Vehicle Transfers

[ARBB]

Is this additional to 734 - or is NXWM paying XPlore Dundee for 734?

NX own Xplore Dundee they don't need to pay for the bus

[Tony]

All I said was I was going to fetch a bus bought second hand.

731-734 were all bought second hand

[D10]

NX own Xplore Dundee they don't need to pay for the bus

There will actually be a charge imposed as 734 is owned by Tayside but will be on loan or sold onto West Midlands Travel Ltd and NX companies charge each other for intercompany loans / purchases.

[Solo1]

There will actually be a charge imposed as 734 is owned by Tayside but will be on loan or sold onto West Midlands Travel Ltd and NX companies charge each other for intercompany loans / purchases.

why don't make sense same firm all national express firms

[D10]

why don't make sense same firm all national express firms

Well National Express Group owns numerous firms, but obviously expect all their subsidiaries to make a profit in their respective areas of business.

Therefore as a simple example it wouldn't make sense for Dundee to still be bearing the cost of these buses, but for all the revenue to go to West Midlands Travel.

[DavieDD2]

So who is bearing the cost of the repaints then? as every time a red and white bus goes south it comes back 2 tone drab green

[winston]

So who is bearing the cost of the repaints then? as every time a red and white bus goes south it comes back 2 tone drab green

Only transfers that were rushed up to Dundee in red/white have returned to NXWM for refurb / repaint (1787 & 4714 etc). Only because they should have been done prior to cascade. All other repaints are done in Scotland. 731 again was repainted prior to returning to Dundee.

[Michael Bevan]

Been told that 4606 and 4609 have now transferred from Birmingham Central to Walsall. I believe 4607 and 4608 should be following too.

[Tony]

Been told that 4606 and 4609 have now transferred from Birmingham Central to Walsall. I believe 4607 and 4608 should be following too.

4606 has transferred
4609 is still showing as dead at BC, so if it has moved I need to report the tracker

[Michael Bevan]

4606 has transferred
4609 is still showing as dead at BC, so if it has moved I need to report the tracker

There is a photo on the West Midlands Transport Facebook group of it at Walsall Garage, taken by the engineer who took it over...So I assume it has a faulty tracker then @Tony?

[Tony]

4607 now joined 4606 & 4609 at Walsall

4153 now joined the training fleet, currently at Walsall for conversion

4302 now withdrawn at AG

[Michael Bevan]

4606 is having it's first day out today since it's transfer to Walsall...It's just gone into the 51 as a change bus. It's just left Scott Arms heading to Walsall.

[Jack]

4606 is having it's first day out today since it's transfer to Walsall...It's just gone into the 51 as a change bus. It's just left Scott Arms heading to Walsall.

Have these come to WA as paint cover for the E400's? @Michael Bevan

[Michael Bevan]

4609 had it's first day out on a Streetly peak board this afternoon. Did a 937 onto Birmingham before doing a 935 to Walsall.

[Tony]

4607 BC-WA
2232 YW-AG
4180 & 4181 reserve vehicles in use at YW, 4181 on the 76 today