Toronto Transit Commission 9400-9449

Interior layout of 9400-9449.

Toronto Transit Commission 9400-9449 were Orion 05.501 buses built and delivered in 1996.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Cummins M11 280 hp	Allison World B400R 5 speed	37: American Seating Model 6468	Luminator Mega:MAX

History

Order

These buses were supposed to be part of an order for 100 CNG-powered Orion VI low floor accessible buses. However in an attempt to expedite delivery after production delays, half of the order was built as lift-equipped high floor buses.

The buses were still powered by CNG and used a Cummins L10G engine. The TTC's experiment with CNG fuel was not successful (especially after tank design issues forced this series off the road temporarily in 1997). Unlike the 9200 series Orion VI CNG buses that were retired, the entire 9400 series was converted from CNG to diesel power.

Refurbishments and Conversions

Used as a testbed, 9402 was converted to diesel in 2002 using a Cummins LTA10B engine from a retired D40-90. Following in 2004, 9400 was converted to diesel with a Cummins M11 engine. Both operated in service as diesel-powered units before their rebuild with the rest of the fleet. The bulk of the fleet conversion took place during their rebuild between late 2005-2006, with the final units being released in January 2007.

The rooftop-mounted CNG fuel tanks were removed at Fiba Canning Inc., and the buses were towed to Harvey Shops for rebuild (with the exception of 9400 and 9402). All units were re-engined with Cummins M11 diesel engines. This included 9402 which had its LTA10B engine replaced during rebuild in 2006. The rebuilt buses had their body panels replaced with fiberglass ones that do not corrode. The buses also received bike racks, automated announcements, and CCTV cameras.

Movement and Deployment History

Following conversion to diesel, these buses were scattered around assorted Wilson division routes. Following the arrival of the 8300-8334 batch of buses, these buses were most commonly found on routes 29 Dufferin and 107 Keele North, rarely being found on other Wilson division routes. Towards the end of 2014, these buses began to be sent out on a larger variety of routes, and were most commonly found on routes 106 York University, 107 Keele North, and 196 York University Rocket.

From December 2014 until January 2015, eight buses (9442-9449), were temporarily transferred to Malvern division to offset bus shortages as the 7000-series buses were in the process of retirement.

Retirements

On December 4, 2015, the TTC held a ceremonial final run for the last high floor buses in the fleet. Unit 9411 departed as an extra on route 196 University Rocket from Downsview Station at around 10:30am. Unit 9419 was originally set aside for the occasion, but was substituted for 9411 due to mechanical issues that developed that morning.

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License plate	Garage	Status/Disposal	Notes
9400		December 1996	2B1569K77T6032890	981 0BF (prev. BH8 954)	Wilson	Retired Structural - collision in September 2013.	Second 94xx vehicle to be converted to diesel (2004); retained CNG tank until rebuild.
9401		December 1996	2B1569K79T6032891	754 5BF (prev. BH8 953)	Wilson	Retired October 2015
9402		December 1996	2B1569K70T6032892	979 2BF (prev. BH8 952)	Wilson	Retired December 2015	First 94xx unit to be converted to diesel (2002); tank removed. Made its last run on route 106 before retirement.
9403		December 1996	2B1569K72T6032893	982 0BF (prev. BH8 951)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9404		December 1996	2B1569K74T6032894	980 2BF (prev. BH8 950)	Wilson	Retired August 2015
9405		December 1996	2B1569K76T6032895	754 6BF (prev. BH8 949)	Wilson	Retired November 2015
9406		December 1996	2B1569K78T6032896	979 1BF (prev. BH8 948)	Wilson	Retired March 2015	Hit TTC 2421 on September 18, 2004.
9407		December 1996	2B1569K7XT6032897	979 7BF (prev. BH8 947)	Wilson	Retired August 2014
9408		December 1996	2B1569K71T6032898	981 9BF (prev. BH8 946)	Wilson	Retired March 2015	93xx-style doors. Had previously carried white fleet numbers.
9409		December 1996	2B1569K73T6032899	754 7BF (prev. BH8 945)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9410		December 1996	2B1569K76T6032900	982 7BF (prev. BH8 944)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9411		December 1996	2B1569K78T6032901	979 0BF (prev. BH8 943)	Wilson	Retired December 4, 2015 Sold to a private owner.	Collided with TTC 9426 in November 2011; repaired by December. Made its last run on route 196 before retirement.
9412		November 1996	2B1569K7XT6032902	980 9BF (prev. BH8 942)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9413		December 1996	2B1569K71T6032903	981 8BF (prev. BH8 941)	Wilson	Retired November 2015
9414		November 1996	2B1569K73T6032904	981 7BF (prev. BL2 699; BH8 938)	Wilson	Retired July 2015
9415		January 1997	2B1569K75T6032905	754 8BF (prev. BH8 939)	Wilson	Retired September 2015	Featured bus on the 2005 bike rack brochure.
9416		January 1997	2B1569K77T6032906	754 9BF (prev. BH8 940)	Wilson	Retired January 2015
9417		December 1996	2B1569K79T6032907	978 9BF (prev. BH8 937)	Wilson	Retired October 2015
9418		December 1996	2B1569K70T6032908	979 6BF (prev. BH8 936)	Wilson	Retired August 2015
9419		December 1996	2B1569K72T6032909	981 6BF (prev. BH8 935)	Wilson	Retired December 2015	Made its last run on route 78 before retirement.
9420		December 1996	2B1569K79T6032910	980 1BF (prev. BH8 934)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9421		December 1996	2B1569K73T6032921	983 3BF (prev. BH8 933)	Wilson	Retired June 2015
9422		November 1996	2B1569K72T6032912	979 5BF (prev. BH8 932)	Wilson	Retired November 2015	Hit TTC 7931 in early June 2010.
9423		December 1996	2B1569K74T6032913	982 6BF (prev. BH8 931)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9424		December 1996	2B1569K76T6032914	979 9BF (prev. BH8 930)	Wilson	Retired October 2015 Sold to a Private Owner.
9425		December 1996	2B1569K78T6032915	980 8BF (prev. BH8 929)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9426		December 1996	2B1569K7XT6032916	980 0BF (prev. BH8 928)	Wilson	Retired October 2015	Suffered serious damage in collision with 9411 in November 2011.
9427		November 1996	2B1569K71T6032917	982 5BF (prev. BL2 700; BH8 927)	Wilson	Retired March 2015
9428		December 1996	2B1569K73T6032921	983 4BF (prev. BH8 926)	Wilson	Retired June 2015
9429		December 1996	2B1569K75T6032919	982 4BF (prev. BH8 925)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9430		December 1996	2B1569K71T6032920	982 3BF (prev. BM5 864; BH8 924)	Wilson	Retired December 4th, 2015	Made its last run on route 501 before retirement.
9431		December 1996	2B1569K73T6032921	983 5BF (prev. BH8 923)	Wilson	Retired June 2015
9432		December 1996	2B1569K75T6032922	979 4BF (prev. BH8 922)	Wilson	Retired October 2015 Scrapped March 2016.
9433		November 1996	2B1569K77T6032923	980 7BF (prev. BH8 921)	Wilson	Retired November 30, 2015	Made its last run on route 95 before retirement.
9434		January 1997	2B1569K79T6032924	982 2BF (prev. BH8 920)	Wilson	Retired March 2015
9435		December 1996	2B1569K70T6032925	755 0BF (prev. BH8 919)	Wilson	Retired September 2015	93xx-series style front doors. CNG tank removed in January 2006.
9436		December 1996	2B1569K72T6032926	754 4BF (prev. BH8 918)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9437		December 1996	2B1569K74T6032927	979 3BF (prev. BH8 917)	Wilson	Retired January 2015
9438		December 1996	2B1569K76T6032928	981 5BF (prev. BH8 916)	Wilson	Retired October 2015
9439		January 1997	2B1569K78T6032929	981 4BF (prev. BL2 501; BH8 915)	Wilson	Retired November 2015	White fleet number on the front.
9440		December 1996	2B1569K74T6032930	981 3BF (prev. BH8 914)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9441		December 1996	2B1569K76T6032931	979 8BF (prev. BM5 862; BH8 913)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9442		December 1996	2B1569K78T6032932	978 8BF (prev. BH8 912)	Wilson	Retired August 2015
9443		January 1997	2B1569K7XT6032933	983 1BF (prev. BH8 911)	Wilson	Retired November 2015
9444		December 1996	2B1569K71T6032934	980 6BF (prev. BH8 910)	Wilson	Retired July 2015
9445		January 1997	2B1569K73T6032935	981 2BF (prev. BH8 909)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9446		December 1996	2B1569K75T6032936	983 6BF (prev. BH8 908)	Wilson	Retired August 2015
9447		January 1997	2B1569K77T6032937	754 3BF (prev. BL2 502; BH8 907)	Wilson	Retired September 2015
9448		January 1997	2B1569K79T6032938	983 7BF (prev. BL2 503; BH8 906)	Wilson	Retired November 2015
9449		January 1997	2B1569K70T6032939	980 5BF (prev. BH8 905)	Wilson	Retired September 2015

See also

• 94xx Orion V CNG sightings (Old CPTDB)