Tag: Leyland Atlantean
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Glasgow Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – FYS 998 – LA1
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…
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Southampton Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – OCR 149F – 105
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”…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – KWJ 163D – 163
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…
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Maidstone Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – NKK 243F – 43
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…
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Edinburgh Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – ESF 801C – 801
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…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – UNB 629 – 3629
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…
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Coventry Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – CDU 348B – 348
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…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – CWB 346B – 346
Sheffield Corporation1964Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2Neepsend H44/33F Nice body – pity about the chassis! Neepsend produced a striking looking body (ok, I know – it was an East Lancs design) for the 20 buses delivered in 1964/5 plus a further 20 in 1966. I rather preferred this first batch with the red upholstery and red wheel centres.…
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Ribble – Leyland Atlantean – RRN 407 – 1807
Ribble Motor Services1962Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Weymann “Orion” L39/33F Ribble bought a hundred early Atlanteans with MCW “Orion” bodywork in 1959/60, seventy highbridge and thirty lowbridge. These were followed by a reversion to the Titan model, with ninety five PD3/5’s with Metro-Camell “Orion” fully fronted bodies in 1961/2. These were followed by fourteen lowbridge Atlanteans, including this…