Orion Bus Industries
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Orion Bus Industries is a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based bus manufacturer established by the government of Ontario in 1975.
It was known as Ontario Bus Industries until 1995 and was created to produce buses for the province's transit agencies in the late 1970s. Since 1990, except for two small orders from New Flyer and NovaBus, it has been the exclusive supplier of buses to the TTC.
In 1982, Orion opened a plant in Oriskany, New York under the name "Bus Industries of America"; founded by Donald Sheardown to manufacture buses for the United States market.
Orion Bus Industries was the first bus manufacturer to use compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel on the Orion I model in 1988 and it is also the first one to use on diesel hybrid electric on the Orion VI model, making them the leader of alternative fuels market.
Orion was acquired by DaimlerChrysler in July 2000, and is now part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America.
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[edit] Discontinued products
- Orion I - "Citycruiser" 30, 35 and 40 foot bus (1976-1993). US production from 1979-1982 was licenced to Transportation Manufacturing Corporation or (TMC), a division of Greyhound. All Orion I models are 96 inches wide transit bus. (Powered by Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6V71 or 6V92TA Diesel engines and Cummins L10G Compressed Natural Gas engine).
| Model Number | Length (feet, inches) |
Total Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.501 | 31' 7" | 31 | |
| 01.502 | 31' 7" | 31 | Air Condition bus (Originally designated as "U.S. specification") |
| 01.503 | 31' 7" | 33 | Suburban |
| 01.504 | 36' 8" | 39 | |
| 01.505 | 36' 8" | 41 | Suburban |
| 01.506 | 36 '8" | 39 | |
| 01.507 | 36' 8" | 42 | |
| 01.508 | 40' 7" | 48 | |
| 01.509 | 40' 7" | 53 | Suburban |
| 05.510 | 36' 8" | 45 | Suburban |
- Orion II - 25 foot "Community bus" true low floor, wheelchair accessible bus. All Orion II models are 96 inches wide bus. (Powered by Diesel and Compressed Natural Gas engines) (1984-2003).
| Model Number | Length (feet, inches) |
Total Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 02.501 | 25' 11" | 26 |
| 02.502 | 21' 11" | 18 |
- Orion III (03.501) - 60 footer, 102 inches wide articulated bus, Canadian distribution of Ikarus 286. Total number of seats: 66. (Powered by Detroit Diesel 6v71LA (Diesel power) engine) (1985-1989).
- Orion IV - "People Mover" (Powered by Ford Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) LSG870-6003-C engine) - for Niagara Parks Commission and New York City Emergency Medical Service (1985-1989).
| Model Number | Length (feet, inches) |
Width (inches) |
Total Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.501 | 37' 6" | 98" | 39 | Motor/Tractor unit |
| 04.502 | 35' 6" | 98" | 39 | Trailer unit |
- Orion VI (06.501) - True low floor 40 foot, 102 inches wide bus (Powered by Diesel, Compressed Natural Gas, or Hybrid Electric engines) (1996-2002).
[edit] Currently offered products
- Orion V standard floor - (Powered by Diesel or Compressed Natural Gas engines) (1989-present).
| Model Number | Length (feet, inches) |
Width (inches) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.501 | 40' 8.5" | 102" | Available now |
| 05.502 | 40' 8.5" | 96" | Discontinued |
| 05.503 | 35' 7.5" | 96" | Available now |
| 05.504 | 35' 7.5" | 102" | Available now |
| 05.505 | 32' 5" | 96" | Available now |
| 05.506 | 32' 5" | 102" | Discontinued |
- Orion VII low floor - All Orion VII models are 102 inches wide. (Powered by Diesel, Compressed Natural Gas, or Hybrid Electric Diesel engines) (2001-present).
| Model Number | Length (feet, inches) |
|---|---|
| 07.501 | 40' 10.5" |
| 07.502 | 35' 11" |
| 07.503 | 32' 5" |
[edit] See also
- General Motors Diesel Division Buses
- Gillig Corporation
- Millennium Transit Services LLC
- Motor Coach Industries
- Neoplan USA
- New Flyer Industries
- North American Bus Industries
- NovaBus
- Prevost Car
