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Cllr Martin Gannon from Ben Maxfield from NEBOA
Get round for a pound on the bus goes live for young people 21 and under
Young people who are 21 and under can now access single fare bus journeys for just £1.  Starting this week young people now have a more affordable way to travel across the region, including almost all bus services covering Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham. The new fares are also…
The new Stadler Metro at Four Lane Ends
New Stadler Metro train completes its first test run
The new Stadler Metro train has successfully completed its first test run on the network as part of the detailed preparations to get it ready for entering service at the end of the year.  We are pleased to say that the test went smoothly and that the new train had performed well.  The…
Nexus Managing Director Martin Kearney with Giles Evans and Amanda Simmister from the charity
Nexus workers raise over £5,000 for charity
Nexus have raised over £5,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. The charity will benefit from a donation of £5,535.34, following a year of fundraising efforts by Nexus employees, who organised a range of events. The money was officially handed over at a cheque presentation at Central Metro…
Joe Avary on the Shields Ferry
US weatherman Joe Avary joins the Shields Ferry
A US weatherman who gave it all up for a job on the Tyne and Wear Metro has landed a new role at the Shields Ferry. Joe Avary, whose American accent proved popular with Metro customers, has joined the Ferry crew as a Second Mate and will start learning how to drive the iconic vessels across the…
The Metro train on the QEII Metro bridge
Metro train fleet set for major deep clean and interior repair work
A major programme of deep cleaning and interior repair works are being undertaken on the current Tyne and Wear Metro fleet to improve the customer experience during the transition to the new trains. Stadler has commissioned the works on behalf of Metro operator Nexus and are in addition to its…
Shields Ferry Team Leader Phil Knox
Phil makes the grade as a Shields Ferry skipper
A Shields Ferry Skipper is celebrating after passing his boat master’s test and becoming a team leader all in the space of just six months.  Phil Knox, 35, of Newcastle, is a star pupil, having rapidly completed his ferry driving licence, and taken on the extra management role since joining…
New Metro Ops Director Kevin Storey
Nexus appoints a new Operations Director for the Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro has appointed a new operations director. Kevin Storey has taken over the responsibility for overseeing the day to day running of services on the network following a successful recruitment process. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, said it was a key…
A Pop Blue card
Cheaper Metro fares for young people are to be introduced from May 7
Nexus is to introduce cheaper Metro fares for young people who use a Pop card, meaning they will pay just £1 for a single journey and a maximum of £2.20 for unlimited daily travel. The new fares, which come in from Sunday May 7, will expand the Pop Blue smartcard from its current 16-18 age range to…
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