Hybrids & Double-Deckers

Orion Bus Industries 07.501 Next Generation Hybrid

	5001, a 2008 Orion VII NG, is the first hybrid bus delivered to OC Transpo. It was spotted waiting to enter service at Greenboro Station on Feb. 23, 2009.
	5001 is shown approaching Greenboro Station on Feb. 23, 2009. These buses are equipped with a Cummins ISB engine coupled to a BAE Hybridrive series hybrid system using lithium-ion batteries. Orion offered the batteries because of reliability issues with the lead-acid batteries used on hybrid buses in Toronto and New York.
	5001 was spotted on Bank Street on Blossom Park on Feb. 23, 2009. The first two hybrid buses were delivered to OC Transpo in October 2008, where they underwent extensive testing before entering revenue service in late November 2008.
	5001 is seen on Athans Avenue in Blossom Park on Feb. 23, 2009.
	5001 was spotted leaving South Keys Station on Feb. 23, 2009.
	5002 is the second of two pilot buses delivered to OC Transpo in advance of an order for 177 Orion VII NG hybrid buses to be delivered in 2009 and 2010. This photo was taken at St. Laurent Station on Dec. 9, 2008, two days before a lengthy transit strike stopped all bus service in Ottawa for more than two months.
	5003 is a 2009 Orion VII NG Hybrid, the first bus of the main hybrid order to enter OC Transpo service. 5003 entered service in June 2009 and delivery of the remaining 94 buses of the first part of the order began in late July. It is shown parked at the St. Laurent garage on Nov. 14, 2009.
	5004 is another 2009 Orion VII NG, spotted at Confederation Square in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5007 is shown boarding riders at the Rideau Centre on November 11, 2009. The biggest difference between the 2009 buses and the two pilot buses is that most of the transom windows are sealed on the newer buses, except for the two rearmost side windows, while the 2008 buses have tip-in transom windows for the whole length of the bus. The Orion logo has also been added on the backs of the 2009 and 2010 buses.
	5013 was spotted at the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5015 is shown loading passengers at the Rideau Centre on November 11, 2009.
	5016 is seen on Lyon Street North near the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5016 was spotted again on Albert Street near Lebreton Transitway Station on November 11, 2009.
	5021 is shown on Wellington Street about to turn onto Bank Street. This photo was taken on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5027 was spotted on Wellington Street at Confederation Square, near Elgin Street and the Parliament Buildings, on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5029 is shown boarding passengers at the Rideau Centre on November 11, 2009.
	5029 was spotted again at Confederation Square near the Château Laurier hotel on Nov. 11, 2009.
	5043 is shown parked at the St. Laurent garage on November 14, 2009.
	5057 is seen resting at the St. Laurent garage on Nov. 14, 2009.
	5058 is shown parked at the St. Laurent garage on November 14, 2009.
	5068 was seen at Hurdman Station on June 30, 2010.
	5068 is shown parked at the St. Laurent garage on July 30, 2011.
	5073 was spotted at the St. Laurent garage on November 14, 2009.
	5073 was seen again at Thermo King on Stevenage Drive in Ottawa’s southeast end on July 1^st, 2010.
	5076 is shown parked at the St. Laurent garage along with 9733 on Nov. 14, 2009.
	5077 was spotted parked near the St. Laurent North garage on November 14, 2009.
	5080 was spotted being serviced at Thermo King on Nov. 14, 2009. Thermo King services the HVAC systems on OC Transpo’s buses and they are often seen there before final delivery to the transit system.
	5081 was seen at Bayview Station on Nov. 24, 2010.
	5083 was seen waiting to enter service at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5085 is shown at Thermo King with 1203, 5080 and 5087 on November 14, 2009.
	5086 was seen with 5083 at Thermo King on Nov. 14, 2009.
	5096 was spotted at the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa on June 30, 2010.
	5099 is a 2010 Orion VII NG hybrid, shown boarding riders at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010. This second order of hybrid buses for OC Transpo brought the numbering scheme of 5177.
	5101 was seen on Rideau Street near the Rideau Centre on Nov. 24, 2010. Unlike the New Flyer bus 6101, this bus was not renumbered after delivery, so there are now two buses numbered 5101 in the OC Transpo fleet: this bus and the preserved 1958 GMC TDH-5105.
	5102 is another 2010 Orion VII, seen at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5102, 5105, and 5104 were spotted parked behind Thermo King on March 6, 2010.
	5103 and 5104 are shown behind Thermo King in southeast Ottawa on March 6, 2010.
	5109, 5107, and 5106 are seen at Thermo King prior to entering OC Transpo service on March 6, 2010.
	5109 and 5110 were spotted parked at Thermo King on March 6, 2010. The lower photo also shows 5114.
	5111 is shown parked next to 5106 at Thermo King on March 6, 2010.
	5111, 5106, 5114 and 5109 are shown at Thermo King on March 6, 2010.
	5123 was spotted at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5135 is shown at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5136 was spotted at the Rideau Centre on June 30, 2010.
	5147 was seen waiting to resume service at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5150 is shown at Billings Bridge Station on June 30, 2010.
	5150 is seen on display at the Doors Open Ottawa open house at the Industrial garage on June 2, 2012.
	5151 was seen boarding passengers at the Rideau Centre on June 30, 2010.
	(New!) 5151 was spotted on St. Laurent Blvd. at Belfast Street near the St. Laurent garage on May 9, 2014.
	(New!) 5156 is seen shortly after being towed to the St. Laurent garage on May 9, 2014.
	5162 was spotted parked at Thermo King with 5167 on July 1^st, 2010.
	5163 was seen waiting to resume service at Greenboro Station in south Ottawa on June 30, 2010.

Alexander Dennis Enviro500

	1201 was a 2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500, one of three delivered to OC Transpo as part of a year-long pilot project to evaluate double deckers in transit service in Ottawa. This photo shows the bus parked behind the St. Laurent garage on Jan. 10, 2009, during the 2008-2009 Ottawa transit strike.
	1202 is shown on a training run at Lebreton Station on Feb. 23, 2009. After the end of the bus strike, the buses were used solely to train drivers for a few weeks so they could learn to handle the extra-large vehicles.
	1202 was seen again at Lebreton Station on Feb. 23, 2009. These buses entered service in late March 2009 and were used in service on heavily used long-distance bus routes.
	1202 is shown on Albert Street in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 24, 2010. After two years of testing these buses, OC Transpo placed an order for 75 double decker buses to be numbered in the 8000-series and enter service in late 2012.
	1203 was spotted with 5085 and 5087 at Thermo King on Stevenage Drive on Nov. 14, 2009.
	1203 is shown on display at the Industrial garage during the Doors Open Ottawa open house on June 2, 2012. The three pilot buses were withdrawn from service on June 22, 2012, and were sold to BC Transit Victoria once the new double deckers had been delivered. They entered service there as buses 9529 to 9531 on July 18, 2013.
	8001 is a 2012 ADL Enviro500, the first of the low-height double decker buses to be delivered to OC Transpo. This bus was originally numbered 1204 when it was first delivered, and it is shown parked at the Industrial garage during on June 1^st, 2013.
	8004 is another 2012 Enviro500, spotted parked outside the Industrial garage on April 20, 2013.
	(New!) 8014 is shown parked at the Industrial garage with 6608 on June 7, 2014. This photo shows the extra fleet numbers that OC Transpo has added to the front of these buses since their delivery.
	8020 is shown giving tours of the Industrial garage during the Doors Open Ottawa open house on June 1^st, 2013.
	8032 was spotted parked outside the Industrial garage on April 20, 2013. Unlike the 1200-series of double decker buses, these buses are only 13’ 6” tall and therefore do not require excess height permits to operate on public roads.
	8042 is seen on display at the Industrial garage during the Doors Open Ottawa event on June 1^st, 2013.
	(New!) 8042 is shown parked at the Industrial garage on May 9, 2014.
	8048 was spotted parked at the St. Laurent garage on April 20, 2013.
	(New!) 8051 is shown parked at the Industrial garage on June 7, 2014. When these buses were first delivered, the maple leaf design covered the rearmost side windows as shown on this bus and the bus parked in front of 8059 in the photo below.
	8058 is seen parked outside the Industrial garage on April 20, 2013.
	8059 is shown parked at the Industrial garage on June 1^st, 2013.
	8070 was spotted parked at the Industrial garage on June 1^st, 2013.

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