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Private Owner (preservation)/
Leyland Atlantean / MCW #42
1991 - Wrocław, ul. Stanisława Więckowskiego
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Author: paweldrab
Author: paweldrab
Comments: 1
11 april 2010 - Wisley Airfield, Cobham Bus Rally. One more picture from Cobham 2010 showing these two beauties. They belonged to a company called Silver Star, which painted their buses in a rather military scheme to reflect the fact, that it served a number of British Army bases around Salisbury. On the left we have a double-decker Atlantean for more local duties, on the right a Leyland Tiger Cub which used to ply the intercity route between Salisbury and London.
Author: straphan
Author: straphan
Comments: 6
Leyland Atlantean / MCW #LYF307D
11 april 2010 - Wisley Airfield, Cobham Bus Rally. BOAC stands for British Overseas Airways Corporation - the airline which merged in 1974 with British European Airways to form British Airways. Before the construction of the Piccadilly Line extension to Heathrow in 1973, airlines took it upon themselves to ferry passengers to the airport terminal. As you can see in the photo, the bus has comfortable, high-back seats. With the engine in the rear, it was possible to lower the floor, whereas the rear of the downstairs compartment was converted to luggage space. With time, as flying became less elitist, airlines stopped providing their own dedicated services. Passengers had to make their way to Heathrow by coaches, the tube or the Airbus, two London Transport operated express routes, which connected the airport with the railway termini in the centre. The Airbus was scrapped only after the construction of the rail line to Heathrow.
Author: straphan
Author: straphan
Comments: 4