TTC Buses

	2787 was a rebuilt 1981 GM T6H-5307N, seen at Finch Station across from the York Regional Terminal on August 9, 2001. Numbered 8602 until June 2000, this bus was retired in Nov. 2005.
	8785 was a 1982 General Motors T6H-5307N, seen at Glencairn Station on August 8, 2001. Renumbered 2285 after its 18-year rebuild, this bus was retired in November 2009. Toronto was one of several Canadian cities which decided to rebuild its New Look buses rather than replacing them with new vehicles, extending their service lives for several years and maintaining them in service long after other Canadian cities had retired their GM buses.
	8970 was a 1983 GM T6H-5307N, seen unloading passengers at Lawrence West Station on Nov. 22, 2002. This bus was later rebuilt and numbered 2470, lasting another nine years before being retired in October 2011.
	2265 was a rebuilt 1982 GM New Look, originally numbered 8765, seen on Lawrence Avenue West on January 24, 2011.
	2265 was spotted again leaving Lawrence West Station on January 24, 2011. This bus remained in service until November 2011.
	2280 was spotted on Lawrence Avenue West near Allen Road on January 24, 2011. This bus was originally numbered 8780 and withdrawn in September 2011.
	2302, a rebuilt 1982 GM New Look originally numbered 8802, was spotted on Runnymede Road crossing Bloor Street West on January 24, 2011.
	2302 was spotted again at Runnymede Station on January 24, 2011. This is another New Look that was withdrawn from service in November 2011.
	2341 was a rebuilt 1983 GM T6H-5307N, seen at Runnymede Station on January 24, 2011. This bus was originally numbered 8841 and was retired in March 2011.
	2418, originally numbered 8918, is shown on Runnymede Road on January 24, 2011. It was retired in June 2011.
	2448, originally 8948, is shown arriving at Scarborough Town Centre on Oct. 9, 2008. It was retired in February 2010.
	2469 was another rebuilt 1983 GM New Look, originally 8969, and was seen at Lawrence West Station on Nov. 22, 2002. Behind 2469 is 6174, a 1986 Flyer D901. 6174 was withdrawn in November 2005 while 2469 was retired in February 2010.
	2482 was a rebuilt GM New Look delivered as 8982 in early 1984, shown at Lawrence Station on January 24, 2011. The TTC continued to operate GM New Looks until the early morning hours of December 17, 2011, when 2281 went out of service for the last time. Four other buses had also run the previous day—2286, 2290, 2444 and 2855—the last full day of non-accessible bus service in Toronto, while 2252 was used on the Toronto Islands until April 2012 and subsequently has made appearances on rare special occasions. 2482 remained in service until September 2011.
	6170 was a 1986 Flyer D901, seen near Islington Station. This photo was taken on August 9, 2001. The last of the TTC’s Flyer buses were retired in September 2007, with this bus being withdrawn in August 2006.
	6223 is a 1987 GM TC-40102N, seen leaving Kennedy Station on Sept. 3, 2003. By July 2009, this bus and 6221 were only Classics left in TTC service, being used as employee shuttles for the water filtration plant in the Toronto Islands.
	6236 was another 1987 GM Classic, seen near Downsview Station during World Youth Day activities on July 28, 2002. Dozens of packed buses were used to ferry pilgrims to the Yonge Street subway via Sheppard Avenue, which was closed to all non-TTC vehicles. This bus was retired in December 2007.
	6290 was a 1987 MCI TC-40102N, seen on Bay Street near Nathan Philips Square on August 9, 2001. This particular bus was retired in November 2007.
	6423 was a 1988 New Flyer D40, seen on Islington Avenue near Bloor Street West on August 9, 2001. These buses were equipped with a Detroit Diesel 6V71N engine and no air conditioning. The last of the NFI D40 buses was retired in March 2009, with this bus being retired in January 2008.
	6482 was a 1989 New Flyer D40, seen on Bloor Street West, about to turn onto Islington Avenue on August 9, 2001. This bus was retired in March 2008.
	6619 was a 1990 New Flyer D40, seen at Finch Station in North York on Nov. 22, 2002. These buses were equipped with Cummins L10 engines and rear-mounted AC units. Because of premature structural wear, these buses were all withdrawn by June 2004.
	9392 was a 1991 Orion 05.501 CNG, seen at the Westwood Mall in Malton on Nov. 22, 2002. These CNG vehicles were the only Orion V buses purchased by the TTC that were not equipped with air conditioning. This bus, along with all the 9300-series buses, was retired in March 2005.
	6664 is a 1991 Orion 05.501 diesel, seen leaving Kennedy Station on Sept. 3, 2003. These buses were the first buses intended for regular service to be purchased with air conditioning, though in 1981 the TTC purchased some air-conditioned Flyer D901 buses for its Gray Coach routes, which were later used for sightseeing service. The TTC began withdrawing these buses from service in late 2007 and the last bus of the series, 6734, was retired in April 2010. This particular bus was withdrawn from in April 2009.
	7000 is a 1996 Orion 05.501 diesel, shown at Finch Station on Nov. 24, 2010. This was the first series of buses purchased by the TTC to be equipped with wheelchair lifts, along with blue express lights next to the destination sign that are used to indicate that the bus is accessible.
	7017 is another 1996 Orion V diesel, spotted loading riders at Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	7028 is seen laying up at Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	7039 was spotted leaving Finch Station on October 15, 2007.
	7070 is shown waiting to enter service at Finch Station on August 9, 2001.
	7092 was spotted laying up at Finch Station on Nov. 22, 2002.
	7099 was seen on Yonge Street at Finch Avenue on January 30, 2010. With the addition of bicycle racks to the Orion V buses, the main fleet number on the front of the bus was obscured and so the TTC added extra fleet numbers on both sides of the destination sign.
	7122 is shown laying up at Finch Station waiting to resume service on January 30, 2010.
	9405 is a 1996 Orion 05.501 CNG, seen leaving Finch Station behind a GM New Look on August 9, 2001. By the end of February 2007, all these buses were converted to diesel as part of their mid-life rebuild. 9405 was converted in October 2006.
	9411 is another 1996 Orion V CNG, spotted at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010. This bus shows the modifications made during the conversion to diesel fuel, including the removal of the rooftop CNG tanks.
	9421 is shown laying up at Finch Station on Nov. 22, 2002. This bus was converted to diesel in April 2006.
	9448 was one of the first Orion V CNG buses to be converted to diesel, being rebuilt in February 2006, and is shown arriving at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	9238 is a 1998 Orion VI CNG, seen waiting for riders at Wilson Station on Nov. 22, 2002. The first full-length low-floor buses purchased by the TTC, they were used on lighter routes as they were ill-suited for the crowds on some of the primary routes. The TTC has retired all these buses since they could not be converted to diesel fuel, in addition to structural problems, and 9238 was withdrawn in May 2006.
	7208 is a 1998 NovaBus T80-206, shown arriving at Islington Station on January 24, 2011.
	7224 is another 1998 RTS WFD, seen on Front Street West near the Union Station on August 8, 2001.
	7228 is shown laying up with 7131 at Finch Station on Dec. 30, 2004.
	7237 was spotted on Islington Avenue turning onto Bloor Street West on January 24, 2011.
	7238 is seen leaving Islington Station on January 24, 2011.
	7238 was spotted on Bloor Street West near Islington Station on January 24, 2011.
	7303 is a 1999 New Flyer D40LF, shown boarding passengers at Kipling Station on Sept. 4, 2006.
	7304 is another 1999 NFI D40LF, spotted at Kipling Station on September 4, 2006.
	7314 was spotted leaving Finch Station on August 9, 2001.
	7317 is shown waiting for riders at Kipling Station on Sept. 4, 2006.
	7324 was spotted at Islington Station on January 24, 2011.
	7464 is a 2003 Orion 07.501 spotted on Hoskin Avenue at Queen’s Park Crescent West in downtown Toronto on Sept. 3, 2006.
	7488 is another 2003 Orion VII, shown leaving Finch Station in North York on Oct. 15, 2007. This bus was part of orders for nearly 800 diesel and hybrid buses over several years.
	7550 is a 2004 Orion VII, spotted laying up at Kennedy Station in Scarborough on September 3, 2006.
	7555 is another 2004 Orion VII, seen waiting to resume service at Kennedy Station on September 6, 2009.
	7584 is shown waiting to enter service at Finch Station on Dec. 30, 2004. The TTC’s Orion VII diesel buses were ordered as follows: 7400 was delivered in late 2002, 7401 to 7499 were delivered in 2003, 7500 to 7619 in 2004, 7620 to 7881 in 2005, 7900 to 7979 in 2006, and 8000 to 8099 in 2007.
	7584 was spotted again on Finch Avenue in North York later the same day on Dec. 30, 2004.
	7909 is a 2006 Orion VII, shown on Yorkdale Road near the Yorkdale Mall on Sept. 3, 2007.
	7912 is another 2006 Orion VII, seen on Yorkdale Road near Yorkdale Station on Sept. 3, 2007. Yorkdale Station does not have its own bus terminal and thus riders need a paper transfer or Metropass to switch to local routes.
	7950 was spotted on Yorkdale Road on Sept. 3, 2007.
	1039 is a 2006 Orion VII hybrid, the first diesel-electric hybrid buses in Ontario. This photo was taken on Sept. 3, 2007, just after the bus had unloaded its riders at Downsview Station. This is part of an order of 150 buses, numbered from 1000 to 1149.
	1039 was spotted again at Downsview Station later on Sept. 3, 2007. These buses use BAE Hybridrive series hybrid engines, unlike the New Flyer and NovaBus hybrids which use parallel hybrid systems. However, the lead-acid batteries used in these buese have had problems, and future hybrid bus orders will use lithium-ion batteries.
	1043 is shown on Runnymede Road near Bloor Street West on January 24, 2011.
	1053 is another 2006 Orion VII hybrid, spotted boarding passengers at Kipling Station in Etobicoke on Sept. 4, 2006.
	1053 was seen again at Finch Station in North York on Oct. 15, 2007.
	1133 is shown at Finch Station on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8018 is a 2007 Orion VII, spotted leaving Finch Station and heading onto Bishop Avenue on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8043 is another 2007 Orion VII, shown waiting to resume service at the Humber Loop on August 4, 2013.
	1218 is a 2008 Orion 07.501 Next Generation hybrid bus, shown on Yonge Street near Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	1230 is another 2008 Orion VII NG hybrid, shown laying up at Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	1249 was spotted waiting for riders at Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	1254 is a 2007 Orion VII NG hybrid, spotted at the Scarborough Town Centre on Oct. 9, 2008.
	1276 is a 2008 Orion VII NG HEV bus, shown arriving at the Scarborough Town Centre terminal on Oct. 9, 2008.
	1285 is seen at the Scarborough Town Centre on Oct. 9, 2008. The Orion VII Next Generation buses are being delivered in several batches, with hybrids 1200 to 1423 being delivered in 2007 and 2008, 1500 to 1689 between 2008 and 2009, and 1700 to 1829 being delivered in 2009, while conventional diesel buses 8100 to 8219 are on order to be delivered in 2010.
	1299 was spotted at the Scarborough Town Centre on Oct. 9, 2008.
	1306 is a 2007 Orion VII NG hybrid, seen on Finch Avenue East near Yonge Street on January 30, 2010.
	1323 is another 2007 Orion VII NG hybrid, spotted on Yonge Street near Finch Station on July 29, 2012.
	1512 is a 2008 Orion VII NG hybrid, part of the TTC’s second order for the buses. It is seen on Queen’s Park Crescent near the Ontario Legislature on September 6, 2009.
	1544 is shown on Avenue Road in front of the Royal Ontario Museum on September 6, 2009.
	1626 is shown at the Scarborough Town Centre on Oct. 9, 2008. Between 2006 and 2008, Orion built its hybrid buses with sealed lead-acid batteries enclosed in a squared housing, but because of reliability problems Orion switched to lithium-ion batteries in 2008. These buses can be distinguished by more rounded enclosures. The TTC is replacing the batteries on its older hybrid buses with lithium-ion batteries in the rounded housing used by Orion.
	1646 is shown on Runnymede Road near Bloor Street West on January 24, 2011.
	1674 was spotted waiting for passengers at Finch Station on January 30, 2010.
	Later on in the day, 1674 was seen again laying up on Yonge Street near Davisville Station and the other end of its route. This photo was also taken on January 30, 2010.
	1681 was spotted on Runnymede Road on January 24, 2011.
	1729 is a 2009 Orion VII NG hybrid, seen at Kennedy Station on July 29, 2012.
	1735 is another 2009 Orion VII NG hybrid, shown boarding riders at Kennedy Station on September 30, 2009. The 2009 hybrid buses were the first to be delivered with lithium-ion batteries and have always had the rounded housing on the roof of the bus.
	1758 is shown on Bay Street near Union Station in downtown Toronto on July 29, 2012. Because of streetcar track upgrades along Queens Quay, buses were being used to provide service along the 509 Harbourfront streetcar route between July 2012 and December 2013.
	1788 was seen resting at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	1801 was spotted resting at Downsview Station on July 29, 2012.
	1805 is shown at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	1818 is seen on Crescent Road turning into Rosedale Station on July 29, 2012. The 2009 order for 130 hybrid buses was the last hybrid order the TTC placed with Orion International, as the TTC has found that the hybrid buses are more susceptible to maintenance issues than conventional diesel buses.
	8108 is a 2010 Orion 07.501 NG diesel bus, shown at Downsview Station on July 29, 2012. While the TTC had placed an order for more hybrid buses for 2010, the contract was switched to diesel prior to the buses being built.
	8114 is another 2010 Orion VII NG, spotted at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8138 is shown unloading passengers at Downsview Staiton on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8188 was spotted resting at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8189 was seen at Downsview Station on July 29, 2012.
	8195 was spotted entering the bus terminal at Davisville Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8195 was seen again waiting for riders at Davisville Station later in the day on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8208 is shown on Lawrence Avenue West near Allen Road on January 24, 2011.
	8218 was spotted at Downsview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	8347 is a 2012 Orion VII, seen on Yonge Street near Finch Avenue in North York on July 29, 2012. Orion International introduced the 3^rd-generation Orion VII bus in 2010, and these buses featured several redesigned components, and offered traditional framed windows as an option. The rear exit doors were also redesigned, making them the same height as the front doors, and shorter than the exit doors on the Next Generation buses.
	8379 is another 2012 Orion VII, spotted on Yonge Street near Finch Station on July 29, 2012. The biggest design change of the 3^rd-generation Orion VII was the redesigned rear end cap, which now housed the exhaust after-treatment system. Because there was no longer room for the air conditioner in the rear engine compartment, it was moved to a small enclosure on the roof of the bus.

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