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    The Leyland Atlantean is a predominantly double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland Motors between 1958 and 1986. Only 17 Atlantean chassis were...
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  • peoples Atlanteans (DC Comics), a fictional species in the DC Universe Atlanteans (Marvel Comics), a fictional species in the Marvel Universe Leyland Atlantean...
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    Laksana Legacy SR eXtra Double Decker Leyland Atlantean Leyland-DAB Lion Leyland Olympian Leyland Titan Leyland Titan (B15) MAN Lion's City A95 DD MAN...
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    Vehicles merged with Leyland in 1965), with many VR customers choosing Olympians. Later the Olympian also replaced the Leyland Atlantean. The Olympian was...
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    the Bristol VRT, Daimler Fleetline and Leyland Atlantean. Following the success of the single-decker Leyland National, it was decided, from the outset...
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    manufactured by Bristol Commercial Vehicles as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. The Bristol VR was originally designed for...
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    PSV licence (a licence to drive a bus with passengers) in a Glasgow Leyland Atlantean bus. Carlyle also had dentistry as part of his preparations for reprising...
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    that revolutionised bus design. After 1945, Leyland created another milestone with the trend-setting Atlantean rear-engined double-decker bus design produced...
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    transport in Huddersfield, MetroBus paint two vehicles in old liveries: Leyland Atlanteans carried Huddersfield Corporation red livery and Huddersfield Corporation...
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    as was the case with early Atlanteans. Leyland responded by offering a drop-centre rear axle as an option on the Atlantean, but after the two companies...
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    from Fylde Borough Transport in 1993 to rebody four 33 ft (10 m) Leyland Atlantean double-decker buses new to the Bradford Corporation in 1971. After...
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  • needed] As GCT had done, the GGPTE continued to buy large numbers of Leyland Atlantean double-decker buses, they were by far the most numerous type of bus...
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    Early examples of such specification include the Greater Manchester Leyland Atlantean, and DMS-class London Daimler Fleetline. New transit buses may be...
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    the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and built on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis. No fewer than 1,815 standards were...
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    Skipton via Southport. In 1962, the 'White Lady' Leyland Titan PD2s were replaced by 20 Leyland Atlanteans with coach-seated Weymann bodies. As the buses...
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  • American transit buses. This was the Leyland Lion PSR1. "Worldmaster + Atlantean = Lion A WORLDMASTER chassis with an Atlantean rear end forms the basis of the...
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    The Speedbird on a BOAC liveried Leyland Atlantean....
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  • Motor Bodies and Hawke Coachwork. In 1976, SBS purchased its first 20 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses to evaluate the suitability of double-decker bus operation...
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    common in the 1960s. Transverse engines were also used in the British Leyland Atlantean, in many transit buses, and in nearly all modern double decker buses...
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    AL Type bodied Leyland Atlantean, supplemented by the Leyland National single-decker bus. In 1985 it moved to Alexander RH bodied Leyland Olympian double-deckers...
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    Mersey Tunnels. Initially, a Willowbrook bodied Leyland Atlantean and five Alexander R-Type Leyland Olympians were refurbished at the Edge Lane works...
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    In 1965, it purchased its first rear-engined double-decker bus, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 (registration ESF 801C). This bus is currently preserved at...
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    1977, SBS introduced into service its first double-decker buses, the Leyland Atlantean AN68 on route 86 between Tampines Way and Shenton Way. In light of...
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  • Enviro100 EV Leyland Atlantean (1965) Leyland National (1972) Leyland Olympian (1984) Leyland Tiger (1927) Leyland Titan (1927) Leyland Titan (B15) (1978)...
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    3-Axle to replace some of the then-retiring Mercedes-Benz O305 and Leyland Atlantean. These buses were delivered between August 1996 and February 1998...
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    Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlanteans. In 1970/71 London Transport's last Country order, for 138 AEC Swifts, was delivered. The Atlantean soon became London...
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    Bristol VR. A generic double deck body range built in the 1970s on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis with notable customers being the Merseyside...
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    by Manchester Corporation Transport Department (MCT) and built on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis. A total of 472 Mancunians were ordered...
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    arrival of more one-person operated and rear-engined buses, such as the Leyland Atlantean and the Lodekka's successor, the Bristol VRT. When its sister company...
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  • City Transport Leyland Atlantean ARC 666T, built in 1978. Midland General Bristol MW DNU 20C, built in 1965. Midland General Leyland National XRB 415L...
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