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Metro modernisation reaches the halfway stage
A striking new infographic tells the story so far behind the £389m modernisation of the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Nexus, which owns Metro and is delivering modernisation on behalf of the North East Combined Authority, has published the graphic to help explain the benefits to passengers, the…
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Ten new apprentice engineers join Nexus
Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has taken on ten new apprentices, including its first female apprentices in more than two decades. The female recruits – Morgan Saville, 18, from East Boldon in South Tyneside and Sam Davenport, 17, from Fulwell in Sunderland – have…
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Travel information for Rugby World Cup
Public transport information for Rugby World Cup: Newcastle will be hosting three Rugby World Cup matches at St James’ Park. • Saturday 3 October: South Africa play Scotland, 4.45pm kick off • Friday 9 October: New Zealand play Tonga, 8pm kick off • Saturday 10 October: Samoa play…
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Join us at the North Tyneside Transport Forum
Smart ticketing is on the agenda as North Tyneside residents and local groups prepare to share their ideas on public transport at September’s meeting of the North Tyneside Transport Forum. All members of the public are welcome to attend the forum, which is an opportunity to share constructive…
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Robson Green's missing Metro video is finally found
A long lost video of Robson Green promoting the Tyne and Wear Metro has been discovered more than two decades after it went missing. The educational video, which the Geordie actor appeared in before he shot to fame on British TV, was commissioned in the mid-1980s to deter anti-social behaviour on…
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£6m revamp of Central Station Metro gets underway
Nexus has begun a £6m scheme to revamp the Metro ticket hall and platforms at Central Station in Newcastle as part of an ongoing programme of station modernisation work right across the Metro system. The work forms part of the £350m Metro all change modernisation programme, which has…
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Shields Ferry hosts busking festival
Shields Ferry passengers were entertained by buskers on their River Tyne crossings over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Crossing the Tyne Festival saw a busker’s pitch erected on board the Shields Ferry, as well as at both of the ferry landings. There was also a series of busking events at venues…
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Former Tyne Ferry is transformed into a houseboat
A former Shields Ferry that was facing the scrap yard has been lovingly transformed into a houseboat. The Shieldsman, which was retired in 2007 after 31 years of service on the River Tyne, has undergone a makeover at her new home on the South Coast. The project was a labour of love for the vessel’s…
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Metro celebrates its 35th year of service
The Tyne and Wear Metro is celebrating 35 years of service. Metro, which carries 38.1 million passenger journeys a year, first opened to the public on August 11, 1980. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, says the system remains one of the most significant infrastructure projects in…
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Student Metro travel is on the increase
The Tyne and Wear Metro has seen a rise in student travel, new figures reveal. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, say there has been a 48% increase in the sale of student MetroSaver tickets in the year to March 2015. In the last financial year Nexus sold 23,000 student MetroSavers, compared to 15…
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