Praise for railway staff after rescuing dog from railway line
Two Tyne and Wear Metro operations managers have been praised for rescuing a lost dog, which had strayed onto the Metro’s busiest stretch of line.
Trial begins of free Wi-Fi on Newcastle’s Metro
On Monday, 8th December, the Tyne and Wear Metro started a three-month trial of free Wi-FI at its Central Station in Newcastle city centre.
WATCH: 1981 film of Tyne and Wear Metro discovered on eBay
A rare six-minute video film of the Tyne and Wear Metro in its first year of operations in 1981 has been discovered for sale on eBay.
Pioneering graphics designer sees her iconic work on Tyne & Wear Metro stations
Pioneering graphic designer Margaret Calvert visited the Tyne and Wear Metro on 26 March, to view the iconic typeface she created for its opening.
£3.4 million track replacement programme to get underway for Tyne & Wear Metro tunnels
The scheme will see the renewal of a key junction renewed in the tunnel between Monument and Haymarket stations.
Traction power tests carried out on new Metro trains
Nexus has successfully carried out traction power tests with its new trains to prove their traction capability and to evaluate their horsepower.
New signalling tech for Tyne and Wear Metro depot
Gosforth depot on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to get a new, digital signalling system
Young artists display thought-provoking posters at Metro stations
A group of young artists from the Baltic Centre in Gateshead are displaying their works of art at stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Metro add extra services to support the Great North Run on Sunday the 11th of September
Runners and spectators attending the Great North Run are advised to leave plenty of extra time for their travel and to buy tickets in advance.
Tyne & Wear Metro first railway in England to install tactile paving at every station
Tyne and Wear Metro are the first railway in England to install tactile paving on all platform edges in a bid to support blind and partially sighted p…