Orion VII NG Demo Unit on West Vancouver route 251

This bus is a demo unit owned by Orion International, it is currently being tested by TransLink, both West Vancouver Blue Bus as well as Coast Mountain Bus Co. will be running the unit. Both operators and passengers alike are asked to give opinions on the bus, these will be taken into account when TransLink buys new buses in the next year or two. Since the bus is not owned by TransLink it doesn't have a fare box therefore rides on it are free, other than that it runs like any other bus in the fleet.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Orion
• Bus
• Industries
• International
• Daimler
• Buses
• North
• America
• Trans
• Link
• West
• Vancouver
• Transit

[talldude123]

If it's a free ride, it should therefore be packed! Is this on a busy route?? BTW this bus sounds really good!

[VancouversLocalNerd]

@talldude123 The schedule for this particular bus isn't advertised, a friend of mine knew someone at WVMT so we knew where it would be, everyone else who got a free ride just got lucky as it runs as part of the regular fleet like any other bus. Also it was busy between Downtown and Park Royal I just didn't record that part.

[GordonFreemanD40]

oh and u know that this bus has HVAC? its on the roof. if this is gonna be in vancouver in May then this bus will be comfortable to ride in

[GordonFreemanD40]

wait a minute, for a moment there i thought TTC's 8301 went to vancouver

[GordonFreemanD40]

sounds like MT's Orion BRT