224, 235, 238, 245 & 281 Leyland Atlantean Alexander 'A' Type Double Deck Buses

23502 - Type A - Bournemouth Corp'	THE REAL BUSES Walter Alexander the Scottish bodybuilder has a long history of producing successful designs. The 'A' type double decker was introduced in the mid 1960's and was originally supplied to Glasgow Corporation, the design employed curved glass and fibre glass panels to improved the vehicles looks. Although the design was popular with traditional Scottish operators, it was soon to appear in many different fleets across the UK. The 'A' type under went several design revamps during it's time in production, this externally was most visible around the front and rear panels. The Fleetline chassis was also commonly combined with the 'A' type bodies although this was less popular than the Atlantean, particularly with the Scottish operators. The Falkirk factory continued to offer the 'A' type until the late 1970's when it was finally replaced by the new 'AY' series. The 'A' type design has now largely been withdrawn from operation with larger operators, although small numbers can still be found operating with smaller concerns. THE EFE MODELS Versions 235 and 238 of the Atlantean Alexander 'A' were both introduced to the range in during 1997, with 224 and 281 following in 2000 and 2002. EFE can produced three different versions of the body, which basically consists of different lower deck front and rear panel designs. These can be combined with either an open engine bustle, or a version with side shrouds, producing a flush rear side profile. It is in theory therefore possible to produce a total of six model variations, although to date only five have so far been added to the range. The body castings can also be combined with the Daimler Fleetline engine bustles to produce six further examples. (see Alexander Fleetline index) Extra large pictures of the models covered in this section can be found in my
22401 Type B Flush Rear - BOAC
28101 - Type C - National Welsh

Cat No.	Operator	Fleet No.	Registration	Route No.	Destination
Type A style of front grille & flush rear
23501	Edinburgh Corporation Transport	812	EWS812D	16	Oxgangs
23502	Bournemouth Corporation Transport	230	ORU230G	1	Somerford via Bath Road
23504	Citybus (Hong Kong)	D4	CA 8427	--	Citybus 3-648366
Type A style of front grille & rear bustle
23801	Glasgow Corporation Transport	LA104	SGD 682	60	Maryhill
23802	John Fishwick & Sons	34	SGD 669	111	Preston Fox Street
23803	Sunderland District	373	DUP373G	57	Durham
Type B style of front grille & flush rear
22401	B.O.A.C.	--	LYF317D	--	--
Type B style of front grille & rear bustle
24501	Newcastle Corporation	49	ABB 49B	47	Central Station via North Road
Type C style of front grille & flush rear
???	No models have been issued to date
Type C style of front grille & rear bustle
28101	National Welsh (Cyrmu Cenedlaethol) (N.B.C.)	HR6471	BTG520J	520	Schools
28102	A.1. Service	--	WCS831K	A1	Ardrossan Chapelhill

Double Deck Model Index
22401	23501                                           23801	28101