(M324) L324AUT is one of 4 Mercedes minibuses bodied by local bodybuilder "Leicester Carriage Builders" that are quite rare (The only other large batch is used by Dublin Bus). There were originaly seven of these vehicles (six brought new and one ex Demonstrator) but three were sold to The Shires and have been based at Hemel Hempstead, Watford and Southend among others.

(1351) N351OBC is a 1995 example of the Mercedes-Benz 709D chassis and Alexander Sprint bodywork seen here returning to its Southgates Street base.

(1353) N353OBC is seen in Leicester about to depart on the Lengthy 747 route to Peterborough a route on which these bouncy little buses from this batch are regular performers.

(c) D.Tringham
(1363) M459JPA is Mercedes-Benz 709 identical to many others in the Fox fleet though this vehicle came from Arrive Guildford & West Surrey in January 1991. It is allocated to Wigston though can normally be found at Arriva Fox County's Market Harborough outstation that has a small allocation of vehicles for the trunk route X61, local rural serices and schools. In it's home town in August 2000 preceding a vehicle with a very interesting history - Leyland National Greenway JIL 2197 was originally BCD 808L with the Southdown/Brighton & Hove fleet.

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