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Metro train fleet refurbishment is completed
The £30m refurbishment of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s train fleet has been successfully completed, five months ahead of schedule. DB Regio Tyne and Wear, the light rail operator which runs the Metro on behalf of Nexus, has delivered the work as part of the Metro fleet’s ‘three-quarter life’…
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Sunderland Connect bus service begins summer timetable
A flagship Sunderland bus service has been praised for providing an excellent transport link for great days out across the city this summer. The Sunderland Connect service, 700, is now running a summer timetable, which offers greater options for families heading for Roker Beach to enjoy the summer…
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Click and collect service for Pop card holders
Metro’s 25,000 season ticket customers can now use a new ‘click and collect’ service to buy online and pick up at any station with a Pop smartcard. Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has launched the new website which makes it even easier for Pop card holders to pay for…
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Metro safety message as school summer break begins
Play safe – stay Safe. Keep off the Metro tracks. That is the message Nexus is putting out to parents and children over the school summer holidays. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has issued the safety warning as the summer break gets underway The school…
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Children take a literary journey on Metro
Children travelling by Metro during the school summer holidays will be able to go on a journey of literary discovery, thanks to a new series of posters. Travelling Tales is a collection of specially designed prints on display at five stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The posters were…
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Favourite journeys inspire Metro station makeover
A busy station on the Tyne and Wear Metro system has had an artistic makeover thanks to the imagination of talented local schoolchildren. Longbenton Metro station in North Tyneside was given the facelift when five new pieces of artwork were installed, representing the collective creativity of…
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Metro logo is brought to life for the school holidays
The iconic Metro logo has been transformed into a cartoon character to promote travel on the system on days out during the school summer holidays. The world famous yellow Metro cube has become a cute and cuddly Metro mascot, featuring in a new TV advertising campaign for Metro and at a range of…
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Public transport information for the Sunderland Airshow
Public transport services for the 2015 Sunderland Airshow. The Sunderland Airshow takes place on the Roker sea front on Friday 24 July, Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July. Metro: Additional Metro trains will be running on Saturday and Sunday between Sunderland and Newcastle city centres and…
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Keep cool and stay hydrated on Metro this summer
Metro customers are being encouraged to keep cool and stay hydrated when travelling on the system this summer. With hot and humid temperatures set to continue into the school holidays, Metro has released useful well-being advice to remind customers, especially commuters, to take good care of…
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Metro passengers make 2.5m smart journeys
Tyne and Wear Metro passengers have made more than 2.5 million journeys using smart cards since the start of April, new figures show. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, estimates that about 80,000 adults and students now hold their season tickets on smart cards, making 35,000…
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