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New bus route improves links to North Tyneside Hospital
A new bus route in North Tyneside starts on Monday, 24 March, to restore important links to the local hospital. Nexus has funded the new 359 service to connect neighbourhoods including West Allotment and the Marden Estate in Cullercoats with North Tyneside General Hospital. Residents in both areas…
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Nexus unveils its new £2.3m rail maintenance vehicle
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, has invested £2.3m in a state-of-the-art new rail maintenance vehicle to ensure Tyne and Wear Metro tracks are kept up to scratch for many decades to come. The new vehicle has been bought as part of the £389m Metro all change modernisation…
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Metro provides one of the best airport links in the country
The Tyne and Wear Metro provides one of the best airport links in the country, according to a Which? Report by the influential Consumers Association. With five trains an hour, the quick and convenient Metro service to Newcastle International Airport beat dedicated non-stop services to Heathrow and…
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Bus service changes in Newcastle
Nexus is making a change to bus services in the west of Newcastle this month, with a new local route launched next month. The new 71A will connect Throckley, Newburn, Walbottle, Chapel Park, Westerhope and Newbiggin Hall with Kingston Park. From Sunday, 23 March, it will run every hour on…
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Nexus wins a national award for its staff training schemes
Nexus, which owns, manages and the Tyne and Metro, has marked National Apprentice Week by scooping a top award for its outstanding commitment to staff training. Nexus was named best in the UK rail industry for training and development at the Rail Business Awards in London, beating off competition…
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Families get smart travel advice direct to their sofa
More than 108,000 families are to get personal travel advice sent to their homes – using smart phone technology to let them see next bus times without leaving the sofa. The largest personal travel planning campaign ever mounted in the region is part of a £5m investment programme by local…
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The £30m refurbishment of Metro's train fleet reaches the halfway mark
The £30m modernisation of Tyne and Wear Metro trains has reached the halfway mark, with the project on schedule to be completely finished by May 2015. Extensive refurbishment work has been completed on a total of 43 Metro cars, which are now back in service, with a further 43 set to be ready by…
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Cost of Metro Gold Card to be cut from £25 to £12 from April 1
The price of a Metro Gold Card is to be reduced, from £25 to £12 for anyone buying the ticket from 1 April 2014. The new price reflects the fact that the Metro Gold Cards are much easier to buy and use. The Gold Card is now being sold as a smartcard product which can be uploaded directly on to a…
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Court sentences man for attacking Nexus employee
Nexus said today that attacks against members of its staff will not be tolerated, after a man was sentenced by the courts for assaulting a public transport researcher while they were on duty. The attack, which took place on board a bus in Newcastle on 25 August last year, saw a Nexus worker…
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