Demonstrator - Leyland Atlantean - SGD 669
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With - Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee
1963
Leyland Atlantean
PDR1/1
Alexander H44/34F
This is shot of George Square Halifax where quite a few buses started there journey out of town rather
than using the bus station. So here we have a Leyland Atlantean on loan as a demonstrator to Halifax
Corporation it is actually from Glasgow Corporation and was number LA91 in their fleet and fairly
typical to most buses in Scotland it had an Alexander body.
Behind are two Leyland Titans and just
turning into the square is an Hebble single decker probably on route to Rochdale as they also used the
square as a pick up point. After it had finished being a demonstrator in 1965 it was sold to J Fishwick
& Sons at Leyland Lancashire and became their fleet number 34.
25/07/14 - 05:36
Glasgow Corporation Transport was asked by Leyland Motors to retain LA 91 as a demonstrator and it was only in the fleet for a few months. It was "replaced" by an additional Atlantean tagged on to the next order, Glasgow Corporation Transport and it’s successors went on to operate nearly 1500 Atlanteans.
Stuart Little
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