Metro driver to undertake endurance feats in aid of mental health
A trainee driver on the Tyne & Wear Metro is undertaking a series of extreme physical endurance challenges to raise cash for a mental health chari…
Surgeon runs entire Tyne and Wear Metro route in ‘first’
Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.
Drop-in sessions announced for Tyne and Wear Metro extension
Engagement events are to be held during September into plans to extend the Tyne and Wear Metro to Wahington in County Durham.
Original Tyne and Wear Metro unit donated
The last remaining old Metro trains completed their final services at the end of last month.
Retired Metro driver shares thoughts as original trains run their final scheduled journeys
Tyne and Wear Metro has published the reflections of a train driver who worked on the network when it began operating in 1980.
Journalists praise original Tyne and Wear Metro trains
A group of railway journalists has praised the Tyne and Wear Metro’s original train fleet for its over 40 years of service in North East England.
Watch: Worker’s home movie shows Metro trains in early 2000s
Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has published home videos made by former worker Gordon Armstrong for people to see Metro trains in operation in w…
Nexus welcomes delegates for the 2026 Community of Metros Western Conference
Nexus, the operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro, was the venue for this year’s Community of Metros (COMET) Western Conference, which took place at Th…
Final Class 599 to be withdrawn from service at the end of June
Tyne and Wear's Class 599 fleet withdrawal date announced.
Tyne and Wear Metro control room upgraded in multi-million pound project
An £8.8 million project to upgrade and improve the layout of the control room of the Tyne and Wear Metro has been completed