Nexus Managing Director Tobyn Hughes today (3 November) responded to publication of the QCS Board's opinion on Nexus proposals for better buses in Tyne and Wear.
Mr Hughes, said: “The QCS Board has recognised that our proposal offers local people a ‘transport system unrivalled in…
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Passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro can now enjoy the convenience and value of Pay As You Go smart travel using the Pop card.
Transport Minister Andrew Jones and Cllr Nick Forbes, lead member for transport on the North East Combined Authority, met at Haymarket Metro station in Newcastle on Monday…
The Tyne and Wear Metro has achieved its highest passenger figures for five years, with the number of journeys on the system passing 39 million.
Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, puts the growth down to keeping ticket prices low and the introduction of smart ticketing, which offers passengers…
The Tyne and Wear Metro is calling upon North East choirs of all ages and backgrounds, to take part in a month of Christmas Carols at stations across the network, in a bid to raise money for charity this coming festive season.
Each participating group will be able to choose the local or…
Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, is encouraging Metro season ticket holders to pay for their travel using a new online click and collect service.
Metro’s 25,000 season ticket holders can pay online and then collect their MetroSavers by touching in with their Pop card at any…
A striking new infographic tells the story so far behind the £389m modernisation of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.
Nexus, which owns Metro and is delivering modernisation on behalf of the North East Combined Authority, has published the graphic to help explain the benefits to passengers, the…
Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has taken on ten new apprentices, including its first female apprentices in more than two decades.
The female recruits – Morgan Saville, 18, from East Boldon in South Tyneside and Sam Davenport, 17, from Fulwell in Sunderland – have…
Public transport information for Rugby World Cup:
Newcastle will be hosting three Rugby World Cup matches at St James’ Park.
• Saturday 3 October: South Africa play Scotland, 4.45pm kick off
• Friday 9 October: New Zealand play Tonga, 8pm kick off
• Saturday 10 October: Samoa play…
Smart ticketing is on the agenda as North Tyneside residents and local groups prepare to share their ideas on public transport at September’s meeting of the North Tyneside Transport Forum.
All members of the public are welcome to attend the forum, which is an opportunity to share constructive…
A long lost video of Robson Green promoting the Tyne and Wear Metro has been discovered more than two decades after it went missing.
The educational video, which the Geordie actor appeared in before he shot to fame on British TV, was commissioned in the mid-1980s to deter anti-social behaviour on…