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Nexus names final two bidders for Metro operations contract.
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro, today announced the names of the final two bidders shortlisted for a contract to operate trains and stations on its behalf. Both bidders could provide an excellent public service and Nexus will now seek to establish the ‘best of…
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Metro apprentice nominated for national award
A Metro apprentice has been nominated for a prestigious national award for his dedication to training. Phil Chisholm, an electrician who works at the Metro Train Depot in South Gosforth in Newcastle, has been shortlisted for Apprentice of the Year at the GoSkills Go For Excellence awards at Wembley…
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New passenger lift successfully installed at South Shields Metro station.
Work to install a new passenger lift at South Shields Metro station has been completed, Nexus announced today. The new lift, which connects the Metro platform with the street level, has been installed as part of a £1m programme of work to replace six lifts on the Metro system which are all more…
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Ghost Platform artwork to illuminate Sunderland Station
Nexus has commissioned one of Europe’s leading light artists to create a major new work for its Sunderland ‘station of light’ project. Jason Bruges Studio, which has also won a competition to create major installations for the London 2012 Olympics, will design a 140-metre wall of shifting low-…
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New passenger list successfully installed at Gateshead Interchange
Work to install a new passenger lift at Gateshead Interchange has been completed, Nexus announced today. The new lift, which connects the Metro platform with the ticket concourse, has been installed as part of a £1m programme of work to replace six lifts on the Metro system which are all more than…
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Nexus unveils ‘station of light’ designs for Sunderland
Nexus today unveiled striking new designs for Sunderland railway station which will transform the city centre gateway into a ‘station of light’. Work is already underway on the final phase of a £7 million project to transform the station’s 140-metre platform areas, due to be completed in May 2010…
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Second phase modernisation has started at Sunderland station.
Work on the second and final phase of a £7 million modernisation project at Sunderland station is now underway. Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro in a £300 million programme, is investing in the Network Rail-owned station as the major operator using it. The 140-…
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Nexus renews Metro overhead lines in historic tunnel.
Metro engineers have successfully completed a delicate operation to replace almost 800 metres of overhead power lines in a cramped Victorian railway tunnel. Engineers worked throughout Sunday to replace the ageing overhead catenary wire in the 162-year-old tunnel between North Shields and Tynemouth…

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