Arriva Fox County

Arriva Leicester is a bus company operating in Leicester and Leicestershire. It is part of Arriva Midlands. Arriva Leicester was formed in 1981, as Midland Red East with the breakup of the old Midland Red bus company, and then became known as Midland Fox in 1984. In September 1996 the Leicester Sandacre Street depot closed, and then on 11 July 2009 the Southgates depot closed. On 3 October 2011 the Thurmaston depot and head office moved to a new purpose built depot. In late 2006, a new "Leicester Linx" brand was introduced for services in Leicester. By mid 2010, although Leicester Linx is evident on some vehicles the brand has been largely dropped due to a nationalisation of Arriva's website and standard national fleet. New vehicles...