▁also ▁run ▁from ▁Il k eston ▁to ▁the ▁P ride ▁Park ▁Stadium ▁on ▁match ▁days . ▁Felix ▁had ▁been ▁transport ing ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁Derby ▁County ▁home ▁games ▁almost ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁operated ▁bus es ; ▁an ▁early ▁vehicle ▁order ▁form ▁showed ▁three ▁lines ▁on ▁the ▁destination ▁blind , ▁" Der by ", ▁" Il k eston " ▁and ▁" Base ball ▁Gr ound ", ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁the ▁old ▁home ▁of ▁Derby ▁County . ▁ ▁Day ▁exc urs ions ▁were ▁run ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁operated ▁two ▁program mes , ▁one ▁pick ing ▁up ▁along ▁the ▁Black ▁Cat ▁route ▁but ▁also ▁including ▁Stanley ▁Common ▁and ▁one ▁starting ▁at ▁Sh i ple y ▁( between ▁Il k eston ▁and ▁He an or ) ▁and ▁then ▁pick ing ▁up ▁between ▁Lang ley ▁Mill ▁and ▁Ri ple y . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Felix ▁started ▁to ▁operate ▁hol iday ▁t ours , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Due ▁to ▁falling ▁numbers ▁of ▁passengers , ▁the ▁hol iday ▁t ours ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁stopped , ▁but ▁popular ▁demand ▁saw ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁operate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Li very ▁Initial ly , ▁vehicles ▁were ▁painted ▁ch oc olate ▁brown ▁and ▁cre am . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁li very ▁was ▁red ▁and ▁mar oon ▁with ▁gold ▁fleet names ▁and ▁black ▁Felix ▁the ▁Cat ▁cart oon ▁em blem s . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1