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Pupils create level crossing safety posters
Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has given local school children the chance to design a series of level crossing safety posters which have been published in an eye-catching new calendar. Two schools located near to Metro level crossings in Newcastle and North Tyneside have…
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North East passengers to benefit from rail deal
Rail passengers in the North East will feel the benefit from new trains, more frequent services and smart ticket travel as part of a franchise deal between local councils and the Department for Transport announced today. The deal will also bring greater local powers to hold train companies to…
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Nexus accountant is honoured by his profession
A young accountant at Nexus has been honoured by his profession for his work on a project to improve local bus services. Tom Clarke received an award from the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to public finance and…
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Metro and Shields Ferry fares for 2016 are agreed
Metro fares are to include savings on the price of single tickets in 2016. The cost of standard adult single Metro tickets will be reduced by 10p from January 2 next year. Pop Pay As You Go will remain the cheapest way to pay for single and daily Metro travel. A 60% discount for young people aged…
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Green light for new Metro and bus interchange
Plans for a new Transport Interchange for South Shields have been given the go-ahead. Members of South Tyneside Council's Planning Committee approved the application from the Council, Muse Developments Ltd and Nexus, which form part of the next phase of the South Shields 365 Town Centre masterplan…
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View our latest newsletter for stakeholders
Click on the link below to view the latest copy of Nexus Matters, our stakeholder newsletter. Discover the new way to travel with Pop Pay As You Go smart cards Meet our new apprentices See the impact of Metro: all change modernisation in graphics and pictures
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Works completed at Gateshead Stadium and Felling
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro, has completed a programme of modernisation work at Felling and Gateshead Stadium Metro stations. The work, which forms part of the £389m, Metro: all change modernisation programme, has seen both Metro stations given a fresh new…
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The Shields Ferry's has its first female crew member
The Shields Ferry has recruited its first ever female crew member. Nicola Peach has made history by becoming the first woman to take the controls of the historic cross-Tyne service. Nicola, 37, of Marsden in South Shields, started work on November 2 and is unfazed by joining the Ferry’s all male…
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Pop Pay As You Go sells well in its first week
Pay As You Go smart travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro has sold well during its first week of operation. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, has sold 120 purple Pop Pay As You Go cards in the first two days alone since the product launched on Monday 2 November. Close to 300 Pop Pay As You Go…
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Metro carries an extra 250,000 passengers at Rugby World Cup
The Tyne and Wear Metro saw a quarter of a million more journeys over the ten days that Newcastle hosted the Rugby World Cup, new figures show. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, said that during the three Rugby World Cup games at St James’ Park, and the Fan Zone events from…
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