Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'
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| Years of manufacture | 1989 to 2008 |
| Length | 32 to 40 feet |
| Width | 96 or 102 inches |
| Propulsion | Diesel or CNG |
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The Orion Bus Industries Orion V was a high floor transit bus available in different lengths and the widths. One of the longest runing line of buses from Orion, production began in 1989 and ended in late 2008. The final order of the Orion V was by Sonoma County Transit for CNG-powered buses.
The Orion V was one of the earliest models of buses in North America to use compressed natural gas CNG as a fuel. Multiple transit agencies in North America have specified this option. The Orion V is also available in a suburban/commuter configuration with a single door, reclining seats, and parcel racks.
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Models
| Model number | Length (feet, inches) |
Length (mm) |
Width (inches) |
Width (mm) |
Years available |
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| 05.501 | 40' 8.5" | 12,408 | 102" | 2,591 | 1989-2009 |
| 05.502 | 96" | 2,438 | |||
| 05.503 | 35' 7.5" | 10,859 | |||
| 05.504 | 102" | 2,591 | |||
| 05.505 | 32' 5" | 9,881 | 96" | 2,438 | |
| 05.506 | 102" | 2,591 |
Specifications
Engine
- Cummins C8.3
- Cummins C Gas Plus (CNG, offered from 2001-2007)
- Cummins ISM
- Cummins M11 (offered from 1994-1999)
- Cummins L10 (offered from 1989-1994)
- Cummins L10G (CNG, offered from 1989-1999)
- Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
- Detroit Diesel S50/S50EGR (offered from 1994-2005)
- Detroit Diesel S50G (CNG)
- John Deere 6081H (CNG, no longer offered after 2006)
Transmission
HVAC
- Carrier
- Thermo King
- Sutrak
Doors
- Front:
- 35.75” Slide glide
- Rear:
- 34.75" Slide glide
- Swing Out
Operators
Canada 
- Ajax Transit - Ajax, ON
- Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) - Ajax/Pickering, ON
- Autobus Viens - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
- Barrie Transit - Barrie, ON
- Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
- Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
- Brantford Transit - Brantford, ON
- Burlington Transit - Burlington, ON
- Cambridge Transit - Cambridge, ON
- Chatham Transit - Chatham, ON
- Coach Canada
- Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) - Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, BC
- Cobourg Transit - Cobourg, ON
- Commission de transport de Drummondville - Drummondville, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan (CITCRC) - Carignan; Chambly; Marieville; Richelieu; Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport de Sorel-Varennes (CITSV) - Contrecoeur; Saint-Amable; Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel; Sorel-Tracy; Varennes; and Verchères - QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport du Sud-Ouest (CITSO) - Beauharnois; Châteauguay; Kahnawake; Léry; and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - QC
- Cornwall Transit - Cornwall, ON
- Durham Region Transit (DRT) - Durham Region, ON
- Fortress of Louisbourg - Louisbourgh, NS
- GO Transit - Golden Horseshoe, ON
- Grand River Transit - Waterloo Region, ON
- Grande Prairie Transit - Grande Prairie, AB
- Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON
- Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) - Hamilton, ON
- Kingston Transit - Kingston, ON
- Kingston Township Transit - Kingston, ON
- Kitchener Transit - Kitchener, ON
- London Transit (LTC) - London, ON
- Markham Transit - Markham, ON
- Metrobus - St. John's, NL
- Mississauga Transit - Mississauga, ON
- Moose Jaw Transit - Moose Jaw, SK
- Niagara Transit - Niagara Falls, ON
- North Bay Transit - North Bay, ON
- Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
- Orillia Transit - Orillia, ON
- Oshawa Transit Commission (OTC) - Oshawa, ON
- OC Transpo - Ottawa, ON
- Peterborough Transit - Peterborough, ON
- Pickering Transit - Pickering, ON
- Sarnia Transit - Sarnia, ON
- Sudbury Transit - Sudbury, ON
- St. Catharines Transit - St. Catharines, ON
- Thunder Bay Transit - Thunder Bay, ON
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) - Toronto, ON
- Transit Cape Breton - Cape Breton, NS
- Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON
- Vaughan Transit - Vaughan, ON
- Welland Transit - Welland, Ontario
- Whitby Transit - Whitby, ON
- York Region Transit (YRT) - York Region, ON
United States 
- Asheville Transit System - Asheville, NC
- Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA) - San Juan, PR
- BAT Community Collector - Bangor, ME
- Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) - Reading, PA
- Blue Water Area Transit - Port Huron, MI
- Broome County Transit - Binghamton, NY
- Butte Regional Transit - Butte County, CA
- Butte-Silver Bow Transit - Butte, MT
- Capital Area Transit - Raleigh, NC
- Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) - Albany, NY
- Caz Limo and Tours – Syracuse, NY
- Central Florida Regional Transit Authority (LYNX) - Orlando, FL
- Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CENTRO) - Syracuse/Oswego/Utica/Rome, NY
- Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) - State College, PA
- Citibus – Watertown, NY
- City of Alexandria Transit - Alexandria, LA
- Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) - Norman, OK
- Coach USA
- Command Bus Company - Brooklyn, NY
- Community Transit - Lynnwood & Snohomish County, WA
- Coralville Transit - Coralville, IA
- CyRide - Ames, IA
- DASH (Alexandria Transit Company) - Alexandria, VA
- Davenport CitiBus - Davenport, IA
- Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
- Duke University Transit
- Everett Transit - Everett, WA
- Fairfax Connector - Fairfax County, VA
- Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
- Fresno Area Express (FAX) - Fresno, CA
- Go West Transit - Macomb, IL
- Gold Coast Transit - Ventura County, CA
- Golden Empire Transit - Bakersfield, CA
- Golden Gate Transit - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority – Attleboro/Taunton, MA
- Greater Glens Falls Transit – Glen Falls, NY
- Green Bus Lines - Jamaica, NY
- Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) - Greensboro, NC
- Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) - Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News, VA
- Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) - Danbury, CT
- Iowa City Transit - Iowa City, IA
- Jefferson Transit - Jefferson County, WA
- Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KRT) - Charleston WV
- Kenosha Transit - Kenosha, WI
- Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (Citrus Connection) - Lakeland, FL
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) - Los Angeles, CA
- Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MTA) - Macon & Bibb County, GA
- Madison Metro - Madison, WI
- Metro Regional Transit Authority - Akron, OH
- METRO Transit - Oklahoma City, OK
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City Transit Authority and MTA Bus) - New York, NY
- Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
- Monterey-Salinas Transit - Monterey & Salinas, CA
- New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) - New Orleans, LA
- New York Bus Service - New York, NY
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) - Buffalo/Niagara Frontier Region
- North Slope Borough Transit - Barrow, AK
- Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority - Wheeling, WV
- Omnitrans - San Bernardino County, CA
- Pierce Transit - Pierce County, WA
- Placer County Transit - Auburn & Placer County, CA
- Port Authority of Allegheny County - Pittsburgh, PA
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission - Woodbridge, VA
- The Bus - Prince George's County, MD
- Private Transportation - Brooklyn, NY
- Queens Surface Corporation - Queens, NY
- The Rapid - Grand Rapids, MI
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) - Rhode Island
- Ride-On - Montgomery County, MD
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) - Rochester, NY
- Sacramento Regional Transit District - Sacramento, CA
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) - Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Rosa CityBus - Santa Rosa, CA
- Sioux City Transit - Sioux City, IA
- Sound Transit - Snohomish, King & Pierce Counties, WA
- South Coast Area Transit - Ventura County, CA
- South Portland Bus Service – South Portland, ME
- SporTran - Shreveport and Bossier City, LA
- Stanislaus Regional Transit - Stanislaus County, CA
- Suffolk County Transit - Suffolk County, NY
- SunLine Transit Agency - Coachella Valley, CA
- Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART) - CA
- Transit Services of Frederick County - Frederick County, MD
- Transport of Rockland (TOR) - Rockland County, NY
- Triboro Coach Corporation - Jackson Heights, NY
- Union City Transit - Union City, CA
- Unitrans - Davis, CA
- Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
- Vail Transit - Vail, CO
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (Metrobus) - Washington, DC
- Westchester County Bee-Line System - Westchester County, NY
- Whatcom Transportation Authority - Bellingham, WA
- Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus) - Woodland & Yolo County, CA
Demonstrator and engineering Units
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.
| Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | VIN | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| Dec. 1988 | 2B1569E74K5030000 |
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| 1989 | 2B1569776K6030040 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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| 1992 | 2B1529773N6030903 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison MD 3060 |
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| 1220A | 2003 | Cummins ISL-07 | ZF |
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| 1225 | 2007 |
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