TTC 1996 Orion 05.501 V #7000-#7134

#7000-#7134, a 1996 Orion 05.501 Vs ordered in 1995 and built in 1996 as a 3:2 replacement for the failing Orion 03.501 III artics. They were also the first accessible vehicles for the TTC. This order was originally placed with Nova Bus, presumably for their Classic model.

These models were the counterparts of 1991-1992 Orion 05.501 Vs, numbered #6640-#6745 ordered and built in 1991 and 1992 to replace the older New Looks and were retired between 2007-2009 after serious frame corrosion, with a few lasted into early 2010. #6734 was retired in 2010 as the last bus in the series.

All of these buses have been overhauled by the TTC from June 2004 to February 2006. #7000 was done in 2003, however. This included mechanical and cosmetic work. The body panels on some buses have been replaced with fibreglass panels which do not corrode.

These units have a Detroit Diesel Series 50 @ 275hp engine and a Allison World B400-R WTEC 5 speed transmission. (Its 106 sisters had a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA @ 253hp engine and a Allison World B400-R WTEC 5 speed transmission. They originally carried a ZF 4HP500 transmission before they were deemed unreliable in service until 1997.) Originally assigned to Arrow Road (later, New Eglinton where UWE retrofit took place) and Malvern Divisions, They are currently allocated to Malvern Division. These units will expect to retire by late 2012 or 2013.

REBUILT SCHEDULE:
August 2003: #7000
January 2004: #7030, #7067, #7071
July 2004: #7003, #7009, #7083
August 2004: #7004, #7021, #7087, #7097, #7105, #7131
September 2004: #7023, #7052, #7088, #7091
October 2004: #7032, #7121, #7128, #7129
November 2004: #7007, #7044, #7106, #7107
December 2004: #7008, #7075, #7082, #7109, #7130
January 2005: #7031, #7099, #7114
February 2005: #7059, #7073, #7093, #7095, #7098, #7100, #7111, #7123, #7134
March 2005: #7010, #7057, #7070, #7086, #7090, #7101, #7112, #7117, #7125
April 2005: #7026, #7043, #7050, #7066, #7104, #7115
May 2005: #7011, #7015, #7019, #7039, #7051, #7068, #7072, #7077, #7079, #7122
June 2005: #7012, #7034, #7041, #7042, #7065, #7103
July 2005: #7024, #7027, #7049, #7054, #7060, #7062, #7074, #7078, #7092, #7113
August 2005: #7005, #7014, #7017, #7025, #7046, #7053, #7064, #7084, #7124
September 2005: #7022, #7035, #7036, #7045, #7055, #7061, #7063, #7102, #7132
October 2005: #7001, #7006, #7013, #7028, #7029, #7076, #7127
November 2005: #7016, #7020, #7037, #7056, #7058, #7080, #7081, #7094, #7120
December 2005:#7002, #7018, #7038, #7040, #7047, #7089, #7096, #7108, #7119, #7133
January 2006: #7048, #7085, #7110, #7118, #7126
February 2006: #7033, #7069, #7116

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• TTC
• 1996
• Orion
• 05.501
• #7000-#7134

[GordonFreemanD40]

these buses are gonna be replaced by Novas. Wonder what they'll do to the S50? put it in one of the LFSes?

[TTCOrionVII8100]

@GordonFreemanD40 It's ISL9

[GordonFreemanD40]

@TTCOrionVII8100 let's do that :D

[TTCOrionVII8100]

@GordonFreemanD40 NFI (stainless steel for TTC) and Nova wins. Wanna replace the S50EGR VIIs to 7699?

[TTC2755]

@GordonFreemanD40 Voith Sucks i dont like ZF also but i prefer ZF than Voith but Allison kills them all.

[GordonFreemanD40]

@TTC2755, Imagine a Voith in our Orion Vs... NOT GOOD I like the Allisons

ZF is impossible to get in here, cause of what happened to the 1991 Vs with the ZF

[GordonFreemanD40]

@TTCOrionVII8100 how do you know Orion's out of the bid? What if orion tries to invade?

[TTCOrionVII8100]

@TTC2755 135 Vs were the counterparts of the 91 Vs

[TTC2755]

@TTCOrionVII8100 i doubt that the 6200's classics would and TTC is waiting for retirement for the classics and i dont know if they would keep the 2 classics like they would for the last 2 fishbowls in toronto that has to retire. and the 6200s did not had full rebuilts they had minor rebuilts.

[TTCOrionVII8100]

@TTC2755 LEP for 7000s, 9400s, 7200s, and 7300s and expand the OOS 6200s for 5 years.