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class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lancashire_United_Transport_bus_6990_(DWH_706W),_12_November_2006_(14).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Lancashire_United_Transport_bus_6990_%28DWH_706W%29%2C_12_November_2006_%2814%29.jpg/220px-Lancashire_United_Transport_bus_6990_%28DWH_706W%29%2C_12_November_2006_%2814%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Lancashire_United_Transport_bus_6990_%28DWH_706W%29%2C_12_November_2006_%2814%29.jpg/330px-Lancashire_United_Transport_bus_6990_%28DWH_706W%29%2C_12_November_2006_%2814%29.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_(8511424568).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg/220px-Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg/330px-Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg/440px-Arriva_North_West_3313_R313WVR_%288511424568%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Arriva_North_West" title="Arriva North West">Arriva North West</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Counties_Palatine" title="Northern Counties Palatine">Northern Counties Palatine</a> II bodied <a href="/wiki/Volvo_Olympian" title="Volvo Olympian">Volvo Olympian</a> in February 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company was founded in <a href="/wiki/Wigan" title="Wigan">Wigan</a> in 1919 by Henry Lewis. The Lewis family remained owners of the company until it was bought out over seventy years later. As was common at the time, early products were bodywork and repairs for private automobiles together with a tyre fitting service. By the early 1920s, the private automobile work had ceased and the manufacture of bodywork for service buses commenced. Bodywork was for both single and double deck vehicles. Very few <a href="/wiki/Coach_(vehicle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coach (vehicle)">coaches</a> were produced. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Northern Counties was authorised by the government to produce bus bodies to a utility specification, mainly using steel-framed construction. </p><p>Northern Counties established a loyal client base and reputation for quality construction in the post-war years. Notable clients included local operators <a href="/wiki/SHMD" class="mw-redirect" title="SHMD">SHMD</a> Board, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_Council" title="Manchester City Council">Manchester Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_United_Transport" title="Lancashire United Transport">Lancashire United Transport</a>. Further afield, <a href="/wiki/Barton_Transport" title="Barton Transport">Barton Transport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southdown_Motor_Services" title="Southdown Motor Services">Southdown Motor Services</a> were among a number of regular customers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1967, fellow bodybuilder <a href="/wiki/Massey_Brothers" title="Massey Brothers">Massey Brothers</a>, located in nearby <a href="/wiki/Pemberton,_Greater_Manchester" title="Pemberton, Greater Manchester">Pemberton</a>, was acquired and became a part of the Northern Counties operations.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>' The Massey factory was retained and used as a paint-shop and for final completion of bodywork assembled at Wigan Lane. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Transport_Act_1968" title="Transport Act 1968">Transport Act 1968</a> merged the municipal corporations of <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Salford" title="County Borough of Salford">Salford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolton" title="Bolton">Bolton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oldham" title="Oldham">Oldham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockport" title="Stockport">Stockport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochdale" title="Rochdale">Rochdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bury,_Greater_Manchester" title="Bury, Greater Manchester">Bury</a> and <a href="/wiki/SHMD" class="mw-redirect" title="SHMD">Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Joint Board</a> (SHMD Board). The resulting conglomerate was known as the <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Greater_Manchester" title="Transport for Greater Manchester">Southeast Lancashire Northeast Cheshire Passenger Transport Authority</a>, commonly known as SELNEC. SELNEC was faced with a fleet of 2,500 vehicles consisting of a wide variety of types and manufacturers, reflecting the preferences of their former municipal owners. Northern Counties worked closely with SELNEC to develop a standard bus for fleet replacement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> came into effect on 1 April 1974. This reorganisation added <a href="/wiki/Wigan" title="Wigan">Wigan</a> Corporation Transport to SELNEC to create the <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Greater_Manchester" title="Transport for Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive</a> that was the largest bus operator outside <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> until <a href="/wiki/Bus_deregulation_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bus deregulation in the United Kingdom">privatisation</a> in the late 1980s. A large proportion of Northern Counties production after this time was for the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a> fleet. </p><p>In 1975 the company collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Foden,_Sons_%26_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="Edwin Foden, Sons & Co.">Foden</a>, a well-known manufacturer of commercial vehicles, to produce a semi-integral double-deck vehicle intended to compete with chassis manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Leyland_Motors" title="Leyland Motors">Leyland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leyland had merged with traditional rival <a href="/wiki/Daimler_Company" title="Daimler Company">Daimler</a> and was experiencing production and quality problems. In the event, only seven <a href="/wiki/Foden_NC" title="Foden NC">Foden NCs</a> were produced, going to <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Greater_Manchester" title="Transport for Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester PTE</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Passenger_Transport_Executive" title="West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive">West Midlands PTE</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Passenger_Transport_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive">West Yorkshire PTE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Derby" title="Arriva Derby">Derby City Transport</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_Potteries" title="First Potteries">Potteries Motor Traction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980-1999">1980-1999</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1980-1999"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 1983, <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Greater_Manchester" title="Transport for Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester Transport</a> purchased a 49% shareholding in the business.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1991, Northern Counties was placed in administration.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Northern Counties reputation and engineering skills saw it survive these difficult times and become a major supplier once again as demand picked up in the mid-1990s. In May 1995, it was purchased for £10 million by the <a href="/wiki/Henlys_Group" title="Henlys Group">Henlys Group</a>, owner of <a href="/wiki/Plaxton" title="Plaxton">Plaxton</a>. The Northern Counties name was dropped in 1999, and vehicles were badged as Plaxton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2000, Henlys entered a <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> with the Mayflower Corporation, owner of bodybuilder <a href="/wiki/Walter_Alexander_Coachbuilders" title="Walter Alexander Coachbuilders">Alexander</a> and chassis manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Specialist_Vehicles" title="Dennis Specialist Vehicles">Dennis</a>. The joint venture was known as TransBus, and vehicles were badged using the TransBus name.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 March 2004, TransBus International was put into administration.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 21 May 2004, TransBus International was bought by a consortium of merchant banker Noble Grossart, and businessmen <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(Scottish_businessman)" title="David Murray (Scottish businessman)">David Murray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Souter" title="Brian Souter">Brian Souter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new company was named <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Dennis" title="Alexander Dennis">Alexander Dennis</a>. On 26 January 2005, the former Northern Counties Wigan plant closed, after completing outstanding orders of <a href="/wiki/Plaxton_President" title="Plaxton President">Plaxton President</a> bodies.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Counties_Palatine" title="Northern Counties Palatine">Palatine</a> (double-deck)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Counties_Paladin" title="Northern Counties Paladin">Paladin</a> (single-deck)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaxton_Prestige" title="Plaxton Prestige">Prestige</a> (low-floor single-deck)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaxton_President" title="Plaxton President">President</a> (low-floor double-deck)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/00308576">Companies House extract company no 308576</a> The Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/14th-april-1967/51/northern-counties-takes-over-massey-bros">Northern Counties takes over Massey Bros</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Commercial_Motor" title="Commercial Motor">Commercial Motor</a></i> 14 April 1967</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/21st-november-1975/23/foden-bus-for">Foden bus for Manchester PTE</a> <i>Commercial Motor</i> 21 November 1975</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/9th-april-1976/25/foden-presses-ahead-with-seven-orders">Foden presses on with seven orders</a> <i>Commercial Motor</i> 9 April 1976</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/18th-june-1983/21/beater-manchester-transport-has-strengthened-its-r">GMT joins with NC in partnership deal</a> <i>Commercial Motor</i> 18 June 1983</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/9th-january-1992/28/-the-story-of-northern-counties-the-wigan-based-bu">The story of Northern Counties, the Wigan based bodybuilder</a> <i>Commercial Motor</i> 9 January 1992</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mayflower-and-henlys-bury-past-rivalry-to-merge-uk-bus-building-711940.html">Mayflower and Henlys burst past rivalry to merge UK bus building</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> 2 August 2000</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200404221425299041X">Update: re Administration</a> Mayflower Corporation 22 April 2004</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scotsman.com/business/murray-and-souter-join-forces-to-buy-transbus-1-532171">Murray and Souter join forces to buy TransBus</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Scotsman" title="The Scotsman">The Scotsman</a></i> 21 May 2004</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wigantoday.net/news/bob-s-life-on-the-buses-1-167308">Bob's life on the buses</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Wigan_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Wigan Evening Post">Wigan Evening Post</a></i> 8 September 2006</span> </li> </ol></div> <ul><li>Ogden, Eric; (1976). <i>Northern Counties of Wigan</i>. The Transport Publishing Company. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-903839-10-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-903839-10-5">0-903839-10-5</a>.</li> <li>Booth, Gavin (1983). <i>The British Bus Today and Tomorrow</i>. Ian Allan Ltd. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-1296-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7110-1296-2">0-7110-1296-2</a></li> <li>Townsin, Alan (1985). <i>The British Bus Story - The 'Sixties - Turbulent Times</i>. The Transport Publishing Company. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86317-118-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-86317-118-4">0-86317-118-4</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Counties_(bus_manufacturer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Rowe, Bob (2006). <i>Northern Counties of Wigan</i>. 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