The first mass produced front exit, rear engined double decker built in the UK.
The layout is so widely accepted these days that anything else is regarded as ‘unusual’.
Back in the late 1950’s when my home town fleet of ‘Sheffield Transport’ introduced what were described in the local press as ‘monsters’ there was much excitement amongst the local enthusiasts.
I remember seeing a lady who was walking round the rear end of the bus trying to to find the way on and having to point out to her that the door was at the front.
“It wont last’ she said. Little did she know!
The majority of these images were captured at Sandtoft, the home of the Trolleybus Museum, North East of Doncaster.
657 BWB ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’ No. 1357. Leyland Atlantean PDR1 / Park Royal /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Sheffield Transport Department’ (STD) were early buyers of the Atlantean which at that time was the PDR/1 model
Although seen in full Sheffield livery as preserved. It was owned by ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’ which was a joint venture between ‘STD’ and the railway company’s.
Originally this had been the LMS & LNER but by this time it was now ‘British Railways’.
This bus was originally delivered in 1962 and at that time had a Weymann built body.
It was re-bodied in 1968 with the Park Royal body seen here following a serious fire.
657 BWB ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’ No. 1357 ‘Driver Training Bus’. Leyland Atlantean PDR1 / Park Royal /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Sheffield Transport Department’ (STD) were early buyers of the Atlantean which at that time was the PDR/1 model.
This bus was originally delivered in 1962 and at that time had a Weymann built body.
It was re-bodied in 1968 with the Park Royal body seen here following a serious fire.
Now seen as part of ‘South Yorkshire’s Transport’ (SYT) driver training fleet. ‘SYT’ being ‘STD’s successor.
SWB 287L ‘South Yorkshire’s Transport Ltd.’ No. 287 ‘Mainline’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Alexander /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The Leyland Atlantean PDR/2 model followed the PDR/1 into the fleet in 1968.
The AN68 model joined the (STD) fleet in 1973 just prior to the company disappearing into what became ‘South Yorkshire PTE’. (South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive).
Originally delivered to ‘Sheffield Transport’ in 1973.
SWB 287L ‘South Yorkshire’s Transport Ltd.’ No. 287 ‘Mainline’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Alexander /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The Leyland Atlantean PDR/2 model followed the PDR/1 into the fleet in 1968.
The AN68 model joined the (STD) fleet in 1973 just prior to the company disappearing into what became ‘South Yorkshire PTE’. (South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive).
Originally delivered to ‘Sheffield Transport’ in 1973.
VET 611S ‘South Yorkshire’s Transport Ltd.’ No.105 ‘DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Roe
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘SYPTE’ as No.1611.
CWG 689V ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 1689 ‘Sheffield MAINLINE’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Alexander
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
JKW 297W ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 1797 ‘Doncaster Transport’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Alexander
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘SYPTE’ but wearing the final version of Doncaster’s livery prior to becoming part of ‘SYPTE’.
CWG 762V VET 611S ‘South Yorkshire Transport Ltd.’ No.1762 ‘Premier’ Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Roe
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Wearing the livery of ‘Premier Coaches’, Stainforth who ‘SYT’ had just taken over.
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