(2467) JHE167W came to Leicester in December 1991 and was based with all the rest of the type at Southgates and is seen here at the end of its career on the 31st July 1998.

(c) D.Tringham
(2474) EWF474V was one of the first four Metrobuses to come from South Yorkshire 1988 and was looking quite smart here in Narborough Road, Leicester in April 1995.

(c) D.Tringham
(2477) JHE177W was one of Five metrobuses to come from South Yorkshire in December 1991. Although some records show them as coming from Stevensons they were never operated by that company and arrived in Leicester still wearing South Yorkshire livery.

(c) D.Tringham
(2478) ULS618X looks very smart on it's way to Oadby Grange in November 1996. This was another Metrobus with Alexander bodywork that started life with Midland Scottish but came to the midlands via North Western.

(2480) JHE189W was one of half a dozen Metrobuses that came from Stevensons at the end of 1994.

(2481) CKS391X was throughly refurbished internaly and externaly was fitted with an electronic destination indicator by Midland Red North just prior to coming to Leicestershire.

(2482) JHE192W is seen turning into its Southgates base for the very last time.

(2483) JHE193W was another one of the firly rapid Rolls Royce powered metrobuses and is seen here heading down London Road towards Oadby.

(c) D.Tringham
(2484) EWF484V Is seen here in Leicester, clearly showing off it's All-Over-Advert livery for Sainsbury's which is the first livery it carried for Midland Fox in May 1989.

(c) D.Tringham
(2486) CKS 386X was a Metrobus with Alexander bodywork acquired by Midland Fox from, as can be clearly seen, North Western although it was new to Midland Scottish. Seen here in Leicester in July 1992 in front of a Citybus Metropolitan.

(2488) EWF488V was one of the First batch of four Metrobuses to enter the Midland Fox fleet doing so in March 1988 in a white based advertisment for Bryant Homes and it lasted until the final day of Metrobus operation some ten years later.

(2488) EWF488V was the one of the first Metrobuses in service with Midland Fox and also survived to the very last day and is seen here in its final week having just come back Private from Shepshed a journey that usually included a quick(ish) sprint down the M1.

(2490) CKS390X Was one of a batch of Three to come to Midland Fox from Midland Red North in August 1993 and rejoined four similar vehicles which came from North Western Though all started life in Scotland.

(c) D.Tringham
(2494) JWF494W Was one of the last pair of Metrobuses aquired that came in September 1994 and was withdrawn in 1998. It is seen still operating in it's ex-Stevensons livery complete with Burton Mail advert in Leicester in September 1994.

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