Fairview Transit GEN2 1000-1099

Fairview Transit 1000-1099 are GEN2 1999 Orion VIs (06.501). They are powered by Cummins L10G engine and Allison World B400R transmission. They are one of the few CNG powered buses in the Fairview Transit fleet. They are also the only all low-floor buses in the GEN2 fleet. They were completed in November 2017, and retired in August 2018 with the closure of Rory Division.

Order
The Fairview Transit GEN2 1999 Orion VIs were built in November 2017 by isaacbeyo and NightlyBasis. The order was part of the initial line-up at Rory Division (Orion VIs, and Orion VII OGs), and were present at the grand opening of Rory Division. They were originally assigned numbers 2000-2099. They were delivered in the blue livery, fill-in destination signs, and BluCard fare machines. They also had three additional seats in the rear of the vehicle, on top of the left rear wheel well.

Modifications
Shortly after entering service, the three seats on the left rear wheel wells were removed due to safety concerns. "Keep off - this is not a seat" stickers were then placed over the wheel wells were the seats used to be placed. The new seating count after these changes went down to 28.

In December 2017, 2000-2099 were repainted into the tri-colour livery, as part of the group's rebranding program.

Later on in the month, the Orion VIs were later reassigned the numbers 1000-1099, as of a system-wide rehaul project.

In July 2018, 2000-2099 were retrofitted with the DS-C and FairPass systems.

Deployment History
These buses were based out of Rory Division when they were delivered. In December 2017, a few units were moved to Whitehall Division (Line H) for subway shuttle service. The units moved back to Rory Division in January 2018. At Rory Division, these buses often appeared on the 26 Rory, 101 Greenwin Village, and 144 Royal Woods.

Retirement
The entire series was retired in August 2018, when Rory Division was abandoned due to the Filtering Enabled update. All buses in this series, with the exception of 1002, have been scrapped.

Future
GEN2 1002 is expected to be on display as part of a future transit museum, no date for this has been given however.

In regards to the bus model itself however, Orion VI's are expected to be in the GEN4 fleet, numbered 1800-1999, with the same exact specifications at the time of retirement. Not much more details regarding the buses or their release dates are known, as the Orion VI's have only been officially been mentioned in the GEN4 lineup in a dev teaser.