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A photo of new Metro track being installed during the Metro Flow project
Metro Flow project wins another major railway industry award
Our Metro Flow project to upgrade the Tyne and Wear Metro route to South Shields has won another major rail industry award.  The £104m project has scooped outstanding engineering achievement at the Global Light Rail Awards in London.  It’s the second major award for Metro Flow in as many months…
A photo of the Metro Flow project in September 2022 at Bill Quay in Gateshead.
Metro Flow named best new rail engineering project in Britain
Nexus’s Metro Flow project to upgrade the Tyne and Wear Metro route to South Shields has been named the best new rail engineering project in Britain. The £104m project which improves reliability and paves the way for a more frequent service right across Metro was named Major Project of the Year at…
Generic photo of overhead line replacement work
Metro major line closure: Benton to North Shields 31 July – 4 August
A busy section of Metro line in North Tyneside is to close for five days to allow for a major programme of overhead line renewal work. We are carrying out the major line closure between Benton and North Shields, Monday 31 July to Friday 4 August.  The five-day closure will deliver new overhead line…
Tyne and Wear Metro passengers with phone
Nexus announces plan to improve digital connectivity on Tyne and Wear Metro
Nexus today confirmed plans to improve digital connectivity on Tyne and Wear Metro, with the aim of creating a seamless 4G or 5G signal across the whole network. This follows research which shows that Metro customers want a better digital experience, from when they walk from the street onto a…
The lift in of the new Tanners Bank Metro bridge
Watch: New film puts £3m Metro bridge replacement scheme in the frame
A new film has been released showcasing the £3m project to replace Tanners Bank Metro bridge in North Tyneside. The film was produced by Taziker, the specialist civil engineering company which carried out the scheme on behalf of Metro operator Nexus in the summer.  The footage combines interviews…
The Tanners Bank bridge is lowered into place
New £3m Metro bridge is lowered into place in North Tyneside
A new £3m Metro bridge has been successfully installed in North Tyneside.  The bridge, which will carry Metro services over Tanners Bank in North Shields, was carefully lowered into place using a giant crane on Wednesday night, July 20.  The 70-tonne steel structure was hoisted up before being…
A Metro train at Meadow Well
Major Line Closure on Metro: St James to Tynemouth, July 16 – July 29
A busy Metro line serving Newcastle and North Tyneside is to close for two weeks from this weekend to allow a major programme of modernisation work. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is putting in place a 14-day major line closure between St James and Tynemouth, from Saturday, 16…
CORYS Tyne and Wear Metro Simulator
New Metro train driving simulator gets the green light
A team from Nexus has put our new Metro train simulator through its paces ahead of its eagerly anticipated arrival at the Learning Centre this summer. A delegation from Metro Futures, Learning and Development and Train Crew teams ran the rule over the state-of-the-art full cab driving simulator on…
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