Brantford Transit 1994 Orion 5.501 #9941

Take a ride on Brantford's only Orion V bus, #9941! This bus was retired as of 2009.

This video is somewhat rare because at the time, this bus was rarely in regular service anymore, and was restricted to rush hour service.

This ride recorded on route 6 between Mt. Pleasant Street and Shellard's Lane.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• brantford
• transit
• 9941
• orion
• 5.501
• bus
• ride
• OBI

[ClassicTVFan82]

Why are they going to retire this bus as of now?

[Python000]

This bus has frame issues.

[MetroLinerXLZ]

PAT always retires their buses at 12 years to "keep things fresh"...that's their policy (which I find SOOO wasteful)!!!

[redoctober90]

Sounds like a Detroit Diesel 6V92.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@busrailfan

Also: despite the misgivings concerning the 87 Crown-Ikarus articulated buses TriMet had received in 1981-82, they did go beyond the usual 12-year FTA limit, the last ones being withdrawn from all service in the spring of 1999.

[MVRTA108]

I never rode a Orion V

[busrailfan]

@ClassicTVMan81 - Yes. Very aware of that...!

[ClassicTVMan81]

@busrailfan

Policies change as decades go by.

[jamin108]

I know right our 1996 gillig phantoms are only 13 years old and they already came out with gillig lfs 3 2007 and 9 2009

[busrailfan]

Retired as early as 2002? Wow.. LOL! And TM Ran many of their 1971-72 Flxible Fishbowls through 1997. There were still 60 of them in service in 1997.

[sagedawn2008]

This bus is always on a special!!!

[MetroLinerXLZ]

Nowadays, those type of transit agencies (that actually retain their buses) are far and between.

[ClassicTVFan82]

Sometimes, other transit agencies would retain their more reliable bus fleets alive for another six years or so.

Over here in P-town, TriMet's oldest buses are 1990-91 Gillig Phantoms in 30' and 40' lengths (most of the 40' units are retired or are going to be retired), and that IMHO some TriMet drivers who disliked them thought the buses should've been withdrawn as early as 2002.

[baul104]

It really sucks when PAT retires their bus models just after 12 years. D-dot of Detroit had already retired all of the 1986's GM Classics and 1989's MCI Classics since either late 2003 or early 2004. They also retired the 1992's and the 1993's New Flyer D40HF buses in August of 2005.