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The 'A' type design has now largely been withdrawn from operation with larger operators, although small numbers can still be found operating with smaller concerns.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)
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22401 Type B Flush Rear - BOAC
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28101 - Type C - National Welsh |