Classic Bus Histories Episode 1: Leyland Atlantean.

Hello!

This is the first episode in a new series where we take a look at the history of a classic bus design. This first one is about the grandfather of the rear engine double decker bus, the Leyland Atlantean.

Please share your memories of Leyland Atlanteans in the comments below. Also what bus would me to cover next?

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[WOLFIE-B-UK]

At Go Ahead Northern, we had AN68s with bodywork by ECW, Roe, Alexander and MCW. All of them good looking buses.

[electechyt]

Thanks for the video. Old memories came back of visiting my Dad at work at East Lancashire Coach Builders in Blackburn in the 70's

[ManxAndy]

Great video…..my early memories of them was in Liverpool pierhead & Woodside In Birkenhead, when we were on summer hols at my grandparents on the Wirral, “ from the IOM🇮🇲” ….I think Merseyside ordered all theres with the 64mph back axle…..given the speed they used to drive them at….👍👌😂🇮🇲

[qazaqaza]

That was very interesting looking forward to more bus histories
For me Eastern Nationals Leyland Nationals are my school memories and then the Lynx hope you cover these at some point

[philipmason]

Thanks for a great video.
A friend of mine bought a 70s Atlantean at an auction. He spent around three years turning it into a motorhome. It was extremely impressive and eventually sold it to an American family, they paid to ship it over, reworked it a little, ending up with a sensational RV.

[ianfawcett]

I used to Atlantean - Standerwick / Ribble / Scout express services from London to Blackburn in the 60s . Loved it and they are a large part of my coaching memories. There are 2 books that I'd recommend: Living in the Outside Lane which is by an ex Ribble driver : Paul Kirkham and Standerwick & Scout by Peter and Judith Deegan. Both are available and brought back some great memories. As a kid, top deck at the front, the M1 was awesome as we used to overtake everything in sight, loos and refreshments. A brilliant experience pulling into Birminghams Digbeth and Knutsford and seeing the other Standerwicks heading to Keswick, Blackpool and Colne. So Atlanteans were Leyland, Leyland was Lancashire, Lancashire was Blackburn and that was so many deep memories.

[aslandama]

At approx. 13:34 you show Ribble's NRN397P, I bought this bus from Edwards in Pontpridd and took it back to N.Ireland with the aim of restoring it. Life got it in the way and eventually I sold it to a local car dealer who used it as a mobile sign for his business. It was then brought back to England where it was restored back to it's original Ribble livery that you can see here.

[alanoliver]

I unedstood that wallasey no1, was first into service.? 6:12

[piercelidseveraltime]

Thanks, this was a good video ! I used to be overly obsessed with buses but due to marriage this all got boxed away, however upon seeing your video I feel inclined to fetch all these boxes of bus stuff from the loft 😊

[brianmorris]

Great vid by the way, Jake. Looking forward to your later bus vids. My attitude was the bus got us to where we wanted to go, and if an older bus had my bus run number on it...I boarded it, didn't care how old the bus was, as long as it wasn't too crowded.

[phillwainewright]

Bournemouth Council ran Atlanteans on their routes. I drove for Wilts and Dorset, based in Poole, and passed my test in a Bristol VR. Love the gear selector! A little toggle thingy with no clutch!

[johndouglas]

I conducted on LA1 in 1966 for glasgow corporation from Gartcraig garage.I then became a driver for Scottish Bus Group
and drove quite a few Leylands.I eventually went back to the GGPTE and drove many types of Atlanteans for them.

[TheManFrayBentos]

@5:32 "Midgets at the back of the bus, please."
Used to work on a few Atlanteans in a Glasgow bus garage. Quite good fun at the time.
It was said at the time that our older Atlanteans were being bought up by a scrapper, the engines stripped and sent to Singapore, where they were used in inshore fishing craft. Those old Gardener / Leyland engines were bulletproof and went on forever.

[anindrapratama]

My city, Jakarta, used to have Atlanteans bodied by Duple metsec, they worked alongside the Volvo Ailsa until around the late 90's - early 2000s

[fatscottie]

A very informative and forensic look into one of the longest lasting and staple bus types. Nice work Sir!!!!

[BAGGIES]

Just come across this series. Hope you do a video about the national, interesting.

[unclenolly]

Excellent video! Looking forward to seeing what’s next.
My home town of Sheffield had Atlanteans (and fleetlines) with a mixture of bodies. - Roe, Alexander, ECW, Park Royal.

[barneyf]

Thank you for an interesting video - I note that various comments have been made regarding dates of entry into service for the first production Atlanteans and just wanted to add a little into the mix - according to the book, Glasgow's Buses by Stuart Little, LA1 entered service on 15th December 1958 at Ibrox Garage on Service 4. Wallasey's No. 1 has been recorded as the first into municipal service, the date being 7 days earlier on 8th December 1958, beating LA1 by a week. For years I had presumed this to be the end of the story, however some time ago I purchased a book about James of Ammanford by Vernon Morgan and in it he states that their RTH637 entered service on Thursday 4th December 1958, so it would appear that James were the first to put a production Atlantean into service.

[railmaster.]

Stockholm, Sweden bought 200 Panthers and 50 Atlanteans with Park Royal coachwork in 1967.

[CharlieFlemingOriginal]

When I was a kid I always liked the different sounds different buses made. In Hull there was a mix of atlantean, MCW and Bristol. Now all buses sound very similar or silent.