Northern Counties
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| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Henry Lewis |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Successor | Alexander Dennis |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Bus and coach bodywork |
The Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company[1] was a maker of bus and coach bodies.
History
[change | change source]Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company was founded in Wigan in 1919 by Henry Lewis. The Lewis family remained owners of the company until it was bought out over seventy years later.
1990s
[change | change source]In May 1991, Northern Counties went in administration.[2] It survived the administration and it carried on making bus and coach bodies.
In May 1995, Northern Counties was bought for £10 million by the Henlys Group,[3] owner of Plaxton.
In 1999, Northern Counties name was replaced with the Plaxton name, the Northern Counties plant in Wigan still carried on making bus and coach bodies for Plaxton.
2000s
[change | change source]In 2000, Henlys and Mayflower Corporation (owners of Alexander and Dennis) joined together, The joint venture was known as TransBus International, and buses used the TransBus name.[4]
On 31 March 2004, TransBus International went into administration.[5]
On 21 May 2004, TransBus International was bought by a merchant banker named Noble Grossart, and businessmen David Murray and Brian Souter.[6] the Transbus International name was replaced with Alexander Dennis.
On 26 January 2005, the Northern Counties plant in Wigan was closed after it finished making the Plaxton President bodies.[7]
Products
[change | change source]- Palatine (double-decker)
- Paladin (single-decker)
- Prestige (low-floor single-decker)
- President (low-floor double-decker)
Gallery
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Potteries Motor Traction Foden NC with Northern Counties bodywork -
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Companies House extract company no 308576 The Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company
- ↑ The story of Northern Counties, the Wigan based bodybuilder Commercial Motor 9 January 1992
- ↑ Stevenson, Tom (4 May 1995). "Henlys drives ahead with bus expansion". The Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ↑ Mayflower and Henlys burst past rivalry to merge UK bus building The Independent 2 August 2000
- ↑ Update: re Administration Mayflower Corporation 22 April 2004
- ↑ Murray and Souter join forces to buy TransBus The Scotsman 21 May 2004
- ↑ Bob's life on the buses Wigan Evening Post 8 September 2006
- Ogden, Eric; (1976). Northern Counties of Wigan. The Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903839-10-5.
- Booth, Gavin (1983). The British Bus Today and Tomorrow. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1296-2
- Townsin, Alan (1985). The British Bus Story - The 'Sixties - Turbulent Times. The Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86317-118-4
