(75) YCF826 was one of a pair of elderly but well kept 39ft Leyland Leopard's that came with the Shelton Orsborn buisness in 1989. Originally registered JNK550N this vehicle quickly moved to Market Harborough depot for Foxhound duties and despite being 14 years old when aquired it managed another 10 years with the company. It was named (somewhat optimistically) "Parisian Tourer".


(77) 195CJU was another of the well kept Leopard's that came with the Shelton Orsborne buisness. Originally registered LVS434P this vehicle gained a more modern front end and refurbished interior to belie its age though the name "Benelux Tourer" was perhaps a tad optimistic.


(301) DHK101T Was one of a pair of Leyland Leopard coaches aquired from Colchester in 1994 they were used mainly on bus work though 301 is seen here on the X89 to Skegness in the summer of '95. Both spent just over a year in the fleet before being sold.


(317) TVC402W is a Leyland Leopared fitted with a manual gearbox that came with the buisness of Hills, Nuneaton in January 1991 and for most of its career with Fox it has been in the Training fleet (as seen here). It started life with the identity PWK5W and later gained DJI8467 briefly before receiving its current registration.


(318) NAC128V Is a Long Leyland Leopard with Duple Dominant 2 bodywork and was aquired with the buisness of V & M Hills of Nuneaton in 1991 and was then based at Hinkley and used on Private Hire and Contract work and is seen here in 1995 still in Hills livery being used as an additional coach on the heavily loaded X89 from Leicester to Skeggy. It was originally registerd LVF422V and then became DJI5578 before gaining it's present identity.


(329) MPL129W was aquired with the buisness of Blands of Stamford in 1990 though it started life with London Country Bus on Greenline work. It was used by the Fairtax/Foxhound base at Melton during it's Seven years with Fox. It is seen here in Foaxhound livery with Fairtax branding on the X85 to Great Yarmouth.


(612) 796UHT (originally NMV614W) was one of three "Long" Leyland Leopards aquired from National Travel (London) in 1984 when still nearly new. It spent all of it's revenue earning career on Tours and Private Hire and was never relegated to bus work. During 1992 it went to a new company "Delivered in Style" of Syston but this operation closed down after only a short time and it returned to Midland Fox in October of that Year resuming it's coach duties with the Fairtax operation at Melton Mowbray before becoming a driver trainer in the late 90's.


(c) D.Tringham
(2610) VYM 505M is a Leyland Leopard with Plaxton bodywork that was aquired from Cumberland in 1982. It was a regular performer on the X61/62 services from Leicester down the A6 to Market Harborough for the ten years it was with the company. Seen here in the smart dual-purpose livery at St Margaret's Bus Station in May 1989.

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