Sound Transit 801-827

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Sound Transit 801-827 are Orion 05.501 CNG buses built between 1994 and 1995. These buses were purchased from Pierce Transit in 1999 for use exclusively on Sound Transit routes originating from Pierce County to reduce costs and procurement timeline[1]. They were purchased for between $204,313 and $221,142 depending on year of manufacture[1].

Bus features[1]:

  • Luggage racks
  • Air conditioning
  • Individually controlled reading lights
  • Carpeted flooring (later converted to RCA rubber flooring)[2]

All buses were stored and maintained by Pierce Transit at its facilities given the requirement for CNG maintenance infrastructure[1].

Coaches 803, 805-810, 812-814, 816, 820-822 and 825 were retired and later sold at auction in June of 2008[2]. The balance of coaches were placed into fleet reserve with Pierce Transit[2].

Fleet Numbers Engine Transmission Seating Destination Sign
801-827 Cummins L10G ZF Group HP500 42 Rollsign

Details

Fleet Number Thumbnail Date VIN[3] License Plate Paint Bike Rack Notes
801 1994 2B1569K74R6031981 Check Mark.png
802 1994 2B1569K73R6031986 Check Mark.png
803 1994 2B1569K77R6031991 Check Mark.png
804 1994 2B1569K76R6031996 Check Mark.png
805 1994 2B1569K78R6031997 Check Mark.png
806 1994 2B1569K78R6032003 Check Mark.png
807 1994 2B1569K74R6032015 Check Mark.png
808 1994 2B1569K7XR6032018 Check Mark.png
809 1994 2B1569K71R6032022 Check Mark.png
810 1994 2B1569K77R6032025 Check Mark.png
811 1994 2B1569K72R6032028 Check Mark.png
812 1994 2B1569K74R6032032 Check Mark.png
813 1994 2B1569K7XR6032035 Check Mark.png
814 1994 2B1569K77R6032039 Check Mark.png
815 1994 2B1569K77R6032042 Check Mark.png
816 1994 2B1569K79R6032043 Check Mark.png
817 1994 2B1569K74R6032046 Check Mark.png
818 1994 2B1569K7XR6032049 Check Mark.png
819 1994 2B1569K77R6032056 Check Mark.png
820 1994 2B1569K79R6032057 Check Mark.png
821 1995 2B1569K79R6032060 Check Mark.png
822 1994 2B1569K76R6032064 Check Mark.png
823 1995 2B1569K71R6032067 Check Mark.png
824 1995 2B1569K74R6032071 Check Mark.png
825 1995 2B1569K76R6032074 Check Mark.png
826 1995 2B1569K74R6032077 Check Mark.png
827 1995 2B1569K76R6032081 Check Mark.png

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ST Express 40-foot CNG Bus Specifications (Orion), soundtransit.org, retrieved 23-10-2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 801-827 1994 Orion 5.501, busdude.com, retrieved 23-10-2010
  3. Sound Transit Development Plan 2007-2012 and 2006 Annual Report, soundtransit.org, retrieved 30-10-2010
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