THE way to see the Cape, forget the luxury coaches, the small fleet of veteran open top Leyland Atlanteans
based at Cape Town perform regular city tours and the occasional trip to the Cape. CA1522 is seen at the
'Lands End' coach park where the day tour stops for lunch & the opportunity to view the tip of the
continent with the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meeting.
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The Flying Dutchman, this little Isuzu, has now been replaced by a cable railway whose tracks it is
running alongside in Easter 1996. The bus conveys passengers from the Cape coach park to the viewing
point at the end of the Cape. The two oceans can be seen either side of the narrow promintary
leading to the Cape, behind the bus: Indian Ocean on the right, Atlantic on the left.
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Following behind the open topper is another Cape Tour, but using a rather mundane Mercedes coach
with local bodywork. The rugged Atlantic coast is on the right.
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Another of the Atlantean fleet on the city tour making its way along the Waterkunt (Water front).
Not surprisingly the venue is popular with joggers and those who enjoy a stroll by the sea.
Cape Town's Hot Rock Cafe is in the background on the right.
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AAD have produced some modern looking high floor single deckers for the Cape Town
Not surprisingly the venue is popular with joggers and those who enjoy a stroll by the sea.
Cape Town's Hot Rock Cafe is in the background on the right.
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Few bus stations in the world can have a more dramatic backdrop than Cape Town's, with Table Mountain
behind and the famous market square and city building where Nelson Mandela spoke. Easter Sunday 1996
saw this relatively modern AAD on town services which were sparse indeed that day.
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Guy Victory doubledeckers roamed the streets of Cape Town, engineers working on them as man and boy!
This elderly example speeds along the cliff roads heading south towards the Cape. It's not going as far as that, though
doubtless it could, it is on a school run.
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This Victory is seen at the same place as the AAD above, but on a busier day!
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ERF are better known for trucks than buses to most UK residents, but they have long had a successful
export business for rugged bus chassis to South Africa and this semi-coach is seen at the Victoria & Alfred
Wharf in Cape Town (Yes Alfred not Albert! It was Queen Victoria's son Alfred who took a great interest
in the South Africa of his day.)
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It is a Leyland Tiger, which was seen in company with the ERF above.
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