Tag: Nexus

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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Nexus seeks poems about ‘Journeys’ for competition

On National Poetry Day last Thursday (5 October), Nexus launched a competition…

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Colourful Metro mural links history with hopes for the future

A colourful mural by Chad McCail at Millfield Metro station, Sunderland, celebrates…

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Whitley Bay Metro Station restoration project sees work resume once again

The £5.3m project at the North Tyneside metro station will continue following…

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Tyne and Wear Metro’s extensive tests of its new train fleet

Nexus has been explaining the volume and complexity of tests it is…

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Flooding doesn’t stop Metro breaking records at Great North Run

During this year’s Great North Run, the Tyne and Wear Metro carried…

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Nexus’s Metro Flow project named Major Project of the Year at the National Rail Awards

The multi-million upgrade project is set to support the Tyne and Wear…

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Fire fighters take time to inspect new Tyne and Wear Metro trains

Norther East fire-fighters are the latest blue light service to undergo familiarisation…

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Tyne & Wear Metro station cube redesigned to celebrate Sir Mo Farah

A Metro cube outside Metro’s Heworth Interchange has been redesigned to incorporate…

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Tyne and Wear Metro sees a complete sellout of its Great North Run Day Rover wristbands 

The special wristbands have seen record sales and offer those travelling to…

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