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News Archive 2008

Image: launch of the Jarrow bus.
Nexus and South Tyneside Council extend community bus services.
Two new community bus routes in South Tyneside will give neighbourhoods direct links to local supermarkets. ...read full story
Image: barrier lights.
Safety cameras installed at Metro level crossing.
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
Extra helpers on hand for stress-free travelling
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
Image: number 1 service.
One of Newcastle’s best loved bus route bags a £2.5m makeover.
Seventeen new buses have been launched into service along Newcastle’s popular route 1. ...read full story
New Nexus bus for South Hylton and Pennywell
Nexus has stepped in to provide an evening and Sunday bus for South Hylton and Pennywell in Sunderland. ...read full story
Image: free tickets.
Nexus opens major new park-and-ride on Metro.
Metro’s first new park-and-ride facility for six years has opened. ...read full story
Image: Sunderland escalator.
Sunderland station gets an escalator.
Sunderland’s city centre railway station has its first ever escalator – thanks to Nexus. ...read full story
Image: Phil Kirkland.
Metro appoints new Head of Infrastructure and Engineering.
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
Big new Metro park-and-ride to open on 1 December.
Metro’s newest multi-storey car park is to open on 1 December, Nexus announced today. ...read full story
Image: question mark.
Nexus asks for local views on bus plans for South Tyneside.
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
Image: from the Nexus health-poster campaign.
Metro to launch new health and safety campaign in a bid to cut minor accidents on the system
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
Nexus plans to improve access to Monkseaton Metro.
Nexus has submitted plans to improve access to Monkseaton Metro station. ...read full story
Image: Metro help point at Fellgate Metro station..
Nexus improves access at Fellgate Metro station.
Nexus has installed new passenger Help Points at Fellgate Metro to assist passengers when the lifts are out of order. ...read full story
Nexus asks views on bus plan for South Tyneside
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
Image: Silver Arrow.
Nexus news Winged, silver living stunning Silver Arrows services.
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
Image: EU flag.
Bidders invited to register interest in Metro operations contract.
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
Image: house.
Nexus subsidises bus route for Fairways Estate
Nexus is to subsidise a useful community bus service for a further year. ...read full story
Image: photo of Danny Marshall.
Events to commemorate Danny Marshall
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
Image: from the award ceremony.
Metro has won four national prizes.
Tyne and Wear Metro has won four national prizes at the 2008 UK Light Rail Awards. ...read full story
Image: Metro level crossing maintenance.
Metro completes £600,000 scheme to renew all five of its level crossings.
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
Image: Better Buses logo.
Buses are Getting Better
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
Nexus welcomes new bus station for Washington Galleries.
People in Washington are seeing a huge difference in their bus travel as the new Galleries bus station officially opened. ...read full story
Image: Nexus website home page
Public transport website gets record hits
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
Image: a Shields ferry.
Nexus is to run special Shields Ferry tours for people to view the QE2 on the Tyne
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
Image: Simonside Metro station.
Simonside Metro station used by over 130,000 people in its first six months
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
Bus park-and-ride plans for Tyne and Wear
The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority has endorsed plans for £15.3 million of improvements to bus routes. ...read full story
Image: graduate mortar board.
Nexus launches new graduate development programme.
Nexus has launched its first ever graduate development programme to attract the very best skills from around the UK and Europe. ...read full story
Image: against fraud sign.
Nexus takes part in National Fraud Initiative 2008.
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
Image: Sonya Hinton, niece of Barbara Castle and Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly at the naming ceremony.
Transport Secretary leads train naming to honour the late Barbara Castle.
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
Image: graph of falling figures.
Crime on Metro falls for a fifth successive year.
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
Metro services to Newcastle Airport have resumed.
Metro services to Newcastle Airport returned to normal on the morning of Thursday September 18. ...read full story
IMage: lift.
New lift begins work at Sunderland.
A new passenger lift at Sunderland station’s south concourse came into service today, 16 September 2008. ...read full story
Image: climate change logo.
Young people quiz experts on climate change.
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
Image: GoAhead bus, the Ten.
"Ten" good reasons for using new bus.
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
Benton Metro station footbridge reopens.
The footbridge at Benton Metro station has now reopened to passengers. ...read full story
Image: market briefing.
Nexus hails market update event for Metro a success
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
Thousands of children sign up for cheaper travel
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
Passenger Transport Authority Members Visit 2008
Passenger Transport Authority Members’ Visit 2008
There was plenty for the members of the Tyne and Wear Passnger Transport Authority to see on their annual Nexus visit. ...read full story
Quaylink passenger numbers reach new high
Quaylink passenger numbers reach new high
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
Parents urged: get Nexus Under 16 applications in now.
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
All mobility scooters banned from Metro.
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
Image: clockface.
Metro sets new record for running trains on time.
Tyne and Wear Metro was the best performing rail operator in the UK last year, new figures show. ...read full story
Image: escalator image.
First of three new escalators enters service at Haymarket Metro station.
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
100,000 young people could miss out on cheaper travel.
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
Important information for Newcastle United season ticket holders about the Magpie Mover.
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
Image: Nexus, has appointed John Fenwick as its new Director of Finance and Resources.
Nexus appoints a new Director of Finance.
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. ...read full story
Image: Metro re-invigoration.
Rail industry invited to find out more about £350 million Metro modernisation programme and market-testing of operations.
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
Image: BTP cyccle-tagging scheme in operation.
British Transport Police campaign to tackle cycle thefts in the North East.
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
Get closer to nature by bus, Metro and train
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
Comedians inspired by Metro.
Every day life on Metro has inspired two comedians who are taking their act to New York. ...read full story
Image: Carol Timlin.
Nexus appoints the first ever woman to manage the Shields Ferry.
Nexus has appointed the first ever woman to manage the Shields Ferry service in its proud 700 year history. ...read full story
Image: South Tyneside community bus.
New community bus network for South Tyneside launched.
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
Image: the photograph shows Metro Commercial Director Emma Holmes with promotional staff at the scratch card giveaway in Newcastle city centre.
Nexus gives Metro passengers the chance to win some great prizes
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
Image: Metro Re-invigoration.
We did it! Nexus secures multi-million pound funding for Metro Re-invigoration.
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
Image: Shields ferry.
Tyne river cruises on the Shields Ferry are more popular than ever.
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
Image: Stagecoach bus.
Stagecoach offers to continue 33 bus service in Newcastle.
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
Families and young people benefit from child fare shake up.
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
How Angela ditched her car for the bus.
As fuel prices and parking costs rise, more people are thinking about how they travel to work. ...read full story
Nexus boost local buses in Ryton and Rowlands Gill.
Nexus is to add new evening and weekend services to its popular local bus network in west Gateshead. ...read full story
Image Felling Bridge opening.
Nexus invites local children to officially open new footbridge at Felling Metro station.
Nexus invited local school children along to open its new footbridge at Felling Metro station in Gateshead. ...read full story
Image: Red Kite Trail.
Nexus unveils this year’s free Great Days Out Guide for Tyne and Wear.
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
Image: graffiti at Chillingham Road.
Nexus displays the latest giant graffiti murals at Chillingham Road Metro station.
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
Image: Metro re-invigoration.
Metro Re-invigoration timeline.
Metro Re-invigoration: the timeline of how the programme of re-invigorating the Metro will unfold. ...read full story
Image: Metro Re-invigoration.
Metro Re-Invigoration: Metro’s proud history.
Metro Re-invigoration: Metro’s history between opening in 1980 and 2008. ...read full story
Image: Metro Re-invigoration.
Metro Re-Invigoration: how the money will be spent.
How the money we receive from the Government will be spent. ...read full story
Metro Re-invigoration: business and the community views.
Why Metro matters to local business and community leaders. ...read full story
Image Metro Re-invigoration.
Metro Re-invigoration: your questions answered on Phase 2.
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
Metro Re-invigoration: why Metro matters - users' views.
Why Metro matters – by the people who use it. ...read full story
Image: GoAhead bus.
Bus service improvements prompted by passenger views
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
Image: NHS award.
Nexus team scoop National Health and Social Care Award.
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
More seaside trips for your money with Go North East.
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
Image: gold bullion.
Metro Gold Card users to get all-day travel this summer
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
Image: motorized scooter.
Nexus considers legal action against scooter user
Nexus is considering legal action against a mobility scooter user who crashed onto railway lines at Byker station while travelling unaccompanied. ...read full story
Metro Gold Card users to get all-day travel this summer
Metro Gold Card users to get all-day travel this summer
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
Image: British Transport Police.
Nexus and British Transport Police nominated for National Rail Crime Prevention Award.
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
Image: red kite.
Red Kite Trail: countryside on your doorstep.
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
Image: Walkers.
Nexus launches the first in its series of bus walk booklets.
Nexus is launching a new booklet detailing a series of country walks which can be easily accessed by catching a bus. ...read full story
Nexus to invest £600,000 replacing the passenger lifts at four key Metro stations.
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
Be among the first to cross High Level Bridge by bus.
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
Bus stops move as buses return to High Level Bridge.
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
Nexus welcomes new technology that allow BTP officers more time to patrol the Metro system.
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
Nexus has launched an interactive Metro map to make life easier for passengers.
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
Image: £20m Haymarket Metro station development starts to take shape
£20m Haymarket Metro station development starts to take shape
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
Image: Spirit of the Tyne.
Passenger numbers on the Shields Ferry rise by almost 20,000.
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
Nexus and Transport For All review mobility scooter use.
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
Image: Ga Agead bus.
Share your views with bus decision-makers at MetroCentre bus station.
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
New bus station interchange tackles top ten gripes.
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
Image: David Walkers new oil.
Nexus engineer finds the right solution for a quieter cleaner Metro service.
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
Image: new look Haymarket Metro station.
Dramatic new look for Haymarket Metro station revealed.
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
Haymarket Metro station to close in the evening from 11 May until 5 June.
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
Image: Newcastle Airport logo.
Metro journeys to Newcastle Airport rise by quarter of a million.
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
Independent audit finds Go North East has best driving standards in the country.
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
Nexus and Transport For All work together on new access rules.
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
Image: Nexus logo.
Nexus tightens rule on mobility scooter use on Metro.
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
Image: distinctive Os Gemeos work at Howdon Metro.
Metro urban artists find a bigger stage.
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
Image: speed camera.
Nexus to install speed cameras at Metro level crossing
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
Image: The photograph shows (left to right) Prof Kel Fidler and Philip Ashmore being welcomed by Nexus Director General, Bernard Garner (centre).
Nexus appoints two new non-executive directors.
Nexus has appointed two non-executive directors as the organisation prepares to enter an exciting period of change and development. ...read full story
Image: TaxiLink vehicle.
Nexus to create 200,000 more mobility taxi journeys
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
Nexus travelshop at Central Station re-opens after £100,000 refit.
The shop has been fitted with new counters, an extended customer waiting area and improved displays. ...read full story
Bus station drop-in session for Winlaton services.
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
Image: Charter Mark logo.
Metro praised as Charter Mark is renewed.
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
Image: Tynemouth Metro station.
Congratulations to Ylana First, MBE.
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
Image: Simonside station opening.
Nexus officially opens its 60th Metro station.
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
Image: new CT bus pass.
Nexus mails out new national bus passes.
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
Image: Travel Plan.
Travel plan award for Gateshead International Stadium.
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
Nexus response to East Coast Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy.
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
Work starts on Northumberland Park multistorey.
Building work starts on Monday, 3 March, on a new 400-space multistorey car park for Northumberland Park Metro station. ...read full story
Nocturne shortlisted for Civic Trust Award.
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
Image: aircraft.
Nexus saves bus link to Newcastle Airport.
Nexus has stepped in to save an important bus route to Newcastle Airport threatened by growing congestion. ...read full story
Triple public transport boost for passengers on South Tyneside.
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
Image: Metro Ken.
Nexus unveils Metro Ken to boost passenger goodwill during modernisation work.
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
Image: Metro anti-fraud.
Plain clothed ticket inspectors crackdown on Metro fare dodgers in Sunderland.
Metro ticket inspectors have been patrolling in plain clothes to crackdown on fare dodgers in Sunderland. ...read full story
Image: Valentine's Day.
Share a romantic story and win a Valentine’s treat.
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
Image: East Gateshead Partnership signing.
Ground-breaking pledge sealed on side of bus.
Transport Minister, Rosie Winterton MP, gave her support today to a pioneering partnership between Go North East, Gateshead Council and Nexus. ...read full story
Image: Victoria Arches on the Leamside Line.
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway.
A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
Image: Victoria Arches on the Leamside Line.
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway.
A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
Image: Victoria Arches on the Leamside Line.
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority fight to re-open North East's 'missing link' railway.
A disused North East rail line could have a bright new future providing faster train links across the region. ...read full story
Image: Metro Ken.
Sunderland Station refurbishment
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
Image: new CT bus pass.
Nexus unveils new national bus card for pensioners and disabled passengers.
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
Image: Metro Ken.
Nexus travelshop at Central Station is to close for eight weeks for a £90,000 refit.
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
Image: Robin Knight, Stagecoach; Cllr Tom Hanson, PTA Member; and John Usher, Nexus at the launch.
Massive boost for low Simonside bus services.
Nexus has secured a big improvement in local bus services through Low Simonside. ...read full story
Image: Metro Ken.
Nexus starts on £6.9 million facelift for Sunderland station.
Work has started on a £6.9 million facelift for Sunderland station platforms, funded entirely by Nexus. ...read full story
Image: Metro logo.
Metro gets green light for new ticket machines.
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
Image: Metro cube.
Metro ranked among best train operators in Britain.
The Tyne and Wear Metro has been named as a finalist for a prestigious national award for train operators. ...read full story
Image: Pelaw station.
Pelaw Metro station to undergo a series of essential repairs from Monday 21 January.
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
Image: Metro board game.
School kids learn Metro safety message on life-sized board game.
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
Metro carries a record 3.5 million passengers during the Christmas rush.
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
Image: bucket and sponge.
Metro graffiti cleaners blitz illegal daubings during 2007.
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
Nexus Commuter Calculator.
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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