NC is designing for four
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• Northern Counties of Wigan is developing a new bus body for four manufacturers' chassis, which it hopes to have ready for the Bus and Coach Council show next October.
The body will suit an Nem, a Scania, a Dennis Lance or Dart, or a Volvo BlOM. Managing director Neil Scales says the emphasis will be on "having a front-end more exciting than usual", and on accessibility.
Northern Counties specialises in double-deckers, but it has just finished an order of eight single-deck "accessible vehicles" for GM Buses in Manchester.
The buses have been subsidised by a disabled passengers group.
Scales says the company will be able to fit a variety of seating arrangements on the new single-deckers.
Northern Counties makes about 200 double-deckers a year: buyers include Ensign Bus and RTS in London, Maidstone Boroline, GM Buses and Busways in Newcastle.