National Express West Midlands

[NX Spectra 4001]

RE: National Express West Midlands

(15/08/2015 21:34)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Thank you for such a detailed post NX Spectra! I was in the Black Country today with a friend from the area. From my observations the above with one exception is indeed accurate, and we were disappointed that a 40 at Wolverhampton did not turn up! The only exception is that route 39 saw Omnilinks rather than Volvo B10Ls, and the only B10L we saw was on route 40 later.

My friend believes that, in addition to the above withdrawals, some 56-reg Eclipses, probably new to Acocks Green and now at Walsall, are earmarked for Dundee to replace Volvo B10BLEs there.

Enviro400 4801 has been refurbished into crimson livery with red dots added to the seating, and was on route X51, even though it is intended for PB routes.

Yeah, sorry bout that, the 40 can be a pain for that, I once waited nearly a hour and a half, and 2 40's, and a 40E showed up.

4801 is just a short term loan to Walsall, along with 4819 & 4820.
Eventually, all of 4738-4775 will be put into either Crimson or Sky (the new Coventry livery), along with 4799-4815/4817-4829 in Crimson some point either this year or next.

1774-1787 will be going up to Dundee, definitely, as they are now parked up, awaiting repaint into Xplore Dundee livery.

B10L's have been escaping everywhere in the past week, with them getting onto Darlastons (34/A, 38, 39), the 29, 301 & one got onto the 313.

Alex