Thursday 18 April 2013

Fresh air on top and Plymouth Atlantean Sounds


Plymouth had a long tradition of operating open-top double-deckers but that is no more. As well as a de-roofed PD2 accident victim three Atlantean conversions were used. In the Nineties spurred on by the rapid expansion of Guide Friday they seemed to spread everywhere there might be a few tourists. Rather than having to compete they also made local partnerships as what happened in Plymouth. Sadly when Guide Friday sold out so were lost some well established seaside workings such as here in Devon. Though unlikely that was a pity as in this more specialised roll later Atlanteans might still be running today here in service.

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