28601 Atlantean (A)- Manchester	THE REAL BUSES The GM Standard became the main double deck design adopted by Greater Manchester PTE in the early 1970's. Initally the mark 1 version of the bodywork was built by both Park Royal and Northern Counties on the two most popular chassis' of the time, the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. The curved windscreen version modeled by EFE is known as the mark 1A and the majority of this version were built by Northern Counties, however Park Royal built 160 between 1977-9. In all over 1000 1A versions were built, the Northern Counties versions accounted for 815 this total and were built between 1974 and 1980. These were split between Leyland Atlanteans (559) and Daimler Fleetlines (256). A third version of the Northern Counties body was introduced in 1981 and this is known as the 'Light Alloy' as the name suggests this featured the use of lighter materials in it's construction. By the end of production in 1984 nearly 400 of this type had entered service in Manchester. After de-regulation in the mid 1980's Greater Manchester PTE found it necessary to down size it's fleet, many of the older GM Standards were thus withdrawn from service in Manchester. This glut of relatively cheap second hand double deckers proved a popular choice with both large and small operators across the UK, who around this time were looking for suitable stock to either start new services, or defend existing routes. THE EFE MODELS EFE have chosen to model three version of the GM Standard double decker, both the Daimler Fleetline and Leyland Atlantean mark 1A versions, and also the final 'Light Alloy' version of Leyland Atlantean bodywork. The differences between the Fleetline and Atlantean models are restricted to the rear engine bustles, however the two Atlantean versions only have a subtle difference, this being the shape of the centre pillar between the two upper deck front windows. All three versions were added to the range in late 2002 or early 2003
28901 Atlantean (B) Maidstone & Dist
29002 Fleetline - Lancashire Utd