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NEW PHOTOS ADDED 1/2/03
Flyer D901-6044,6138
GMDD T6H-5307N- 2018
New Flyer D40-89-6480
New Flyer D40LF-7346
Orion Bus Industries 07.501- 7400
TRANSFERRED TO THE ARCHIVES 1/2/03
2018,2247,2715,6078,6285,6492,6622,7211,7349
1985 Flyer Industries D901
Common on the rte 169 are the D901's, 6044 is
one of them photographed at Scarborough Ctr on one sunny afternoon.
Seen one summer day running up Yonge St signed up for rte 53B.
6044 is unique as it has fleet numbers on both sides of the destination sign in
which was common with the D901 fleet until rebuild.
The former Rogers @ Home
wrap bus from Danforth is seen running a Autoshow Shuttle in February 2002. This
photo was taken on Front St and John St.
1986 Flyer Industries D901
Fishbowls/GMDD T6H-5307N
First bus of the 2000
series ex-8571 poses @Eglinton West Stn. 2000 later entered service on rte
32B Eglinton West.
Photographed at Finch/McCowan
2018 was running on rte 139, notice the cards at the front and side stating 139
goes to Don Mills Stn.
8587
running rte 129 McCowan North in the AM is seen @Scarborough Centre prior to
rebuild.
8601
is seen @Finch Stn during the PM rush running on the 42 Cummer route.
General Motors Canada/Motor Coach Industries TC40102N "Classic"
6228
is seen here in St. Clair West Stn with her Wonderbread wrap ad. 6228 was
running on rte 90 Vaughan that day.
This pictures was taken prior to the closure of
the Eglinton Garage and the Danforth Garage. At the time 6235 was
operating rte 6 Bay which is now under the control of Birchmount.
Classics are more common on
rte 42 since the takeover by the Eglinton garage. 6242 is seen northbound
on Yonge St.
After New Eglinton opened Birchmount took over
the operation of rte 25 Don Mills. Taken @Overlea Blvd/Thorncliffe Park Dr.
New Flyer Industries D40-88
On
a Saturday morning 6431 was running rte 45 Kipling This photo was taken when the
subway was closed from Islington Stn to Kipling Stn for track repairs
New Flyer Industries D40-89
Another bus that was used
for the Autoshow shuttle was 6480 out of the Queensway garage.
A
rear view of 6501 on Islington Ave outside Islington Stn. 6501 is going into
Islington Stn to pick up passengers.
New Flyer Industries D40-90
Photographed on one mild September afternoon, 6590 heads
westbound to Sheppard Stn. 6590 is photographed between Venturer Dr and
Morningside Ave.
Resurfacing construction on Finch Ave caused traffic and
restricted one lane between hwy 404 and Don Mills. One way each direction.
6610 is seen on rte 39 westbound, just west of Seneca College.
Away from it's home division at Malvern, 6630
is serving rte 109B which is a Wilson Division route.
New Flyer Industries D40LF
During
the annual autoshow at the Convention Centre downtown the TTC runs shuttles out
of Eglinton and Danforth. 7300 was a shuttle out of Eglinton garage.
When New Eglinton took over Danforth routes
such as rte 81 Thorncliffe Park, different types of accessible buses were
introduced onto the routes which used a narrow selection when Danforth operated
them. 7345 is seen on rte 81 Thorncliffe Park on Overlea Blvd on a foggy
afternoon.
Both the D40LFs are seen in
the Don Mills Stn bus bay on the official opening of the Sheppard Subway line.
It would be another day after this photo was taken revenue service buses would
enter Don Mills Stn.
Out of the old Eglinton
garage at the time 7346 is seen running the Autoshow shuttle. The destination
sign does not have the public relation code as some of the other buses to
display AUTOSHOW.
7350 is the only D40LF
retrofitted with the Luminator Horizon destination sign, this is why the text is
orange instead of yellow. 7350 was also used to test out a new rear doors
system. 7350 was photographed @Yonge/Eglinton.
NovaBUS Corporation T80206 RTS
Now under the Arrow Rd
garage RTSs are now found on routes such as rte 106. This photograph was
taken at York University where 7236 was on layover.
Orion Bus Industries 03.501 (Articulateds) 6360-6419,6530-6559 Series
6403 is found on the other most common route for the
articulated buses, rte 53 Steeles. The day this was photographed 6403 was
running northbound on Yonge St signed up rte 53E
6411 is running on rte 39C and is making a left turn onto
McCowan to finish off it's eastbound trip at Sandhurst Circle before making a
westbound trip to Finch Stn.
Orion Bus Industries 05.501 CNG 9370-9394 Series
9386 is only one of two TTC vehicles to carry the Austin
Powers Goldmember all over ad. ALRV 4213 is the other TTC vehicle to carry
the Goldmember all over ad. 9386 is photographed at Downsview Stn running
rte 117 Alness.
Orion Bus Industries 05.501 6640-6745 Series
6653 is seen @ Overlea Blvd and Beth Nealson Dr running rte 25
Don Mills
One
of the newly rebuilt Orion 05.501 6662 is picking up passengers on Bay St north
of Bloor. 6662 has undergone the 12 year rebuild program set out by the
TTC, rebuilt Orion Vs are easily identified through their newly painted exterior
and the absence of the easier access sticker located to the left, below the
windshield.
This scene may not be repeated again, this is
because Birchmount no longer operates rte 86 Scarborough and Kennedy Stn has had
the addition of an addition lay over lane which was built over the commuter lot
to the right.
This photo was taken during a downpour during a
late-July day, 6693 has not undergone it's 12 year rebuild as it was
photographed @ Bay/Bloor.
6699 was photographed at the same location
except that I photographed 6699 on a more nicer day. 6699 is also has not
undergone it's 12 year rebuild.
Laying
over at the Toronto Zoo on a gorgeous summer day is 6701 which had the A/C
running smoothly.
A
view of the UWE connector on 6701. This UWE connector is used to attach
hoses to the vehicle (air and heat) to keep them stored outdoors and maintain a
warm temperature for the interior of the vehicle and the engine for easy start.
6706 runs rte 25 Don Mills and is seen here on
Overlea Blvd on a foggy day.
A
brand new rebuilt Orion 05.501 6707 pictured outside of Bay Stn on Bay St north
of Bloor St.
6735
is seen on Bay St south of Queen St. The financial district of Toronto is
seen in the background. 6735 has not undergone the 12 year rebuild program to
date, but eventually 6735 will go and receive a rebuild as part of the 12
year
rebuild program.
Orion Bus Industries 05.501 7000-7134 Series
Ex-Arrow Rd bus 7014 which belongs to Eglinton garage is on a
layover at Kennedy Stn on rte 57.
At the north end of the rte 57, 7022 picks up passenger for a
trip south. Notice 7022 lacks the front TTC logo and also has a newer
license plate.
Taken four days before this branch on rte 85 would be
discontinued by the opening of the Sheppard Subway. 7031 was photographed
@ the southwest corner of Kennedy/Sheppard.
Ex-High
Speed Edition
Sympatico bus 7073 is seen here at Finch Stn on layover prior to entering
service on the rte 39E Express to Neilson.
Before 7083 left Malvern for it's new home @
New Eglinton, 7083 had it's front destination sign window replaced. This
window was designed for a one line display sign, as you can see 7083 has a two
line display sign.
7089 was operating on rte 39 Finch East when
this photo was taken on a Sunday evening. If you notice one door panel
stands out as it was replaced and has yet to be painted.
7126 was an ex-CHUM FM all
over advertisement bus, hence the lack of it's ad racks. Take into notice
that this bus is headed to Shepard Stn which now is Sheppard-Yonge Stn.
This photograph was taken @ the northeast corner of Kennedy/Sheppard.
Orion Bus Industries 05.501 CNG 9400-9449 Series
This is a special bus of Wilson's. Notice what is
missing for 9402? Well 9402 was converted over the summer into diesel.
The Cummins L10 engine was retrofitted with a Cummins LTA10B engine off of at
retired D40-90. Photographed @ the northeast corner of Bathurst/Steeles.
A common place for all Orion CNGs in the TTC fleet, 9437 is
seen leaving the rte 60E stop at York University for a trip eastbound to Finch
Stn.
Leaving Finch Stn 9443 is on rte 60.
Notice the p/r message 9443 carries. !!GO LEAFS GO!! ROCKET TO A.C.C. Also
behind 9443 is it's diesel sister unit 7111 which is based out of Malvern garage
and is running on rte 53B
Orion Bus Industries 06.501 CNG 9200-9249 Series
Running
rte 196 York University Rocket is Orion VI 9228 which made use of her ramp even
though this route is not designated as an accessible route. The driver was
courteous to do this as some drivers would not of done this.
Orion Bus Industries 07.501 7400-7619 Series
The first of the 220 Orion Bus Industries (VII) 07.501 order arrived and the pilot bus (7400) is seen at Scarborough Town Centre, at the time 7400 was driving supervisors from unknown divisions to lunch at Scarborough Ctr. Notice the new destination signs which are brighter than the old ones.
Last Update January 2, 2003
