Tag: Metro

Sting hops on the Metro to collect his Freedom of North Tyneside award

Sting, the Wallsend-born musician, took a trip on the Tyne and Wear…

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Birmingham Eastside Metro extension set for temporary terminus whilst HS2 work is completed

A temporary Metro terminus near Moor Street Queensway in Birmingham will result…

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New Tyne & Wear Metro trains’ sidings completed at rebuilt Gosforth depot

Tyne and Wear Metro is nearing completion of its rebuild of its…

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Traction power tests carried out on new Metro trains

Nexus has successfully carried out traction power tests with its new trains…

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Southeastern to run more trains, but admits this is not enough

Southeastern is to increase the number of train services that it runs…

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Video: Tyne and Wear’s Howdon viaduct inspected ahead of track renewal

Operator Nexus is inspecting an historic railway bridge on the Tyne and…

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Transport for Wales electrifies more Valley railway lines for Metro

Transport for Wale (TfW) has now electrified the railway lines from Aberdare…

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Crush-loaded Metro trains pass the Tyne and Wear quality test

New Stadler units for Tyne and Wear Metro have undergone crush-load tests…

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Metro Flow project wins award for outstanding engineering achievement

At the Global Light Rail Awards, Nexus' Metro Flow project came away…

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Smartcards prompt over two million extra journeys on Tyne and Wear Metro

Tyne and Wear operator Nexus has revealed that young people have made…

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