Toronto Transit Commission 6000-6122

Toronto Transit Commission 6000-6122 were Flyer Industries D901 buses built and delivered in 1985. The base order for 75 buses at a cost of $12-million was awarded to Flyer in 1984. An option for 48 more buses was later taken for a total of 123 buses. This order joins the first batch of D901 buses that the TTC ordered in 1980.

The buses were delivered in the "CLRV" livery that was used throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The interior used the contemporary beige and brown colour scheme with fibreglass seats that had padded inserts. These buses were the first in the fleet to be delivered with power steering. Another new feature was a backlit "stop requested" sign. The buses were delivered with rollsigns which, as part of a fleet-wide retrofit in the early 1990s, were replaced by electronic Luminator flip-dot signs.

Beginning in 1998, the majority of the buses in this series underwent their 12-year midlife rebuild (6080 was not rebuilt and was retired). They had their major components and systems overhauled, as well as had repairs made to their structure and body. The buses received a new coat of paint in the TTC's current livery. Padded brown vinyl inserts were replaced with the standard red synthetic wool inserts.

By 2004, the buses had reached their projected 18-year lifespan. The bulk of this series was retired between 2004 and 2007 (along with the 6130-6204 series), and replaced by the various Orion VII orders during that timespan. The last unit, 6068, was retired in September 2007.

When new, these buses were based at Queensway, Arrow Road, and Danforth garages. In their last days, most were based out of Arrow Road and Malvern garages.

Fleet numbers from this retired series were partially reused for the new Bombardier Toronto Rocket subway cars.

Buses	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
6000-6122	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 bhp @ 2000rpm	Allison V730D 3 speed	39: Otaco Model 6468	Luminator Matrix:MAX

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License plate(s)	Garage	Status/Disposal	Notes
6000		September 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012700	BK8 947		Retired February 2006
6001		September 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012701	BK8 949	Malvern	Retired November 2005	Rebuilt by November 1998 Sold to Future Enterprises for scrap.
6002		September 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012702		Malvern	Retired July 2004	Rebuilt by April 1999 Sold to Future Enterprises for scrap.
6003		September 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012703			Retired October 2004
6004		September 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012704			Retired April 2005
6005		September 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012705	BM6 081 (prev. BK8 950; BJ3 099)	Malvern	Retired May 2007	Rebuilt by October 1999
6006		September 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012706	BM6 101 (prev. BL2 553)	Malvern	Retired May 2007	Rebuilt by March 1999 Stuck pixels on the destination sign in 2007.
6007		September 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012707	BJ3 101	Malvern	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by February 1999 Larger than normal fleet number above front door.
6008		September 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012708	BL2 ???	Malvern	Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by December 1999 Front TTC logo placed higher than normal.
6009		September 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012709	BL2 004		Retired June 2005
6010		September 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012710			Retired November 2005	Missing door-side TTC logo in 2003.
6011		September 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012711	BL2 006		Retired April 2006	Rebuilt by January 2000
6012		September 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012712	BL2 007	Malvern	Retired November 2005	Rebuilt by April 1999 Door-side TTC logo placed higher than normal.
6013		September 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012713	BL6 457	Malvern	Retired September 2005
6014		September 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012714		Malvern	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by November 1998
6015		September 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012715		Arrow Rd.	Retired August 2004	Rebuilt by January 1999
6016		September 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012716			Retired February 2006	Rebuilt by April 1999
6017		September 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012717		Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by December 1998
6018		September 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012718		Arrow Rd.	Retired July 2004	Rebuilt by November 1998 Suffered front-end damage in May 2004.
6019		September 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012719	BJ3 178	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by October 1999
6020		September 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012720			Retired February 2004	Rebuilt by December 1998
6021		September 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012721	BJ3 104	Malvern	Retired June 2005
6022		September 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012722	BJ3 180		Retired November 2004
6023		September 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012723		Arrow Rd.	Retired August 2004	Rebuilt by March 2000
6024		September 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012724	BL6 461 (prev. BJ3 115; BF5 960)	Arrow Rd.	Retired September 2005	Rebuilt by December 1998 Rebuilt in December 1998.
6025		September 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012725	BJ3 116	Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2005	Rebuilt by March 1999
6026		October 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012726	BL8 280	Malvern	Retired August 2007	Rebuilt by April 2000
6027		October 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012727	BJ4 519	Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2005
6028		October 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012728	BJ3 117	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004
6029		October 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012729		Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by December 1999
6030		October 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012730	BJ3 105	Arrow Rd.	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by January 1999
6031		October 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012731		Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Front fleet number was lower than normal.
6032		October 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012732	BL8 285		Retired May 2007	Rebuilt by March 1999
6033		October 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012733	BJ3 106	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004
6034		October 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012734	BJ3 107		Retired August 2004	Rebuilt by August 1999
6035		October 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012735	BJ3 108	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by February 1999
6036		October 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012736	BJ3 109		Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by May 2000
6037		October 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012737	BL2 009		Retired August 2004	Rebuilt by October 1999 Back fleet number was of a smaller font.
6038		October 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012738	BL2 010 (prev. BJ3 120)	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by January 1999
6039		October 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012739	BJ3 121	Queensway	Retired April 2005	Rebuilt by June 1999
6040		October 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012740	BL2 012	Arrow Rd.	Retired April 2007	Rebuilt by August 1999
6041		October 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012741			Retired January 2005	Rebuilt by September 1999
6042		October 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012742			Retired May 2005
6043		October 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012743		Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by April 1999
6044		October 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012744	BL2 015	Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by January 1999 Different front fleet number font. Fleet numbers added on both sides of front destination sign.
6045		October 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012745	BL2 016 (prev. BJ8 944; BF5 975)		Retired October 2003	Rebuilt by August 1999
6046		October 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012746	BL2 017 (prev. BJ4 524)	Queensway	Retired February 2007	Rebuilt by April 1999
6047		October 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012747			Retired May 2004	Rebuilt by March 1999
6048		October 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012748			Retired August 2004
6049		October 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012749	BL8 827	Malvern	Retired November 2005
6050		October 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012750	BJ4 527	Malvern	Retired September 2005	Rebuilt by October 1999
6051		October 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012751	BM6 102 (prev. BJ4 528)	Eglinton	Retired June 2007	Rebuilt by November 1999 Missing door-side TTC decal.
6052		October 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012752		Arrow Rd.	Retired December 2005	Rebuilt by November 1999
6053		October 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012753			Retired June 2005
6054		October 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012754	BJ4 587	Queensway	Retired November 2004
6055		October 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012755	BD9 284		Retired June 2005
6056		October 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012756	BJ4 588	Queensway	Retired March 2007	Rebuilt by February 2000 Before rebuild, top-front had incomplete gray painting.
6057		October 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012757	BK8 857	Queensway	Retired May 2006	Rebuilt by December 1998
6058		October 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012758			Retired July 2005	Rebuilt by November 1999
6059		October 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012759	BJ4 590	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2006	Rebuilt by May 1999
6060		October 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012760			Retired August 2004	Rebuilt by June 1999 Missing front TTC logo; front fleet font is different than normal.
6061		October 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012761	BJ8 946 (prev. BF5 984)	Malvern	Retired September 2005	Rebuilt by June 1999
6062		October 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012762			Retired June 2005
6063		November 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012763	BK8 858		Retired April 2005	Door-side TTC logo placed incorrectly.
6064		November 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012764	BJ4 703	Arrow Rd.	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by October 1999
6065		November 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012765	BJ8 947	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2005
6066		November 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012766			Retired January 2005	Rebuilt by December 1999
6067		November 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012767			Retired September 2005	Rebuilt by July 1999
6068		November 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012768	BM6 103 (prev. BK1 925; BJ3 127)	Malvern	Retired September 2007	Rebuilt by April 2000 Last bus in the series to retire.
6069		November 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012769	BJ3 128		Retired May 2005
6070		November 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012770	BJ3 129	Queensway	Retired November 2005
6071		November 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012771			Retired May 2004	Rebuilt by March 1999
6072		November 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012772			Retired January 2005	Rebuilt by September 1999
6073		November 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012773			Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by September 1997
6074		November 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012774	BJ3 133	Queensway	Retired July 2005
6075		November 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012775	BJ3 134	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2005	Rebuilt by March 2000
6076		November 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012776			Retired February 2004	Rebuilt by December 1999
6077		November 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012777	BJ4 463	Wilson	Retired July 2005	Rebuilt by August 1999
6078		November 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012778	BJ4 464		Retired January 2006
6079		November 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012779	BJ4 465		Retired February 2005	Rebuilt by August 1999
6080		November 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012780	BJ4 466 (prev. BD9 309)		Retired August 1998	Unit not rebuilt.
6081		November 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012781	BJ4 467	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2005	Side fleet numbers placed near roof-line.
6082		November 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012782	BJ4 468	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by April 2000
6083		November 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012783	BJ4 469 (prev. BD9 312)	Arrow Rd.	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by September 1999
6084		November 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012784	BJ5 020 (prev. BJ4 470)	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2006
6085		November 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012785	BJ4 471	Arrow Rd.	Retired August 2006	Door-side TTC decal incorrectly placed.
6086		November 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012786	BJ4 472 (prev. BD9 315)	Arrow Rd.	Retired January 2005
6087		November 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012787	BJ4 473	Arrow Rd.	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by September 1999
6088		November 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012788		Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2005	Rebuilt by June 1999
6089		November 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012789			Retired October 2005	Rebuilt by March 2000 Hit a snowbank at Finch Station on January 13, 1999.
6090		November 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012790	BJ4 532	Arrow Rd.	Retired April 2005	Rebuilt by February 1999
6091		November 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012791			Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by January 1999
6092		November 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012792		Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by April 1999
6093		November 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012793	BJ4 535	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Door-side TTC decal incorrectly placed.
6094		November 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012794	BJ4 536	Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2005
6095		November 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012795	BJ4 537	Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by May 1999
6096		November 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012796	BJ4 538	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by August 1999
6097		November 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012797	BJ4 539		Retired February 2005	Rebuilt by July 1999
6098		December 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012798	BK1 800 (prev. BD9 327; BF6 041)	Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by October 1999 Missing door-side TTC decal.
6099		December 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012799		Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2004	Rebuilt by June 1999 Hit in the rear driver-side in February 2004.
6100		December 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012800		Arrow Rd.	Retired April 2005
6101		December 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012801		Arrow Rd.	Retired August 2004	Front fleet number was a different font than normal.
6102		December 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012802	BJ4 619	Arrow Rd.	Retired August 2006	Rebuilt by October 1998
6103		December 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012803			Retired January 2006	Missing door-side TTC decal.
6104		December 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012804		Arrow Rd.	Retired January 2006	Door-side TTC decal incorrectly placed. Sold to Belka Enrichment Centre.
6105		December 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012805	BJ4 658	Arrow Rd.	Retired December 2004	Rebuilt by January 2000
6106		December 1985	2FYD1E1B7FP012806	BJ4 659		Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by January 1999
6107		December 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012807	BJ4 660 (prev. BD9 336)		Retired April 2006	Rebuilt by March 2000
6108		December 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012808	BJ4 661	Arrow Rd.	Retired October 2006	Rebuilt by August 1999
6109		December 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012809	BJ6 495	Arrow Rd.	Retired February 2005	Rebuilt by November 1998
6110		December 1985	2FYD1E1B9FP012810		Arrow Rd.	Retired June 2005	Rebuilt by January 1999
6111		December 1985	2FYD1E1B0FP012811			Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by August 1999
6112		December 1985	2FYD1E1B2FP012812			Retired May 2005	Rebuilt by April 1999
6113		December 1985	2FYD1E1B4FP012813			Retired June 2006
6114		December 1985	2FYD1E1B6FP012814	BJ4 727 (prev. BF6 051)	Arrow Rd.	Retired July 2005	Rebuilt by November 1998
6115		December 1985	2FYD1E1B8FP012815	BJ4 728		Retired March 2007	Rebuilt by April 2000
6116		December 1985	2FYD1E1BXFP012816	BJ4 729	Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by November 1998
6117		December 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012817	BJ4 730	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by October 1999
6118		December 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012818		Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2004	Rebuilt by May 1999
6119		December 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012819		Arrow Rd.	Retired May 2004	Rebuilt by May 1999
6120		December 1985	2FYD1E1B1FP012820	BL2 022	Arrow Rd.	Retired November 2005	Rebuilt by March 1999
6121		December 1985	2FYD1E1B3FP012821	BL2 023 (prev. BJ4 592; BD9 350)	Arrow Rd.	Retired September 2005	Back fleet number smaller than normal.
6122		December 1985	2FYD1E1B5FP012822	BJ8 936 (prev. BJ8 829)	Arrow Rd.	Retired March 2005	Rebuilt by August 1999

Images

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Side driver controls for this series.

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