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Nexus starts modernising essential cable troughing on Metro's busiest line
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, has commenced a programme of work to modernise essential cable troughing on the busiest section of the Metro system - but it won’t cause any disruption to services. The work, which is taking place between Jesmond and South Gosforth, involves the…
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Giant new artwork celebrates the heroes of Byker
Singer Cheryl Cole, a Hong Kong civil rights activist and the inventor of reinforced concrete star in a giant new artwork celebrating the people who have emerged from the East end of Newcastle to make their mark on the world. Also featured in Heroes of Byker are playwright Lee Hall, Victorian world…
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Metro lost property auction to raise money for charity
Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has put thousands of items of Metro lost property under the hammer to raise money for charity. The Metro Lost Property Auction – the first one to be held by Nexus since 2009 – took place at Park Lane Interchange in Sunderland on…
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Nexus invests £6.4m in a new digital radio system on Metro
Nexus, the public body which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro, is investing £6.4m in a new digital radio system for its fleet of Metro trains. The new radio system is being installed in the driver’s cabs on Metro’s fleet of 90 trains and in the Metro Control Room at South…
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Residents views canvassed on transport issues
A new forum will be held for the first time next week to give North Tyneside residents an opportunity to  share their ideas on public transport. Each year people in North Tyneside make over 11 million bus journeys and more than seven  million trips on Metro while many more use local taxi…
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Jarrow, Hebburn and Bede Metro stations undergo modernisation work
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, has started refurbishing three Metro stations in South Tyneside in a project which will greatly improve access for disabled passengers. The work at Jarrow, Hebburn and Bede stations will see the stations given a fresh new look, with improved…
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Passenger fined £300 for obstructing a Metro train's doors
A man has been fined £300 for obstructing the doors of a Metro train, causing a delay to the service. Stephen Cullen, 55, of Buttermere Grove in Oldham has pleaded guilty to obstructing the doors on a Metro train, at Byker station on March 2, 2014. He appeared at Court on April 16 and was…
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