I don't particularly remember travelling on any Blackpool buses but I have seen the seats in the trams - much suited to the Balloon Cars rather than the Atlanteans!
Ah it looks like you need to go on more Blackpool transport stuff, the seats are quite common amongst the buses and even some trams. UWW11X has a very tidy full matching set of these seats. Perhaps Blackpool specified this mocquette? I thinks its the only place I have seen it .......yet.
National's have a 510 engine, Atlanteans have the 680 engine. Yes the atlanteans are very beefy. I'm currently restoring blackpool's atlantean 343 (ghg343w)
Although the Leyland National 2 did have the Leyland 680/690 engine hence National 2's sounded pretty similar to an Atlantean at times. The wail you hear in an Atlantean is due to the radiator fan.
A nice reminder of the old atlantean. With the roar of the leyland 680 eninge. Good old Lancashire buses Chassis Leyland and Body at Balckburn. Shame the old GM standards don't run in Manchester anymore.
Yes, I'm surprised how much I miss the GM standard Atlanteans and Fleetlines too! I miss them almost as much as Blackpool's Leyland PD3s! Modern buses have no character.
It was a semi-auto, the driver was using the gears with his left hand, and using high gears so didn't allow a lot of thrash compared with some Atlantean rides I have had.
Oh cool! pity you didn't come for a ride, we could have ended up both being on the back seat and pulling out a video camera ;-). I did some trams and Olympians too, but didn't see anybody who I didn't know videoing on board, one guy was filming a tram by the Pleasurebeach but I think it was more the novelty factor rather than an enthusiast, hope you had a nice holiday!
Yes thats fine! I look forward to seeing it, I might even see myself somewhere. My Dad has metrobus2 channel, so has a few things up of Blackpool on Friday and Saturday. I will probably only put up this Atlantean as I have a load of stuff already online.
simples a semi automatic is like a geared box except no clutch to get thru the gears also you can set off in any gear
roy74 2 years ago
My grandad used to drive atlanteans many years ago. Semi-automatics, Very nippy busses for a double decker
1ns4ne1d10t 2 years ago
A bit of a rattle!
lowestoftbus 2 years ago
I don't particularly remember travelling on any Blackpool buses but I have seen the seats in the trams - much suited to the Balloon Cars rather than the Atlanteans!
TomMetrobus 3 years ago
Nice thrash! But what's with the seats?!
TomMetrobus 3 years ago
Ah it looks like you need to go on more Blackpool transport stuff, the seats are quite common amongst the buses and even some trams. UWW11X has a very tidy full matching set of these seats. Perhaps Blackpool specified this mocquette? I thinks its the only place I have seen it .......yet.
video47 3 years ago
saying it has the same engine as the national it sounds alot different it was beefy in an atlantean
jaggass 3 years ago
National's have a 510 engine, Atlanteans have the 680 engine. Yes the atlanteans are very beefy. I'm currently restoring blackpool's atlantean 343 (ghg343w)
fwc439h 2 years ago
Although the Leyland National 2 did have the Leyland 680/690 engine hence National 2's sounded pretty similar to an Atlantean at times. The wail you hear in an Atlantean is due to the radiator fan.
gcbus 2 years ago
A nice reminder of the old atlantean. With the roar of the leyland 680 eninge. Good old Lancashire buses Chassis Leyland and Body at Balckburn. Shame the old GM standards don't run in Manchester anymore.
hamsterbus 3 years ago
Yes, I'm surprised how much I miss the GM standard Atlanteans and Fleetlines too! I miss them almost as much as Blackpool's Leyland PD3s! Modern buses have no character.
HORNEBEEDUBLO 2 years ago
Hi, this bus with semi-auto gearbox or fully-auto gearbox??
billlmf 3 years ago
It was a semi-auto, the driver was using the gears with his left hand, and using high gears so didn't allow a lot of thrash compared with some Atlantean rides I have had.
video47 3 years ago
Could you explain how a semi-auto box works?
ThisIs2009 2 years ago
awesome.i was in blacpool on hol from july 4th to 7th & i got a pic of this bus.
Startrekkevster 3 years ago
Oh cool! pity you didn't come for a ride, we could have ended up both being on the back seat and pulling out a video camera ;-). I did some trams and Olympians too, but didn't see anybody who I didn't know videoing on board, one guy was filming a tram by the Pleasurebeach but I think it was more the novelty factor rather than an enthusiast, hope you had a nice holiday!
video47 3 years ago
thanks mate.i will hopefully upload vid taken of 1 of the trams i rode on & also some vids of some passing.i will post some video responses if ok?
Startrekkevster 3 years ago
Yes thats fine! I look forward to seeing it, I might even see myself somewhere. My Dad has metrobus2 channel, so has a few things up of Blackpool on Friday and Saturday. I will probably only put up this Atlantean as I have a load of stuff already online.
video47 3 years ago