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Nexus Customer Services Director and Metro customers service teams cutting the commemorative cake to celebrate Metro’s 40th anniversary in South Tyneside with the Deputy Leader of South Tyneside Council Cllr Audrey Huntley.
Metro line in South Tyneside celebrates its 40th anniversary
The Tyne and Wear Metro line through South Tyneside is celebrating its 40th anniversary.  The line has carried 200 million Metro customers since it opened in March 1984, helping people get to work, education and leisure activities. Nexus, the public body which operates Metro, said the route…
Photo shows the new 787 night bus at the front of Newcastle Airport. Pictured, from left to right, Steve Walker, MD for Stagecoach North East, Adam Ewart, Airport Planner, Graeme Mason, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Newcastle Airport, and Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus.
New night bus for Newcastle International Airport
A new night bus to help shift workers and holiday makers get to Newcastle International Airport has start running.  The 787 operates between Newcastle city centre, the west end of the city and the Airport every day between the hours of 2.50am and 5.20am as part of a six-month trial to assess…
A Pop Pay As You Go smartcard
Pop Pay As You Go will be valid on the new Northumberland rail line
Rail users will enjoy a ‘truly game-changing' experience when the Northumberland Line opens, with Pop Pay As You Go smart card fares offering seamless interchange with the Tyne and Wear Metro alongside traditional rail-only tickets, and with prices starting from as little as £1. Northern, the…
Northumberland Line - Newsham January 202424
Fares for the new Northumberland rail line are announced
Travel on the new Northumberland Line will start from as little as £1 – it has been confirmed. A key priority for the new passenger rail project is ensuring real value for money for journeys, making it quick and affordable for customers to travel between Northumberland and Newcastle. The maximum…
Nexus Managing Director Cathy Massarella and Ferry skipper Joe Avary in the wheelhouse on Pride of the Tyne press the button to sound the ship's horn in tribute to the RNLI
The Shields Ferry joins the RNLI’s 200th anniversary celebrations
The Shields Ferry has joined a host of other vessels to help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Tynemouth mark 200 years of saving lives at sea.  The Ferry was part of a flotilla of boats on the River Tyne on Monday, 4 March, which sounded its sirens to mark the RNLI’s 200th…
Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee
New funding to progress Leamside line business case
North East England has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for Leamside Line South - a section on the disused railway line running from Washington to Ferryhill in County Durham. The Government has awarded the region £350,000 in funding which will be used to…
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Nexus wins at the Rail Business Awards
Nexus has received industry recognition at this year's prestigious Rail Business Awards.The event, which highlight the achievements of the best operators in the UK rail industry, saw Nexus win three awards at a ceremony held in Manchester on Thursday 22 February. There were wins for the Metro Flow…
The Prudhoe Street junction in the Metro tunnels between Monument and Haymarket in Newcastle
Metro’s tunnels to undergo £3.4m track replacement scheme
The Metro tunnels beneath Newcastle city centre are to undergo a £3.4m track replacement scheme, ensuring that the busiest part of the network is resilient for many years to come.  We'll be renewing a key junction located in the tunnel between Monument and Haymarket Metro stations.  The…
Nexus skydiving team
Nexus team take fundraising to new heights
Four Nexus colleagues swapped buses and trains for aeroplanes, as they took to the skies to raise money for charity.  Jim Barnes, Kieron Burn, Subham Singh and Jenni Daglish braved the UKs highest sky dive, freefalling at 120mph from 15,000 feet, today, Friday 1 March.  The team were…
A Metro overhead line vehicle
Watch: Behind the scenes on a Metro Major Line Closure
A seven-day major line closure between on Metro between Airport and South Gosforth has been successfully completed, with our teams carrying out a wide range of essential infrastructure renewal schemes. We have replaced 1,400 metres of overhead line and put in 1.5km of new tracks.  There was…

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