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The new Class 55 Metro train
Watch: The first new Metro train runs along the Stadler test track
The first new Tyne and Wear Metro train has been captured on video being put through its paces at the Stadler test track in Switzerland.  The new train, one of the first in the new £362m Metro fleet to be completed, can be seen running along a special test track. Click here to see the video.…
Apprentices at Nexus Learning Centre
Welcome aboard to new apprentices
Nexus has welcomed it’s 2022 cohort of apprentices, following an extensive recruitment campaign earlier this year. Ten people, aged from 17-38, are starting their training in a variety of roles, including Metro track, signalling and infrastructure, business administration, Shields Ferry crew and…
Her Majesty The Queen
Nexus pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, is deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Chief Operating Officer at Nexus, Martin Kearney, said: “On behalf of everyone at Nexus I would like to express our deep sorrow at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen…
The North East celebrates Catch the Bus Month 2022 Back (inside cab): Dawn Badminton-Capps, Director England, Bus Users UK Front (left to right): Gary Edmundson, Operations Director at Go North East, Andrew Scott, Network Manager at Arriva, Andrew McGuinness, Regional Manager at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), Tobyn Hughes, Managing Director of Transport North East, Heather Jones, Head of Enhanced Partnerships at Transport North East and John Souter, Head of Customer Service Operations at Ne
Nexus adds its support to Catch the Bus Month 2022
Regional transport leaders and operators are celebrating Catch the Bus Month 2022 and encouraging local people to get onboard and enjoy public transport this September.  Each year around 162 million journeys in the North East are taken by bus and increasing public transport usage is central to…
A publicity photo of overhead line works on a Metro line
Four-day emergency Metro line closure in North Tyneside: Aug 30 - Sept 2
A busy Metro line in Newcastle and North Tyneside is to close for four days next week to allow for the emergency renewal of overhead wires that were damaged by the recent heatwaves. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, said the works were vital and needed to be done as soon as…
Metro driver Richard Neesham next to a Metro train at South Gosforth
Metro’s oldest ever driver bids an emotional farewell to the job at 75
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s oldest ever driver has taken a well-earned retirement aged 75, after clocking up more than 40 years of service and carrying millions of passengers on his trains.  Richard Neesham has bid an emotional farewell to a job which became a life-long career spanning more than…
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