E40803 Leyland Atlantean Open Top Red Bus NBC 925 925GTAThe well known bus operator, Devon General, began operating regular open top bus tours of the Torbay area in the summer of 1955 using vehicles converted from conventional double deckers. However, in 1961 these were replaced by a fleet of nine specially built Leyland Atlanteans with Metro Cammell bodies, each seating 75 passengers. The nine were named after historical naval and maritime figures such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, and soon