The North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC) is to inject £50.8m into the region’s bus network.
This will deliver substantially cheaper multi-modal and regional tickets for adults across Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland alongside major improvements to road and traffic management…
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Demolition work on the 100 year old buildings at Gosforth Metro depot has been successfully completed.
The last sections of the former maintenance sheds and the office block have been pulled down, paving the way for new sidings that will provide the storage space for the new Stadler Metro…
Metro customers on Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG) now only need to make a £5 top up to start using the money saving product.
We've changed the terms for Pop PAYG - available as a smartcard and through Android’ Google Pay, lowering the minimum top up from £10 to £5.
Customers who switch from buying…
Experts at Sunderland’s National Glass Centre have started work on the painstaking restoration of a stained glass art work from a busy Tyneside Metro station.
The 40 year-old ‘Beaches and Shipyards’ installation has been carefully transported from Monkseaton Metro station in North Tyneside to…
A busy section of Metro line in North Tyneside is to close for five days to allow for a major programme of overhead line renewal work.
We are carrying out the major line closure between Benton and North Shields, Monday 31 July to Friday 4 August.
The five-day closure will deliver new overhead…
The new Stadler Metro train has completed its first test run along the Sunderland line.
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, said the test had been successful and was part of the ongoing and detailed preparations to get the new fleet ready for customer service.
The first test…
We know our employees are exceptional every day, but it’s always good to celebrate them. In June we held our annual employee awards to recognise and reward those who have gone above and beyond.
Well done to all our nominees and winners, who do amazing work every day right across the business.
From…
A statement from Stadler on Metro fleet availability
Paul Patrick, Managing Director at Stadler Rail Service UK said: “We are facing the ongoing challenge to keep the 43-year-old Metro fleet going while we transition to the new trains.
“Despite our best efforts, the ageing fleet is becoming…
Being you is not a crime. Targeting you is.
That is the clear message reverberating around our region after Northumbria Police joined forces with North East’s transport companies and the NHS.
Hundreds of posters aimed at tackling hate crime are being displayed on buses, the Tyne and Wear Metro and…
A multi-million pound signalling control suite has been switched on for the first time at Gosforth Metro depot as part of the countdown to the new fleet entering service for customers.
The newly built facility will be used by Stadler to safely manage Metro train movements between the depot…