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Newlyweds Sarah and Bradley Stamp at Haymarket Metro station
Metro’s just the ticket for newlyweds Sarah and Bradley Stamp
Newlyweds Sarah and Bradley Stamp have celebrated their nuptials with a trip on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  The happy couple, from Rowlands Gill in Gateshead, decided to ditch the classic wedding car for a Metro ride through the centre of Newcastle.  They stunned weekend commuters by hopping on a…
Jimmy Simpson from South Shields in his wheelchair on board the new Stadler Class 555 Metro
Special interest groups get their first look at the new Metro train
We've held a series of visits for special interest groups to experience the new Metro trains - and see how their feedback has shaped the final design.  The groups, including people with visual and hearing impairments, physical and learning disabilities, and special interest groups like cyclists,…
Actors Dean Logan and Jack Robertson with the replica Metro train on the set of Gerry and Sewell at Live Theatre Newcastle
Replica Metro train wows theatre goers in Newcastle
A life-sized replica of a Metro train in its iconic yellow livery has been wowing audiences at Newcastle’s Live Theatre.  The mocked-up version of the original Metro prototype, carriage 4001, in its familiar 1980s colour scheme, is the centrepiece for Gerry and Sewell, a play which tells the story…
Sting at Monument Metro station
Sting takes a trip on Metro during a visit to the north east
Music legend Sting has taken a trip on the Tyne and Wear Metro to receive his Freedom of North Tyneside award.  The Wallsend born musician, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, swapped walking on the moon for a Metro round the Toon as he travelled from Monument to North Shields. Sting let the train…
A Pop PAYG card
Pop Pay As You Go generates two million Metro journeys
More than two million extra Metro journeys have been generated through Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG), which is available on smartcards and on Google Pay. The discounted single and day Metro fares offered through Pay As You Go is increasing in popularity – with over 100,000 customers signed up,…
The new sidings at Gosforth Depot
Sidings for new Metro trains are completed at the new £70m Gosforth Depot
The final stabling areas for all 46 new Metro trains are in the final stages of completion with all tracks successfully installed as part of the £70m rebuild of Gosforth Depot.  The old Metro depot buildings were demolished over the summer to make way for the new sidings, which will provide the…
The new Class 555 Stadler Metro train
New Metro trains take the strain during traction power testing
The new Metro trains have proved that they can take strain on a series of traction power tests over the network’s curves and gradients.  Stadler’s Class 555 trains were put through this latest round of testing to evaluate their horsepower as part of the countdown to get the first new train ready…
A workman on Howdon viaduct
Howdon viaduct undergoes inspection ahead of Metro track renewal scheme
An historic railway bridge which carries thousands of Metro services has been undergoing specialist inspections to pave the way for a major track replacement scheme across its span.  We are putting together the modernisation plans for Howdon viaduct in North Tyneside.  Specially trained engineers…
The new Class 555 Metro train
New Metro trains undergo special crush load testing programme
A series of special tests have been taking place to ensure that the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains perform correctly at their full customer capacity.  The crush laden testing checks that the new trains work as they should do when the carriage is full. It has involved one of the new Stadler trains…
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