THE SHOWBUS UK ANGLIAN GALLERY
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 Eastbourne's East Lancs bodied Leyland Atlantean,33 (YJK933V) spent a time painted as an all over advert for "The Ship" - a local pub. It is being overtaken by former Ipswich 73 (LDX73G), an ECW bodied Atlantean which became 63 in Eastbourne's fleet. | |
All four of Ipswich's rare ECW bodied Leyland Atlanteans were sold to Eastbourne Borough Council, two of them, 75 (LDX75G) and 76 (LDX76G) were converted to open top. Here is 75 heading for Beachy Head.
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 Open top 75 popped up at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum's annual gatering at their Lathalmond premises in August 2014. The livery is believed to have been applied by its owner after Eastbourne, Chepstow Classic Buses who christened it "Bluebell". It is not known if it was stil owned by them when at Lathalmond, but it did not look out of place with the Alexander (Midland) buses present. Picture ref A4732 | |
 The open topper proved popular giving local rides and is seen with another blue bus, former Southdown 607 (UWV607S), also ECW bodied, but on a Bristol VRTSL3 chassis. Strictly speaking the VR was violet, not blue, and named "Violet" and promoting the Air Tattoo, usually held in Gloucestershire in July. Picture ref A4772 | |
 Earlier in June that year former 197 (R197DDX) was on Regent Street for the Year of the Bus pagaent as an exhbition unit for the London Transport Museum. It had been sold to Ensignbus (dealer) in 2009 who sold it to Transport for London as a Safety & Citizenship Learning Bus, it being redesignated in 2014 to promote the Year of the Bus around the capital. Picture ref A3453 | |
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