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Bus of the Day: July 13, 2015; Dinky '62 Leyland Atlantean
Topic Started: Jul 13 2015, 12:38 AM (508 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is from Harvestman's collection, and is Dinky's 1962 Leyland Atlantean.


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The Leyland Atlantean was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1958 and 1986. It pioneered the design of rear-engined, front entrance double deck buses in the United Kingdom, allowing for the introduction of one man operation buses, dispensing with the need for a conductor. In 1958, Leyland moved the engine to a rear-mounted compartment outside the main body and the first production Atlantean PDR1/1, with a 16-foot-3-inch (4.95 m) wheelbase, was launched at the 1958 Commercial Motor Show. It had simpler mechanical specification than the prototype, with conventional front and rear axles, leaf springs all round and a channel section frame. Glasgow Corporation, James of Ammanford and Wallasey Corporation each put their first example of the type into service in December 1958.



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Leyland Atlantean


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In the years immediately following World War II, bus operators in the United Kingdom faced a downturn in the numbers of passengers carried and manufacturers began looking at ways to economize. A few experimental rear-engined buses had been produced before the war but none successfully made it beyond the prototype stage. The need to minimize the intrusion of the engine into passenger carrying space was a priority, leading to several underfloor-engined single-deck designs. However, such designs raised the height of the floor of the vehicle, forcing additional steps at the entrance. On double decker buses, these problems were amplified, causing either an increase in the overall height of the vehicle or an inadequate interior height.

A small fleet of Atlanteans also crossed the Atlantic, entering service in New York City. The double-deckers arrived in 1976, but proved problematic. After finally getting the too-tall buses from the docks, it was discovered that their height made them unsuitable for use on Fifth Avenue, and due to an underdimensioned air-conditioning system they could not be operated in the height of summer. New York's heavily potholed roads also took a toll, and after the Atlanteans spent most of their time being repaired the fleet was quietly withdrawn in 1980.



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ivantt
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Now this is one cool bus, and I've never seen it before, so this is great viewing!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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juantoo3
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:thumbup: Nice to see something out of the ordinary!
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JustDavid
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Neat bus with an interesting history.
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Dean-o-mite
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I like this bus, too. I've not seen this Dinky before, but am intrigued now.
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pjedsel
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Gee...I wonder if there might be a theme of the week - not only buses but perhaps foreign buses. :) I do remember this one - had a bunch of Dinky Toys at one time (but not this one). As much as I like the London double deck buses I never picked this one up because of the size - one of those things about trying to stick to 1/64th/3 inch as much as possible. The few larger ones I have brought home over the years usually did not leave a smile on my wife's face. ^_^
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I'm a bit of an Anglophile, so of course I like this bus. I tend to think of the typical "London Bus" as being red, but I know they could be other colors depending on who was advertising on them... like this one!
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As requested elsewhere, here is a size comparison between the Dinky and 1/64 and 1/43 models.

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Not sure about this one - it would probably fit well with 1/72 models, and 1/87 might be a bit too small...
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