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| Work this summer to improve Haymarket bus station.
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Work is expected to start this summer to replace the roof at Haymarket bus station and substantially improve waiting areas. ...read full story
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| Nexus to provide 48 Boxing Day bus services. |
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More than 50,000 people are expected to use Boxing Day bus and Metro services provide by Nexus this year – keeping families in touch over the festive season. ...read full story
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| Earlier start for CT passholders in Christmas week. |
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Concessionary Travel passholders in Tyne and Wear will be able to use their passes before 9.30am between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Nexus said today. ...read full story
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| Nexus and South Tyneside Council extend community bus services. |
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Two new community bus routes in South Tyneside will give neighbourhoods direct links to local supermarkets. ...read full story
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| Safety cameras installed at Metro level crossing. |
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Metro has installed red-light safety cameras at its Callerton Parkway level crossing in Newcastle to help get tough with careless motorists who risk their lives by driving through red ‘stop’ lights when Metro trains are approaching. ...read full story
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| Extra helpers on hand for stress-free travelling |
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As millions of people flock to shopping centres across the region looking for last-minute Christmas bargains, Go North East is helping to make sure their passengers have a stress-free journey to the shops. ...read full story
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| Local community brings Christmas to Gateshead Interchange. |
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Children from St Joseph’s Primary School in Gateshead helped to celebrate the arrival of the first ever Christmas tree to Gateshead Interchange with a carol service at 11am on Friday 12 December. ...read full story
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| One of Newcastle’s best loved bus route bags a £2.5m makeover. |
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Seventeen new buses have been launched into service along Newcastle’s popular route 1. ...read full story
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| Nexus publishes Christmas and New Year public transport services |
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Nexus has published a free leaflet about what public transport services are available over the Christmas and New Year period. ...read full story
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| Essential public transport information for the Christmas period. |
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Essential public transport information for Christmas and New Year 2008. ...read full story
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| New Nexus bus for South Hylton and Pennywell |
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Nexus has stepped in to provide an evening and Sunday bus for South Hylton and Pennywell in Sunderland. ...read full story
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| Nexus opens major new park-and-ride on Metro. |
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Metro’s first new park-and-ride facility for six years has opened. ...read full story
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| Metro to run extra trains in the run up to Christmas. |
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Metro is to run extra trains in the lead up to Christmas to cope with the increased passenger demand. ...read full story
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| Early Christmas present for Metro passengers. |
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This Christmas Metro is offering a massive 20 percent off its four-week Metro tickets which are available to all customers during December. ...read full story
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| Sunderland station gets an escalator. |
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Sunderland’s city centre railway station has its first ever escalator – thanks to Nexus. ...read full story
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| Nexus to provide 48 Boxing Day bus services. |
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to use special Boxing Day bus services put on by Nexus and the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority. ...read full story
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| Free Christmas parking at Metro’s big new park-and-ride |
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Drivers can enjoy free parking at Metro’s big new park-and-ride car park at Northumberland Park, when it opens on December 1. ...read full story
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| Metro appoints new Head of Infrastructure and Engineering. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro has appointed a new Head of Infrastructure Engineering to oversee essential maintenance projects that ensure the smooth operation of the system. ...read full story
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| Nexus staff help out on Sundays at Eldon Square. |
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Nexus staff will be on hand at Eldon Square bus station on Sundays as shoppers flood into Newcastle for Christmas. ...read full story
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| Big new Metro park-and-ride to open on 1 December. |
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Metro’s newest multi-storey car park is to open on 1 December, Nexus announced today. ...read full story
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| Nexus asks for local views on bus plans for South Tyneside. |
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Local people in Jarrow, Boldon and West Shields are to be asked their views on a new plan for the bus network in South Tyneside. ...read full story
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| Metro to launch new health and safety campaign in a bid to cut minor accidents on the system |
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Metro is to launch a hard hitting health and safety campaign aimed at passengers in a bid to reduce the number of minor accidents on the system. ...read full story
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| Nexus plans to improve access to Monkseaton Metro. |
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Nexus has submitted plans to improve access to Monkseaton Metro station. ...read full story
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| Nexus improves access at Fellgate Metro station. |
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Nexus has installed new passenger Help Points at Fellgate Metro to assist passengers when the lifts are out of order. ...read full story
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| Nexus asks views on bus plan for South Tyneside |
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Local people are to be asked their views on a new plan for the bus network in South Tyneside at sessions in Jarrow this Friday. ...read full story
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| Nexus news Winged, silver living stunning Silver Arrows services. |
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At 11am on Thursday, October 30 in Market Square, Sunderland, two winged living statues – glistening in silver from head to toe and bearing bows and arrows - will herald the arrival of Go North East’s brand new Mercedes bus services – the Silver Arrows. ...read full story
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| Bidders invited to register interest in Metro operations contract. |
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Nexus, owner of the Tyne and Wear Metro, today invited potential bidders to declare an interest in a contract to run the Operations side of the business on its behalf. ...read full story
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| Nexus subsidises bus route for Fairways Estate |
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Nexus is to subsidise a useful community bus service for a further year. ...read full story
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| Events to commemorate Danny Marshall |
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Two events are to be held in Newcastle next month to honour the life and achievements of Danny Marshall, former Lord Mayor of Newcastle and Chairman of the Passenger Transport Authority. ...read full story
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| Metro has won four national prizes. |
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Tyne and Wear Metro has won four national prizes at the 2008 UK Light Rail Awards. ...read full story
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| Metro completes £600,000 scheme to renew all five of its level crossings. |
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A £600,000 project to renew all five level crossings on the Metro system has been successfully completed and will ensure they are in excellent working condition for many years to come. ...read full story
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| Gateshead Interchange back to normal Tuesday October 14. |
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Gateshead Interchange will be back to normal for bus passengers Tuesday 14 October as resurfacing work finishes three weeks ahead of schedule. ...read full story
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| Buses are Getting Better |
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A new advertising campaign has been launched to promote the benefits of bus travel, as commuters look for cheaper alternative to the car during the credit crunch. ...read full story
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| Metro fare dodgers face much tougher court fines. |
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Metro prosecuted 494 people for fare evasion during September, netting fines and costs totalling £161,000, and all those who were caught are now facing higher court fines. ...read full story
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| Nexus welcomes new bus station for Washington Galleries. |
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People in Washington are seeing a huge difference in their bus travel as the new Galleries bus station officially opened. ...read full story
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| Public transport website gets record hits |
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More than 115,000 a month are visiting public transport website www.nexus.org,uk to find out about bus, Metro rail and ferry in Tyne and Wear. ...read full story
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| Metro records best ever times at Sunday’s Great North Run |
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Metro saw a record breaking 55,000 passengers board trains between South Shields and Newcastle for Sunday’s Great North Run.
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| Nexus is to run special Shields Ferry tours for people to view the QE2 on the Tyne |
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Nexus is to run special trips on the Shields ferry for people to view the QE2 when she arrives on the Tyne on Wednesday 8 October. ...read full story
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| Simonside Metro station used by over 130,000 people in its first six months |
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Metro’s newest station at Simonside on South Tyneside has been used by more than 130,000 people in the six months since it first opened. ...read full story
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| Bus park-and-ride plans for Tyne and Wear |
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The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority has endorsed plans for £15.3 million of improvements to bus routes. ...read full story
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| UPDATE: Gateshead resurfacing, bus stands move. |
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Resurfacing at Gateshead Interchange enters its final phase on Monday, 29 September. ...read full story
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| Nexus launches new graduate development programme. |
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Nexus has launched its first ever graduate development programme to attract the very best skills from around the UK and Europe. ...read full story
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| Nexus takes part in National Fraud Initiative 2008. |
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Nexus is to supply information it holds on concessionary passholders to the Government’s Audit Commission as part of a national data matching project. ...read full story
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| Transport Secretary leads train naming to honour the late Barbara Castle. |
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Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly today joined the family of Barbara Castle to help name a Northern Rail train after the late Labour MP and first woman Transport Minister. ...read full story
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| Crime on Metro falls for a fifth successive year. |
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Crime on the Tyne and Wear Metro has fallen for a fifth successive year, with incidents of assaults down by 20 percent and robberies down by almost 40 percent. ...read full story
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| Metro services to Newcastle Airport have resumed. |
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Metro services to Newcastle Airport returned to normal on the morning of Thursday September 18. ...read full story
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| New lift begins work at Sunderland. |
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A new passenger lift at Sunderland station’s south concourse came into service today, 16 September 2008. ...read full story
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| Young people quiz experts on climate change. |
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Young people from across the region will this week get to quiz experts over the measures needed to tackle climate change at an event in North Tyneside. ...read full story
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| "Ten" good reasons for using new bus. |
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There are "Ten" good reasons for using the bus between Greenside, Ryton, Blaydon and Newcastle, after new investment by Go North East in the busy commuter route. ...read full story
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| Benton Metro station footbridge reopens. |
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The footbridge at Benton Metro station has now reopened to passengers. ...read full story
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| Nexus hails market update event for Metro a success |
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Almost 100 leading figures from the rail, engineering industry attended a successful Market Update event organised by Nexus to take forward its Metro: All Change investment programme. ...read full story
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| Thousands of children sign up for cheaper travel |
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Nexus today reported a big surge in applications for its Under 16 Card – as parents and children make sure they can enjoy cheaper public transport. ...read full story
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| Passenger Transport Authority Members’ Visit 2008 |
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There was plenty for the members of the Tyne and Wear Passnger Transport Authority to see on their annual Nexus visit. ...read full story
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| Quaylink passenger numbers reach new high |
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The number of people using the Quaylink bus has risen 21% in the last year to almost 800,000 – a new record for the low-emission city centre service. ...read full story
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| Parents urged: get Nexus Under 16 applications in now. |
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Parents are being urged to get their children’s applications for Nexus Under 16 Cards in now ahead of the start of the new school term. ...read full story
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| Resurfacing work at Gateshead Interchange |
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Buses using Gateshead Interchange will be calling at different stands for up to 10 weeks while roads within the bus station are resurfaced. ...read full story
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| All mobility scooters banned from Metro. |
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All mobility scooter use has been banned on the Tyne and Wear Metro following a series of accidents in which users and other passengers could have been killed or seriously injured. ...read full story
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| Nexus changes Whitley Bay minibus services. |
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Local minibus services in Whitley Bay are changing from 1 September to better match demand in different neighbourhoods. ...read full story
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| Man ordered to pay £337.50 for drinking alcohol on Metro. |
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A 21 year old man has had what was probably the most expensive drink of his life after being fined £262.50 and ordered to pay £75 court costs for drinking alcohol on the Metro. ...read full story
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| Nexus launches new Birtley Taxi-Bus. |
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A new Taxi-Bus will run six times a day connecting neighbourhoods in Birtley Northside with the centre of the Gateshead village. ...read full story
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| Whitley Bay Metro station to host Green Festival. |
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Whitley Bay Metro station is the venue for North Tyneside’s first ever Green Festival on Saturday August 30. ...read full story
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| Metro sets new record for running trains on time. |
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Tyne and Wear Metro was the best performing rail operator in the UK last year, new figures show. ...read full story
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| First of three new escalators enters service at Haymarket Metro station. |
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The first of three new escalators at Haymarket Metro station entered passenger service today as the £20m redevelopment of the station really starts to take shape just a year after the works first started. ...read full story
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| 100,000 young people could miss out on cheaper travel. |
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Up to 100,000 children and young people are missing out on cheap bus and Metro travel because they do not have a Nexus Under 16 Card. ...read full story
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| Important information for Newcastle United season ticket holders about the Magpie Mover. |
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Newcastle United season ticket holders are today being advised that applications for Magpie Mover tickets will be held up due to the delay in posting out the new season tickets. ...read full story
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| Nexus appoints a new Director of Finance. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro operator, Nexus, has appointed a new Director of Finance and Resources. John Fenwick has joined from the Northumbria Probation Service, where he was Director of Finance, ICT and Performance for the past five years.
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| Rail industry invited to find out more about £350 million Metro modernisation programme and market-testing of operations. |
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Nexus, the owner of the Tyne and Wear Metro, is to invite leading companies in rail industry to Newcastle on 9 September 2008 to find out more about its £350 million modernisation programme for Metro. ...read full story
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| British Transport Police campaign to tackle cycle thefts in the North East. |
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Cyclists in the area are being given the chance to make their bikes more secure thanks to a scheme being run by British Transport Police. ...read full story
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| Get closer to nature by bus, Metro and train |
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Explore the natural delights around Newcastle without using the car. Here’s a Nexus guide to wildlife and countryside destinations easy to reach by bus and Metro. ...read full story
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| Comedians inspired by Metro. |
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Every day life on Metro has inspired two comedians who are taking their act to New York. ...read full story
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| Nexus appoints the first ever woman to manage the Shields Ferry. |
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Nexus has appointed the first ever woman to manage the Shields Ferry service in its proud 700 year history. ...read full story
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| New community bus network for South Tyneside launched. |
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Up to 30,000 passengers a year across South Tyneside are expected to benefit from a new community bus network launched today by Nexus, South Tyneside Council and Connect Community Transport. ...read full story
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| Nexus gives Metro passengers the chance to win some great prizes |
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Nexus is giving Metro passengers the chance to win a host of great prizes this summer as part of a free scratch card giveaway. ...read full story
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| We did it! Nexus secures multi-million pound funding for Metro Re-invigoration. |
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Nexus has secured more than £300 million commitment from Government to invest in the next phase of renewal and modernisation for the Tyne and Wear Metro. ...read full story
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| Metro fare cheats facing average court fines of £140. |
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Metro fare cheats are paying out average court fines of almost £140 for riding on the system without a ticket. ...read full story
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| Tyne river cruises on the Shields Ferry are more popular than ever. |
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Nexus said today that its summer cruises on the Tyne on board the Shields Ferry are proving more popular than ever before. ...read full story
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| Stagecoach offers to continue 33 bus service in Newcastle. |
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Stagecoach is to continue to run the 33 bus between Gosforth, Jesmond and Newcastle after representations from Nexus, local councillors and residents. ...read full story
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| Families and young people benefit from child fare shake up. |
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Tens of thousands of families will benefit from the biggest shake-up of child fares in Tyne and Wear for 10 years, agreed by the Passenger Transport Authority today. ...read full story
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| How Angela ditched her car for the bus. |
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As fuel prices and parking costs rise, more people are thinking about how they travel to work. ...read full story
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| Nexus boost local buses in Ryton and Rowlands Gill. |
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Nexus is to add new evening and weekend services to its popular local bus network in west Gateshead. ...read full story
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| Nexus invites local children to officially open new footbridge at Felling Metro station. |
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Nexus invited local school children along to open its new footbridge at Felling Metro station in Gateshead. ...read full story
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| Nexus unveils this year’s free Great Days Out Guide for Tyne and Wear. |
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Nexus has unveiled this year’s free Great Days Out guide, showcasing over a hundred places of interest on Tyneside and Wearside that can all be easily accessed by public transport. ...read full story
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| Nexus displays the latest giant graffiti murals at Chillingham Road Metro station. |
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Nexus has erected the latest set of stunning graffiti murals on its dedicated display boards at Chillingham Road Metro station in Newcastle. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-invigoration timeline. |
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Metro Re-invigoration: the timeline of how the programme of re-invigorating the Metro will unfold. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-Invigoration: Metro’s proud history. |
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Metro Re-invigoration: Metro’s history between opening in 1980 and 2008. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-Invigoration: how the money will be spent. |
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How the money we receive from the Government will be spent. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-invigoration: business and the community views. |
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Why Metro matters to local business and community leaders. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-invigoration: your questions answered on Phase 2. |
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The Government has announced a commitment to investing over £300m in the renewal and modernisation of life-expired parts of Metro and, in addition, to supporting the continued operation of the system for the next nine years, starting in April 2010. ...read full story
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| Metro Re-invigoration: why Metro matters - users' views. |
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Why Metro matters – by the people who use it. ...read full story
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| Bus service improvements prompted by passenger views |
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Passengers can look forward to an even better service and some cracking fare deals on some of Go North East’s leading bus brands from Sunday, July 27. ...read full story
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| Public transport arrangements for Mouth of the Tyne Festival. |
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Nexus has today announced the public transport arrangements for next weekend’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival, July 12 and July 13. ...read full story
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| Nexus crackdown snares nearly 600 Metro fare cheats during this year’s Hoppings Fair. |
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A crackdown on Metro fare evasion during this year’s Hoppings Fair in Newcastle saw 576 people caught travelling without a ticket. ...read full story
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| Nexus team scoop National Health and Social Care Award. |
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A project led by Nexus was named a winner in the national NHS Health and Social Care Awards last night, which recognise breakthrough ideas from people on the front-line to improve care and access to services. ...read full story
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| More seaside trips for your money with Go North East. |
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Go North East is predicting a sizzling summer for passengers travelling between Blyth and Whitley Bay on services 308 and 309 with their brand new £3 return fare. ...read full story
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| Metro Gold Card users to get all-day travel this summer |
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Metro Gold Card holders will once again this year get the added benefit of all-day-travel throughout July and August, Nexus has announced. ...read full story
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| Nexus and South Tyneside Council to provide open top tour bus around South Shields. |
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Nexus and South Tyneside Council are this summer running an open top tourist bus that will take in South Tyneside’s many historic and cultural attractions. ...read full story
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| Nexus teams up with the Laing Art Gallery to offer Tyneside school kids the chance of a lifetime. |
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Nexus and train operator Northern Rail have teamed up with Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery to offer youngsters the chance to work with a world renowned artist. ...read full story
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| Nexus considers legal action against scooter user |
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Nexus is considering legal action against a mobility scooter user who crashed onto railway lines at Byker station while travelling unaccompanied. ...read full story
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| Metro Gold Card users to get all-day travel this summer |
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Metro Gold Card holders will once again this year get the added benefit of all-day-travel throughout July and August, Nexus has announced. ...read full story
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| Nexus invests in new digital CCTV for the Metro fleet. |
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Nexus is investing half a million pounds installing advanced digital CCTV so that the entire Metro fleet will have cameras on board for the first time ever. ...read full story
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| Nexus improves access at Fellgate Station. |
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Nexus is to install new passenger Help Points at Fellgate Metro to assist passengers when the lifts are out of order.
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| Nexus crackdown on Metro ticket cheats during this year’s Hoppings Fair |
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Metro ticket inspectors will be carrying out extra patrols during the Hoppings fair in Newcastle as part of a crackdown on fare evasion. ...read full story
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| Nexus and British Transport Police nominated for National Rail Crime Prevention Award. |
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Nexus and the British Transport Police have been jointly short listed for a prestigious railway industry award for reducing crime on the Sunderland section of the Metro system. ...read full story
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| Local historian welcomed back for Tyne River Cruises 2008. |
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Nexus has once again recruited two prominent local historians to provide an informative and light hearted live commentary for this summer’s Tyne River cruises, which start on Sunday June 15. ...read full story
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| Red Kite Trail: countryside on your doorstep. |
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A new walking trail offers stunning countryside to enjoy – just a few miles and a short bus ride from the heart of Newcastle and Gateshead. ...read full story
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| Nexus launches the first in its series of bus walk booklets. |
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Nexus is launching a new booklet detailing a series of country walks which can be easily accessed by catching a bus. ...read full story
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| Metro cheats caught out in Newcastle city centre blitz. |
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Metro operator Nexus has had a week long blitz to catch fair evaders in Newcastle and Gateshead and caught 218 people riding the system without a ticket. ...read full story
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| Nexus to prosecute 39 for fair evasion on the Metro line on Wearside during April. |
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Nexus is prosecuting 39 passengers who were caught travelling without a valid ticket on the Metro between Fellgate and Park Lane Metro stations on the Sunderland line during April. ...read full story
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| Nexus to invest £600,000 replacing the passenger lifts at four key Metro stations. |
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Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus is investing £600,000 to replace the passenger lifts at four key stations on its network. ...read full story
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| Be among the first to cross High Level Bridge by bus. |
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Go North East is holding a ceremonial event on Sunday, June 1 to mark the re-opening of the High Level Bridge following extensive work to the listed structure. ...read full story
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| Bus stops move as buses return to High Level Bridge. |
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From Monday, June 2, stops for a number of Go North East bus services will change and new stops will be added, as buses return to the High Level Bridge following its re-opening. ...read full story
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| Nexus welcomes new technology that allow BTP officers more time to patrol the Metro system. |
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Nexus today welcomed the news that the British Transport Police (BTP) are being issued with handheld computers, which will allow officers to spend more time out and about patrolling the Metro system on Wearside ...read full story
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| Nexus has launched an interactive Metro map to make life easier for passengers. |
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Nexus has launched an interactive Metro map that makes it easier for passengers to plan journeys at the touch of a button. ...read full story
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| Haymarket Metro station to remain open this Bank Holiday weekend |
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Haymarket Metro station in the centre of Newcastle will be open to passengers throughout the Bank Holiday weekend as work on the steel framework has gone quicker than expected. ...read full story
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| £20m Haymarket Metro station development starts to take shape |
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The £20m redevelopment of Haymarket Metro station in the centre of Newcastle is really starting to take shape, with the work on the building’s steel structure now well underway. ...read full story
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| Nexus boosts its Taxi-Bus service in Houghton-Le-Spring |
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Nexus is boosting its hail-and-ride taxi-bus service in Houghton-le-Spring by adding an extra hourly route on the Dairy Lane estate. ...read full story
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| Passenger numbers on the Shields Ferry rise by almost 20,000. |
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The latest figures, released today by the ferry operator Nexus, show that passenger numbers on the Shields Ferry are up by 19,000, from 455,000 a year to 474,000 journeys in the year to April 2008. ...read full story
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| Nexus and Transport For All review mobility scooter use. |
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Nexus and access group Transport For All have begun a wide-ranging investigation into the use of mobility scooters on Tyne and Wear Metro. ...read full story
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| Share your views with bus decision-makers at MetroCentre bus station. |
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People passing through the MetroCentre bus station between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday, May 21 will have the opportunity to talk to top managers and decision-makers responsible for Go North East’s bus services. ...read full story
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| New bus station interchange tackles top ten gripes. |
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Go North East, Nexus and Prudential Assurance Ltd are working together in the first partnership of its kind in the region to make sure the new Washington Galleries bus interchange is built to standards which tackle everything on the list of passengers’ top ten most hated features at bus stations. ...read full story
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| Nexus engineer finds the right solution for a quieter cleaner Metro service. |
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Dedicated engineer David Walker has come up with a clever solution to make the Tyne and Wear Metro quieter, cleaner, and even kinder to the environment. ...read full story
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| Dramatic new look for Haymarket Metro station revealed. |
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A dramatic new look for Haymarket station was revealed by Nexus today as work continues on the £20m rebuilding of the station. ...read full story
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| Haymarket Metro station to close in the evening from 11 May until 5 June. |
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Haymarket Metro station in the centre of Newcastle will be closed to passengers from 7.45pm every night from Sunday 11 May until Thursday 5 June to allow for a crucial phase of the £20m redevelopment work to continue. ...read full story
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| Metro journeys to Newcastle Airport rise by quarter of a million. |
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Metro journeys to Newcastle Airport have risen by a quarter of a million over the last five years as budget airlines and business travel expands and the airport continues to offer a wider choice of destinations. ...read full story
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| Independent audit finds Go North East has best driving standards in the country. |
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An independent audit of passenger services provided by Go North East has praised the quality of driving and found the bus operator to be one of the best in the country. ...read full story
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| Bank holiday public transport information from Nexus. |
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Metro services will be operating on a Saturday timetable this coming Bank Holiday Monday, May 5, with additional trains running in the afternoon due to the Newcastle United home match against Chelsea at 4pm. ...read full story
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| Nexus names and shames Metro fare dodgers. |
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Nexus prosecuted 418 people during April for fare evasion on the Metro, netting fines and costs totalling £64,000. ...read full story
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| Nexus and Transport For All work together on new access rules. |
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Nexus and access body 'Transport For All' are working together to explore the future of mobility scooter access to the Tyne and Wear Metro. ...read full story
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| Nexus tightens rule on mobility scooter use on Metro. |
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Nexus has today, 25 April 2008, announced a new rule covering the use of mobility scooters on the Tyne and Wear Metro, following two accidents in the last year. ...read full story
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| Metro urban artists find a bigger stage. |
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Urban artists whose work was displayed on the Tyne and Wear Metro system are to move on to a bigger stage – the outside wall of London’s Tate Modern art gallery. ...read full story
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| Nexus to install speed cameras at Metro level crossing |
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Nexus is to install speed cameras at its Callerton Parkway level crossing in Newcastle to help the police get tough with careless motorists who risk their lives by driving through red 'stop' lights when Metro trains are approaching. ...read full story
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| New daytime bus service for South Tyneside. |
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Nexus and Go North East are to start a new daytime bus service for South Tyneside, starting from Monday, 21 April. ...read full story
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| Nexus to hold bus users’ surgery on Saturday April 19 in Greenside, Gateshead. |
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Nexus is holding a bus users’ surgery in Greenside Community Centre in Gateshead on Saturday, April 19, to hear the views of passengers. ...read full story
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| Nexus appoints two new non-executive directors. |
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Nexus has appointed two non-executive directors as the organisation prepares to enter an exciting period of change and development. ...read full story
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| Nexus to create 200,000 more mobility taxi journeys |
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Nexus is looking to create around 200,000 more taxi journeys for people with mobility problems, while making it easier for passengers to book at short notice when they want to travel. ...read full story
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| Nexus travelshop at Central Station re-opens after £100,000 refit. |
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The shop has been fitted with new counters, an extended customer waiting area and improved displays. ...read full story
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| Bus station drop-in session for Winlaton services. |
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The Service Delivery Manager for Go North East bus services in Winlaton, is inviting passengers to come along to Winlaton Bus Station on Wednesday, April 9 between 10am and 2pm to share their views on bus services in the area. ...read full story
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| Metro praised as Charter Mark is renewed. |
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Tyne and Wear Metro has had its Charter Mark renewed – with nine areas of work singled out as examples of Best Practice nationally. ...read full story
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| Congratulations to Ylana First, MBE. |
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Nexus today passes on its congratulations to Ylana First, as she receives an MBE for her serives to art and the community. ...read full story
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| Nexus officially opens its 60th Metro station. |
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The opening of a 60th station on Monday 17 March is a real landmark in Metro’s proud 28 year history, which all started out when the first Metro services began carrying passengers in August 1980. ...read full story
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| Bus stops on Blackett Street are changing. |
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Bus stopping points on Blackett Street (Old Eldon Square) are changing from Sunday March 30. ...read full story
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| Nexus mails out new national bus passes. |
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Nexus is to start mailing out more than 220,000 new national bus passes to people aged 60 and over and disabled passengers from next week. ...read full story
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| Travel plan award for Gateshead International Stadium. |
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Gateshead International Stadium has been recognised for efforts to encourage its 400,000 visitors a year to arrive in an environmentally friendly way. ...read full story
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| Nexus response to East Coast Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy. |
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Nexus today welcomed Network Rail’s new Route Utilisation Strategy published today – but called for a “firmer and earlier” commitment to reinstating the Leamside Line between Gateshead and Durham. ...read full story
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| Work starts on Northumberland Park multistorey. |
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Building work starts on Monday, 3 March, on a new 400-space multistorey car park for Northumberland Park Metro station. ...read full story
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| Nocturne shortlisted for Civic Trust Award. |
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Nocturne, the giant art lightwork adorning the QEII Metro Bridge over the Tyne, has been shortlisted for a national Civic Trust Award. ...read full story
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| Bus changes for Durham and Chester-le-Street. |
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Go North East will be making some changes to bus services in the Durham and Chester le Street areas from Sunday, February 24. ...read full story
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| Bus changes for Sunderland and Peterlee. |
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Go North East will be making some changes to bus services in the Sunderland and Peterlee areas from Sunday, February 24. ...read full story
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| Nexus saves bus link to Newcastle Airport. |
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Nexus has stepped in to save an important bus route to Newcastle Airport threatened by growing congestion. ...read full story
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| Triple public transport boost for passengers on South Tyneside. |
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Bus users in South Shields got a triple boost this week with the launch of three new services providing important links to local shops and to South Tyneside Hospital. ...read full story
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| Nexus unveils Metro Ken to boost passenger goodwill during modernisation work. |
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Nexus today unveils Metro Ken – an eye catching illustrated character who will be appearing across the Metro network to let commuters know when important modernisation works are taking place. ...read full story
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| Plain clothed ticket inspectors crackdown on Metro fare dodgers in Sunderland. |
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Metro ticket inspectors have been patrolling in plain clothes to crackdown on fare dodgers in Sunderland. ...read full story
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| Share a romantic story and win a Valentine’s treat. |
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Love is in the air on Go North East’s Fab 57 bus as Valentine’s Day approaches, with Service Delivery Manager, Graeme Norris asking passengers, ‘what’s the most romantic thing you or your partner has ever done?’ ...read full story
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| New leaflet promotes bus changes in South Tyneside. |
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South Tyneside residents can learn more about bus route improvements from a handy new leaflet. ...read full story
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| Ground-breaking pledge sealed on side of bus. |
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Transport Minister, Rosie Winterton MP, gave her support today to a pioneering partnership between Go North East, Gateshead Council and Nexus. ...read full story
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| Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway. |
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A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
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| Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway. |
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A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
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| Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway. |
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A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
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| Sunderland Station refurbishment |
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The main concourse at Sunderland station is to close early at nights to allow for a £6.9 million refurbishment funded by Nexus. ...read full story
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| Nexus unveils new national bus card for pensioners and disabled passengers. |
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Nexus has unveiled the new look Tyne and Wear CT Card – which from April 2008 will give pensioners and disabled passengers free local bus travel anywhere in England. ...read full story
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| Nexus travelshop at Central Station is to close for eight weeks for a £90,000 refit. |
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We’re creating a brighter, bigger Travelshop for our passengers at Central. The shop will be closed from February 4 to March 18 for a £90,000 refit. ...read full story
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| Massive boost for low Simonside bus services. |
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Nexus has secured a big improvement in local bus services through Low Simonside. ...read full story
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| Nexus starts on £6.9 million facelift for Sunderland station. |
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Work has started on a £6.9 million facelift for Sunderland station platforms, funded entirely by Nexus. ...read full story
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| Metro gets green light for new ticket machines. |
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Metro has been given the green light by ministers to go ahead with plans for new ticket machines plus gates at key stations. ...read full story
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| Metro ranked among best train operators in Britain. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro has been named as a finalist for a prestigious national award for train operators. ...read full story
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| Pelaw Metro station to undergo a series of essential repairs from Monday 21 January. |
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The revamped Metro station at Pelaw in Gateshead is to undergo a series of essential repairs over the next two weeks, resulting in some temporary closures of the passenger waiting area from Monday 21 January. ...read full story
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| School kids learn Metro safety message on life-sized board game. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro map has been transformed into a giant life-sized board game to help school children understand important railway safety messages while they have fun. ...read full story
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| Metro carries a record 3.5 million passengers during the Christmas rush. |
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Over 3.5 million passengers travelled on Metro during the Christmas rush - the highest number of people travelling in any single month since December 1992. ...read full story
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| Free shuttle bus to new Gateshead College campus at Baltic. |
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Students and staff are being offered a free shuttle bus to the new Gateshead College campus at Baltic by operator Go North East. ...read full story
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| Metro fare cheats face higher average court fines. |
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Metro fare dodgers are paying much stiffer penalties for failing to buy a ticket, with magistrates’ court fines and costs rising to an average of £150 per offender over the last few months. ...read full story
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| Metro graffiti cleaners blitz illegal daubings during 2007. |
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Nexus has blitzed 48,000 square metres of graffiti on the Metro system during 2007 and repainted over 3,000 pieces of track-side equipment right across the network – an investment of £300,000 to ensure Metro remains one the cleanest urban rail networks in the country. ...read full story
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| Nexus Commuter Calculator.
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With petrol and diesel prices soaring, more and more people are counting the cost of car journeys - and none more so than on the daily commute. ...read full story
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