Tyne and Wear Metro to undergo major modernisation work in early 2024
The next three months will see a busy programme of modernisation work…
Book Review: British Industrial Railways 1960s – 1980s by John Glover
This book illustrates scenes of trains and locomotives in industrial settings throughout…
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…
New Tyne & Wear Metro trains’ sidings completed at rebuilt Gosforth depot
Tyne and Wear Metro is nearing completion of its rebuild of its…
Crush-loaded Metro trains pass the Tyne and Wear quality test
New Stadler units for Tyne and Wear Metro have undergone crush-load tests…
Smartcards prompt over two million extra journeys on Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear operator Nexus has revealed that young people have made…
Nexus seeks poems about ‘Journeys’ for competition
On National Poetry Day last Thursday (5 October), Nexus launched a competition…
Tyne and Wear Metro’s extensive tests of its new train fleet
Nexus has been explaining the volume and complexity of tests it is…
Flooding doesn’t stop Metro breaking records at Great North Run
During this year’s Great North Run, the Tyne and Wear Metro carried…
Retired Metro train drivers relaunch careers as re-enactors at museum
Three former drivers from the Tyne and Wear Metro have taken on…
