Orion Bus Industries Orion-Ikarus 286

Orion Bus Industries Orion-Ikarus 286 was a Hungarian-built and Canadian-assembled articulated bus, sold by Orion Bus Industries to the Canadian market and similar to Crown-Ikarus 286 in the United States.

Production

Shell and partial built shells were sent from Ikarus Body and Coach Works in Hungary and finally assembly at Orion Bus's plant in Mississauga, Ontario from 1985 to 1989.

Operators

Three transit agencies used the 286, but only 2 had them on full roster:

• Toronto Transit Commission of Toronto, Ontario operated 90 buses from late 1987 to 2003
• OC Transpo of Ottawa, Ontario operated 188 buses from 1985 to 2003

St. Catharines Transit operated a demo vehicle only.