Northern Counties Paladin
| Northern Counties Paladin | |
|---|---|
 A Volvo B10B with Paladin bodywork with the barrel-shaped windscreen | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Northern Counties Plaxton |
| Production | 1991–1998 |
| Assembly | Wigan, United Kingdom |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Volvo B10M Volvo B10B Volvo B6 Dennis Dart Dennis Lance Dennis Falcon Scania L113 DAF SB220 Leyland Atlantean (rebodies) |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 27 to 45 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8.5m to 12.0m |
| Width | 3.1m |
| Height | 3.4m |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | |
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.
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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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
[change | change source]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
Gallery
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A Dennis Dart with Paladin bodywork with the barrel windscreen -
A Dennis Dart with Paladin bodywork with the upright "wrap-around" windscreen -
A Scania L113 with Paladin bodywork with the double-curvature windscreen -
A Dennis Lance with Paladin bodywork with double doors (doors in the middle) -
Dennis Dart with Paladin bodywork in Hong Kong -
Paladin rear
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2017). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7447-6.
- ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 July 2019). British Independent Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8612-7.
- ↑ Cooper, Matt (15 August 2022). Oxford and South Midland Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6.
- ↑ Devoy, David (15 June 2019). Strathtay Scottish Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9128-2.
- ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2020). British Independent Buses in the 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8620-2.
- ↑ Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
- ↑ Ackers, Simon (15 March 2024). Arriva Merseyside Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-2108-9.
- ↑ Law, John (15 November 2017). Hampshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-6831-4.
- ↑ markkirk85 (15 May 2016), N600 ABC, retrieved 25 September 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Beddall, David (23 November 2023). Northampton's Trams and Buses: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-8099-7.
- ↑ Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
- ↑ Batten, Malcolm (15 April 2023). Rail Replacement Buses: London and the South East. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0869-1.
- ↑ Wilde, Howard (15 December 2019). Northern Counties Buses During and After Deregulation. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9525-9.
- ↑ 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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