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| align="center" colspan="2" | <font color=white>'''OBI Orion VI'''</font>
| <font color=white>'''Years of manufacture'''</font> || <font color=white>'''1995 to 2003'''</font>
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| <font color=white>'''Years of manufacture'''</font> || <font color=white>'''1995 to 2004'''</font>
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| <font color=white>'''Length'''</font> || <font color=white>'''40 feet'''</font>
| <font color=white>'''Length'''</font> || <font color=white>'''40 feet'''</font>
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| <font color=white>'''Width'''</font> || <font color=white>'''102 inches'''</font>
| <font color=white>'''Width'''</font> || <font color=white>'''102 inches'''</font>
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| <font color=white>'''Propulsion'''</font> || <font color=white>'''Diesel, CNG, Diesel<br>Electric Hybrid'''</font>
| <font color=white>'''Propulsion'''</font> || <font color=white>'''Diesel, CNG, Diesel-Electric Hybrid'''</font>
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Toronto Transit Commission 9242.jpg|300px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:Brampton Transit 9846-a.jpg|300px]]
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The '''[[Orion Bus Industries]] Orion VI''' (06.501) is a fully low floor 40 foot (12,192 mm), 102 inches (2,591 mm) wide bus. It was in development since 1991 and a prototype was first produced in 1993. The Orion VI was one of the first fully low floor buses built for the North American bus market. Unlike the later [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII'|Orion VII]], the Orion VI was intended to have no step in the back. The full low floor allowed for easier access and an exit door to be placed at the very rear. The downside to the full low floor design was the rear wheel space became unused. Later models were built with a step up to the rear and centre exit door. The earliest versions of these buses had many difficulties. Some blamed this on what they felt was rushed production by the government of Ontario, which desired a low-floor bus to be made within the province and sold within the province. In 2004, Orion ended production of the Orion VI.
The '''[[Orion Bus Industries]] Orion VI''' (model 06.501) was the company's first full sized low floor transit bus. A fair number of buses were sold in Ontario as the provincial government committed to funding the accessible, low floor bus. Outside of the province, sales of the Orion VI were markedly less.  


==Specifications==
The prototype was introduced in 1993 at that year's American Public Transportation Association Expo. Regular production began in 1996, with [[Capital District Transportation Authority]] receiving the first buses, followed soon after by [[Brampton Transit]]. Production continued into 2003 when the Orion VI was replaced by the [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII'|Orion VII]].
 
==Design==
The Orion VI was one of the first fully low floor buses built for the North American market. Portal axles and an offset drivetrain allowed for a mainly level aisle to the rear of the bus. A second door could be placed at the very rear or near the middle. A wheelchair ramp was commonly placed at the front door, though one could be specified at the middle doors.
 
Often times the space above the rear wheel housings became unused on early models. Some agencies would specify three seats over the rear closed side wheel, accessed by a small step intruding into the aisle. With a mid-mounted door, some agencies would specify a raised floor height that was a step higher before the rear wheels. This allowed for easier access to the aforementioned three seats and the addition of two seats over the other wheels.


'''Engine'''
Roof mounted equipment, such as HVAC or CNG tanks, was built into the overall height of the bus. Diesel powered, buses had the fuel tank immediately behind the front open side wheel.
*[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
*[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]]
* [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]]
* [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]


'''Transmission'''
A prototype diesel-electric hybrid Orion VI was produced in 1996. Development, which began in 1993, was funded by the Federal Transit Administration, the New York Power Authority and New York State Energy
*[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
Research and Development Authority. The three-door bus had tandem rear axles. Each of the four rear wheels featured induction hub motors from General Electric. A 5.9 litre [[Cummins]] engine powered an Onan generator, which produced electricity to power the vehicle. Following non-revenue testing, results showed that hybrid buses could reduce fuel consumption and emissions.<ref name=TCRB>[http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_59.pdf Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 59: Hybrid-Electric Transit Buses: Status, Issues, and Benefits]</ref>


'''Hybrid Sytem'''
Orion moved toward production of the hybrid Orion VI and received an order for 10 trial buses from [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|New York City Transit]] (NYCT). These buses used the [[wikipedia:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]] system which included a 230 hp [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]] diesel engine, a 170 kW generator, and a 187 kW AC traction motor.<ref name=TCRB/> The first buses entered service in September 1998. The NYCT would eventually go on to purchase a substantial number of hybrid [[Orion VII]] buses that were equipped in a similar fashion.<ref>[https://p2infohouse.org/ref/36/35673.pdf NYCT Diesel Hybrid-Electric Buses - Program status update]</ref> Trial fleets of the hybrid Orion VI were also purchased by [[Fresno Area Express]], [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]], [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|San Francisco MUNI]], and [[Torrance Transit]].
* [[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]


'''HVAC'''
==Specifications==
* Thermo King


'''Axles'''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
* [[ZF Group|ZF]]
|-
* Meritor
!Dimensions
|-
|Length: 40'
|-
|Width: 102"
|-
|Height: 122"
|-
|Wheelbase: 277"
|-
!Engine
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]] (CNG)
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]]
|-
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]] (HEV)
|-
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|-
!Transmission
|-
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|-
!Hybrid system
|-
|[[wikipedia:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]]/[[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]
|-
!Axles
|-
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]]
|-
|Meritor
|-
!HVAC
|-
|Thermo King
|}


==Operators==
==Operators==
===Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]===
===Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]===
* [[Ajax Pickering Transit Authority]] - Ajax/Pickering, ON
* [[Ajax Pickering Transit Authority]] (APTA) - Ajax/Pickering, ON
*[[Barrie Transit]] - Barrie, ON
* [[Barrie Transit]] - Barrie, ON
*[[Belleville Transit]] - Belleville, ON
* [[Belleville Transit]] - Belleville, ON
* [[Brampton Transit]] - Brampton, ON
* [[Brampton Transit]] - Brampton, ON
* [[Cambridge Transit]] - Cambridge, ON
* [[Cambridge Transit]] - Cambridge, ON
*[[Durham Region Transit]] - Durham Region, ON
* [[Cornwall Transit]] - Cornwall, ON
* [[Grand River Transit]] - Waterloo Region, ON
* [[Durham Region Transit]] (DRT) - Durham Region, ON
* [[Guelph Transit ]] - Guelph, ON
* [[Grand River Transit]] (GRT) - Waterloo Region, ON
*[[Hamilton Street Railway]] - Hamilton, ON
* [[Guelph Transit Commission]] - Guelph, ON
*[[Kingston Transit]] - Kingston, ON
* [[Hamilton Street Railway]] (HSR) - Hamilton, ON
*[[London Transit]] - London, ON
* [[Kingston Transit]] - Kingston, ON
* [[London Transit Commission]] (LTC) - London, ON
* [[Markham Transit]] - Markham, ON
* [[Markham Transit]] - Markham, ON
*[[Mississauga Transit]] - Mississauga, ON
* [[Mississauga Transit]] - Mississauga, ON
* [[Newmarket Transit]] - Newmarket, ON
* [[Newmarket Transit]] - Newmarket, ON
*[[Oakville Transit]] - Oakville, ON
* [[Oakville Transit]] - Oakville, ON
*[[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|OC Transpo]] - Ottawa, ON
* [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|OC Transpo]] - Ottawa, ON
*[[Peterborough Transit]] Peterborough, ON
* [[Peterborough Transit]] Peterborough, ON
* [[Pickering Transit]] - Pickering, ON
* [[Pickering Transit]] - Pickering, ON
* [[Richmond Hill Transit]] - Richmond Hill, ON
* [[Richmond Hill Transit]] - Richmond Hill, ON
*[[St.Catharines Transit]] - St.Catharines, ON
* [[St. Catharines Transit]] - St.Catharines, ON
* [[Saint John Transit]] - Saint John, NB
* [[Saint John Transit]] - Saint John, NB
* [[Sault Ste. Marie Transit]] - Sault Ste. Marie, ON
* [[Sault Ste. Marie Transit]] - Sault Ste. Marie, ON
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* [[Thunder Bay Transit]] - Thunder Bay, ON
* [[Thunder Bay Transit]] - Thunder Bay, ON
* [[Timmins Transit]] - Timmins, ON
* [[Timmins Transit]] - Timmins, ON
*[[Toronto Transit Commission]] - Toronto, ON (1997-2006)
* [[Toronto Transit Commission]] (TTC) - Toronto, ON (1997-2006)
*[[Transit Windsor]] - Windsor, ON
* [[Transit Windsor]] - Windsor, ON
* [[Vaughan Transit]] - Vaughan, ON
* [[Vaughan Transit]] - Vaughan, ON
* [[Whitby Transit]] - Whitby, ON
* [[Whitby Transit]] (WT) - Whitby, ON
*[[York Region Transit]] - York Region, ON
* [[York Region Transit]] (YRT)- York Region, ON


===United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
===United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
* [[Broome County Transit|B.C. Transit]] - Binghamton, NY
* [[Broome County Transit]] (B.C. Transit) - Binghamton, NY
* [[Capital District Transportation Authority|CDTA]] - Albany, NY  
* [[Capital District Transportation Authority]] (CDTA) - Albany, NY  
* [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LACMTA]] (operated by First Transit) - Los Angeles, CA
* [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (LACMTA) - Los Angeles, CA
* [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] - Boston, MA
* [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) - Boston, MA
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] - New York, NY
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (New York City Transit Authority) - New York, NY
* [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority|MAX]] - Birmingham & Jefferson County, AL
* [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority]] (MAX) - Birmingham & Jefferson County, AL
* [[Pace]] - (Suburban) Chicago, IL
* [[Regional Transportation Authority Suburban Bus Division|Pace]] - Suburban Chicago, IL
* [[Ride-On]] - Montgomery County, MD
* [[Ride-On]] - Montgomery County, MD
* [[Sonoma County Transit]] - Sonoma County, CA
* [[Torrance Transit]] - Torrance, CA
* [[Torrance Transit]] - Torrance, CA
* [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority|WMATA]] - Washington, DC
* [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] (WMATA) - Washington, DC


==Demonstrator/Engineering Units==
==Demonstrator and engineering units==
This is list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses


{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number
!Fleet number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Year
!VIN
![[VIN]]
!Engine
!Engine
!Transmission
!Transmission
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|1993
|1993
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'P VINs'#P5040001|P5040001]]
|
|
|
|
|
|align=left|3 door purple demo
|
* 3 door
|- align="center"
|
|
|
|2B1669K7XT5040007
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
* 3 door
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|
|
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|1995
|1995
|
|
|
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|
|General Electric<br>hybrid system
|
|align=left|
* 3 door
*NY State Consortium hybrid bus prototype
* 3 axle
*3 door, tandem rear axles with single powered wheels, NiCd batteries
|- align="center"
|
|
|1997
|2B1669N71V5060001
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]]
|
|
* Lockheed Martin HybriDrive
* 3 door
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|10
|10
|
|
|1995
|1995
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'R VINs'#R5040003|R5040003]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|align=left|
* [[London Transit]] specs
*1994 model.
* Bought by [[Ride-On]]
*CNG demo
*[[London Transit]] specs
*Bought by [[Ride-On]]
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|2000
|[[Toronto Transit Commission 2000|2000]]
|
|
|1995
|1995
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'S VINs'#S5040004|2B1669K76S5040004]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|align=left|
* [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] specs
*CNG demo
* Bought by [[Ride-On]]
*[[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] pilot bus
*Bought by [[Ride-On]]
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|
|
|
|
|1999
|1996
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'T VINs'#T5040007|2B1669K7XT5040007]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10G|L10G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|3 door CNG demo
|- align="center"
|
|
|[[Image:Orion Bus Industries 6001-a.jpg|128px]]
|1997
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'V VINs'#V5060001|2B1669N71V5060001]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]]
|Lockheed Martin [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]<br> hybrid system
|align=left|3 door hybrid
|- align="center"
|
|
|
|
|
|1997
* Bought by MTB then sold to [[Milton Transit]] in 2008
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'V VINs'#V6040198|1VH669P72V6040198]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|
*Leased to [[York Region Transit|YRT]] in 2003.
*Sold to [[Saint John Transit]] in 2003 after lease to YRT.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|
|
|
|[[Image:Milton Transit 0805-a.jpg|128px]]
|2003?
|1999
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'X VINs'#X5040008|2B1669K74X5040008]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|
*CNG demo.
*Bought by [[MTB Transit Solutions|MTB]] and converted to diesel.
*To [[Milton Transit]] [[Milton Transit 9901|9901]] in 2008. Retired in 2015.
|}
==Preserved units==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Year
!Thumbnail
![[VIN]]
!Original Owner
!Fleet Number
!Current Owner
|- align="center"
|1998
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'V VINs'#V5060003|2B1669N75V5060003]]
|[[New Jersey Transit]]
|4000
|[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
|- align="center"
|1998
|
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'W VINs'#W6040322|1VH669U72W6040322]]
|[[Cambridge Transit]]/[[GRT]]
|534
|Private owner
|- align="center"
|1999
|[[File:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 4024-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries VI 'V VINs'#X6600089|X6600089]]
|[[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|OC Transpo]]
|4024
|[[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|OC Transpo]]
|}
|}
==References==
<references/>
{{OBI Navigation}}
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[[Category:Orion Bus Industries]]

Revision as of 16:31, 24 November 2020

Orion VI
Brampton Transit 9862-a.jpg
Years of manufacture 1995 to 2003
Length 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Propulsion Diesel, CNG, Diesel-Electric Hybrid
Brampton Transit 9846-a.jpg

The Orion Bus Industries Orion VI (model 06.501) was the company's first full sized low floor transit bus. A fair number of buses were sold in Ontario as the provincial government committed to funding the accessible, low floor bus. Outside of the province, sales of the Orion VI were markedly less.

The prototype was introduced in 1993 at that year's American Public Transportation Association Expo. Regular production began in 1996, with Capital District Transportation Authority receiving the first buses, followed soon after by Brampton Transit. Production continued into 2003 when the Orion VI was replaced by the Orion VII.

Design

The Orion VI was one of the first fully low floor buses built for the North American market. Portal axles and an offset drivetrain allowed for a mainly level aisle to the rear of the bus. A second door could be placed at the very rear or near the middle. A wheelchair ramp was commonly placed at the front door, though one could be specified at the middle doors.

Often times the space above the rear wheel housings became unused on early models. Some agencies would specify three seats over the rear closed side wheel, accessed by a small step intruding into the aisle. With a mid-mounted door, some agencies would specify a raised floor height that was a step higher before the rear wheels. This allowed for easier access to the aforementioned three seats and the addition of two seats over the other wheels.

Roof mounted equipment, such as HVAC or CNG tanks, was built into the overall height of the bus. Diesel powered, buses had the fuel tank immediately behind the front open side wheel.

A prototype diesel-electric hybrid Orion VI was produced in 1996. Development, which began in 1993, was funded by the Federal Transit Administration, the New York Power Authority and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The three-door bus had tandem rear axles. Each of the four rear wheels featured induction hub motors from General Electric. A 5.9 litre Cummins engine powered an Onan generator, which produced electricity to power the vehicle. Following non-revenue testing, results showed that hybrid buses could reduce fuel consumption and emissions.[1]

Orion moved toward production of the hybrid Orion VI and received an order for 10 trial buses from New York City Transit (NYCT). These buses used the Lockheed Martin HybriDrive system which included a 230 hp Detroit Diesel Series 30 diesel engine, a 170 kW generator, and a 187 kW AC traction motor.[1] The first buses entered service in September 1998. The NYCT would eventually go on to purchase a substantial number of hybrid Orion VII buses that were equipped in a similar fashion.[2] Trial fleets of the hybrid Orion VI were also purchased by Fresno Area Express, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, San Francisco MUNI, and Torrance Transit.

Specifications

Operators

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Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Engine Transmission Notes
1993 P5040001 3 door purple demo
1995 Cummins B5.9 General Electric
hybrid system
  • NY State Consortium hybrid bus prototype
  • 3 door, tandem rear axles with single powered wheels, NiCd batteries
10 1995 R5040003 Cummins L10G Allison B400R
2000 1995 2B1669K76S5040004 Cummins L10G Allison B400R
1996 2B1669K7XT5040007 Cummins L10G Allison B400R 3 door CNG demo
Orion Bus Industries 6001-a.jpg 1997 2B1669N71V5060001 Detroit Diesel Series 30 Lockheed Martin HybriDrive
hybrid system
3 door hybrid
1997 1VH669P72V6040198 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
Milton Transit 0805-a.jpg 1999 2B1669K74X5040008 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R

Preserved units

Year Thumbnail VIN Original Owner Fleet Number Current Owner
1998 2B1669N75V5060003 New Jersey Transit 4000 Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1998 1VH669U72W6040322 Cambridge Transit/GRT 534 Private owner
1999 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 4024-a.jpg X6600089 OC Transpo 4024 OC Transpo

References

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