(86) LJI8156 is a DAF/Van Hool Coach that came from Shelton-Orsborn of Wollaston when this company was taken over in April 1989 and was initally used as part of the short lived "Ambassador Royale" coach unit before spending the rest of it's career in Foxhound livery.


Another View of No.86 This time at Great Yarmouth.


(87) LJI8157 is seen with sister 86 in France whilst on a staff "Booze Cruise". Both are DAF's with Van Hool Alizee coachwork and came from Shelton-Orsborn of Wollaston when this company was taken over in April 1989 and were initally used as part of the short lived "Ambassador Royale" coach unit. 86 has since been withdrawn but 87 continues to be used on front line coaching duties.


(87) Another view of 87 sees it leaving Leicester bound for Skeggy ! on the traditional Leicester holiday fortnight.


(140) 1273LJ was originally registered G140MNH (see next pic) and only lasted a couple of years in the fleet spending most of it's time on hire to Market Harborough based company "Travelsphere" though it is seen here on the summer saturdays X96 to Weymouth. It later passed to Dunn Line of Nottingham with the Travelsphere contract.


(140) G140MNH is a DAF with Jonckheere Deauvile bodywork and came with the Blands Buisness when more or less brand new in 1990 and is seen here at the Melton Mowbray depot in Blands livery but with Fartax fleetnames before gaining a personalised registration and Travelsphere contract livery.


(151) F433XEG is a Bova Futura that also came from Blands and is seen here in the Foxhound version of blands livery whilst working a National Express duplicate.


(153) 662NKR an ex Blands of Stamford DAF is seen in Leicester before departure to Great Yarmouth on a summer Saturday.


(153) 662NKR Came to Midland Fox in 1990 with the Blands of Stamford buisness and has spent most of it's career used on private hire & contract work based in East Leicestershire. It was initialy based with the Fairtax Foxhound unit at Melton Mowbray and upon closure of that depot it went to Stamford.


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(192) C632PAU was one of a pair of DAF's aquired from Trent in 1991 to operate the X1 Melton Mowbray to Leicester service under the Fairtax banner and is seen here in March 1991 shortly after joining the fleet. After the introduction of scania N113's on the route in May 1996 both the coaches moved to the coach unit and spent the rest of their time with Midland Fox on express services to Birmingham/Coventry/Northampton/Lutterworth.


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(192) C632PAU is seen again three and a half years later in September 1994 having gained another livery. 192 Just made it into the Millennium before withdrawal but 193 was withdrawn in 1997 after finding itself in the living room of a house opposite the St Ives Road Depot.


(3231) MSU433 was one of a pair of Bovas aquired from Arriva Northumbria in November 1999. Previously used on National Express work from the Newcastle area (as K131FKW) 3231 has been refurbished and reregistered with the registration mark off a Leyland National and now works less demanding Coach duties.


(8001) UVY412 was the first of a long line of DAF powered vehicles in the fleet and was purchased with the N & S of Market Harborough buisness in 1983. It was originally registered RAY7W and as with all the Market Harborough based coaches it carried a name, in this case "Lady Diana".


(8006) LJI5631 was originally registered B568NJF and is a DAF coach with a well appointed Plaxton Paramount body that was aquired from Welsh of Upton when only three years old in 1988 and was the mainstay of the Foxhound Tour fleet until 1998 though in it's last year in service it was fitted with a ticket machine and was regularly used on express services to Lutterworth/Coventry/Birmingham and must have been one of the very few service buses fitted with TV/Video, Drinks Machine & Toilet !.


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(8006) LJI5631 is seen here in original livery at Market Harborough depot yard in May 1989 which was where the Foxhound tour fleet was based at the time. Noticable is the number of rear view mirrors that would do a Mod's scooter proud.


(8007) LJI5632 originally B196PAY is a Bova Europa with a Duple Calypso body that was aquired with the buisness of Wreake Valley Travel in 1987.


(8007) LJI5632 was always allocated to the coach unit and carried several liveries including Wreake Valley Travel,Shelton Osbourne,Ambassador Royale and finally Foxhound and moved around various bases until withdrawal in 1995.

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