THE UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Tappins Coaches
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Typical of the Tappins fleet was this B10M/Paramount on mundane school contract work in Watlington. It sports the stylish 'TC' livery.
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 The Classic Tour operation had its origins in Edinburgh. Lothian Regional Transport became miffed at Guide Friday starting activities in competition with LRT's established city coach tours. So Classic Tours popped up in odd places in competition with Guide Friday, but needed the support of a local operator. Tappins and Heyfordian both helped LRT by providing crew and depot facilities, LRT provided the old Alexander bodied Atlanteans surplus from Edinburgh's bus services. The operation was ultimatley subsumed into the City Sightseeing operations in Oxford. They are now run by Tom Tappin, being retained within the family when the coach operation was sold to Heyfordian and more recently on to Weavaway. |
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 Despite its Bristol registration, 177 (N177LHU) was new to Tappins. The Van Hool bodied Volvo B10M is seen at the North Oxford services, a popular coach stopover, in July 2006. |
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 Sister coach, 176 (N176LHU) is seen by St Pancras Station a year later. |
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 Plaxton Paramount bodied Volvo 504 (ECZ3504) is caught in Stratford on Avon's coach park in June 2004. |
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