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Metro drivers Jon Doughty and Chris Mongan
Metro drivers 'proud' to put the first new train into service
The Metro drivers who brought the first new train into customer service on Wednesday have spoken of their pride in playing a key role on an historic day for local public transport.  Long-serving drivers Jon Doughty and Chris Mongan are the Metro train crew who drove the new train with the…
The new Metro train enters service at Pelaw
Metro’s first new train enters customer service
Customers are travelling on the new Metro train fleet for the first time in an historic moment for public transport in North East England.  The first new Metro train entered service at 11.04am on Wednesday 18 December, operating between Pelaw and Monkseaton via Newcastle city centre.  It…
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Region’s bus fares to be capped at £2.50 from January
Adult bus fares in the region have been capped at a maximum of £2.50 - saving customers at least 50p every journey from January compared to the Government's £3 limit announced in the budget. As a result of the decision, adult single bus fares in the North East are expected to range from £1.90 to £2…
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Pop cards are valid on the new Northumberland Line
Pop cards will be accepted on the new Northumberland Line when it opens to the public on Sunday 15 December, offering a seamless interchange with the Tyne and Wear Metro alongside traditional rail-only tickets. A new zonal map of the larger Pop card area shows stations at Seaton Delaval, Newsham,…
The three successful SWAP programme candidates next to a Metro ticket machine at the Nexus Learning Centre in South Shields
Jobseekers secure roles at Nexus through workplace training scheme
Jobseekers have embarked on new careers at Nexus thanks to a workplace training programme.  The Sector Work Academy Programme (SWAP) has created new opportunities for three local jobseekers in South Tyneside, providing them with customer service roles on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  The…
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Airport night bus extended to 2026 following successful trial
A night bus that runs to Newcastle International Airport has been extended through to March 2026 following a successful trial.  The 787 service operates between Newcastle city centre, the west end of the city and the Airport, every day between the hours of 2.50am and 5.20am. The route was…
Retired Metro construction worker Ralph Maughan
Metro tunnelling work remembered on the project’s 50th anniversary
A retired construction worker has spoken of his pride at building Metro’s iconic network of tunnels, fifty years on from the project’s start date.  Ralph Maughan, 86, of Seghill in Northumberland, was heavily involved in Metro tunnelling work for six years in the 1970s as a site manager…
The new Northumberland rail line under construction
Northumberland rail line on track for 15 December opening
The new Northumberland Line remains firmly on track to open before Christmas 2024 – with the opening date announced as Sunday 15 December.  Teams have been working round the clock in challenging conditions to ensure that for the first time in more than 60 years the public can start using the…
Adrian Don next to a Metro train at Tynemouth Station
Metro’s first customers take a trip down memory lane
Memories of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s opening day have been fondly remembered by two of the people who were there on the day that the system first opened in August 1980.  Paula Henderson and Adrian Don, both now in their 60s, have told how proud they were at being among the first people to…
Ex NUFC player Nobby Solano at St James Metro station
Metro’s just the ticket for NUFC legend Nobby Solano
Toon legend Nobby Solano has taken his first ever journey on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  The popular Peruvian travelled on the Metro to Newcastle United’s home against Arsenal on Saturday 2 November, as part of planned filming with a broadcaster.  Nobby, a winger who played for United…
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