WMATA bought additional Orion Vs that were delivered in 1997. These were the first buses to be delivered in the "third scheme" and the first to have CleverDevices installed. They originally came with Vultron destination signs. However, these were very unreliable and difficult to read, and were replaced with orange TwinVision LED signs in the early to mid 2000s. They remained in service, albeit in dwindling numbers, as part of the reserve fleet, until 2016.
Orion V 4203 on Dorset Avenue between Devon Lane and Surrey Street, June 11, 2014
Orion V 4203 on Dorset Avenue between Devon Lane and Surrey Street, June 11, 2014
Orion V 4210 on East-West Highway at Colesville Road, June 5, 2015
Orion V 4228 on Wisconsin Avenue at South Park Avenue, June 11, 2014
Orion V 4249 on Constitution Avenue at 12th Street, NW in use as a security barrier for July 4th festivities, July 4, 2005
Orion V 4253 at Dunn Loring, June 17, 2009
Orion V 4258 on K Street, NW at Connecticut Avenue, March 13, 2015
Orion V 4260 at Landover Division, April 26, 2003
Orion V 4261 at Landover Division, April 26, 2003
Orion V 4267 at Landover Division, April 26, 2003
Orion V 4270 on U Street, NW at 15th Street, June 26, 2015
Orion V 4290 on H Street, NW between 14th Street and New York Avenue, June 11, 2010
Orion V 4292 at Fort Totten, May 30, 2007
Orion V 4309 at Friendship Heights, July 27, 2002
Orion V 4309 side destination sign. This bus was the first bus in this order to have its original Vultron sign replaced.
Orion V 4309 at Friendship Heights, July 27, 2002
Orion V 4316 at West Falls Church Station, July 16, 2003
Orion V 4323 turning on to Pennsylvannia Avenue from 7th Street, NW, March 22, 2007
Orion V 4344 at Friendship Heights with a wrap commemorating the 50th anniversary of the European Union and the German presidency of the EU in place at the time, May 22, 2007
Orion V 4344 on Wisconsin Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue with a wrap commemorating the 50th anniversary of the European Union and the German presidency of the EU in place at the time, June 14, 2007
Orion V 4344 on Wisconsin Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue with a wrap commemorating the 50th anniversary of the European Union and the German presidency of the EU in place at the time, June 27, 2007
Orion V 4344 on Wisconsin Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue with a wrap commemorating the 50th anniversary of the European Union and the German presidency of the EU in place at the time, June 27, 2007
Orion V 4344 at Friendship Heights with a wrap commemorating the 50th anniversary of the European Union and the German presidency of the EU in place at the time, May 22, 2007
Orion V 4346 on Wisconsin Circle at Friendship Heights, May 31, 2007
Orion V 4349 on Wisconsin Avenue at Western Avenue, NW, May 19, 2004
Orion V 4352 on M Street, NW at Wisconsin Avenue, July 31, 2002
Orion V 4352 at Wheaton, April 5, 2003
Orion V 4362 at Montgomery Mall, July 1, 2003
Orion V 4363 at Bethesda, June 8, 2006
Orion V 4390 at Landover Division, April 26, 2003
Orion V 4399 at Medical Center, September 25, 2002
Orion V 4401 at Bethesda, September 25, 2002
Orion V 4401 at Silver Spring, January 29, 2003
Orion V 4401 at Medical Center, September 25, 2002
Orion V 4403 at Bethesda, September 25, 2002
Orion V 4403 at Bethesda, September 25, 2002
Orion Vs 4406, 4397, and 4403 (from left to right) at Bethesda, September 25, 2002
Orion V 4410 at Bethesda, February 6, 2002
Orion V 4412 at Bethesda on Ride On Route 70 due to an operational emergency at Ride On, April 11, 2002
1997 Orion V Interior
1997 Orion V Suburban Interior
1997 Orion V Suburban Interior with luggage racks