The Orion V is a line of rigid high-floor transit buses sold in 32, 35 and 40 foot lengths. Ontario Bus Industries introduced it in 1989 as the replacement for the Orion I, and its maker later became Orion Bus Industries, a subsidiary of Daimler Buses North America. Buses used a longitudinally mounted diesel or natural gas engine with a T-drive transmission coupling to the rear axle, and compressed natural gas buses carried their fuel in eight roof tanks. The body was a welded steel tube monocoque clad in steel and fiberglass panels with an aluminum roof. Canadian buses were assembled in Mississauga, Ontario, and buses for the United States market were assembled in Oriskany, New York to meet Buy America rules. The low-floor Orion VI (1993) and Orion VII (2001) followed it, yet production of the Orion V continued until 2009, and the last examples were delivered to Sonoma County Transit in 2008.
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Canadian buses were assembled at the OBI plant in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Introduced in 1989 by Ontario Bus Industries
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The Orion V is a line of rigid high-floor transit buses
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The conventionally powered buses, either with longitudinally mounted diesel or natural gas engines
Design, fuel
Compressed natural gas (CNG) buses carry their fuel on the roof in eight tanks
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The last Orion V models were built for Sonoma County Transit in 2008.
Design, assembly
Canadian buses were assembled at the OBI plant in Mississauga, Ontario.
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