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(M1) B401NJF wrote a significant part of local transport history when new as the first of the large Midland Fox minibus fleet. This Ford Transit with Rootes bodywork, seen here in Leicester in August 1988, is now preserved at the Snibston Discovery Centre in Coalville.


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(M2) B402 NJF Seen here in Evington Road, Leicester in December 1993 spent a short time being used on competitve activities in Peterborough after being replaced by bigger minibuses at its original depot at Coalvill and is seen here after it returned to the parent company though is again competing, but this time against Citybus route 22.



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(M84) C484TAYA small batch of five Dormobile bodied Transits operated the local services in Melton Mowbray. In common with the Fairtax branded vehicles based in the town, these minibuses were painted in the same colour scheme as shown here in March 1991.



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(M92) C492TBC is seen here at the General Hospital on competing route 816 on Christmas Eve 1993, the last day of operation. For some reason Midland Fox painted certain vehicles in an all over red livery for services competing with Leicester Citybus.



(M100) C500TJF was the 100th Ford Transit delivered to Midland Fox and was one of only 17 Alexander bodied breadvans in the 170 strong fleet. It spent most of its career at Hinkley though it is pictured not long before withdrawal at Wigston.



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(M113) C513TJF was a "breadvan" in more ways than one as Mr Brucciani had obviously decided to use this Ford Transit to help advertise his cafe's and bakery in Leicester, as seen here in July 1988.



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(M119) C519 TJF was painted up for a free shuttle service to Leicester Market as a short-lived experiment, Photographed here at St. Margaret's Bus St'n in June 1994.



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(M129) C529 TJF received a form of Foxhound livery on its Rootes bodywork as seen here in Leicester city centre in July 1992.



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(M183) C603NPU Throughout it's life with Midland Fox retained this unusual colour scheme as it worked it's usual route 69 from Great Glen to Wigston. Seen here in Great Glen in July 1990, this vehicle originated with Eastern National though came to Midland Fox Via Alpine of Llandudno.


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