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  Pop Pay As You Go cards are made FREE to obtain

  23 May 2017

  The Pop Pay As You Go card is now free to obtain for travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro and bus routes across North East England. Using a Pop Pay As You Go smart card saves passengers money on every trip they make on Metro, and the card can also be used to buy tickets on all local buses in North...
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  Great North Snowdogs take over Metro

  19 September 2016

  The Metro system is to play a key part in Tyne and Wear’s biggest ever mass participation public art event – Great North Snowdogs. The colourful Snowdog trail will see 61 individually designed Snowdog sculptures displayed in local parks and open spaces - and almost all are in easy reach of a Metro...
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  Pop Pay As You Go arrives on Go North East buses

  22 August 2016

  Customers of the region’s largest bus operator, Go North East, can now use the Pop Pay As You Go payment card on their buses right across the region. The Pop card is a way of paying for public transport and allows customers to use just one card to pay for journeys on public transport in North East...
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  Reminder to renew U16 Pop cards before 31 July

  26 July 2016

  Parents whose children’s U16 Pop cards are due to expire on July 31 this year are reminded to get their renewal applications in without delay. Nexus has issued the reminder because it receives thousands of applications for U16 Pop cards ahead of the new school year starting in September. By...
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  Pop Pay As You Go comes to buses in Sunderland

  14 June 2016

  People catching a bus in Sunderland can now use the Pop Pay As You Go smartcard for travel in the city. Stagecoach buses have started to accept the new payment card, launched last year, which can already be used on the Tyne and Wear Metro and Shields Ferry. Sunderland City Council Portfolio Holder...
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  Pop Pay As You Go comes to buses in South Tyneside

  18 May 2016

  People catching a bus in South Tyneside can now use the Pop Pay As You Go smartcard for travel in the borough. Stagecoach buses have started to accept the new payment card, launched last year, which can already be used on the Tyne and Wear Metro and Shields Ferry. Councillor Allan West, Lead Member...
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  Renewal reminder for U16 Pop cards

  11 April 2016

  Parents whose children’s U16 Pop cards are due to expire on July 31 this year are reminded to get their renewal applications in before the end of April. Nexus has issued the reminder so that it has more time to process the many thousands of applications it receives for U16 Pop cards, which increase...
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  Animated guides show how to use Pop Pay As You Go

  25 February 2016

  Metro customers can make the most of Pop Pay As You Go smart travel by watching a series of new step-by-step animated guides about the product. The animations are easy to understand and show people how to use pay as you go on the iconic Pop card. Click here to view them. Three ‘How To’ guides have...
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  Pop Pay As You Go is on sale at Payzone stores

  21 January 2016

  Pay As You Go smart travel on Metro has gone on sale at a range of retail outlets across Tyne and Wear. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, has an agreement with the consumer payments network Payzone to sell its purple Pop Pay As You Go cards. Pop Pay As You Go, which was launched in November, can...
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  Pop Pay As You Go users pass 2,000 mark

  18 January 2016

  More than 2,000 Tyne and Wear Metro passengers have switched to Pop Pay As You Go smart travel in the last two months alone. Metro became the first rail system outside London to offer the convenience of pay as you go smart travel on the iconic Pop card, which can also be used on a growing number of...

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