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Northern Counties Palatine

The Northern Counties Palatine was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1988 to 1999 by Northern Counties.

Northern Counties Palatine
Keighley & District Leyland Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine I bodywork in 1996
Overview
ManufacturerNorthern Counties
Production1988 - 1998 (Palatine I)
1993 - 1999 (Palatine II)
AssemblyWigan
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisDAF DB250
Dennis Arrow
Dennis Dominator
Leyland Olympian
Scania N113
Volvo Citybus
Volvo Olympian
Chronology
SuccessorPlaxton President

Northern Counties were bought by Plaxton in 1995,[1] Plaxton stopped making the Palatine and replaced it with the low-floor Plaxton President in 1999.

Northern Counties Palatine/Countybus

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Arriva Southern Counties Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine I bodywork in 2009
 
Countryliner Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine bodywork I in 2009

The Northern Counties Countybus was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1988 to 1998 by Northern Counties.

From 1990 to 1998, the bus name was changed from Countybus to Palatine.[2]

The Palatine I body was built on the following chassis:

Some Palatines had rectangle front headlights and some had circle headlights

Orders

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London

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London General and London Central ordered 159 Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies, and 38 Volvo Citybus's with Palatine I bodies.[10][better source needed][11]

Capital Citybus and Ensignbus, also used Palatine Is on the Dennis Dominator chassis and the Volvo Olympian chassis.[12][13]

United Kingdom

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Yorkshire Rider, Busways Travel, Merseybus and GM Buses ordered Leyland Olympians, Volvo Olympians and Scania N113s with Palatine I bodies.[14][15][16]

GM Buses ordered two Volvo D10Ms with Palatine I bodies,[17] they were made with wheelchair lifts.[17]

Maidstone & District,[16][18] Kentish Bus,[19] Southend Transport and West Riding Buses ordered Leyland Olympians and Volvo Olympians on Palatine I bodies.

In 1994, Stagecoach (Cleveland Transit) ordered five Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies,[20]

In 1995, Kingston upon Hull City Transport ordered three Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies.[21]

In 1992, Bristol Cityline ordered thirty Leyland Olympians with Palatine I bodies.[22]

From 1990 to 1998, East Yorkshire Motor Services ordered Leyland Olympians and Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies.[23]

Finglands Coachways ordered five Palatine I bodies.[24]

From 1989 to 1990, Isle of Man Transport ordered thirteen Leyland Olympians with Palatine I bodies.[25]

In 1992, Keighley & District and Yorkshire Coastliner ordered Volvo Olympian with Palatine I bodies.[26]

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Northern Counties Palatine II

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First Bristol Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2005
 
Finglands Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2007

The Northern Counties Palatine II was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1993 to 1999 by Northern Counties.

From 1993 to 1999, Northern Counties made the same body of a bus but called it the Countybus[2][27]

The Palatine II body was built on the following chassis:

Orders

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London

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Capital Citybus ordered one Leyland Olympian with Palatine II bodywork and they ordered some Volvo Olympians and Dennis Arrow's with Palatine II bodies.[28]

In 1996, CentreWest Buses ordered 15 Volvo Olympians with Palatine II bodies.[35]

In 1996, The Cowie Group ordered 13 DAF DB250s with Palatine II bodies in January.[36]

London General, Armchair Passenger Transport,[37] Harris Bus[38] and London Suburban ordered Palatine II bodies.

United Kingdom

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In 1996, MTL Trust Holdings ordered 36 Palatines.[39] In 1998 they ordered 22 Palatine II bodies.[40]

In 1994, Northumbria Motor Services ordered eight Palatine II bodies.[41]

In 1995, East Yorkshire Motor Services ordered six Palatines II bodies.[42]

Eastbourne Buses ordered one DAF DB250 with Palatine II bodywork.[43]

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Exports

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From 1996 to 1998, Northern Counties made 3-axle Palatines for Hong Kong, they were badged as Plaxtons.[44]

Citybus ordered 55 3-axle Volvo Olympians with Northern Counties bodywork, The front of the buses were the same as the Alexander RH bus bodies.

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation ordered 15 3-axle Palatines. The front of the buses were the same as the Alexander RH bus bodies.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited ordered two 3-axle Volvo Olympians with Northern Counties bodywork.[44]

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References

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  1. ↑ Stevenson, Tom (4 May 1995). "Henlys drives ahead with bus expansion". The Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Buses named". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 5 March 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Wilde, Howard (2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 August 2024). Buses of Devon and Cornwall: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1743-3. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Devoy, David (2019). Strathtay Scottish Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9128-2. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "GM Buses Dennis Dominator 2033 with Northern Counties Palatine 1 bodywork". Flickr.
  7. ↑ Law, John (15 June 2016). Cambridgeshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5641-0. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5250-4. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "GM Buses Scania N113DRB Northern Counties Palatine 1466 H466 GVM - Heath Common". Flickr. 4 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Smith, Ian (18 November 2006). "London Central, London General Volvo Olympians". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fleet Additions". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 69. Spalding. 24 August 1990. p. 12.
  12. ↑ "Road Test". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 15 October 1992. p. 36. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ensign flies the flag with Dennis". Coachmart. No. 581. Peterborough: Emap. 29 March 1990. p. 7.
  14. ↑ "Full-height buses for Yorkshire". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 22 March 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Busways buys ten doubles". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 10 January 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Brighton doubles up". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 26 November 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "GMB's wheelchair initiative welcomed". Coach & Bus Week. No. 32. Peterborough: Emap. 26 September 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "M&D orders 10 Volvo Olympians". Coach & Bus Week. No. 100. Peterborough: Emap. 22 January 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Kentish invests in new routes". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 21 September 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Olympian goes back to original". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough: Emap. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Important role for CT's deckers". Coach & Bus Week. No. 176. Peterborough: Emap. 15 July 1995. p. 6.
  22. ↑ "Cityline orders deckers". Coach & Bus Week. No. 27. Peterborough: Emap. 22 August 1992. p. 5.
  23. ↑ "Scarborough feels chill". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 13 September 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Five again for Finglands". Coach & Bus Week. No. 209. Peterborough: Emap. 16 March 1996. p. 28.
  25. ↑ Morris, Stephen (October 1993). "Isle of Man Transport". Buses. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 13–17.
  26. ↑ "Blazefield's first deckers". Coach & Bus Week. No. 34. Peterborough: Emap. 10 October 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  27. ↑ "Spectra rival from Northern Counties". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 3 September 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Hopes rise for bodybuilder". Coach & Bus Week. No. 19. Peterborough: Emap. 27 June 1992. p. 10.
  29. ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2014). Strathclyde Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-4458-5. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  30. ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2020). British Independent Buses in the 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8620-2. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  31. ↑ Batten, Malcolm (30 April 2024). Border Towns Buses of London Country Transport (North of the Thames) 1969-2019. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-3990-9612-6. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  32. ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2024). Buses of Wiltshire and Dorset: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1737-2. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  33. ↑ Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  34. ↑ Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "CentreWest invests in 15 more NC Olympians". Coach & Bus Week. No. 208. Peterborough: Emap. 9 March 1996. p. 8.
  36. ↑ Morgan, Mike (6 January 1996). "New look for new year". Coach & Bus Week. No. 199. Peterborough: Emap. p. 9. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  37. ↑ "Armchair take Palatine IIs". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 444. Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited. 30 January 1998. p. 46. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  38. ↑ "Deckers upgrade Harris fleet". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 381. Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited. 25 October 1996. p. 22.
  39. ↑ "First 16 of 36 MTL deckers join Silver Service route". Coach & Bus Week. No. 201. Peterborough: Emap. 20 January 1996. p. 28.
  40. ↑ "Palatines at MTL". Bus & Coach Preservation. Vol. 24, no. 9. Meteor Books. February 2022. pp. 2–3.
  41. ↑ "New Olympians serve Metro Centre". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 277. Spalding. 14 October 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  42. ↑ "Fleet Additions". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 328. Spalding. 13 October 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  43. ↑ Jones, Stuart (14 October 1994). "Hughes DAF unveil the DAF DB250 - Northern Counties Palatine II". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 277. Spalding. pp. 15–18. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Wigan-built Olympian sails back to UK". Buses. No. 789. Stamford: Key Publishing. 19 November 2020. p. 63. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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