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The model of the Stadler Class 555 Metro train at Old Eldon Square in Newcastle
New Metro train takes centre stage at a new children's play village
A model of a new Metro train is the centrepiece for a new pop-up play village for kids to explore during the school summer holidays.  The Tiny Toon pretend-play village, features iconic local landmarks and the amazing replica of the Stadler Metro train – has been delivered courtesy of NE1 and…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness with a bus
Bus franchising takes another step forward
Plans to bring the local bus network back under public control have taken another step forward today.  North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has announced that options for bus reform will be discussed at Cabinet in July. A report will recommend that the Mayor and Cabinet progress with the next step…
Tyne and Wear Metro train at level crossing
Summer holidays – railway safety warning reminder
During the school summer holidays, rail operators, including Nexus, are reminding parents and children of the dangers of trespassing on the railway, following the release of the latest figures which highlight an increase in the number of trespass incidents. The summer holiday period is…
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Vital bus routes to the QE hospital are to continue operating
Key bus routes taking passengers from east Gateshead to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital have been saved The 67 and 69 services run right across Gateshead, from Wardley in the east to Metrocentre and Winlaton in the west, via the QE Hospital. The western parts of the routes are due to be operated…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness with local kids at the launch of the Kids Go Free offer on bus
Kids Go Free offer is rolled out on local bus services
A new offer Has been introduced which allows children to travel for free on local bus services during school holidays.  From Saturday, 20 July, bus operators across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham will offer free travel for up to three children aged 11 and under, when travelling with…
Nexus worker Alun Morley officiates the wedding of his friends in New York next to the Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan skyline in the background the
Nexus worker officiates at his best friend’s wedding in New York City
A Nexus employee has had a unique bite of the Big Apple, officiating his best friend’s wedding in New York.  Alun Morley, who works in our ICT Department, got the role of celebrant at the wedding ceremony of his pals Michael and Eleanor Elstob after they decided to tie the knot in the city…
Photo of the power control desk at the Tyne and Wear Metro's South Gosforth control room
Metro control room set to undergo an £8.8m renewal scheme
New technology which remotely monitors and controls key assets which are essential for the day-to-day operation of the Tyne and Wear Metro is to be installed in a £8.8m modernisation project.  Metro’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System, known as SCADA, is to be replaced with new…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and her deputy Martin Gannon with Nexus MD Cathy Massarella at the Leamside Line
Plans to expand the Metro system move a step closer
Plans to bring the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington have moved a step closer. North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has announced over £8.6m of funding to kickstart the development of the project.  On a visit to the site of the disused Leamside Line the Mayor said that that the re-opening of the…

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