Leyland Atlantean - Interior - a photo on Flickriver

            XUS 575S; date new October 1977.  Alexander AL H45/33F body.  This vehicle was part of the last batch of Atlanteans before the improved high-drive cab position was introduced and at this stage the attractive, but inherently weak, panoramic-windowed bodywork style was continued as the major body defects had not really come to light. 

Strathclyde Buses Ltd. took over services at deregulation in October 1986, but LA1204 remained at Parkhead depot. It moved to the GCT low cost unit in September 1996 for just one month before October withdrawal, although it remained in the reserve fleet until 19½ years old, being sold in April 1997.

Most Atlanteans withdrawn by FirstBus-owned SBL at this time were scrapped, but LA1204 was sold to Glasgow City Council, for whom it was fitted out as an exhibition centre, receiving an overall yellow paint scheme (including vinyls on the windows), and lettering for the Council's "Fit For Life" campaign.

After five years based at the cleansing depot at Polmadie, mostly in the open air, the bus was donated to the Glasgow Bus Museum in November 2002. As the GBM charity was wound up, the bus was privately purchased in January 2004 and is still stored at Bridgeton Bus Garage, now under the control of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust.

Full restoration work to the outside of the bus and repairs to the vehicle structure are now complete with the exterior of the bus restored to Strathclyde's Buses orange and black livery. After its work as an exhibition centre, restoration of the interior required considerable work.

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Govan (show map)

Taken on: June 25, 2023

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XF 16mm f2.8 R WR

Leyland Atlantean

Interior

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T2, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, 16mm (=24mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T2
Lens:	XF16mmF2.8 R WR
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	+0.33 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.4 (Macintosh)
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