| 词条 | Foden NC |
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|background = |name = Foden NC |image = Foden-NC.jpg |imagesize = |caption = Potteries Motor Transport bodied Northern Counties bodied Foden NC |interiorimage = |interiorcaption = |manufacturer = Edwin Foden, Sons & Co. |assembly = Foden, Sandbach |replaced = |capacity = Up to 76 Seats |operator = Derby Corporation Potteries Motor Transport SELNEC South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive |length = {{convert|9.5|m|in|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|2.5|m|in|abbr=on}} |height = {{convert|4.1|m|in|abbr=on}} to {{convert|4.4|m|in|abbr=on}} |floortype = Step entrance |doors = 1 or 2 |weight = Around 10 tonnes unladen |chassis = Steel ladder frame |engine = Gardner 6LXB |powerout = 184bhp |transmission = Allison MT640 Torque converter |options = Ferodo Friction Retarder}} The Foden NC was an unsuccessful design of double-decker bus chassis built by Foden of Sandbach and Northern Counties of Wigan in the United Kingdom between 1975 and 1978. BackgroundFoden was primarily a truck manufacturer, although it had also built bus chassis in the past, whilst Northern Counties was a bus body manufacturer, building bodywork onto chassis produced by other companies. At the time of the design's conception, British Leyland had by far the largest share of the market for double-decker buses in the UK, with its Atlantean, Fleetline and Bristol VR models. The Foden NC was intended to compete against these for a share of this market.[1][2][3]DesignThe Foden-NC was a semi-integral design, meaning that it has an underframe (chassis), but that the bodywork is also structurally load-bearing. The transmission proved to be a weakness, with the Foden transfer box being prone to failures and the Allison gearbox inefficient. Derby City Transport refitted its Foden NC with Voith transmission in an attempt to overcome the problems. In appearance, the Northern Counties bodywork was very similar to the style built on other chassis. ProductionOnly seven vehicles were completed, one of which carried bodywork built by East Lancs instead of Northern Counties. An eighth, partially completed, bus was used for testing. The vehicles went to the following operators:[4]
Most of the vehicles experienced shorter than average working lives, although two of them (TUB 250R and ROC 300R) still exist, preserved in the care of Aintree Coachlines of Liverpool.[5] References1. ^Foden bus for Manchester PTE Commercial Motor 21 November 1975 {{Refbegin}}2. ^Foden presses on with seven orders Commercial Motor 9 April 1976 3. ^The Experimental Northern Counties Bodied Fodens SELNEC Preservation Society 4. ^Foden NC Bus Lists on the Web 5. ^Aintree Coachline fleet list (unofficial) – 7 April 2010
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