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A new Metro train
Update on the roll out of the new Metro train fleet
Joint Nexus / Stadler statement - Friday 25 April, 2025.  Cathy Massarella, Managing Director of Nexus and Lucius Gerig, CEO Stadler Switzerland said:  “Introducing the new fleet of trains is the biggest project in the history of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is an extremely complex process…
The Shields Ferry, Spirit of the Tyne
Service suspension on the Shields Ferry: 28 April – 1 May
The Shields Ferry service will not run for four days at the end of April to allow for essential maintenance.  The planned closure will be taking place from Monday 28 April to Thursday 1 May. Services are scheduled to recommence from Friday 2 May.  The temporary closure is required so that…
The new Tyne and Wear Metro train puppet at Newcastle Puppetry Festival in Exhibition Park on April 19 2025
New Metro train wows crowds at Newcastle Puppetry Festival
A new Tyne and Wear Metro train has had a starring role at the Newcastle Puppetry Festival.  The spectacular Metro puppet, 15 metres in length, was a striking feature of this year’s parade, which took place in Exhibition Park on Easter Saturday, 19 April.  The life-sized Metro carriage…
Bryson's cheque presentation
Nexus employees raise over £6,000 for animal charity
Animal loving Nexus employees have raised over £6,000 for Bryson’s Animal Shelter, following a year of fundraising activities. The money was officially handed over at a cheque presentation at the Shelter, where Tracy and Lynne from Bryson’s were joined by Nexus employees, Sarah and Hayley, who had…
A new Stadler Class 555 Metro train
Metro workers star on film to showcase the new trains
Metro workers are starring in a series of short films to help customers get to know the new Metro trains.  The films, which are being screened on the Tyne and Wear Metro’s social media channels, show members of the Metro fleet project team explaining the many modern features on board the new…
A Pop card on a Northumberland Line validator
Pop PAYG on the Northumberland Line is a railway industry first for Nexus
Nexus, in partnership with Northern and the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), has delivered the first roll-out of an integrated pay as you go ticketing product which connects the national railway network with local light rail services - following the introduction of Pop cards on the Northumberland Line.…
Rail YouTuber Geoff Marshall
Prolific rail YouTuber checks out the new Metro trains
The new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been showcased by one of Britain’s most prolific YouTube railway content creators.  Geoff Marshall, who has hundreds of thousands of followers on his YouTube channel, Geoff Marshall - YouTube, took a trip on the new Stadler Metro train on Wednesday, 19…
Photo of track renewal work in the Metro tunnel
Metro tunnel project wins another railway industry award
A major project to replace tracks in the Metro tunnels beneath the centre of Newcastle has won a second railway industry award.  The £3.4m renewal of the Prudhoe Street Metro junction scooped outstanding project of the year under £20m at the Spotlight Rail Awards.  We won the award…
An image of the canopy at Whitley Bay Metro station from above
Whitley Bay Metro station canopy is restored to its former glory
The historic canopy at Whitley Bay Metro station has been restored to its former glory following the completion of a two-year major project.  The Grade II listed structure has undergone renewal work as part of the Metro Asset Renewal Programme.  The multi-million pound project is…
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