Leyland Atlantean : livres - histoire et modèles

British Atlanteans

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Le Leyland Atlantean a été produit de 1958 à 1986, à environ 15 300 exemplaires. Plus de 3 500 ont été exportés, tandis que les autres ont servi plus de cent exploitants au Royaume-Uni, des régies de transport de Glasgow et Liverpool aux petites entreprises privées. Son moteur arrière était innovant et résultait d'un long programme de développement dans les années 1950.

Les premières carrosseries furent fournies par Alexander, Metro-Cammell et Weymann ; au total dix-huit carrossiers participèrent, dont trois ne réalisèrent qu'un seul véhicule. À la fin des années 1960, le modèle fut profondément révisé et renommé AN68 ; les premiers exemplaires entrèrent en service en mai 1972 et se révélèrent plus fiables.

Les derniers bus furent retirés dans les années 2010, mais quelques versions découvertes subsistent. Avec de nombreuses photos rares et inédites, Mike Rhodes retrace l'évolution et la carrière de cet autobus important.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Mike Rhodes
Présentation :	96 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.9 cm, broché
Illustration :	180 photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :
Editeur :	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2025)
ISBN :	9781398123250

Leyland Atlanteans - The Twilight Years

From its launch in 1958, the Leyland Atlantean played a pivotal role in the British bus industry. The first double-deck bus in the UK to offer the now commonplace layout of front entrance and rear engine, the Atlantean enjoyed an uninterrupted production run of nearly thirty years, with examples put into service throughout the United Kingdom and beyond.

In this book, Howard Wilde reflects on the later years, from the end of production in the mid-1980s to the present day, featuring a colourful selection of Atlanteans in different roles. The selection pays tribute to this true workhorse of the UK bus industry: a bus that will, at some time or other, have transported many members of the UK bus-using population to work, school or play.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Howard Wilde
Présentation :	95 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm, broché
Illustration :	180 photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2021)
ISBN :	9781398107182

The Leyland Atlantean

The Leyland Atlantean revolutionised the layout of double-deck buses in Britain with its rear-mounted engine, setting a standard that has dominated designs for the past 60 years. Appearing in the late 1950s, when the bus market was dominated by the rear-entrance/front-engined double-deck design that had its roots in the 1920s, the Atlantean represented as significant a change in the bus industry as diesel replacing steam on Britain's railways.

Out with the old and in with the new. However, it was not plain sailing; there were the inevitable teething problems and the design underwent considerable change before it - and the competitors it inspired such as the Daimler Fleetline and Bristol VRT - could come to dominate the market.
By the end of the 1960s, economics dictated that the traditional front-engined double-decker had had its day. In the Atlantean and its competitors, the British bus and coach industry had vehicles capable of taking on and meeting the challenges, both at home and abroad, that the contemporary world presented.
The Atlantean was probably the last British-designed and -built bus to achieve massive sales worldwide, with the list of operators both at home and abroad being legion.

In this fully illustrated book, Gavin Booth looks back at the development of the Leyland Atlantean from its origins in the 1950s and examines its importance over the past half-century.
Although the Atlantean has largely disappeared from public service, its influence remains and, through the handful that remain in service and those that survive in preservation and through the pages of this book, it is possible to pay tribute to one of the most significant bus designs of the second half of the 20th century.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Gavin Booth
Présentation :	112 pages, 24 x 17.5 x 1 cm, broché
Illustration :	170+ photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Key Publishing Ltd (GB, 2022)
Série :	Britain's Buses
ISBN :	9781913870287

The Leyland Atlantean (Nostalgia Road)

The Leyland Atlantean revolutionised the design and layout of bus design in Britain, setting a standard that has dominated double-deck designs for the last 50 years. Appearing in the late 1950s, when the bus market was dominated by the rear-entrance/front-engined double-deck design, the Atlantean's rear engine represented a significant change.
But it was not plain sailing; there were the inevitable teething problems and the design underwent considerable change before it - and the competitors it inspired such as the Daimler Fleetline and Bristol VRT - could come to dominate the market.

By the end of the 1960s, economics dictated that the traditional front-engined double-decker had had its day. The Atlantean was probably the last British designed and built bus to achieve massive sales worldwide, with the list of operators both at home and abroad being legion.
Gavin Booth looks back at the development of the Leyland Atlantean from its origins in the 1950s and examines its importance over the past half-century.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Gavin Booth
Présentation :	128 pages, 25 x 25 cm, relié
Illustration :	200+ photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Crecy Publishing (GB, 2015)
Série :	Nostalgia Road
ISBN :	9781908347411