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A vibrant new mural is unveiled at Byker Metro station
Metro passengers will see a vibrant splash of colours at Byker station this spring after a new giant artwork was unveiled. Home, by Alex Godwin, is an 11-metre long tableau weaving a multi-coloured adventure around everyday objects from the streets and houses around the busy city metro station…
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Metro services resume after Major Line Closure
Metro services have resumed between Tynemouth and Shiremoor following a 15 day major line closure. The line re-opened on Sunday morning, 3 April, as usual. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, has replaced a large section of 50 year-old tracks and track beds. The major line closure will took place…
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Metro holds limited trial allowing people to travel with non-folding bikes
Tyne and Wear Metro has announced that a limited trial is set to take place which will allow customers to travel on the Metro with their bikes. It is hoped that the limited trial will enhance the use of bikes and support onward travel for cyclists in the region. The limited trial is taking place…
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Metro says goodbye to its last original escalator
Tyne and Wear Metro engineers have completed the replacement of all 28 escalators installed when the system was built in the 1970s and early 1980s. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro has overseen the replacement as part of its £350m modernisation of the light rail system, used by more than 40…
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Metro raises awareness for Snowdogs Campaign
Business leaders from across the North East will gather at an event this month to highlight the potential regional benefits to be gained by supporting the Great North Snowdogs campaign. Following the launch of the St Oswald’s-led fundraising initiative, Tyne and Wear Metro has joined forces with…
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Nexus to replace 8.7km of track in North Tyneside
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, is to embark on a multi-million pound programme of track replacement work on its lines in North Tyneside. The work, which forms part of the £350m Metro all change modernisation programme, will involve the replacement of track…
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Former Shields Ferry gets a new lease of life in Ireland
A long running mystery over the fate of a former Tyne passenger ferry has finally been solved. The Freda Cunningham, which served as a cross-Tyne Shields Ferry from 1972 to 1993, has been discovered in good working order and carrying passengers in the Republic of Ireland. Nexus, which owns and…
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Animated guides show how to use Pop Pay As You Go
Metro customers can make the most of Pop Pay As You Go smart travel by watching a series of new step-by-step animated guides about the product. The animations are easy to understand and show people how to use pay as you go on the iconic Pop card. Click here to view them. Three ‘How To’ guides have…
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Metro marketing team up for top national award
The people that market the Tyne and Wear Metro are in line for a top national award, after passenger numbers rose to their highest for five years. The Chartered Institute for Marketing has named Metro as a finalist in the prestigious Team of the Year category, where it will compete with household…
Shields Ferry crew
Shields Ferry crew star on BBC Two
The Shields Ferry crew have appeared on national TV in a BBC documentary about the River Tyne. You can now view the Sea Cities episode featuring the Shields Ferry via BBC iPlayer for the next 28 days. The programme showed the Ferry staff at work during the day of the Great North Run - their…
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