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Statement: Vaping ban on Metro
We propose to ban the use of all vapes and electronic cigarettes on Metro services and Metro stations, in the same way that cigarettes already are.  In order for us to create a new Metro Byelaw to prohibit vaping, and as required by the Department for Transport, a 28-day consultation period is…
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Metro signalling bid handed over to the Government
A business case to replace the signalling system on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been officially submitted to the Government.  The bid backed by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has been put together by Nexus to make the strong case for investment in signalling.  Major investment, estimated…
The Metro carriage wash at Gosforth Metro depot as a new Stadler Class 555 Metro train goes through
New carriage wash is up and running at Gosforth Metro Depot
A special machine for washing the Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet is up and running at Gosforth Depot in Newcastle.  The carriage wash – which looks similar in appearance to a giant car wash – is capable of cleaning both the current and the new Metro trains.  Stadler, the Swiss train…
Metro voiceover guy Mark Bryant on board a new Metro train
Revealed: The voice of the Tyne and Wear Metro
The voice behind Metro’s on-board announcements can be revealed for the first time.  Mark Bryant, a professional voiceover artist, has been recording Metro’s automatic announcements for 15 years.  Mark’s warm and soothing voice is broadcast daily on board the trains, providing essential…
Nexus Managing Director Cathy Massarella and Leader of Sunderland City Council Cllr Michael Mordey with the new Metro train at South Hylton station in Sunderland
New Metro fleet enters customer service on the Sunderland line
A new Metro train has run in customer service between Sunderland and Newcastle International Airport for the first time, marking another important step in the roll out of the new fleet.  The new Stadler train made its debut on the Sunderland line on Tuesday 18 February, running between South…
The 'Stepney Western' mural at Byker Metro station with two of the pupils from Stepney Bank Stables
Western-themed mural goes on display at Byker Metro station
A colourful new mural which takes inspiration from the classic westerns of 20th-century cinema has gone on public display at Byker Metro station in Newcastle.  The mural re-imagines the past and present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design. Stepney Western, created by local…
Pupils at St Alban's Primary School in Gateshead with their Metro mural
Metro inspires children’s art work at a Gateshead primary school
Creative kids at a Tyneside school have unveiled a dazzling new mural inspired by the Tyne and Wear Metro. The pupils at St Alban’s Catholic Primary School at Pelaw in Gateshead worked with a local artist to design the mural, which is proudly on show on a wall at the front of their school building…
Dancers from Gateshead College at the entrance to Central Metro station in Newcastle
Dancers wow Metro customers to celebrate Sunday for Sammy
Aspiring dancers have wowed Metro customers with a series of flash mob style performances to mark the 25th anniversary of Sunday for Sammy.  The performing arts students from Gateshead College strutted their stuff at Central Metro station in Newcastle city centre – one of the busiest stations…
Nexus and Kier staff with the team at Whitley Bay Community Hub
Metro station works boost Whitley Bay Community Hub
The restoration of Whitley Bay Metro station has delivered a boost for the town’s community hub, which has undergone vital renovation work as part of the project.  Kier Transportation, which is part of Kier Group, is the contractor carrying out the £5.3m scheme on Whitley Bay Metro station’s…
The new Stadler Metro train
How the new Metro train fleet will be introduced
Here is how the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new £362m fleet of trains will be brought into customer service over the next two years:  The introduction of the new trains will happen in phases in what is the biggest project in Metro’s history.  Half of the 46 new trains which are on order from…
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