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Let the Transfer Begin...

Another year and another round of major timetable changes, in this case NXWM are making considerable changes to their West, North and South Walsall bus services... Come the timetable changes means a large number of buses being transferred from various bases with Walsall, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Acocks Green, Yardley Wood, Birmingham Central, Bordesley and Perry Barr Garages lots of bus depots heavily affected by the changes which will commence on 28th April 2019. Perry Barr is a major base for NXWM's Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini vehicle fleet, however not all are compliant with the emission guidelines in Birmingham city centre with only 4492-4496/4498-4507 and 4687-4696 is it being good compliant after being fitted with particulate traps. Lichfield later from August 2019 will also become a low emission zone and NXWM have to comply with the new rules; so as to comply, newer Tridents 4475-4491 are expected to make the transfer from Perry Barr to Walsall, and will be retrofitted with particulate traps in the process. Walsall are expected to transfer a number of non-compliant gemini’s  over to West Bromwich in next couple of days. The transfers have already begun with 4475-4491 already making the transfer to Walsall with traps already fitted to comply with the low-emission rules, with 4475-4491/4531/4532 to my knowledge have since made the transfer south to Walsall. It is the first time that Walsall have transferred their youngest gemini’s to Perry Barr since August 2016 and November 2016 and December 2016 then to January 2017 with 10 examples (4687-4696) having made the transfer between May to June 2019 They have already been extensively refurbished in NXWM's Crimson livery and have had traps fitted since August 2016 and November 2016 and December 2016 and January 2017 when the Birmingham low emission zone was implemented. 4490 was was delivered new to Perry Barr in July 2003 and was based there for 13 years before transferring over to Walsall in May 2019. 4519/4526/4678 is not being transferred to West Bromwich Garage no because new platinum buses at West Bromwich instead of transfer more gemini’s well because new platinum buses will be coming to Perry Barr Garage when 4475-4491/4531/4532 will be transferred to Walsall Garage in May 2019. X3 have now be extended to Lichfield from 28th April 2019.