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Pensioner Alan Pollard at Tynemouth Metro station
Pensioner, 82, completes epic Metro route walk
A North Tyneside pensioner has put his best foot forward and walked the entire length of the Metro system - at the age of 82.  Alan Pollard, of Whitley Bay, completed the epic 75-mile trek by charting the same route as the iconic Tyne and Wear Metro map.  He came up with the idea as a…
Margaret Calvert at Jesmond Metro station in April 2024
Prestigious award for the woman who designed the Metro logo
The pioneering graphic designer who created the Tyne and Wear Metro logo has been honoured with a prestigious award.  Huge congratulations to Margaret Calvert who has picked up the prestigious Type Directors Club Medal in New York yesterday.  This award recognises individuals who have…
The Transport Infrastructure Ireland team on their visit to Gosforth Metro depot stand in front of the new building
Irish transport team visit Gosforth Metro Depot
We have welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Ireland on a fact-finding visit as Dublin prepares to build its very first Metro system.  A team from Transport Infrastructure Ireland travelled to the new £70m Gosforth Metro Depot to observe the facilities, features, layout, and find out…
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth with police officers at Byker Metro station
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner visits Metro
The new Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Susan Dungworth has taken a trip on the Tyne and Wear Metro to observe policing and security measures on the system.  The PCC travelled through North Tyneside and Newcastle on Saturday evening, 17 August, along with officers from the…
Tom from the Tyneside Mandolin Orchestra at Jesmond Metro station
Metro inspires a Geordie version of a classic country music song
The Tyne and Wear Metro is the inspiration behind a new Geordie version of a classic country music song.  The energising track, ‘I’ve been everywhere’, has been playfully reworked by a local mandolin group, with its toe-tapping lyrics swapping a journey across North America for a ride on the…
Area Controller Darren Armitage and Customer Service Operations Manager Kev Leonard with the new defibrillator at South Shields Transport Interchange .
Defibrillator installed at South Shields Transport Interchange
A life-saving defibrillator has been installed at South Shields Transport Interchange.  The device, known as a defib, has been mounted in the Metro concourse in a special protective case and is registered on the National Defibrillator Network.  We've invested in the new defibrillator for…
A Metro tunnel void at St James
Metro features at the NOVUM arts festival in Newcastle
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s iconic network of tunnels is featuring in a four-day arts festival in an exhibit showcasing hidden parts of Newcastle city centre which are inaccessible to the public. A team from the arts-led cultural production agency Curated Place have filmed and photographed parts of…
South Gosforth Control Centre
South Gosforth customer reception area has closed
Our reception desk at South Gosforth Metro Control Centre closed permanently from Monday 12 August. We have been monitoring customer footfall for some time and due to very low customer use we have taken the decision to close and redeploy the team based there to support our customers as part of the…
Great North Run Rover Wristband
Great North Run Rover wristbands now on general sale
Great North Run wristbands which serve as travel passes are expected to be snapped up in record numbers this year, as they go on general sale today. The £6 Great North Run Rover wristband gives unlimited travel on Metro, buses and the Shields Ferry around the event. It was available for the first…
Tyne and Wear Metro track works
Nine-day major line closure on Metro announced – St James to Wallsend
Buses are to replace trains on a busy section of Metro line between Wallsend and St James in Newcastle for nine days to allow for a £1.7m programme of bridge and tunnel modernisation work. We are carrying out a series of structural repairs on four different Metro bridges and a section of tunnel in…
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