s ▁M ead ow ▁Road ▁gar age ▁in ▁Derby , ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁unit . ▁ ▁The ▁coach ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁day ▁exc urs ions ▁are ▁now ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁Felix ▁name ▁by ▁Sw ifts ure ▁Co aches ▁of ▁Bur ton - on - Tr ent . ▁ ▁Felix ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁some ▁school ▁jour ne ys ▁into ▁Kirk ▁Hall am ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁subs id ies ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁Derby shire ▁County ▁Council . ▁The ▁operators ▁lic ence ▁exp ired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed ▁and ▁operations ▁from ▁Stanley ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Dennis ▁ch ass is ▁were ▁purchased , ▁many ▁having ▁body work ▁by ▁Will ow bro ok ▁of ▁L ough borough . ▁ ▁After ▁experience ▁of ▁utility ▁Bed ford ▁O W B ▁bus es ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Felix ▁standard ised ▁on ▁Bed ford ▁ch ass is ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁fleet ▁was ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁Bed ford ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁the ▁fleet ▁size ▁remained ▁fairly ▁constant ▁at ▁around ▁seven ▁or ▁eight ▁vehicles . ▁Pla xt on ▁body work ▁was ▁fav oured , ▁and ▁most ▁vehicles ▁were ▁coach es ▁along