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(3208) SEO208M seen here in Loughborough Coach & Bus livery was a Leyland National that originated with Barrow Corporation but came via Kinch. It was later rebodied as a Greenway and continues to run in the area as Arriva Fox County 2162 (JIL 2162).


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(3250) GHB677N seen here in Wreake Valley livery came from National Welsh in 1989 and it is seen in a year later in August 1990. It was later rebuilt as a Green way and is still with the company as 2156 (JIL2156).


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(3350) GHB689N seen here working for the Astill & Jordan subsidiary was another aquisition from National Welsh. Seen here in Leicester in March 1990.


(3381) NEV681M Is seen here in Loughborough Coach and Bus livery. Although aquired from Kinch this vehicle was infact new to Eastern National.


(3381) NEV681M Was Aquired From Kinch in 1989 when Midland Fox took over the servicebus side of the buisness but returned to Kinch in 1993 when the latter restarted service work.


(3387) HWC87N Started life with Eastern National and was aquired by Kinch in 1989. The same year the vehicle passed to Midland fox and is still with the company albeit rebuilt into National Greenway 2161 JIL2161.


(3491) JOX491P was the last ex Midland Red Leyland National in the fleet and lasted nearly 20 Years Before being sold to London & Country where it was rebuilt as a greenway and in this guise returned to Leicestershire in august 1998 and is now 2151 SJI5570.


(3638) PUK638R was new to Midland Red in 1977 and was one of the last of the original Nationals in the fleet until it was sold to Kinch in 1993.


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(3641) PUK641R was one of a handful of standard Leyland Nationals painted in this rather unusual "Midland Wolf" livery shown here leaving St Margaret's Bus St'n, Leicester in July 1988.


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(3641) PUK 641R The same Midland Fox Leyland National, is now seen in a strange light green version of the subsidiary Loughborough Coach & Bus livery, in company with a darker green colleague. Photographed in St Margaret's Bus St'n in July 1990.


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(3643) PUK 643R is seen here at Coalville deputising for the minibus that normally operated this route in September 1989. In 1994 it was rebuilt as Greenway 2159 JIL2159 and is now in it's 24th year with the company.


(3649) PUK649R has been with Midland Red/Fox for 23 years now the first 17 of which were as a Mk.1 Leyland National and the rest as a revamped Greenway now numbered 2158 JIL2158.

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