168, 237, 242 & 244 Daimler Fleetline Alexander 'A' Type Double Deckers

23702 Type A Rear Bustle East Yorkshire	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 Atlantean chassis was also commonly combined with the 'A' type bodies and this was the more popular choice 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 The 'A' type design has now largely been withdrawn from operation with larger operators, although small numbers can still be found operating with smaller concerns.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 All the versions of the Fleetline Alexander 'A' released so far, were introduced into the range during 1997/8. There have surprisingly been no new model issues since 2000. 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 four have so far been added to the range. The body castings can also be combined with the Leyland Atlantean engine bustles to produce six further examples. (see Alexander Atlanteans index) Extra large pictures of the models covered in this section can be found in my
24202 - Type C Rear Bustle - Yorkshire
24401 Type A Flush Rear - LT

Cat No.	Operator	Fleet No.	Registration	Route No.	Destination
Type C with Flush Rear
16801	Travel de Courcey	--	AJT147T	S7	Sandpits Lane
Type A with Engine Bustle
23701	Trent Motor Traction Company	533	VRC533G	8	Derby
23702	East Yorkshire Motor Services	901	AFT784C	59C	Circular via Preston / Hedon
23703	Bradford City Transport	323	LAK323G	78	Leeds - Pudsey
23704	Halifax Corporation	3103	BHD222C	14	Mixenden, Moorend Road, Mount Tabor
23705	SELNEC Northern	6327	TEN 127	9	Jericho
23706	Bury Corporation Transport	117	TEN 117	37	Walmersley
23707	Northern General	2173	GCN803G	44	Newcastle Worswick Street
23708	Maidstone & District	5001	GCN803G	29	Maidstone
Type C with Rear Engine Bustle
24201	Midland Red North (N.B.C. Chaserider)	2543	DRC543J	837	Colliery Service
24201SB	Midland Red North (N.B.C.Chaserider) Showbus Adverts	2543	DRC543J	837	Colliery Service
24202	Yorkshire Woollen District Transport	28	JHD328J	1A	Leeds
Type A with Flush Rear
24401	London Transport	DMO 1	CRU182C	--	Round London Sightseeing Tour
24402	Bournemouth Corporation Transport	197	CRU197C	32	Jumpers via Richmond Hill
24402A	Bournemouth Corporation Transport (on loan to London Country Bus Services)	197	CRU197C	470	Dorking

Double Deck Model Index
23701	24201	24401