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Foxbus is a fictional bus company presented at model scale, providing a network of bus routes from our depot in Ferndown. Our services takes us across much of the English county of Dorset and into neighbouring areas.
Originally established as Dorset Fox, the business was created in the spring of 2014 with a trio of Optare Solo minibuses running on a single route from a small depot in Bournemouth. By the end of the year we had six buses plying their trade on three routes, and within three years we had doubled both the fleet and the network. Growth meant we needed both bigger buses and a bigger depot!
Originally established as Dorset Fox, the business was created in the spring of 2014 with a trio of Optare Solo minibuses running on a single route from a small depot in Bournemouth. By the end of the year we had six buses plying their trade on three routes, and within three years we had doubled both the fleet and the network. Growth meant we needed both bigger buses and a bigger depot!
The Covid years caused a bumpy ride in the growth of the business, however we were more determined than ever to keep going. Although we lost work as contracts ended and travelling habits changed, we managed to invest in new vehicles (which proved great for social distancing) and a permanent home of our own in Ferndown. We diversified into new parts of Dorset as well as taking into rail replacement work as a new income stream, covering some major blockades and taking our buses to places we never thought we'd end up.Since then, we've continued our investment in the fleet and even bought our first coaches as we commenced more general private hire work. This led to the decision to rebrand as Foxbus in October 2025, with an entirely new look and feel as we look to the future.
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The idea behind Foxbus was to create a fictional company that allowed for a combination of interests in diecast modelling and timetable design.Services would be designed to complement those routes offered by other model bus operators. A number of routes are in fact those previously offered in the real world, whilst others are adaptations of current "marginal" or local authority supported services.A policy of realism is followed, so the following steps are considered:
- all services are timetabled and routed accordingly;
- any hazards or restrictions are taken into consideration;
- all models are presented in fleet livery, with all relevant detailing applied.
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The idea behind Foxbus was to create a fictional company that allowed for a combination of interests in diecast modelling and timetable design.Services would be designed to complement those routes offered by other model bus operators. A number of routes are in fact those previously offered in the real world, whilst others are adaptations of current "marginal" or local authority supported services.A policy of realism is followed, so the following steps are considered:
- all services are timetabled and routed accordingly;
- any hazards or restrictions are taken into consideration;
- all models are presented in fleet livery, with all relevant detailing applied.
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