(4001) L94HRF is an unusual DAF/Optare Spectra that was one of a pair bought new by Stevensons of Uttoxeter and spent a lot of time on the lengthy Burton - Birmingham route. Both this and sister vehicle L94 HRF joined the fleet in March 1998 and are the regular performers on the X61 Leicester to Market Harborough.


(c) D.Tringham
(4002) L95HRF is the other Spectra Photographed leaving Leicester in April 1999 on its usual route to Market Harborough.
A picture of this vehicle with its previous owner can be found in Gallery 60


(4137) G37HKY is ex Liverline of Liverpool and is seen swinging into Charles Street in Leicester whilst on it's regular route.


(4141) G711HKW is seen here in the village of Blaby whilst on the 85, a route for which it carries branding.


(4143) H803RWJ Is one of a batch of Ten Northern Counties Bodied Scania N113's that came to Leicester from Liverpool during the Spring of 1999 as part of a swop for Ten Leyland Olympians of a similar age.


(4144) H804RWJ Is another of the ex Liverline Scanias and is seen here arriving in Leicester on route 42 from Wigston.


(4145) H805RWJ Seen here leaving Leicester on its usual route 85 to South Wigston via Blaby & Countesthorpe, Is the newest of the batch of Scanias that were new to Liverline on Merseyside and which were later taken into the Arriva North West fleet with the Purchase of Liverline.


(4150) E107JYV is a rare example of a double decker built on a Scania K92 chassis and only four of this type were built, two starting life as buses with Maidstone Boro'Line and the other two (including this one) starting out with Grey Green fitted with coach seats and used on express commuter services into the Capital from Kent. During the 1990's they were downgraded with bus seating and sister bus E106JYV was sold leaving E107JYV to linger on until coming to Leicestershire in October 1999. This vehicle is normally only used on a School Run from Oadby to Loughborough (out morning back afternoon) and spends most of it's time parked up at Southgates though it sometimes used as a driver trainer. Appearances on service work are very very rare.


(4153) F153DET Is one of Six Alexander bodied Scania N113's that were aquired from B.T.S Travel, Borehamwood in November 1993. After strating there careers here at Southgates they are all now at Wigston.


(4154) F154DET is part of a batch of buses that were the first fully automatic buses in the Midland Fox Fleet.


(4155) F155DET Is another of the Scania's to come from BTS Travel of Borehamwood. Whilst with BTS they were used on London Transport work and they still have London style Running Plate holders.


(4516) A132SMA Came to Leicestershire from Wales in March 1989 and has now spent longer here than with its original operator, based at Southgates as a spare vehicle when pictured it was on the 51 circuit normally worked by single deck scanias.

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