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Vanersborgs Linjetrafik Park Royal Leyland Antlantean DDU 395
Ex Stockholm Tramways Park Royal (H43/28D) Leyland Atlantean LPDR1/1. Early in 1966, Leyland won a most prestigious order, worth £2,500,000 against fierce world-wide competition. Stockholm Tramways decided to withdraw 400 older buses rather convert them to the Swedish change over from left-hand rule of the road to the standard Continental right-hand rule on 1st September 1967. Following Leyland supplying a prototype Park Royal bodied modified Leyland Panther PSUR1.1R demonstrator, Stockholm Tramways placed an handsome order for 200 Park Royal (B39D) bodied Panthers and 50 Park Royal (H43/28D) bodied Atlanteans. Which were delivered on time.
The Atlanteans were a special built chassis to a length of 36ft. 4 1/2in and powered by a Leyland 0.680 engine producing 165bhp and driving through a Voith fully-automatic torque convertor gearbox with push button controls. Other features include air suspension, power assisted steering, roof level exhaust discharge and a spring handbrake. The Park Royal body featured dual doorways and twin staircases, and were the largest buses built in Britain at the time, and the largest buses built by Park Royal, who faced problems in getting the completed buses out of their factory due to lack of space.
I purchased this slide from the late Geoffrey Morant with full copyright.
Vanersborgs Linjetrafik Park Royal Leyland Antlantean DDU 395
Ex Stockholm Tramways Park Royal (H43/28D) Leyland Atlantean LPDR1/1. Early in 1966, Leyland won a most prestigious order, worth £2,500,000 against fierce world-wide competition. Stockholm Tramways decided to withdraw 400 older buses rather convert them to the Swedish change over from left-hand rule of the road to the standard Continental right-hand rule on 1st September 1967. Following Leyland supplying a prototype Park Royal bodied modified Leyland Panther PSUR1.1R demonstrator, Stockholm Tramways placed an handsome order for 200 Park Royal (B39D) bodied Panthers and 50 Park Royal (H43/28D) bodied Atlanteans. Which were delivered on time.
The Atlanteans were a special built chassis to a length of 36ft. 4 1/2in and powered by a Leyland 0.680 engine producing 165bhp and driving through a Voith fully-automatic torque convertor gearbox with push button controls. Other features include air suspension, power assisted steering, roof level exhaust discharge and a spring handbrake. The Park Royal body featured dual doorways and twin staircases, and were the largest buses built in Britain at the time, and the largest buses built by Park Royal, who faced problems in getting the completed buses out of their factory due to lack of space.
I purchased this slide from the late Geoffrey Morant with full copyright.