Leyland Fleetline BCB613V

BCB613V running on route 5 in Chester, I manged a return journey with the first part having the bus to myself.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• BCB613V
• Leyland
• Fleetline
• Chester

[hamsterbus]

Hurray this bus finally makes it intro presvation with distinction of being the last closed top fleetline decker in normal service. Shame chester bus has now been wiped off the streets and partly relaced with first barbie livery. On another note I hate the Stagecoach Stripes livery I hated seeing GM buses South buses in Stagecoach stripes.

[video47]

Hopefully this bus will be running in St Helens on 13th April for a running day? Keep a look out for the event.

[billlmf]

I want to know that this bus is fitting semi-automatic transmission or fully-automatic transmission??

[video47]

I have sat in the cab of this bus and it looks to be semi automatic. It also sounds like a semi auto when you actually hear it. I think most of these are driven as a semi auto.

[jaggass]

was that bus known as a leyland atlantean as well?

[video47]

No the Leyland Atlantean is slightly different, the Atlantean has an unmistakeable roar to it. There is also slight variation in the downstairs windows offside, but you have to be really observant to notice this.

[wuffurs]

Top gear way to short on these,higher speed axle a must

[HORNEBEEDUBLO]

As far as I am aware, the Fleetline's Daimatic gearbox is of an SCG design which is probably why Gardner powered Bristol VRTs and REs sound very similar.

[jaggass]

the two front windows look the ecw olympinas i think

[jaggass]

sounds quite different to a metrobus, olympian and a bristol vr. although it makes the same axle noise as a vr

[ChrisCooper312]

The main difference between an Atlantean and a Fleetline is that the Fleetline has a drop centre rear axle so a much lower floor height, and therefore is lower overall. All Atlanteans had Leyland 680 engines, but Fleetlines had the option of that or the Gardener 6LXB, this being the latter. Gearboxes were also different, Atlanteans had Leyland gearboxes, Fleetlines Damiler ones.

[glenrea]

I never new the difference until I discovered that they were often bodied by the same company. Ie ECW, Park Royal etc. There may be one or 2 similar mechanical components but the underpinnings are different to an Atlantean

[hamster1992monton]

Some were sold on in the 1980 the Yorkshire later and later on after GM North was sold to First some of the older buses did finish off their service in West Youkshire while one that went to Stagecaoch were sold off for further service.

[hamster1992monton]

Another ex-manchster bus gone further afield ex L.U.T 589 but with the GMT standard interior fitted. The gearbox whine sound better on a bristol VR though.