - Moose Jaw, SK
- Niagara Transit - Niagara Falls, ON
- North Bay Transit - North Bay, ON
- Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
- Orillia Transit - Orillia, ON
- Oshawa Transit Commission (OTC) - Oshawa, ON
- OC Transpo - Ottawa, ON
- Peterborough Transit - Peterborough, ON
- Pickering Transit - Pickering, ON
- Sarnia Transit - Sarnia, ON
- Sudbury Transit - Sudbury, ON
- St. Catharines Transit - St. Catharines, ON
- Thunder Bay Transit - Thunder Bay, ON
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) - Toronto, ON
- Transit Cape Breton - Cape Breton, NS
- Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON
- Vaughan Transit - Vaughan, ON
- Welland Transit - Welland, Ontario
- Whitby Transit - Whitby, ON
- York Region Transit (YRT) - York Region, ON
Guatemala
- Transurbano - Guatemala City
Sweden
- Linjebuss - Goteborg
United States
- Albany Transit System (ATS) - Albany, GA
- Asheville Transit System - Asheville, NC
- Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA) - San Juan, PR
- Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) - Reading, PA
- Blue Water Area Transit - Port Huron, MI
- Broome County Transit - Binghamton, NY
- Butte Regional Transit - Butte County, CA
- Butte-Silver Bow Transit - Butte, MT
- Capital Area Transit - Raleigh, NC
- Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) - Albany, NY
- Caz Limo and Tours – Syracuse, NY
- Central Florida Regional Transit Authority (LYNX) - Orlando, FL
- Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CENTRO) - Syracuse/Oswego/Utica/Rome, NY
- Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) - State College, PA
- CitiBus – Watertown, NY
- City of Alexandria Transit - Alexandria, LA
- Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) - Norman, OK
- Coach USA
- Command Bus Company - Brooklyn, NY
- Community Connector - Bangor, ME
- Community Transit - Lynnwood & Snohomish County, WA
- Coralville Transit - Coralville, IA
- CyRide - Ames, IA
- DASH (Alexandria Transit Company) - Alexandria, VA
- Davenport CitiBus - Davenport, IA
- Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
- Downeast Transportation - Ellsworth, ME
- Duke University Transit
- Dutchess County LOOP - Dutchess County, NY
- Everett Transit - Everett, WA
- Fairfax Connector - Fairfax County, VA
- Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
- Fresno Area Express (FAX) - Fresno, CA
- Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) - Gainesville, FL
- Go West Transit - Macomb, IL
- Gold Coast Transit - Ventura County, CA
- Golden Empire Transit - Bakersfield, CA
- Golden Gate Transit - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority – Attleboro/Taunton, MA
- Greater Glens Falls Transit – Glen Falls, NY
- Green Bus Lines - Jamaica, NY
- Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) - Greensboro, NC
- Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) - Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News, VA
- Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) - Danbury, CT
- Iowa City Transit - Iowa City, IA
- Jefferson Transit - Jefferson County, WA
- Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KRT) - Charleston WV
- Kenosha Transit - Kenosha, WI
- Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (Citrus Connection) - Lakeland, FL
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) - Los Angeles, CA
- Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MTA) - Macon & Bibb County, GA
- Madison Metro - Madison, WI
- Metro Regional Transit Authority - Akron, OH
- METRO Transit - Oklahoma City, OK
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - New York, NY
- Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
- Monterey-Salinas Transit - Monterey & Salinas, CA
- Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) - Nassau County, NY
- New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) - New Orleans, LA
- New York Bus Service - New York, NY
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) - Buffalo/Niagara Frontier Region
- North Slope Borough Transit - Barrow, AK
- Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority - Wheeling, WV
- Omnitrans - San Bernardino County, CA
- Pierce Transit - Pierce County, WA
- Placer County Transit - Auburn & Placer County, CA
- Port Authority of Allegheny County - Pittsburgh, PA
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission - Woodbridge, VA
- The Bus - Prince George's County, MD
- Private Transportation - Brooklyn, NY
- Queens Surface Corporation - Queens, NY
- The Rapid - Grand Rapids, MI
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) - Rhode Island
- Ride-On - Montgomery County, MD
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) - Rochester, NY
- Sacramento Regional Transit District - Sacramento, CA
- Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services - Saginaw, MI
- San Luis Obispo Transit (SLO Transit) - San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) - Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Rosa CityBus - Santa Rosa, CA
- Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) - Sarasota County, FL
- ShuttleBus - Biddeford, ME
- Sioux City Transit - Sioux City, IA
- Sonoma County Transit - Sonoma County, CA
- Sound Transit - Snohomish, King & Pierce Counties, WA
- South Coast Area Transit - Ventura County, CA
- South Portland Bus Service – South Portland, ME
- SporTran - Shreveport and Bossier City, LA
- Stanislaus Regional Transit - Stanislaus County, CA
- Suffolk County Transit - Suffolk County, NY
- SunLine Transit Agency - Coachella Valley, CA
- Sun Metro - El Paso, TX
- Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART) - CA
- Thousand Oaks Transit - Thousand Oaks, CA
- TransIT Services of Frederick County - Frederick County, MD
- Transit Systems - Sun Valley, CA
- Transport of Rockland (TOR) - Rockland County, NY
- Triboro Coach Corporation - Jackson Heights, NY
- Union City Transit - Union City, CA
- Unitrans - Davis, CA
- Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
- Vail Transit - Vail, CO
- Valley Transit - Appleton, WI
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (Metrobus) - Washington, DC
- Westchester County Bee-Line System - Westchester County, NY
- Whatcom Transportation Authority - Bellingham, WA
- Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus) - Woodland & Yolo County, CA
Demonstrator and engineering Units
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.
Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | VIN | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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Dec. 1988 | 2B1569E74K5030000 | Cummins L10 |
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1989 | 2B1569776K6030040 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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1992 | 2B1529773N6030903 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison MD 3060 |
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1220A | 2003 | Cummins ISL-07 | ZF HP592C | 05.501 model | ||
1225 | 2007 | 1VHBH3L2976502582 | John Deere 6081H | Allison B400R |
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Preserved coaches
Year | Thumbnail | VIN | Original Owner | Fleet Number | Current Owner |
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1993 | 2B1569779P6031478 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 93001/101 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
1994 | 2B1519776R6031858 | Lynx | 435 | Private owner | |
1996 | 2B1569K78T6032901 | Toronto Transit Commission | 9411 | Private owner | |
1996 | 2B1569K76T6032914 | Toronto Transit Commission | 9424 | Private owner | |
2000 | 1VH5H3H27Y6501387 | Regional Transportation District | 2273 | Private Owner |
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