Seddon Pennine was a name given to several different single-deck bus chassis built by Seddon (later
Seddon Atkinson
Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Limited, a manufacturer of large goods vehicles based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, was formed after the acquisition in 1970 of Atkinson Vehicles Limited of Preston by Seddon Diesel Vehicles Limited of Oldh ...
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* Seddon Pennine 4 and 6 - front-engined chassis with Perkins engine
** The Pennine , a small variant of the Pennine 4 also known as the Midi, was built for several operators, most notably SELNEC/Greater Manchester PTE, whose Midis included a
battery-electric example.
* Seddon Pennine 5 - rear-engined chassis with Perkins engine
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Seddon Pennine RU
The Seddon Pennine RU was a rear-engined single-decker bus built by Seddon Diesel Vehicles/Seddon Atkinson between 1969 and 1974.
History overview of Seddon/Seddon Atkinson bus production
Seddon Diesel Vehicles were, like Atkinson Lorries, ERF ...
- rear-engined chassis with Gardner engine (sometimes simply referred to as the Seddon RU)
** Greater Manchester PTE also operated a battery-electric bus based on the RU chassis, no. EX61, with Chloride batteries
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Seddon Pennine 7
The Seddon Pennine 7 was a mid-underfloor-engined single-deck bus or coach chassis built by Seddon Atkinson between 1974 and 1982.
Historical overview
Seddon Atkinson Ltd had risen to prominence in the UK bus and coach market in the late 1960s ...
- mid-engined chassis with Gardner engine
Pennine was also the name of the coachbuilding division of Seddon.
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