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* [[Broome County | * [[Broome County Transit]] (BC Transit) - Binghamton, NY | ||
* [[Capital District Transportation Authority | * [[Capital District Transportation Authority]] (CDTA) - Albany, NY | ||
* [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | * [[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|Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA) - New York, NY | ||
* [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority | * [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority]] (MAX) - Birmingham & Jefferson County, AL | ||
* [[Pace]] - | * [[Pace]] - Suburban Chicago, IL | ||
* [[Ride-On]] - Montgomery County, MD | * [[Ride-On]] - Montgomery County, MD | ||
* [[Torrance Transit]] - Torrance, CA | * [[Torrance Transit]] - Torrance, CA | ||
* [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority | * [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority]] (WMATA) - Washington, DC | ||
==Demonstrator/Engineering Units== | ==Demonstrator/Engineering Units== |
Revision as of 21:55, 29 September 2009
Orion VI | |
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OBI Orion VI | |
Years of manufacture | 1995 to 2004 |
Length | 40 feet |
Width | 102 inches |
Propulsion | Diesel, CNG, Diesel Electric Hybrid |
File:Toronto Transit Commission 9242.jpg |
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 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.
Specifications
Engine
- Cummins L10G (CNG)
- Cummins M11
- Detroit Diesel Series 30 (HEV)
- Detroit Diesel Series 50
Transmission
Hybrid Sytem
- Lockheed Martin/BAE Systems HybriDrive
HVAC
- Thermo King
Axles
- ZF
- Meritor
Operators
Canada
- Ajax Pickering Transit Authority - Ajax/Pickering, ON
- Barrie Transit - Barrie, ON
- Belleville Transit - Belleville, ON
- Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
- Cambridge Transit - Cambridge, ON
- Durham Region Transit - Durham Region, ON
- Grand River Transit - Waterloo Region, ON
- Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON
- Hamilton Street Railway - Hamilton, ON
- Kingston Transit - Kingston, ON
- London Transit - London, ON
- Markham Transit - Markham, ON
- Mississauga Transit - Mississauga, ON
- Newmarket Transit - Newmarket, ON
- Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
- OC Transpo - Ottawa, ON
- Peterborough Transit Peterborough, ON
- Pickering Transit - Pickering, ON
- Richmond Hill Transit - Richmond Hill, ON
- St.Catharines Transit - St.Catharines, ON
- Saint John Transit - Saint John, NB
- Sault Ste. Marie Transit - Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- Sudbury Transit - Sudbury, ON
- Thunder Bay Transit - Thunder Bay, ON
- Timmins Transit - Timmins, ON
- Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON (1997-2006)
- Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON
- Vaughan Transit - Vaughan, ON
- Whitby Transit - Whitby, ON
- York Region Transit - York Region, ON
United States
- Broome County Transit (BC Transit) - Binghamton, NY
- Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) - Albany, NY
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) - Los Angeles, CA
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) - Boston, MA
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - New York, NY
- Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (MAX) - Birmingham & Jefferson County, AL
- Pace - Suburban Chicago, IL
- Ride-On - Montgomery County, MD
- Torrance Transit - Torrance, CA
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) - Washington, DC
Demonstrator/Engineering Units
Below is list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.
Fleet Number | Thumbnail | Year | VIN | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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1993 | 3 door | |||||
2B1669K7XT5040007 | Cummins L10G | Allison B400R | 3 door | |||
1995 |
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10 | 1995 | Cummins L10G | Allison B400R |
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2000 | 1995 | 2B1669K76S5040004 | Cummins L10G | Allison B400R | ||
1997 | 2B1669N71V5060001 | Detroit Diesel Series 30 | Lockheed Martin HybriDrive hybrid system |
3 door | ||
1997 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R |
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1999 | Bought by MTB then sold to Milton Transit in 2008 |