Old bus photos

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  • CIE – Leyland Atlantean – 353 IK – D353

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    Copyright Paul Haywood CIE (Coras Iompair Eireann)1970Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1CIE/MSL H43/31D Ireland’s national transport authority – CIE – came late to the rear-engine bus scene. Although they had been wooed by Leyland from an early date (and even trying a Guy Wulfrunian), the first buses from an initial order for 341 Atlantean PDR1/1′s did not enter…

  • Tynemouth and District – Leyland Atlantean – FFT 757 – 257

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    Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1962Leyland Atlantean PD1/1Roe H44/33R The early PDR1/1 and PDR1A/1 Leyland Atlantean’s have long been a point of discussion, and I was never a fan of them. The NGT Group had around 250 and the majority were Roe bodied, but…

  • CIE – Leyland Atlantean – VZI 300 – D300

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    Copyright Brendan Smith CIE (Coras Iompair Eirann)1969Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1CIE/Metal Sections H43/31D To contrast with the view of Atlantean D353 already posted on the website, is this one of of sister vehicle D300. It is seen in the original dark blue and cream livery, which was phased out in favour of the all over sand-coloured scheme…

  • Glasgow Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – FYS 998 – LA1

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    Glasgow Corporation1958Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Alexander H44/34F The picture, which appears to be a pre delivery shot, shows Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1, LA1 delivered to Glasgow Corporation Transport in 1958. It was registered FYS 998 and had an Alexander H44/34F body.The Alexander body was described at the time as ‘boxy’ and remained the only body of this style…

  • Southampton Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – OCR 149F – 105

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    Southampton Corporation1968Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1East Lancs H45/31F OCR 149F entered service with Southampton City Transport on 1 July 1968 as fleet number 105, (note – not Southampton Corporation Transport since elevation to City status in 1964. (But posted here under Corporation to keep the Southampton fleet postings under one heading.) This vehicle acted as a “prototype”…

  • Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – KWJ 163D – 163

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    Sheffield Corporation1966Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2Neepsend H44/33F There were 40 of these Atlanteans in Sheffield in two batches of 20. This is one of the second batch delivered with blue interiors and wheels together with three rotovents in each side of the upper deck in lieu of sliding windows. These were quite effective in extracting the tobacco…

  • Maidstone Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – NKK 243F – 43

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    Maidstone Corporation1968Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Massey H43/31F Maidstone Corporation’s No 43 registration NKK 243F was a rather rare combination of Massey body on the Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 chassis with H43/31F seating being one of only thirty two rear engine chassis bodied by Massey Bros. Of this total Maidstone Corporation bought twenty all on Atlantean chassis No’s 27-46…

  • Edinburgh Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – ESF 801C – 801

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    Edinburgh Corporation1966Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Alexander H43/31F This photo shows Edinburgh Corporation 801 ESF 801C taken in 1967, 801 was the corporation’s first Atlantean with Alexander H74F bodywork delivered in February 1966,it was I think the first double deck body with panoramic windows and may have been exhibited at the 1965 Scottish motor show at Kelvin Hall…

  • Manchester Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – UNB 629 – 3629

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    Manchester CorporationLeyland Atlantean PDR1/11959Metro-Cammell H44/33F I feel prompted to make a first contribution to your fascinating forum after stumbling across it whilst looking for information concerning the jointly operated Stockport/Manchester Corporations’ Service 16 Chorlton – Stepping Hill.I was born in Chorlton, attended the grammar school there and recall the day my mother took me for…

  • Coventry Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – CDU 348B – 348

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    Coventry Corporation1965Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2Willowbrook H44/32F This is one of a batch of 22 very contentious Leyland Atlanteans with Willowbrook H44/32F bodies delivered to Coventry Transport in January 1965, the issue being that they were Leylands delivered to the home city of Daimler who since the war had been almost the only supplier of buses to…