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Pupils with art work at Chichester Metro station

Community art work brightens up Metro in South Tyneside

13 July 2022

Artwork celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Tyne and Wear Metro has gone on display at three South Tyneside stations. The artwork was produced through a project delivered by The Cultural Spring, working with County Durham artist Laura Brenchley and a mix of local community groups. The…

Major Line Closure on Metro: St James to Tynemouth, July 16 – July 29

12 July 2022

A busy Metro line serving Newcastle and North Tyneside is to close for two weeks from this weekend to allow a major programme of modernisation work. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is putting in place a 14-day major line closure between St James and Tynemouth, from Saturday, 16…

The new Metro simulator the Nexus Learning Centre

Metro gets a state-of-the-art simulator to prepare drivers for the new trains

7 July 2022

A state-of-the-art simulator will offer Metro drivers a fully immersive training experience as they countdown to the new trains arriving. The fully sized replica of the new Metro train cab has been installed at the Nexus Learning Centre in South Shields. It uses CGI to give a realistic and…

Nexus announces further new routes in response to commercial bus cuts

4 July 2022

Nexus today announced a further list of local bus route improvements across Tyne and Wear as part of a review of the network in the wake of cuts by commercial operators. The public transport body is acting on feedback from passengers, local MPs and local councils on the shape of a new network of…

Nexus to sponsor Shaun the Sheep sculpture on popular public arts trail

29 June 2022

Nexus is sponsoring a sculpture in an exciting new Shaun the Sheep public arts trail which launches next summer in aid of St Oswald’s Hospice. The much-loved and Oscar nominated Aardman Animations character will be coming to Newcastle in the summer of 2023, when 50 individually decorated sculptures…

A level crossing on the Northumberland line

Government approves next phase of works on the new Northumberland rail line

29 June 2022

The latest major milestone on the Northumberland Line has been reached after the Government approved a key part of the authorisation process. A Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) was needed to authorise the closure of level crossings, the acquisition and use of land, and certain works at…

June 28, 2012. Flooded Metro line at Regent Centre.

Metro workers relive Thunder Thursday - ten years on from the super storm

28 June 2022

Metro workers have recalled their battle to restore services after the super cell storm dubbed ‘Thunder Thursday’ shut the network ten years ago today. The storm – which hit North East England suddenly on the afternoon of June 28, 2012 - brought the entire Metro system to a halt after…

Major Line Closure: St James to Tynemouth, July 16-29

27 June 2022

A busy Metro line serving Newcastle and North Tyneside is to close for two weeks next month for a major programme of modernisation works, including the complete renewal of an ageing Metro bridge. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is putting in place a 14-day major line…

The 1966 Atlantean that carried Muhammad Ali in 1977 in Tyneside

Open-top bus Muhammad Ali rode on Tyneside visit is restored to former glory

22 June 2022

The open-topped bus that Muhammad Ali rode on during his famous visit to Tyneside in 1977 has been restored to its former glory thanks to a Nexus worker’s labour of love. Steve Griffin, a Metro maintenance technician with a passion for classic cars, was part of a team of public transport…

Metro installs tactile paving on every station platform

17 June 2022

The Tyne and Wear Metro has become England’s first rail network to have tactile paving on every platform edge, delivering a major accessibility upgrade for blind and partially sighted people. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has completed a year-long project to upgrade…