Old bus photos

Tag: Leyland

  • 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…

  • Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – CWB 346B – 346

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    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.…

  • Ribble – Leyland Atlantean – RRN 407 – 1807

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    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…

  • Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – 655 BWB – 225

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    Sheffield Corporation1962Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Metro Cammell H44/33F This bus was one of a batch of nine supplied new to the B fleet as fleet number 1355. This batch were extensively used from new on service 41 to Hackenthorpe where there was a large new housing development. They were the first rear engined double deckers for the…

  • Devon General – Leyland Atlantean – 901 DTT – DL901

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    Devon General Omnibus & Touring Co Ltd1960Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Roe H44/31F The ugly lines of the Park Royal inspired Roe bodies on the early Atlantean chassis are barely disguised by the Devon General livery in this photo taken in Teignmouth on a sunny day in July 1973. I suppose we should be thankful that it hasn’t…

  • Silver Star – Leyland Atlantean – 1013 MW – 42

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    Silver Star Motor Services  1962Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Weymann L39/34F A Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann L73F body, joining the fleet of Silver Star, Porton Down near Salisbury, in 1962. This first view shows her on duty in Winchester, during the King Alfred running day on 1 January 2010. I couldn’t resist this second view, as it’s the…

  • King Alfred – Leyland Atlantean – REU 52E/HOR592E

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    King Alfred Motor Services1967Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2Roe H43/33F Here is a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 with Roe H76F body, from the fleet of King Alfred Motor Services, Winchester. EU was a Brecknockshire (or Breconshire) registration before 1974, when it passed to Bristol, and King Alfred Motor Services never bought any buses from an operator in that area,…

  • Ribble – Leyland Atlantean – RRN 428 – 1279

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    Ribble Motor Services1962Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Weymann CH39/20F Here are two views of RRN 428, one of Ribble’s ‘second generation’ fleet of “White Ladies”. She is a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann CH59F bodywork – more than on the “Gay Hostess” fleet because there is no toilet, but less than the normal bus seating because the rear…