1980 Leyland Atlantean 11.1 litre 6 cylinder diesel Update 13/12/10
13-12-2010, 10:18 PM
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Thanks matey.
Heres a couple of videos, first 1 is the yellow decker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7LQAzPPSwI&NR=1
Also the blue decker we are currently working on, I decided to take it for a blast round the yard. Its not bad considering its been stood in a field for over 5 years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igvm-...eature=related
There also various other videos we have put up of our other deckers and new warehouse if you click on the next videos.
Heres a couple of videos, first 1 is the yellow decker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7LQAzPPSwI&NR=1
Also the blue decker we are currently working on, I decided to take it for a blast round the yard. Its not bad considering its been stood in a field for over 5 years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igvm-...eature=related
There also various other videos we have put up of our other deckers and new warehouse if you click on the next videos.
14-12-2010, 01:06 AM
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theres a bloke with plenty of old buses on an industrial estate near me pal! worth giving him a shout as im sure he could shift a few of them, Last i saw he was working on early 80s volvo
15-12-2010, 09:34 PM
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absolutely outstanding !!!
just a curious question mac, and forgive me if it seems rude
but who / how do you pay for all this ?
the buses , the transport , the unit !!
lol id hate to imagine how much paint it takes to respray a bus lol !!1
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just a curious question mac, and forgive me if it seems rude
but who / how do you pay for all this ?
the buses , the transport , the unit !!
lol id hate to imagine how much paint it takes to respray a bus lol !!1
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15-12-2010, 09:42 PM
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There is 6 of us in on the unit and buses.
We pay for everything out of our own pockets and yes its a strain at times but well worth it.
We usually try and organise people to join us when going to shows and ask for a donation towards the cost of fuel, its usually only Ł5-Ł10 a head.
We went to Duxford last year with our Scania decker.
The fuel bill was Ł500
but the bus won best 1980's decker in its class 
15-12-2010, 10:21 PM
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I really dont know what the rules are regarding driving trucks on a car licence.
Have you had a browse through the direct gov website?
I know it tells you what the rules and regs are for driving buses so there maybe a section for trucks.
Cheers.
15-12-2010, 10:37 PM
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We actually bought 2 buses from them a couple of months ago.
There is a Sunderland Busways Atlantean and a Sunderland Busways Daimler Fleetline both which are running the same Alexander bodies.
There is also a Tyne and Wear PTE Atlantean which was new to South Shields which we have recently bought.
15-12-2010, 10:40 PM
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Yes theres a couple of farm sheds being used for bus storage in Hetton.
We actually bought 2 buses from them a couple of months ago.
There is a Sunderland Busways Atlantean and a Sunderland Busways Daimler Fleetline both which are running the same Alexander bodies.
There is also a Tyne and Wear PTE Atlantean which was new to South Shields which we have recently bought.
We actually bought 2 buses from them a couple of months ago.
There is a Sunderland Busways Atlantean and a Sunderland Busways Daimler Fleetline both which are running the same Alexander bodies.
There is also a Tyne and Wear PTE Atlantean which was new to South Shields which we have recently bought.
I've always wondered, with the newer buses and with air con and abs it must be a lot hrader to restore these than the Nationals and Metrobus etc?
MCW Metrobus
Do you and your mates work for a bus company?
15-12-2010, 10:44 PM
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sweet the picture of the No12 magic bus outside eldon square just up from the monument the driver is my kids grandad..ex father inlaw how weird is that pmfsl.. will pass this photo onto him now.. he used to work for them when they used to be tyne& wear..then busways then stagecoach lmao..
15-12-2010, 10:45 PM
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Aye we have 2 Metrobuses.
We did have a 3rd but that was purely used as a donor vehicle and sent for scrap a couple of weeks ago.
2 of the lads work for Stagecoach, 1 is a driver the other a fitter.
I much prefer the Atlantean to the Metrobus mind!
We did have a 3rd but that was purely used as a donor vehicle and sent for scrap a couple of weeks ago.
2 of the lads work for Stagecoach, 1 is a driver the other a fitter.
I much prefer the Atlantean to the Metrobus mind!
15-12-2010, 10:47 PM
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sweet the picture of the No12 magic bus outside eldon square just up from the monument the driver is my kids grandad..ex father inlaw how weird is that pmfsl.. will pass this photo onto him now.. he used to work for them when they used to be tyne& wear..then busways then stagecoach lmao..
My dad used to drive for Busways later stagecoach Busways up till 1998.
15-12-2010, 10:47 PM
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By heck mate, thats a hell of a job you've got on there. Cracking job your doing though. Nice to see someone with the time/space/enthusiasm/funds to take projects this big on!
Would like a nosy round that bus breakers meself, just out of interest
Would like a nosy round that bus breakers meself, just out of interest
15-12-2010, 10:50 PM
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yeah both my kids just had a look lmao.. really strange that is.. think I will get the kids to give him the photo get it framed for a little xmas present..he will be chuffed lmao..
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hi,
ive just registered on here to reply to this thread mainly.
i was driving past south shields town hall yesterday and saw an atlantean coming the other way and turning down crossgate. was too much traffic to check the reg out to see if i remembered it from when i was a bairn. it had number 1 and private i think (something like that anyway) on the destination screen.
was class seeing one again. and good to see some being restored. there always used to be a couple in a yard in sunderland between the queen alex and the wear bridge.
and there was also one in the stagecoach depot until a short while back.
they are well cool busses like. remember getting them to school when i was younger.
ive just registered on here to reply to this thread mainly.
i was driving past south shields town hall yesterday and saw an atlantean coming the other way and turning down crossgate. was too much traffic to check the reg out to see if i remembered it from when i was a bairn. it had number 1 and private i think (something like that anyway) on the destination screen.
was class seeing one again. and good to see some being restored. there always used to be a couple in a yard in sunderland between the queen alex and the wear bridge.
and there was also one in the stagecoach depot until a short while back.
they are well cool busses like. remember getting them to school when i was younger.
04-02-2012, 06:48 PM
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This is something really different from all of the other restoration threads on here. Great work, and good on you for all the hard work and money spent (especially if it's out of your own pockets).
04-02-2012, 07:30 PM
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I. Went to mercedes Benz truck depot at spennymoor and noticed a place called gardiners which done engines for older buses then noticed loads of older buses breaking for parts I guess? And definitely seen an at Atlanteon there might be worth a look for you
07-02-2012, 08:17 PM
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Assuming you passed your car test prior to 1997 and have C1 on your licence, you can drive a tractor unit, providing the unit itself weighs no more than 7.5t, more than 7.5t and you'll need class C. It's only when you hitch up a trailer that you need C+E...
08-02-2012, 07:22 PM
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Cool thread, i quite like an old bus.
That Allways scania recovery truck though, thats just offended my retinas, what a god damned hideous looking truck.
I always remember our school bus, i used to love it as it had a massive center exit exhaust and made a hell of a racket.
That Allways scania recovery truck though, thats just offended my retinas, what a god damned hideous looking truck.
I always remember our school bus, i used to love it as it had a massive center exit exhaust and made a hell of a racket.
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that 28 days later forum is class like.
love it that some people restore the old atlanteans. they were class buses. im often reminded by my dad about em. there used to be a few in south shields. and i even remember a couple of the reg numbers. propper sadness haha
love it that some people restore the old atlanteans. they were class buses. im often reminded by my dad about em. there used to be a few in south shields. and i even remember a couple of the reg numbers. propper sadness haha