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Improved bus routes for west Newcastle
Nexus is launching two new bus routes to improve links between West Newcastle, the city centre and the MetroCentre. The 84 and the 84A are being introduced from Monday 17 September, providing hourly, Monday to Saturday, daytime links from the heart of Newcastle to western suburbs of the city. The…
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'Behind the scenes' film looks at escalator replacement project
Nexus has made a short film giving a ‘behind the scenes’ look at its major project to replace escalators at Central and Monument stations. Each escalator takes several months to replace as part of the £385m Metro: all change modernisation programme, with the whole project lasting into 2013. A total…
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Metro line re-opens Wallsend-Tynemouth
Metro services have resumed in full between Wallsend and Tynemouth after a 23 day Major Line Closure. Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro, has completed the work on time and train services resumed on Monday 3 September. And the newly refurbished North Shields Metro…
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New fares for under 16s from 1 September
New child concessionary fares for under 16s come into force on 1 September, with child single and CAT tickets available with a Pop Card on bus and Metro in Tyne and Wear rising by 10p each. Parents are being advised by Nexus to make sure children have enough for their fares as the new school term…
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Nexus to improve facilities at Heworth Interchange
Work starts this week on a £200,000 project by Nexus to improve facilities for bus passengers at Heworth Interchange. The project will see bus shelters replaced and upgraded, with environmentally-friendly LED lighting and better seating installed between August and November. The project, funded…
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Nexus offers new fare offers to under 19s from September
Nexus is making travel for thousands of under-19s simpler and cheaper this September with new fare offers on Metro and on dedicated school bus services. From next month the Metro 16-18 Card season ticket is being extended to cover all passengers in the age group, not just those enrolled at schools…
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Artist brings Beethoven piano piece to bus station
An artist has created a unique musical performance in Newcastle’s busiest bus station – with the help of a grand piano and passing passengers. On Friday, 17 August, video artist Anton Hecht played a concert piano at Stand T in Haymarket Bus Station, used by three million people every year.…
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Shields Ferry features in TV advert
The Shields Ferry has featured in a TV advert promoting South Tyneside. The advert, which aired on ITV Tyne Tees in June and is also available to view online, was produced as part of a campaign to promote the borough of South Tyneside as a great place to live, work and visit. The cross-Tyne Shields…
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Nexus invites operators to help develop plans for local bus services
Nexus has today asked local bus operators to help it develop a system of bus franchising, known as a Quality Contracts Scheme, for Tyne and Wear. Nexus is exploring the possibility of bus franchising, known as a Quality Contracts Scheme on behalf of the Integrated Transport Authority, alongside the…
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Metro makes holiday travel easy
Approximately 50,000 customers flew to and from Newcastle International Airport during the first weekend of the school summer holidays – marking the start of one of the busiest times of year for the region’s biggest airport. Around 300 flights arrive and depart over each weekend during the summer…

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