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Launching the new service.
New taxi-bus route for South Tyneside
South Tyneside Council leader Iain Malcom is urging local people to use a new taxi-bus service created as part of the borough’s Better Bus Network. The TB 504 runs hourly evenings and Sundays from South Shields town centre via Laygate, Commercial Road and Boldon Lane to South Tyneside Hospital then…
Shields Ferry
Get a taste of life on a Tyne Tours river cruise
The South Shields Gazette has written a feature about Tyne Tours, which are operated by Nexus. Find out more at the following link: http://www.shieldsgazette.com/daily-feature/All-on-board-for-the.6369158.jp
First Metrocar on its way to Doncaster.
Metrocar takes to road as £20m refurbishment begins
On Monday 21 June a Tyne and Wear Metrocar travelled through the North East streets by lorry – marking the start of a £20 million refurbishment for the entire Metro fleet. The highly technical operation to move the 28-metre long, 40-tonne Metrocar in one piece was the first of many over the next…
New Sunderland station nears completion.
£7m Sunderland station refurbishment enters final phase
Work to completely refurbish platform areas at Sunderland railway station entered its final phase on Monday 21 June. This will see the north end of the station re-opened from the start of service, letting passengers see the major improvements made, including the new open-plan staircase. At the same…
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Hitting cable thieves where it hurts – the pocket
Rail passengers on the Sunderland line should have more reliable journeys as Network Rail replaces parts of the overhead line systems which were being stolen by cable thieves. Thieves were routinely targeting the copper cables on the Sunderland line, causing massive disruption for passengers and…
Hoppings
Get to the Hoppings by bus and Metro
It’s Hoppings time again – and Europe’s biggest travelling funfair is easy to get to by public transport. Buses from all over Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland stop right outside the fairground site on Newcastle’s Town Moor – every two minutes. And The Hoppings is just a short walk from…
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Free bus travel offer for South Tyneside residents
The Better Bus Network, a unique partnership between Stagecoach North East, Go North East, Nexus and South Tyneside Council, starts on Sunday, 13 June with many routes in the borough changing. To mark the change households right across South Tyneside are being hand-delivered a guide to bus routes…
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New Nexus taxi-bus for Gateshead Village
Nexus is providing a new local taxi-bus service linking parts of Whickham to Metrocentre from Monday, 14 June. The TB43 goes from Whickham’s Watergate Estate via Broom Lane, Front Street, Coniston Avenue and Lambton Avenue to Metrocentre bus station. It will run every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday…
Washington Galleries bus station.
Nexus steps in to save Doxford, Washington and Birtley bus links
Nexus is providing two new bus routes to fill gaps in the network caused by the withdrawal of commercial services to and from Doxford, Washington and Birtley. The 23 and 37 buses start service from Monday 14 June after Nexus responded to requests from local residents and workers at Doxford…
On the buses.
Have your say on plans to improve local bus links in North Tyneside
People in North Tyneside are being asked their opinion of plans to improve local bus links in a major consultation starting this June. Nexus has unveiled plans to overhaul bus routes it pays for in North Tyneside improving local links right across the community. The Nexus proposals include better…

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