Leyland Atlantean: libros - historia y modelos

British Atlanteans

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El Leyland Atlantean se fabricó entre 1958 y 1986, con unas 15.300 unidades. Más de 3.500 se exportaron y el resto prestó servicio con más de cien operadores en el Reino Unido, desde las autoridades de transporte de Glasgow y Liverpool hasta pequeñas empresas independientes. Su motor trasero era avanzado para la época y fue resultado de un largo programa de desarrollo en los años cincuenta.

Las primeras carrocerías fueron de Alexander, Metro-Cammell y Weymann; en total participaron dieciocho carroceros, tres de ellos con una sola unidad. A finales de los años sesenta el diseño se revisó a fondo y pasó a llamarse AN68; los primeros ejemplares entraron en servicio en mayo de 1972 y resultaron más fiables.

Los últimos autobuses se retiraron en la década de 2010, aunque algunos de techo abierto aún circulan. Con numerosas fotografías raras e inéditas, Mike Rhodes describe la evolución y la trayectoria de este autobús destacado.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Mike Rhodes
Presentación:	96 páginas, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.9 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	180 fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:
Editorial:	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.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Howard Wilde
Presentación:	95 páginas, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	180 fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	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.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Gavin Booth
Presentación:	112 páginas, 24 x 17.5 x 1 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	170+ fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Key Publishing Ltd (GB, 2022)
Colección:	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.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Gavin Booth
Presentación:	128 páginas, 25 x 25 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	200+ fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Crecy Publishing (GB, 2015)
Colección:	Nostalgia Road
ISBN:	9781908347411