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The '''[[Orion Bus Industries]] Orion VII''' is a low floor transit bus operating in Canada and the United States. Unlike its predecessor the [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VI'|Orion VI]], the Orion VII is not fully low floor and has a step up at the rear section of the bus. This compensates for the space lost to the rear wheels on the Orion VI. The Orion VII may be powered by diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), or a diesel-electric series hybrid configuration.
The '''[[Orion Bus Industries]] Orion VII''' is a low floor transit bus that was available in Canada and the United States. The first production buses were built for [[Mississauga Transit]] in 2001.
The bus's structure was built from either carbon steel or stainless steel and clad with fibreglass and aluminum panels. The Orion VII was available in conventional diesel, desiel-electric hybrid, or compressed natural gas (CNG) drivetrains. The engine is mounted longitudinally at the rear to the transmission in a T-drive arrangement for conventional diesel and CNG-powered models. On hybrid models, the engine is placed transversely at the rear right side of the bus and is connected to the electric generator to the left. Diesel-powered model use a 125 gallon (473 litre) fuel tank placed under the high floor section. CNG-powered models have the fuel tanks housed in an enclosure on the roof. Hybrid models have their batteries in an enclosure on the roof.  


Coincident with the introduction of EPA 2007 compliant engines, a restyled Orion VII was introduced in 2007. It featured updated front and rear fascias and flush-mounted windows. The new model, called the [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII Next Generation'|Orion VII Next Generation]], replaced the traditional Orion VII.
Coincident with the introduction of EPA 2007 compliant engines, a restyled Orion VII was introduced in 2007. It features updated front and rear fascias and flush-mounted windows. The new model, called the [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII Next Generation'|Orion VII Next Generation]], replaced the traditional Orion VII.
 
==Design==
Unlike its predecessor the [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VI'|Orion VI]], the Orion VII is not fully low floor and has a step up at the rear section of the bus. This compensates for the space lost to the rear wheels on the Orion VI. The bus's structure was built from either carbon steel or stainless steel and clad with fibreglass and aluminum panels.
 
The Orion VII was available in a conventional diesel, desiel-electric hybrid, or compressed natural gas (CNG) drivetrain. The engine is mounted longitudinally at the rear in a T-drive arrangement for conventional diesel and CNG-powered models. On hybrid models, the engine is placed transversely at the rear right side of the bus and is connected to the electric generator to the left. Diesel-powered models use a 125 gallon (473 litre) fuel tank placed under the high floor section. CNG-powered models have the fuel tanks housed in an enclosure on the roof. Hybrid models have their batteries in an enclosure on the roof.


==Models==
==Models==
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* [[Edmonton Transit System]] - Edmonton, AB
* [[Edmonton Transit System]] - Edmonton, AB
* [[Grand River Transit]] - Waterloo Region, ON
* [[Grand River Transit]] - Waterloo Region, ON
* [[Mississauga Transit]] - Mississauga, ON
* [[Mississauga Transit|Miway]] - Mississauga, ON
* [[Niagara Transit]] - Niagara Falls, ON
* [[Niagara Transit]] - Niagara Falls, ON
* [[Oakville Transit]] - Oakville, ON
* [[Oakville Transit]] - Oakville, ON
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* [[Thunder Bay Transit]] - Thunder Bay, ON
* [[Thunder Bay Transit]] - Thunder Bay, ON
* [[Transit Windsor]] - Windsor, ON
* [[Transit Windsor]] - Windsor, ON
===Guatemala [[File:Flag of Guatemala.png|28px]]===
* [[Transurbano]] - Guatemala City


===United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
===United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
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* [[Citibus (Kingston)|Citibus]] - Kingston, NY
* [[Citibus (Kingston)|Citibus]] - Kingston, NY
* [[Clayton County Transit]] (C-Tran) - Jonesboro & Clayton County, GA
* [[Clayton County Transit]] (C-Tran) - Jonesboro & Clayton County, GA
* [[Colonial Williamsburg Shuttle]] - Williamsburg, VA
* [[Concord Area Transit]] (CAT) - Concord, NH
* [[Concord Area Transit]] (CAT) - Concord, NH
* [[Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority]] - Corpus Christi, TX
* [[Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority]] - Corpus Christi, TX
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* [[Gwinnett County Transit]] - Gwinnett County, GA
* [[Gwinnett County Transit]] - Gwinnett County, GA
* [[Housatonic Area Regional Transit]] (HART) - Danbury, CT
* [[Housatonic Area Regional Transit]] (HART) - Danbury, CT
* [[Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority]] (MTA) - Macon & Bibb County, GA
* [[Manchester Transit Authority]] (MTA) - Manchester, NH
* [[Manchester Transit Authority]] (MTA) - Manchester, NH
* [[Merced County Transit]] - Merced, CA
* [[Merced County Transit]] - Merced, CA
* [[Metra (Columbus)|Metra]] - Columbus, GA
* [[Metro Area Transit]] (MAT) - Fargo, ND & Moorhead, MN
* [[Metro Area Transit]] (MAT) - Fargo, ND & Moorhead, MN
* [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]] (MARTA) - Atlanta, GA
* [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]] (MARTA) - Atlanta, GA
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA) - New York, NY
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA) - New York, NY
* [[Norwalk Transit District]] (WHEELS) - Norwalk, CT
* [[Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation]] (PART) - Piedmont Triad, NC
* [[Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation]] (PART) - Piedmont Triad, NC
* [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] - New York, NY
* [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] - New York, NY
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* [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] (RT) - Sacramento, CA
* [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] (RT) - Sacramento, CA
* [[Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services]] (STARS) - Saginaw, MI
* [[Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services]] (STARS) - Saginaw, MI
* [[Salem-Keizer Transit]] (Cherriots) - Salem, OR
* [[Salem Area Mass Transit District]] (Cherriots) - Salem, OR
* [[San Francisco MUNI]] - San Francisco, CA
* [[San Francisco MUNI]] - San Francisco, CA
* [[Tar River Transit]] - Rocky Mount, NC
* [[Ulster County Area Transit]] (UCAT) - Ulster County, NY
* [[Ulster County Area Transit]] (UCAT) - Ulster County, NY
* [[Unitrans]] - Davis, CA
* [[Unitrans]] - Davis, CA
* [[University of Georgia Campus Transit]] - Athens, GA
* [[University of Georgia Campus Transit]] - Athens, GA
* [[Valley Transit]] - Appleton, WI
* [[Valley Transit]] - Appleton, WI
* [[Visalia City Coach]] - Visalia, CA
* [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority]] (WMATA) - Washington, DC
* [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority]] (WMATA) - Washington, DC
* [[Williamsburg Area Transit Authority]] - Williamsburg, VA
* [[Williamsburg Area Transit Authority]] - Williamsburg, VA
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|- align="center"
|1043
|1043
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|[[File:Orion Bus Industries 1043-a.jpg|128px]]
|Jan. 2001
|Jan. 2001
|1VH7H3P2516700003
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '1 VINs'#16700003|1VH7H3P2516700003]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]<br>hybrid system
|[[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]<br>hybrid system
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*HEV
*HEV
*Demo'd with [[TTC]] as 1043.
*Demo'd with [[TTC]] as 1043.
*Demo'd with [[OC Transpo]] as 1043 in 2005.
*To Conestoga College in Guelph.
*To Conestoga College in Guelph.
*Scrapped in 2014.
*Scrapped in 2014.
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|
|2001
|2001
|1VH7H3C2116700005
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '1 VINs'#16700005|1VH7H3C2116700005]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
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|2001
|2001
|1VHGH3C1816700011
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '1 VINs'#16700011|1VHGH3C1816700011]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
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|2002
|2002
|2B1FH3M2925700058
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '2 VINs'#26700058|2B1FH3M2925700058]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
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|
|2002
|2002
|2B1FH3M2425700064
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '2 VINs'#26700064|2B1FH3M2425700064]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
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|2002
|2002
|1VA73H2126700631
|26700631
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D864.3E]]?
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D864.3E]]?
|
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|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|
|
|
|
|2004
|2004
|1VHFH3A2046700936
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '4 VINs'#46700936|1VHFH3A2046700936]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 2|5HP592C]]
|[[ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 2|5HP592C]]
|align="left"|To [[Saint John Transit]] [[Saint John Transit 42458|42458]] in 2004.
|align="left"|To [[Saint John Transit]] [[Saint John Transit 42458|42458]] in 2004.
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|- align="center"
|
|1255A
|
|
|2005
|2005
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '5 VINs'#56701648|1VHGH6C2556701648]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|align="left"|
*CNG
*Originally built for [[Gwinnett County Transit]] as [[Gwinnett County Transit G001-G010|G006]].
*Suffered engine compartment fire and rebuilt by Orion in 2006.
*Received a [[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]] engine and a [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII Next Generation'|Next Generation]] rear-end.
*To [[Blue Water Area Transit]] as [[Blue Water Area Transit 12900|12900]].
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|- align="center"
|7000
|7000
|
|
|2005
|2005
|
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '5 VINs'#56701840|1VHHH3P2156701840]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]<br>hybrid system
|[[BAE Systems]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]]<br>hybrid system
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*HEV
*HEV
*Built to [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York|NYCMTA]] specs.
*Built to [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York|NYCMTA]] specs.
*Sold in December 2008 to [[Ulster County Area Transit]] as [[Ulster County Area Transit 42|42]].
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|1255A
|
|
|
|2005
|2005
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '5 VINs'#56701648|1VHGH6C2556701648]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries VII '5 VINs'#56702030|1VHFH3H2756702030]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|align="left"|
|align=left|Sold in 2008 to [[Ulster County Area Transit]] as [[Ulster County Area Transit 41|41]].
*CNG
*Originally built for [[Gwinnett County Transit]] as [[Gwinnett County Transit G001-G010|G006]].
*Suffered engine compartment fire and rebuilt by Orion in 2006.
*Received a [[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]] engine and a [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII Next Generation'|Next Generation]] rear-end.
*To [[Blue Water Area Transit]] as [[Blue Water Area Transit 12900|12900]].
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|1280A
|1280A

Revision as of 16:23, 1 June 2019

Orion VII
Orion VII Diesel
VII (Diesel)
Years of manufacture 2001 to 2007
Length 32.5 to 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel, Diesel Electric
Hybrid, CNG
Orion VII HEV
VII (Diesel)

The Orion Bus Industries Orion VII is a low floor transit bus that was available in Canada and the United States. The first production buses were built for Mississauga Transit in 2001.

Coincident with the introduction of EPA 2007 compliant engines, a restyled Orion VII was introduced in 2007. It features updated front and rear fascias and flush-mounted windows. The new model, called the Orion VII Next Generation, replaced the traditional Orion VII.

Design

Unlike its predecessor the Orion VI, the Orion VII is not fully low floor and has a step up at the rear section of the bus. This compensates for the space lost to the rear wheels on the Orion VI. The bus's structure was built from either carbon steel or stainless steel and clad with fibreglass and aluminum panels.

The Orion VII was available in a conventional diesel, desiel-electric hybrid, or compressed natural gas (CNG) drivetrain. The engine is mounted longitudinally at the rear in a T-drive arrangement for conventional diesel and CNG-powered models. On hybrid models, the engine is placed transversely at the rear right side of the bus and is connected to the electric generator to the left. Diesel-powered models use a 125 gallon (473 litre) fuel tank placed under the high floor section. CNG-powered models have the fuel tanks housed in an enclosure on the roof. Hybrid models have their batteries in an enclosure on the roof.

Models

Model number Length
(feet, inches) 		Length
(mm)
07.501 40' 10.5" 12,459
07.502 35' 11" 10,947
07.503 32' 5" 9,881


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
1043 Orion Bus Industries 1043-a.jpg Jan. 2001 1VH7H3P2516700003 Cummins ISB BAE Systems HybriDrive
hybrid system
  • HEV
  • Demo'd with TTC as 1043.
  • Demo'd with OC Transpo as 1043 in 2005.
  • To Conestoga College in Guelph.
  • Scrapped in 2014.
2001 1VH7H3C2116700005 Detroit Diesel Series 50G
  • CNG
  • Flip dot rear sign.
2001 1VHGH3C1816700011 Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400R CNG
2001 Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400R
2002 2B1FH3M2925700058 Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R To Saint John Transit 41252 or 43253 in 2002.
2002 2B1FH3M2425700064 Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R To Saint John Transit 41252 or 43253 in 2002.
2002 26700631 Cummins ISM Voith D864.3E?
2004 1VHFH3A2046700936 Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR ZF 5HP592C To Saint John Transit 42458 in 2004.
1255A 2005 1VHGH6C2556701648 Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400R
7000 2005 1VHHH3P2156701840 Cummins ISB BAE Systems HybriDrive
hybrid system
2005 1VHFH3H2756702030 Cummins ISM Sold in 2008 to Ulster County Area Transit as 41.
1280A


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