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Let The Transfers Begin...

Another year and another round of major timetable changes, in this case NXWM are making considerable changes to their South and North Walsall bus services... Come the timetable changes means a large number of buses being transferred from various bases with Walsall, Wolverhampton, Pensnett, West Bromwich, Acocks Green, Yardley Wood, Bordesley, Birmingham Central and Perry Barr Garages heavily affected by the changes which will commence on 28th April 2019. Perry Barr is a major base for NXWM's Volvo Wright Eclipse Gemini B7TL fleet, however not all are compliant with the emission guidelines in Birmingham city centre with only 4498-4507 and 4635-4665 being compliant after being fitted with particulate traps. Walsall 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 gemini’s 4475-4489 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 few weeks. The transfers have already begun with 4475-4489 already making the transfer to Walsall with traps already fitted to comply with the low-emission rules, with 4475-4489/4531/4532 my knowledge have since made the transfer north to Walsall. It is the first time that Walsall have transferred their youngest gemini’s to Walsall, with 17 examples (4475-4489/4531/4532) having made the transfer between May to July 2019. that will take about 14 days to do transfer gemini’s from Perry Barr to Walsall but Walsall are keeping some gemini’s 4475-4489/4531/4532 will be transferred to Walsall Garage between May to July 2019. that will be take about 14 days 4490-4496/4528/4530 will be transferred to West Bromwich Garage in between May to July 2019 will try to replace 42** first because new platinum buses at Perry Barr because 44**’s will be transferred to Walsall Garage and West Bromwich Garage will try to replace 4125, 4346-4348, 4594-4596, 4606-4609.