TTC Orion VII bus #1000 prepares to leave Spadina station in service on 127 DAVENPORT on May 19, 2013. Photo by Mark David.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid Route 1031 operating on 71 RUNNYMEDE, pulls into a recently rebuilt Gunns loop on the morning of September 17, 2010. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus #1046 in service on route 127 DAVENPORT at Davenport Road and Bathurst Street, across from the Hillcrest Complex. This photo was taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos on December 27, 2016.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1051 turns from St. Clair onto Vaughan, in service on the "Oakwood" branch of the 90 VAUGHAN route. This picture was shot April 23, 2010 by Downsview7834.

TTC Orion VII 1084 waits at Eglinton station to begin a run to Steeles on 51 LESLIE. This shot, taken on December 27, 2009, was taken by Downsview7834.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid 1092 departs Finch station for the rest of the 97 YONGE run to Steeles. Photo snapped on January 22, 2010 by Downsview7834.

Lex Reid shot this view of TTC Orion VII OG Hybrid 1093 on the 85 SHEPPARD EAST route, arriving at Don Mills Station on May 16, 2015.

TTC Orion VII OG Hybrid 1111 lays over at Finch Station after a busy trip along the 53 STEELES EAST route. Photo by: TorontoTransportGuy.

TTC Orion VII OG Hybrid 1111 on the 85 SHEPPARD EAST route rolls towards Don Mills Station on a snowy morning in Toronto. Photo: TorontoTransportGuy

TTC Orion VII bus #1113 picks up a passenger at Old Finch Avenue and Morningview Trail at the northern end of the 131 NUGGET route on March 22, 2016. This photograph was taken by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII HEV #1120 is seen at Scarborough Centre station running on 134 PROGRESS on June 8, 2011. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos.

TTC Orion VII 1st Gen 1124 heads toward Rouge Hill GO Station along the 85A SHEPPARD EAST route on September 11th, 2014. Photo by TorontoTransportGuy.

TTC Orion VII Next Gen bus #1201 turns from Finch Avenue East southbound onto Neilson, in service on 133 NEILSON. This photograph was taken by James Bow on March 22, 2016.

TTC Orion VII 1203 parked at Finch getting ready for a run on Route 53B Steeles East, taken on November 17, 2007. Photo by Michael Seong

TTC Orion VII NG Hybrid bus #1206 loading passengers on route 36 FINCH WEST at Finch Station. Photo taken on June 21, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos.

A shot of the interior of TTC Orion VII 1206, photographed November 24, 2007. Photo by Michael Seong.

TTC Orion VII 1206 parked at Finch getting ready for a run on Route 53B Steeles East, taken on November 24, 2007. Photo by Michael Seong

TTC Orion VII bus 1238 pulls into a stop just east of Bathurst in service on the 96 WILSON, on its way to York Mills station. The day is September 17, 2010. Photo by James Bow.

A rainy day at Downsview Station with TTC Orion VII NG Hybrid bus #1252 entering its maiden voyage westbound to Weston Road on route 84 SHEPPARD WEST. Photo taken on June 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus #1272 poses alongside TTC Flexity LRV 4413 at Hillcrest, showing off the TTC's new (for 2016) bus livery. This photo was taken on November 30, 2016 and is courtesy the TTC.

A close-up of TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" Hybrid bus #1272 in the updated Flexity-inspired livery. This photo was taken on November 30, 2016 and is courtesy the TTC.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus #1272, bearing the TTC's new bus livery, poses alongside fellow class-member #1230, in the older livery. This photo was taken on November 30, 2016 and is courtesy the TTC.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1274 approaches Avenue Road westbound on 96G WILSON "Torbarrie" service on May 2, 2013. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII NextGen Hybrid 1283 at Scarborough Centre Station on the 129B McCOWAN NORTH route to Steeles. Photo by TorontoTransportGuy.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1285 is seen at Wilson Station while servicing the 119 TORBARRIE route. Photo taken by Flame Cube on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

TTC Orion VII NG Hybrid bus #1288 Laying over at Downsview Station on 108 DOWNSVIEW. Photo taken on June 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid Route 1333 pulls up to the Canadian Air and Space Museum at the end of its 101 PARC DOWNSVIEW PARK run, around noon on September 17, 2010. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII Next-Gen hybrid bus #1345 seen at Kipling station operating on the 46 MARTIN GROVE service on January 29, 2013. Photographed by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos

On October 19, 2016, TTC bus #1391 (Orion VII Next-Gen Hybrid) was seen in service on the short turn 131F NUGGET EXPRESS service between Kennedy station and Scarborough Centre station to relief its passengers during the Scarborough RT refurbishment. This photo was taken that day by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

Orion bus VII "Next Gen" #8124 runs eastbound along Adelaide Street East, operating on 143 BEACH EXPRESS service. Photo taken by Roman Fomin on February 8, 2013.

TTC Orion VII #1500 turns from St. Clair onto Vaughan, heading towards Eglinton Avenue in this June 5, 2008 shot. Photo by Ryan Flores.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid Route 1514 pulls into Spadina station on the morning of Friday, September 17, 2010, in service on 127 DAVENPORT. This bus bay, on the southern side of the station, used to play host to the 77 SPADINA, while the Davenport buses loaded and unloaded on the north side. Now the north side handles all unloading, and the crowds have moved downstairs to the Spadina streetcar. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid Route 1514 picks up passengers on the southern bus bay at Spadina station, before a westbound run on 127 DAVENPORT. Photo taken by James Bow on September 17, 2010.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1523 waits to turn west from Jane Street onto Dundas Street West during service on the 55 Warren Park route. Photo taken on April 4, 2010 by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid Route 1532 finishes a service run and heads out of Spadina station on its way back to its garage. This photo, snapped by James Bow, was taken on the morning of September 17, 2010.

TTC Orion VII Next generation hybrid #1539 approaches passengers of 11 BAYVIEW on the rainy morning of September 28, 2010. This photo is taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1582 waits for a green light at the intersection of Keele Street and Dundas Street West in the heart of the Junction. Photo taken on November 29, 2008 by Andrew Barton.

Waiting to proceed east at the intersection of Rogers Road and Dufferin Street, TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1596 serves the 161 Rogers Road route on June 27, 2009. Photo by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1609 passes a pair of woman hurrying off to work, operating northbound on 6 BAY approaching King Street in the morning of July 4, 2014. Photo by James Bow.

TTC "Next Gen" Orion VII hybrid pulls into the bus bay at St. George station in service on 26 DUPONT on January 29, 2011. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid 1617 crosses Earnscliffe Road on Oakwood, on its way to Eglinton West station on June 12, 2009. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus #1657 heads northbound on Bay Street, in 6 BAY service, approaching College on June 12, 2015. Photo by William Busuttil.

TTC bus #1672, an Orion VII Next Generation Hybrid built in 2008 seen operating on Route 6 BAY going south past Wellington Ave. Photographed by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos on June 18, 2014.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid bus #1675 pauses at Eglinton West station in service on 32 EGLINTON WEST. This photo was taken on June 14, 2011 by James Bow.

In summer 2009, Orion V bus 7009 flies past new Orion VII hybrid 1708 while heading westbound on Finch Avenue East. Photo by Jonathan Chen.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1713 seen on Bishop Avenue near Finch Station on route 53 STEELES EAST. The photo was taken on December 19, 2009 by Ryan Flores.

TTC Orion VII Hybrid 1738 heads east on Eglinton Avenue towards Brimley, in service on 21 BRIMLEY in the summer of 2010. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

TTC Orion VII "Next Generation" bus #1754 pauses at Scarborough Centre station in service on 133 NEILSON. This photo was taken on May 4, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

TTC Orion VII NextGen 1755 heads to Scarborough Centre Station along the 132 MILNER route on September 17th, 2014

In August 2011, the Google Street View car happened to be at the corner of Old Finch at Morningview in time to catch TTC Next Gen Orion VII bus 1776 in service in 131 NUGGET. On the edge of the Rouge Valley, it feels like the city is at its end.

TTC Orion VII Next Gen hybrid bus #1786 is seen on 39 FINCH EAST, heading west towards Finch station on May 2, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube.

TTC Orion VII Next Gen hybrid bus #1787 pulls up to a stop at Middlefield, westbound in 53 STEELES EAST service. A rainbow behind tells the story of a stormy afternoon. This photo was taken on April 11, 2017. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus Route 1800 pokes out from under the new Dufferin Street underpass, southbound at Queen Street in this November 2010 shot. Photo by Jeffrey Kay.

Felix Tse captured TTC Orion VII bus #7400 seen on display as the Commission's newest bus, at the TTC 2003 Roadeo which had been taken place at the Arrow Road Garage. It is signed on the 190 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE ROCKET.

TTC Orion VII #7400, seen here leaving Scarborough Centre station in service on the 190 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE ROCKET on August 16, 2005. Photo by Richard Hooles.

Jonathon Markowski caught this picture of TTC Orion VII bus #7412 operating through Don Mills station in service on 190 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE ROCKET. This shot was taken in November 2006.

TTC Orion VII bus #7442 is seen here departing Pape Stn. at Lipton Avenue and Pape Avenue on route 25 DON MILLS on the first day of the year, January 1, 2017. Photo taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

A rear view of Orion VII vehicle 7470, heading northbound on Yonge Street in this 2005 shot. Photo by Greg Northcott.

TTC Orion VII #7485 heads southbound, in service on the 57 MIDLAND route, on a rainy day in November 2009. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

This Orion bus VII #7499, in service on 25 DON MILLS route, reminds passengers of the recent TTC fare hike. Effective January 1, 2013, an extra cash fare of 5� will be required when using 2012 Senior/Student tickets. This image was taken and compiled by Roman Fomin on January 3, 2013.

TTC Orion VII bus #7535 lays over in 190 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE ROCKET while Orion VII Next Gen Hybrid bus #1761 pulls up in 199 FINCH ROCKET service. This photo was taken by James Bow on the afternoon of April 11, 2017.

TTC Orion VII bus 7537 crosses Lawrence Avenue northbound on a 97A "Yonge Blvd" run on July 12, 2006. Photo by James Bow

TTC Orion VII bus #7563 lays over at Kennedy station in service on 34 EGLINTON EAST on August 6, 2017. Photo by Marcus Danchuk.

TTC Orion VII bus #7633 that had been refurbished seen operating on the 198 UofT SCARBOROUGH ROCKET at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Midland Avenue on September 9, 2014. This photo was taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

TTC Orion VII bus #7637 heads northbound through the Peanut Plaza in service on the 185 DON MILLS ROCKET on August 7, 2016. Photo by Patrick Yutiga.

TTC Orion VII bus #7676 loads up passengers at Warden station, in service on the 70 O'CONNOR route on the evening of August 3, 2017. Photo by Marcus Danchuk.

TTC Orion VII bus #7725 turns from westbound Commissioners onto northbound Cherry Street, at the southern end of the 72 PAPE route, on the morning of July 17, 2014. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII #7725 turns from Yonge Street onto Wellington Street West in the rainy evening of January 25, 2010. Caught by Roman Fomin.

As the cold weather bitters through, TTC Orion VII bus #7734 as seen on the 102 MARKHAM ROAD bus going to Warden Stn. at Markham Road and Greenbrae Circuit. This photo was snapped by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos on February 13, 2015.

TTC Orion VII bus #7745 seen at Bellamy Road north of Lawrence Avenue East on the 9 BELLAMY dated February 13, 2015. This photo is by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

In the first day of 2017, which happened on a Sunday, Jelo Gutierrez Cantos snapped TTC Orion VII bus #7752 spotted on Lipton Avenue and Pape Avenue near Pape Stn. on route 81 THORNCLIFFE PARK service heading north to Thorncliffe on an cold, near sunset day of January 1, 2017.

TTC Orion VII bus #7771 loads up passengers at Warden station in 17 BIRCHMOUNT service in the late evening of August 3, 2017. Photo by Marcus Danchuk.

TTC Orion VII bus #7809 loads up passengers at Warden station in service on 16 McCOWAN on the evening of August 3, 2017. Photo by Marcus Danchuk.

TTC Orion VII bus #7816 lays over at Pape Station, before making a run to Commissioners and Cherry in service of the 72 PAPE route, on the morning of July 17, 2014. Photo by James Bow.

Jelo Gutierrez Cantos snapped this early morning photo of TTC Orion VII bus #7823 turning left on Brimley Road from Eglinton Avenue East going to Victoria Park and Kingston Road towards Bingham Loop on the 302 KINGSTON RD.-McCOWAN BLUE NIGHT service on Sunday, October 25, 2015.

TTC Orion VII bus #7831 heads northbound in service on 16 McCOWAN on a beautiful day in July 2009. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

TTC Orion VII #7840 on layover at Pape Station while serving the 81 Thorncliffe Park route on November 29, 2008. Photo by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII bus #7853 turns from southbound Bay Street onto eastbound Front Street, where it will pick up passengers heading towards the St. Lawrence area, the Distillery District and the Port Lands. This shot was snapped on September 11, 2009 by James Bow.

Orion VII vehicle 7860 heads southbound on Yonge Street, just south of Eglinton, as part of the 5 AVENUE ROAD route. Photo by Greg Northcott.

TTC Orion VII bus #7873 lays over at Broadview station in 87 COSBURN service on the afternoon of June 22, 2017 while another of its colleagues sits ready. Photo by James Bow.

One stop short on Bay Street, Jelo Gutierrez Cantos managed to snap TTC bus #7875, an Orion VII, on Front Street West and York Street in service on route 121C FORT YORK-ESPLANADE on June 21, 2016.

TTC Orion VII bus #7879 pulls up to Bathurst station's streetcar platform in 511 BATHURST streetcar replacement service on June 19, 2016. Photo by Patrick Yutiga.

TTC Orion VII bus #7906 picks up passengers at Humber College bus terminal in 191 HIGHWAY 27 ROCKET service on April 7, 2016. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus #7916 picks up passengers at Kipling station in service on 191 HIGHWAY 27 ROCKET on the snowy afternoon of January 29, 2015. Its compatriot, Orion VII bus #8046, picks up passengers in service on 49 BLOOR WEST in behind. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus #7917 makes a deadhead run on Bathurst Street, crossing Finch Avenue on May 31, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube.

Traffic on Yonge Street is no challenge to TTC Orion VII #7926 as it pulls out of Finch station, serving the 42A Cummer route to Middlefield Road. Photo taken on August 30, 2009 by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII FirstGen Diesel 7951 pauses at Finch Station before its lengthy run along the 60 STEELES WEST route to Highway 27. Photo by TorontoTransportGuy.

TTC Orion VII bus #7958 shown here on route 120 CALVINGTON at Wilson Station. Photo taken June 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

The TTC had recently extended the 300 BLOOR-DANFORTH bus to Kennedy Station in October 2015. Here, Jelo Gutierrez Cantos supplied this shot of TTC Orion VII bus #7961 going westbound on the 300 BLOOR-DANFORTH after turning right from Brimley Road to Danforth Road on October 18, 2015.

TTC Orion VII bus #7962 operates westbound on Lake Shore Boulevard between 8th and 9th Streets at the south end of the 110 ISLINGTON SOUTH route. This March 2016 shot was taken by Edward Brain.

On September 19, 2015 it was a rare opportunity when TTC let strangers to have a look at the inside of Duncan Shops. In a very welcoming environment, visitors could see dozens of buses during their overhaul which takes only eight days. Here, Orion bus VII 7963 sits on a hoist with rear axle removed as its engine is being rebuilt at nearby shops. This photograph was taken by Roman Fomin.

Edward Brain captured this shot of TTC Orion VII #7964 pulling out of Sherway Gardens and onto Evans Avenue, at the start of an eastbound 15 EVANS run on March 3, 2017.

TTC Orion VII bus #7965 pauses beneath a cherry tree in full blossom southbound in service on the 112 WEST MALL route on May 13, 2017. Photo by William Wirtz.

Its rollsign left unadjusted from its inbound trip, TTC Orion VII #7976 pulls out of Rosedale Station on 82 Rosedale service. Photo taken on May 2, 2009 by Andrew Barton.

A woman waits in the winter chill on Davenport Road to board TTC Orion VII #7977, bound for Eglinton West Station on the 63 Ossington route. Photo taken on November 22, 2008 by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII bus #7979 lays over on Edna Avenue, outside Dundas West station, in 193 EXHIBITION ROCKET service for the Pan Am Games. This photo was taken on July 19, 2015 by Flame Cube.

In January 2015, the TTC embarked on an initiative to promote its 192 AIRPORT ROCKET. The route was placed on the TTC's subway maps like a rapid transit line, and the buses that plied the route were given a special wrap and paint scheme. TTC Orion VII bus #8005 lays over at Kipling station in its AIRPORT ROCKET wrap while unwrapped TTC Orion VII bus #8001 heads out to the airport on a snowy afternoon on January 29, 2015. James Bow took this photo.

TTC Orion VII bus #8037 awaits its passengers at Kipling station, in service on 123 SHORNCLIFFE on the snowy afternoon of January 29, 2015. Photo by James Bow.

A straight-in view of TTC Orion VII #8049 as it departs Kipling Station for Long Branch Loop on 123 Shorncliffe service. Photo taken on May 24, 2009 by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII bus #8054 seen in service on route 30 LAMBTON at Kipling station going all the way east to High Park station. Photographed by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos on June 25, 2013.

TTC Orion VII bus #8060 at the south end of the 44 KIPLING SOUTH run on Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. The picture was taken December 5th, 2015. Photo by Edward Brain.

Just shy of the Toronto-Mississauga border, TTC Orion VII #8067 turns east from Westmall Crescent onto Dundas Street West, bound for Kipling Station on the 112 West Mall route. Photo taken on July 12, 2008 by Andrew Barton.

TTC Orion VII bus #8070 lays over at Dundas West station in service on 168 SYMINGTON on August 7, 2017. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII bus #8094 picks up passengers at Long Branch loop, in service on 110 ISLINGTON SOUTH, "Brown's Line" branch, on May 23, 2015. Photo by John Marbella

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8125 pauses on Fort York Boulevard near Fleet Street on July 13, 2016 in 121 FORT YORK-ESPLANADE service. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8134 pauses at Davisville station, in service on 28 BAYVIEW SOUTH, on February 1, 2015. Photo by James Bow.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8152 sits at Victoria Park station in 102 MARKHAM ROAD service after being diverted during a shutdown of Warden Station on June 23, 2017. Photo by Marcus Danchuk.

TTC Orion VII NG bus #8158 going westbound on route 121C FORT YORK-ESPLANADE on Front Street West and York Street passing the Fairmont Toronto Hotel and Union Station. This photo was taken on June 21, 2016 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.

On January 10, 2017, Jelo Gutierrez Cantos photographed TTC Orion VII NG bus #8159 now sporting its new livery based on the Flexity streetcars that was unveiled a month prior. Here it is seen in service running on route 51 LESLIE on Leslie Street approaching south of York Mills Road.

Another view of Orion VII NG bus #8159 in its updated livery, seen at Eglinton Avenue East west of Laird Drive, viewed from the front...

...and has departed its stop heading westbound towards Eglinton station, as seen in the rear, which now carries an all red back consisting of the large TTC crest.

TTC Orion VII Next Gen bus #8159, painted in the new livery, prepares to depart Rosedale station in 82 ROSEDALE service on the afternoon of February 10, 2017. Photo by Stephen Webber.

TTC Orion VII bus #8173 crosses Yonge Street eastbound, about to enter service on 78 ST. ANDREWS on June 22, 2010. This photo was taken by Ryan Flores.

Passengers wait to board TTC Orion VII Next Gen bus #8177 in service on the 9 BELLAMY route at the Scarborough Centre on the afternoon of April 11, 2017. Photo by James Bow.

TTC wrapped Orion VII Next Gen bus #8212 is seen at Finch station, promoting the Tile Shoppe, operating on the B branch of 42 CUMMER on May 18, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8219 heads westbound on Cummer, approaching Leslie in 42 CUMMER service on May 25, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube.

Jelo Gutierrez Cantos photographs the new TTC Orion VII 'EPA10' #8305 waiting passengers on 104 FAYWOOD at Wilson station's lower terminal on June 22, 2011.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8318 heads westbound on St. Clair at Vaughan in service on the 126 CHRISTIE route on August 21, 2016. This photo was taken by Patrick Yutiga.

TTC Orion V bus #8319, in service on 51 LESLIE, leaves the Finch Avenue stop heading south to short turn at Leslie station. This photo was taken by Flame Cube on June 16, 2015.

TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8349 poses at Sheppard station in service on 98 WILLOWDALE-SENLAC on March 8, 2012. This photo is by Ryan Flores and is used in accordance with his Creative Commons license.

TorontoTransportGuy shot this view of TTC Orion VII EPA10 8362 at Finch Station, preparing to start its run to Kennedy Road along the 42 CUMMER route.

Passengers rush as TTC Orion VII bus #8394 picks up people at St. Clair station's bus terminal, preparing for a run on 88 SOUTH LEASIDE on October 6, 2013. Photograph by James Bow.

On November 29, 2008, Andrew Barton took this picture of TTC Orion VII hybrid Route 1622 in service on 40 JUNCTION, heading northwest at Indian Grove. This picture has been released into the public domain.

TTC and OC Transpo Orion buses await delivery at the Orion Bus Industries parking lot in 2009. Photo by David Cavlovic.

More Orion VII buses awaiting delivery (these ones to OC Transpo) in 2009. Photo by David Cavlovic.