Northern Counties Paladin

motor vehicle

The Northern Counties Paladin was a single-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1991 to 1998 by Northern Counties and then Plaxton.

Northern Counties Paladin
A Volvo B10B with Paladin bodywork with the barrel-shaped windscreen
Overview
ManufacturerNorthern Counties
Plaxton
Production1991–1998
AssemblyWigan, United Kingdom
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisVolvo B10M
Volvo B10B
Volvo B6
Dennis Dart
Dennis Lance
Dennis Falcon
Scania L113
DAF SB220
Leyland Atlantean (rebodies)
Powertrain
Capacity27 to 45 seated
Dimensions
Length8.5m to 12.0m
Width3.1m
Height3.4m
Chronology
Successor

The Paladin body could be built on the Dennis Dart chassis,[1][2] Dennis Lance chassis,[3][4][5] Scania L113 chassis,[6][7] Volvo B10M chassis,[8] DAF SB220 chassis,[9] Dennis Falcon chassis,[10][11] Volvo B6 chassis[12] and Volvo B10B chassis.[13]

Leyland Atlantean

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A Leyland Atlantean with Northern Counties Paladin bodywork in Blackpool

In 1993, thirty-three Leyland Atlantean double-decker bus chassis were changed to single decker bus chassis, the bodies were removed and replaced with Paladin bodyworks for Fylde Borough Transport.[14]

Windscreen

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There were three different windscreen shapes;

  • One was a "barrel shaped" curvature windscreen
  • One was an upright "wrap-around" windscreen
  • One was a double-curvature windscreen
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References

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  1. Devoy, David (15 September 2017). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7447-6.
  2. Stubbings, Richard (15 July 2019). British Independent Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8612-7.
  3. Cooper, Matt (15 August 2022). Oxford and South Midland Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6.
  4. Devoy, David (15 June 2019). Strathtay Scottish Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9128-2.
  5. Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2020). British Independent Buses in the 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8620-2.
  6. Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
  7. Ackers, Simon (15 March 2024). Arriva Merseyside Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-2108-9.
  8. Law, John (15 November 2017). Hampshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-6831-4.
  9. markkirk85 (15 May 2016), N600 ABC, retrieved 25 September 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. Beddall, David (23 November 2023). Northampton's Trams and Buses: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-8099-7.
  11. Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
  12. Batten, Malcolm (15 April 2023). Rail Replacement Buses: London and the South East. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0869-1.
  13. Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
  14. Morgan, Mike (11 September 1993). "New for old as Atlantean comes of age". Coach & Bus Week. No. 82. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 26–28. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

Other websites

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