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1972 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R Park Royal

1972 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R in Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti, Movie, 1974 IMDB

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin: UK

1972 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R Park Royal

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stronghold EN

2007-12-30 18:04

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Sunbar UK

2007-12-30 18:17

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Leyland definitely, an Atlantean probably.

Gag Halfrunt UK

2007-12-30 20:52

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The fleet number appears to be 7031. A little Googling tells me that this was an Atlantean AN68 with a single door Park Royal body.
http://www.selnec.org.uk/batch7001.htm

A preserved Atlantean from SELNEC (the transport authority in Manchester at that time) with a Northern Counties body appears in "Life on Mars":
vehicle_17974-Leyland-Atlantean.html

SteveA EN

2007-12-31 01:06

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SELNEC 7031 (VNB131L), a 1972 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R with Park Royal body.

HAVERTON HILL 1 EN

2008-07-18 17:10

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SELNEC stands for SOUTH EAST LANCASHIRE NORTH EAST CHESHIRE,the company became Greater Manchester PTE in 1974. Park Royal bodied GM PTE Atlanteans were built at Park Royal, west London. The plant closed after a bad strike circa 1979/80.

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