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Funding for a new Metro fleet: A message from Nexus
The Government has today announced funding for a new Metro train fleet, in the form of a commitment to provide £337 million made in the Chancellor’s budget speech. I don’t need to tell you how important this is for Metro, public transport in North East England and our whole economy. I would like to…
Nexus rail engineers at the event
Nexus inspires the next generation of railway engineers
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has played its part in inspiring the next generation of railway engineers. A group of Nexus engineering staff joined exhibitors at the North East Exhibition for Future Engineers was held at the Stadium of…
15 year old Yuri Neves records extracts from Dr King's speech
Metro marks 50 years since Dr Martin Luther King Jr visited Newcastle
The Tyne and Wear Metro has played its part in marking the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s historic visit to Tyneside. Extracts from the speech that Dr King delivered at Newcastle University on 13 November 1967 were played across all 60 Metro stations using Metro’s public address…
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Metro to introduce new £1 flat fare for young people aged 18 and under
Young people aged 18 and under will pay only £1 for single trips on the Tyne and Wear Metro following the proposed introduction of a new Pop Pay As You Go smartcard - Pop blue. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is proposing to launch the Pop blue card from Tuesday January 2 to…
Whitley bay community garden
Sculpture finds a new home in Metro community garden
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has donated a sculpture to a community garden project in Whitley Bay. The giant wire sculpture of a moth has been presented to the Station Master’s Community wildlife garden, which is next to Whitley bay Metro station. The art…
New Metro bridge
Watch new video about £5m Metro bridge scheme
A new corporate video has been produced to showcase the £5m replacement of Killingworth Road Metro Bridge. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, replaced the bridge over the summer in what was one of the biggest engineering tasks in Metro’s 37 year history. Click here to watch the…
Jesmond Metro station
Two Metro stations make Britain's top 100
Two Metro stations have been featured in a new book titled ‘Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations’. Tynemouth and Jesmond stations both appear in the book alongside a host of other iconic train stations across the UK. The book was written by the authoritative Simon Jenkins, a former chairman of the…
Peple on a Metro traon on a day out
Metro teams up with local attractions for the October half term
The Tyne and Wear Metro is encouraging families to get out and about during this October half term, offering a range of special offers to explore the wealth of attractions across the region.  A host of North East attractions have teamed up with Metro to offer customers exclusive deals during…
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