Ayrshire Bus Owners (A1 Service) Limited/ Leyland Fleetline FE30/Alexander AL-type
Not what you’d expect….
Alexander’s in the 1970s revamped its AL-body to incorporate peaked domes, fashionable at the times. However the rounded domes, ordered by Greater Glasgow, Lothian and Tyneside remained an option. Although the AL-body is more commonly associated with the Atlantean, some were also built on the Fleetline too as seen here by NCS16P.
The AD-body, more common on the Fleetline, continued though and was the only option for lower-height buses. Although by this stage Leyland had modified the Atlantean to accept lower-height bodywork with the addition of a drop-centre rear axle, it tended to push people who wanted a lower-height body towards the Fleetline, designed from the outset for lower heights, which by this stage was even available with Leyland power-units.
Ayrshire Bus Owners (A1 Service) Limited/ Leyland Fleetline FE30/Alexander AL-type
Not what you’d expect….
Alexander’s in the 1970s revamped its AL-body to incorporate peaked domes, fashionable at the times. However the rounded domes, ordered by Greater Glasgow, Lothian and Tyneside remained an option. Although the AL-body is more commonly associated with the Atlantean, some were also built on the Fleetline too as seen here by NCS16P.
The AD-body, more common on the Fleetline, continued though and was the only option for lower-height buses. Although by this stage Leyland had modified the Atlantean to accept lower-height bodywork with the addition of a drop-centre rear axle, it tended to push people who wanted a lower-height body towards the Fleetline, designed from the outset for lower heights, which by this stage was even available with Leyland power-units.