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Metro services resume Park Lane-South Hylton after Network Rail repairs are completed

13 January 2023

Metro services have resumed between Park Lane and South Hylton today, Friday 13 January, after Network Rail engineers completed the rebuild of a flood damaged electrical substation. The entire facility, located at Pallion, needed to be rebuilt after it was significantly damaged by flooding when…

Metro's first busker since the pandemic - Lucie Thomson with her microphone singing for Metro customers at Central Metro station in Newcastle

Busking returns to Metro for the first time since the covid pandemic

9 January 2023

Busking has returned to the Tyne and Wear Metro more than two years after it was banned due to Covid-19 restrictions. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, said it is now safe for buskers to perform at its stations – and it was delighted to welcome them back after an enforced…

Nexus to maintain its strong track record for apprenticeships in the New Year

30 December 2022

Nexus is set to maintain its strong track record of apprentice recruitment in 2023. There are nine apprenticeships up for grabs across the Nexus organisation – and the application process is now up open at www.nexus.org.uk/apprenticeships Roles include project management, human resources,…

Pop Pay As You Go – the most affordable Metro travel option in 2023

28 December 2022

The best way to save on the cost of Metro travel next year is with a free Pop Pay As You Go smartcard or through Google Pay on Android smartphones. That’s the simple message from Metro operator, Nexus, ahead of a new fare cap being introduced from January 2, which will cap single journeys at…

Heritage Lottery Fund paves the way for documentary film about the Shields Ferry

22 December 2022

A new documentary film is set to chart the rich history of the cross-Tyne Shields Ferry service. Sunderland-based New Enterprise Studios (NES) has secured £50,000 from the heritage Lottery Fund to shoot the film. It will provide insight into both the history and legacy of the iconic…

Millions encouraged to Get Around for £2 by bus

19 December 2022

Passengers are being encouraged to Get Around for £2 by bus from January to March next year, with bus operators launching a campaign to promote the Government fare cap scheme. The scheme will help families, commuters and other passengers save money this winter, backed by £60 million of Government…

New signs at Metro and bus stations to direct people to warm hubs

19 December 2022

Special signage on the public transport network is being used to direct people to warm hubs across Tyne and Wear. The signs are displayed on posters and community noticeboards at bus and Metro stations in the format of QR codes. When they are scanned with a smartphone they direct people to their…

Metro replacement buses running between Park Lane and South Hylton from Monday December 19

16 December 2022

A replacement bus service is to start running on a section of the Metro network in Sunderland which has been closed due to flood damage in an electrical substation. Network Rail, which manages the railway through Sunderland, is continuing repairs to an electrical substation damaged by flood water…

Emergency Metro line closure South Gosforth to Four Lane Ends to repair a broken rail

14 December 2022

Metro services are to be suspended between South Gosforth and Four Lane Ends from 6pm tomorrow, Thursday15 December, to allow for emergency repairs to a broken rail. Nexus, the public body which owns and operates Metro, said the works were vital and needed to be carried out as soon as possible in…

Metro resumes between Pelaw and South Shields following a 13 week major line closure

14 December 2022

The Metro line between Pelaw and South Shields has re-opened following the completion of the £104m Metro Flow project. The first Metro trains were operated along the line, which has been closed for 13 weeks to allow for Metro’s biggest ever improvement scheme, from the scheduled start of timetabled…