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New contactless and cash-free Metro travel for Under 16s
An easy new cash-free way for Under 16s to pay for Metro travel has been launched by Nexus. A new smart card, called Junior blue, can be bought and topped up online, meaning passengers don’t need to think about carrying cash or using ticket machines. The Junior blue smartcard will work like other…
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Last chance to have your say on new Metro fleet
Tyne and Wear Metro customers have responded in record numbers to a unique opportunity to shape the design of a £362m new train fleet – and there is still a few more days to get involved. More than 20,000 people have engaged with the consultation run by Nexus and Newcastle University’s Open Lab so…
Cast of Byker Grove at Byker Metro station in 1991
Metro's 40th: Passengers are invited to share their memories of the Metro
To continue their 40th anniversary celebrations the Tyne and Wear Metro is asking passengers to share some of their best Metro memories.  People are being asked to send in photographs and stories which will be shared on a new website called Metro Memories, www.metromemories.co.uk Nexus, who own and…
Metro's oldest driver Richard Neesham
Richard’s the Metro’s oldest ever driver at the age of 73
Evergreen Richard Neesham is still driving Metro trains at 73 years young, and he’s loving every moment of it.  Richard, of Fawdon in Newcastle, has a passion for his job and he plans to stay on track – as long as it’s safe for him to do so. The grandfather is the oldest person to drive trains on…
Stadler team take over at Metro Gosforth depot at 12am on Sunday 4 October
Stadler officially takes over Metro fleet maintenance and Gosforth depot
The Swiss train builder Stadler has formally taken over the maintenance of the Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet and its Gosforth depot in Newcastle upon Tyne. The official handover took place at 12am on Sunday, 4 October. A total of 120 Nexus staff based at the Metro depot have transferred over to…
The first Metrocar 4001
Feature: The Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet at 40
With the Tyne and Wear Metro is celebrating its landmark 40th anniversary, here is a look back at the trains that changed the face of transport in our region. Their iconic yellow and white colour scheme and cutting-edge technology made them stand out from the very first day that they entered…
Ylana First
Top award for Tynemouth station campaigner Ylana First
She was the driving force behind the stunning restoration of Tynemouth Station. And now Ylana First has been honoured with North Tyneside’s top award – the Freedom of the Borough. More than 40 years ago Ylana took up the fight to save the historic Tynemouth Station, which was at risk of being…
A Metro train
Covid: Metro passengers can now use an app to see how busy the trains are
Metro passengers can now use a smartphone app to see how busy the trains are during the coronavirus crisis. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has added the new feature to its travel app to aid customers who need to make a journey, easing some of the stress around maintaining…

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