The Leyland Atlantean was a revolutionary design which not only changed the appearance of buses in most British towns and cities but prepared the way for driver only operation.

The first production Atlantean in service anywhere, LA1 came to Glasgow direct from the 1958 Commercial Motor Show. It also carries the first body to be completed at Messrs Alexander's new works, which subsequently built well over 2,000 Atlantean bodies.

LA1 ran for the Corporation until March 1973 when it was relegated to driver training duties. It entered preservation in 1974.

Following the development of an improved front-end design Glasgow Corporation Transport and its successor purchased a further 1,448 Atlanteans between 1962 and 1981.

LA1 is shown in the livery carried by GCT buses between 1959 and 1973.

LA1 is on long-term loan from the Glasgow Museum of Transport.

Above: Bridgeton Garage, 20th November 2007, © Colin Anderson