BC Transit 610 was an OBI
Orion 05.501 bus built in 1991. Along with sister buses 600-609, they were the only Orion V model buses to operate for BC Transit.
While assigned the internal number 8610, similar to most Victoria-based units it was never applied to this unit.
Details
All buses in the Victoria fleet were given names honouring the countries participating in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.[1]
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Date
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VIN
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License plate
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System/Status
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Notes
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| 610
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1991
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2B1569770M5030513
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Retired
June 2011
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- First assigned to Victoria.
- Named "Spirit of Norfolk Islands" for 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Transferred to Cowichan Valley in May 2006.
- Transferred to Campbell River by 2008.
- Transferred to Victoria in June 2011 for storage.
- Scrapped January 2012.
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| Current Bus Fleet
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| New Flyer
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1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 1148-1185, 1186-1202, 1203-1212, 1213-1232, 1233-1253
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| Nova
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6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434, 9435-9446, 9447-9486
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| Double Deck
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9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9528, 9529-9531, 9532-9542, 9543-9550
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| Vicinity
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3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4200-4233, 4234-4248, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
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| Aero Elite
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3016-3023, 3024-3028, 3029-3034
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| ARBOC
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2311-2315, 2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687, 2723-2756, 2802-2860, 2861-2895
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| Sprinter
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2340-2341, 2345-2346, 2368
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| Micro Bird
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2688-2722, 2757-2784, 2785-2801
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| Systems
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| North Central
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100 Mile House, Bella Coola, Bulkley Nechako, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Kitimat, Port Edward, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skeena, Smithers, Terrace, Williams Lake
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| Vancouver Island
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Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Salt Spring Island, Victoria
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| South Coast
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Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Powell River, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Whistler
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| Southern Interior
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Ashcroft-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
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| Kootenays
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Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
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| Former Systems
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Vancouver, Golden
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