{"id":58,"date":"2020-04-11T19:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2020-04-12T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T15:27:54","slug":"southampton-city-transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Southampton City Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-57 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-57 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-57\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a280row_fos.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A280ROW (2)\" data-caption-desc=\"An offside view of 280. The livery was probably the most successful aspect of this vehicle, as it was adopted for the rest of the fleet. 4 more Olympians with this style of bodywork came later, but with dual purpose seating. Unfortunately, most other Olympians bodied by East Lancs for other operators carried the rather plainer style of body as fitted to 278 and 279.\" data-attachment-id=\"51\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A280ROW (2)\" title=\"An offside view of 280. The livery was probably the most successful aspect of this vehicle, as it was adopted for the rest of the fleet. 4 more Olympians with this style of bodywork came later, but with dual purpose seating. Unfortunately, most other Olympians bodied by East Lancs for other operators carried the rather plainer style of body as fitted to 278 and 279.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a280row_fos\/1081146829.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">A280ROW (2)<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">An offside view of 280. The livery was probably the most successful aspect of this vehicle, as it was adopted for the rest of the fleet. 4 more Olympians with this style of bodywork came later, but with dual purpose seating. Unfortunately, most other Olympians bodied by East Lancs for other operators carried the rather plainer style of body as fitted to 278 and 279.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a277row.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dennis Dominator A277ROW at Portswood\" data-caption-desc=\"In 1984 Southampton City Transport purchased 4 buses for uation as potential fleet standard vehicles, now that the Leyland Atlantean was no longer available. 277 was a Dennis Dominator with Maxwell gearbox, and the East Lancs body carried the standard fleet livery, but had some modern features by comparison with the traditional appearance of the large fleet of Atlanteans. The style was attractive, with a pleasantly raked front, but a couple of features spoiled the overall effect. The square corners of the upper deck front window jarred with the rounded corners of the other windows; while the upswept lower edge to the last window on the top deck looks odd - why do bodybuilders make windows at the back shallower, when that is almost always the darkest part of the bus? The Park Royal\/Alexander style of driver&#039;s windscreen does not blend with the rest of the bodywork in the way that East Lancs&#039; own version, as used on the Atlanteans, did - and the split level entrance - a compromise used on some vehicles prior to the development of true low floor buses - looks untidy.\" data-attachment-id=\"49\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dennis Dominator A277ROW at Portswood\" title=\"In 1984 Southampton City Transport purchased 4 buses for evaluation as potential fleet standard vehicles, now that the Leyland Atlantean was no longer available. 277 was a Dennis Dominator with Maxwell gearbox, and the East Lancs body carried the standard fleet livery, but had some modern features by comparison with the traditional appearance of the large fleet of Atlanteans. The style was attractive, with a pleasantly raked front, but a couple of features spoiled the overall effect. The square corners of the upper deck front window jarred with the rounded corners of the other windows; while the upswept lower edge to the last window on the top deck looks odd - why do bodybuilders make windows at the back shallower, when that is almost always the darkest part of the bus? The Park Royal\/Alexander style of driver&#039;s windscreen does not blend with the rest of the bodywork in the way that East Lancs&#039; own version, as used on the Atlanteans, did - and the split level entrance - a compromise used on some vehicles prior to the development of true low floor buses - looks untidy.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a277row\/2385467375.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Dennis Dominator A277ROW at Portswood<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">In 1984 Southampton City Transport purchased 4 buses for uation as potential fleet standard vehicles, now that the Leyland Atlantean was no longer available. 277 was a Dennis Dominator with Maxwell gearbox, and the East Lancs body carried the standard fleet livery, but had some modern features by comparison with the traditional appearance of the large fleet of Atlanteans. The style was attractive, with a pleasantly raked front, but a couple of features spoiled the overall effect. The square corners of the upper deck front window jarred with the rounded corners of the other windows; while the upswept lower edge to the last window on the top deck looks odd - why do bodybuilders make windows at the back shallower, when that is almost always the darkest part of the bus? The Park Royal\/Alexander style of driver's windscreen does not blend with the rest of the bodywork in the way that East Lancs' own version, as used on the Atlanteans, did - and the split level entrance - a compromise used on some vehicles prior to the development of true low floor buses - looks untidy.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wow529j.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Leyland Atlantean WOW529J at Portswood\" data-caption-desc=\"Elderly Atlantean 139 was converted to a permanent open topper, principally for use on the City Tour, but also used on private hire work, and occasionally on normal service.\" data-attachment-id=\"50\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leyland Atlantean WOW529J at Portswood\" title=\"Elderly Atlantean 139 was converted to a permanent open topper, principally for use on the City Tour, but also used on private hire work, and occasionally on normal service.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/wow529j\/1737799619.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Leyland Atlantean WOW529J at Portswood<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Elderly Atlantean 139 was converted to a permanent open topper, principally for use on the City Tour, but also used on private hire work, and occasionally on normal service.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a278row.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (1)\" data-caption-desc=\"The four uation vehicles were all different, and 278 was a Leyland Olympian, again still in traditional livery. The bodywork is rather plainer than on 277, lacking the drooped window line on the upper deck towards the front, and having a generally more upright shape to the front.\" data-attachment-id=\"48\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (1)\" title=\"The four evaluation vehicles were all different, and 278 was a Leyland Olympian, again still in traditional livery. The bodywork is rather plainer than on 277, lacking the drooped window line on the upper deck towards the front, and having a generally more upright shape to the front.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a278row\/4137644414.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (1)<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The four uation vehicles were all different, and 278 was a Leyland Olympian, again still in traditional livery. The bodywork is rather plainer than on 277, lacking the drooped window line on the upper deck towards the front, and having a generally more upright shape to the front.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a278row_fos.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (2)\" data-caption-desc=\"A front offside view of 278 at Portswood depot. 278 was the only one of the four experimental vehicles not fitted with a Gardner engine - it had a Leyland TL11 engine.\" data-attachment-id=\"55\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (2)\" title=\"A front offside view of 278 at Portswood depot. 278 was the only one of the four experimental vehicles not fitted with a Gardner engine - it had a Leyland TL11 engine.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a278row_fos\/3914201106.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Leyland Olympian A278ROW at Portswood (2)<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A front offside view of 278 at Portswood depot. 278 was the only one of the four experimental vehicles not fitted with a Gardner engine - it had a Leyland TL11 engine.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a279row.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Leyland Olympian A279ROW at Portswood (2)\" data-caption-desc=\"Another view of 279. The mismatch of the front windscreen to the rest of the bodywork can be clearly seen, as the windscreen narrows towards the top while the bodywork is vertical. The screen was clearly designed for single deckers! The positioning of the illuminated &#039;Pay as you enter&#039; sign above the windscreen at the nearside looks untidy, and is probably too high for many people&#039;s line of vision, but passengers were probably used to the concept of OPO by 1984.\" data-attachment-id=\"54\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leyland Olympian A279ROW at Portswood (2)\" title=\"Another view of 279. The mismatch of the front windscreen to the rest of the bodywork can be clearly seen, as the windscreen narrows towards the top while the bodywork is vertical. The screen was clearly designed for single deckers! The positioning of the illuminated &#039;Pay as you enter&#039; sign above the windscreen at the nearside looks untidy, and is probably too high for many people&#039;s line of vision, but passengers were probably used to the concept of OPO by 1984.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a279row\/4004965465.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Leyland Olympian A279ROW at Portswood (2)<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Another view of 279. The mismatch of the front windscreen to the rest of the bodywork can be clearly seen, as the windscreen narrows towards the top while the bodywork is vertical. The screen was clearly designed for single deckers! The positioning of the illuminated 'Pay as you enter' sign above the windscreen at the nearside looks untidy, and is probably too high for many people's line of vision, but passengers were probably used to the concept of OPO by 1984.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a280row.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Leyland Olympian A280ROW at Portswood (1)\" data-caption-desc=\"280 was the last of the four uation vehicles, again a Gardner-powered Olympian. This time, East Lancs used the attractive raked styling of the Dominator 277, with a conventional rubber mounted window at the upper deck front.\r\n\r\nThe livery experiment went further, being a direct reversal of the standard fleet livery, and the lower cream band even continued around the engine compartment panels.\" data-attachment-id=\"52\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leyland Olympian A280ROW at Portswood (1)\" title=\"280 was the last of the four evaluation vehicles, again a Gardner-powered Olympian. This time, East Lancs used the attractive raked styling of the Dominator 277, with a conventional rubber mounted window at the upper deck front.\r\n\r\nThe livery experiment went further, being a direct reversal of the standard fleet livery, and the lower cream band even continued around the engine compartment panels.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/a280row\/4048464540.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Leyland Olympian A280ROW at Portswood (1)<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">280 was the last of the four uation vehicles, again a Gardner-powered Olympian. This time, East Lancs used the attractive raked styling of the Dominator 277, with a conventional rubber mounted window at the upper deck front.\r\n\r\nThe livery experiment went further, being a direct reversal of the standard fleet livery, and the lower cream band even continued around the engine compartment panels.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bcr379k.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Seddon RU BCR379K at Portswood\" data-caption-desc=\"The 5 Seddon RUs delivered in 1972 were the last single deckers for over 15 years. Strangely, they were 33&#039; long 44 seaters, with single doors, while the previous single deckers purchased were longer AEC Swifts with dual doors. After a fairly quiet life, 15 survived to be preserved, one of only two Seddon RUs remaining.\" data-attachment-id=\"47\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Seddon RU BCR379K at Portswood\" title=\"The 5 Seddon RUs delivered in 1972 were the last single deckers for over 15 years. Strangely, they were 33&#039; long 44 seaters, with single doors, while the previous single deckers purchased were longer AEC Swifts with dual doors. After a fairly quiet life, 15 survived to be preserved, one of only two Seddon RUs remaining.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/04\/bcr379k\/1294439251.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Seddon RU BCR379K at Portswood<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The 5 Seddon RUs delivered in 1972 were the last single deckers for over 15 years. Strangely, they were 33' long 44 seaters, with single doors, while the previous single deckers purchased were longer AEC Swifts with dual doors. After a fairly quiet life, 15 survived to be preserved, one of only two Seddon RUs remaining.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Noted for standardised fleets of Guy Arabs, and later Leyland Atlanteans &#8211; both reaching a total of 175 vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noted for standardised fleets of Guy Arabs, and later Leyland Atlanteans &#8211; both reaching a total of 175 vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwframpton.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}