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Jarrow bus passengers
Nexus and South Tyneside Council extend community bus services.
Two new community bus routes in South Tyneside will give neighbourhoods direct links to local supermarkets. A new Saturday bus will run from Jarrow’s Hill Park estate to Asda in Boldon at 10am, taking in Duchess Crescent off York Avenue on the way. A second Saturday bus will run from Brockley Whins…
Route number 1 bus
One of Newcastle’s best loved bus route bags a £2.5m makeover.
Seventeen new buses have been launched into service along Newcastle’s popular route 1. Local bus operator, Stagecoach North East has invested £2.5m in the new Enviro 400 double deck, low floor vehicles to further enhance its fleet operating in the city centre. The new vehicles are the most advanced…
X8 bus passengers
New Nexus bus for South Hylton and Pennywell
  Nexus has stepped in to provide an evening and Sunday bus for South Hylton and Pennywell in Sunderland. New route 8X community bus links residential areas win South Hylton with the Metro station and centre of nearby Pennywell. The 16-seat minibus will run every 30 minutes from 7pm Monday to…
Sunderland escalator.
Sunderland station gets an escalator.
Sunderland’s city centre railway station has its first ever escalator – thanks to Nexus. The new escalator was in use for the first time on Monday, December 4, giving passengers an easier route up to street level. Nexus installed the escalator as part of a £6.9 million refurbishment of the 129-year…
Phil Kirkland.
Metro appoints new Head of Infrastructure and Engineering.
Phil Kirkland, who was part of the team that assisted with the design and construction of Metro in the late 1970s, has been promoted internally after returning to the organisation in 2007. He brings with him over 35 years of railway industry experience. Based at Metro’s operational base in South…
Silver Arrows bus
Nexus news Winged, silver living stunning Silver Arrows services.
At 11am on Thursday, October 30 in Market Square, Sunderland, two winged living statues – glistening in silver from head to toe and bearing bows and arrows - will herald the arrival of Go North East’s brand new Mercedes bus services – the Silver Arrows. The brand new, sleek, sliver buses offer a…
Metro engineering work.
Metro completes £600,000 scheme to renew all five of its level crossings.
A £600,000 project to renew all five level crossings on the Metro system has been successfully completed and will ensure they are in excellent working condition for many years to come. The level crossings at Callerton Parkway, Bank Foot, Kingston Park and Fawdon in Newcastle have been renewed along…
Nayam Kulkarni
Nocturne: an interview with Nayan Kulkarni.
Can you explain your vision for this work, and what the viewer will actually experience now it is complete? Cites are living changing places that are animated by their communities. They have changing atmospheres, sounds, smells, levels of energy. Nocturne seeks to reflect this by transforming the…
Junior blue card
New contactless and cash-free Metro travel for Under 16s
An easy new cash-free way for Under 16s to pay for Metro travel has been launched by Nexus. A new smart card, called Junior blue, can be bought and topped up online, meaning passengers don’t need to think about carrying cash or using ticket machines. The Junior blue smartcard will work like other…

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