Merseybus MPTE 1003

The sights and sounds of traveling on a Leyland Atlantean. This is former Merseyside PTE/Merseybus 1003 A323GLV. Filmed on location on the Wirral on 5th August 2007

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• merseybus
• mpte
• leyland
• atlantean
• 1003
• wirral
• cheshire
• merseyside

[WhiteStarLine401]

Would that be Chris Tunstall at the wheel?

[DVG452]

@WhiteStarLine401 ... No, not on this occassion

[HFWallaseybus]

Well, as the owner and driver of the bus in the video, let me comment. Taking ones foot off the accelerator when changing gear is standard practice on a semi automatic bus. Straight through gearchanges ruin the gear bands and when you pay for the repairs, best not do it.

The bus is MERSEYSIDE PTE standard, derived from Liverpool Corpy practice. It is 4 speed, low geared and will actually start in third gear. I use 1st by choice as get better noises.

Right hand gearchanges on GMT buses too.

[glenrea]

gear lever makes a lovely "plonk" when engaging! Wish the national I sometimes drive at work did that!

[video47]

@HFWallaseybus I would love a ride on this bus if it is attending any events, would be great! I have been on 1365 and that is a very nice example too!

[video47]

Great Video! and so many views, I have not yet had a ride on this, but it looks a really nice bus :-)

[greetpete]

An excellent driver, who handles the semi automatic gearbox beautifully!!! A wonderful post, many thyanks.

[pjtrain019]

Great clip! Takes me back to when I used to catch the 6c/40 from town up to Plessey's...

[strange6]

@HFWallaseybus The GMT atlanteans were fully automatic but could be overdriven in 2nd and 3rd if the driver wished to do so. These buses didn't have an automtic option - they were fully semi-automatic

[kie40145]

I remember these on the 33B plus I remember working the 33B with Atlanteans with my Dad driving good times

[Mob1006]

@HFWallaseybus: Brilliant Driving! Great to see someone using the Semi-Auto, the way it was designed to be used

[hamsterbus]

The ZF Eclofe version of the enviro 400 is awful an monotonus along with the B9TL and is the 192 route the Manchester version shedloads of noisy voith gearboxes there. Got a very noisy one MX08UCJ but not on the 192 though.