Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
XA12 leaving Tottenham Garage(AR) in 1966
It's the weekend again, so another historical shot from me.
Class XA Leyland Atlantean buses were introduced in London in 1965 as part of an experiment to evaulate One Person Operation on double deck vehicles. The agreement, at that time, with the Busmen's Union didn't allow one person operation on D/D vehicles in London, so a door was fitted on the stairs in order for the vehicle to be used as single deck in OPO operation. These vehicles were used on routes 24, 67, 76 & 271, but ended their London lives on the Croydon 'C' flat fare services. Most were exported to Hong Kong, where their worked out their lives.
The bus is seen leaving the garage on Philip Lane, with the council's Youth Employment Centre seen behind it.
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Comment by Glenn Wallis on November 27, 2015 at 9:19
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I think it was also illegal to operate one man double decks at that time. There was also a batch of identical looking Daimler Fleetlines (XFs) that were in Country area green and cream and these also operated the 67 & 76 for a while, some red XAs taking their place in the country.
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Comment by StephenBln on November 27, 2015 at 23:43
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I think the XFs only worked on the 67 & 271. I travelled on one on the 67. But can't recall them being on the 76.
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Comment by Jeremyb on November 28, 2015 at 11:52
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2 XFs are preserved, but sadly no XAs. If I recall correctly, only the XFs had the door at the bottom of the stairs
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Yes, that's my memory too. I only ever travelled on an XF once (XF3 I think) and that was on a private hire tour just before LCBS withdrew them from East Grinstead garage.
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