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Nexus gives Wallsend Bus Station a facelift
Nexus is spending £130,000 on a facelift for Wallsend bus station, with new shelters, improved lighting, extra CCTV and changes to the road layout to improve circulation. Work has already begun on the project which will be completed over the next two months at the bus station beside Wallsend Metro…
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Nexus welcomes final funding for new Metro ticket machines and barriers.
Nexus has welcomed news that the Government has announced final confirmation of funding for new ticket machines and electronic barriers on the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The Department for Transport has confirmed that £13.4m is now committed to the project, which will see 225 ticket machines…
Geoff Trevena, new metro chaplain.
Tyne and Wear Metro takes on a new chaplain
The Tyne and Wear Metro has appointed a new chaplain to provide staff with counselling and spiritual and religious support. Geoff Trevena has just taken up the role and will be paying regular visits to Metro’s operational sites in South Gosforth, Newcastle, including the Metro Train Depot, the…
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Public transport use rises in Tyne and Wear
The number of journeys made by public transport in Tyne and Wear rose by 7.1 million last year to more than 183 million, prompted by improvements to services and rising fuel prices. Nexus figures for the 2008/9 financial year show that 91% of the growth was in bus use, where journeys by adult fare-…
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Public transport use rises in Tyne and Wear
The number of journeys made by public transport in Tyne and Wear rose by 7.1 million last year to more than 183 million, prompted by improvements to services and rising fuel prices. Nexus figures for the 2008/9 financial year show that 91% of the growth was in bus use, where journeys by adult fare-…
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Business Intelligence Annual Report
The Business Intelligence Annual Report (A Year of Change) provides a compilation of public transport and socio-economic trends in Tyne and Wear during 2008/09 supported by data analysis and narrative context. The report is primarily focussed on public transport. however, it also analyses the…
Metro apprentices.
Apprentices to learn their trade at the Metro depot
Two new apprentices are all set to learn their trade at the Tyne and Wear Metro’s train fleet depot in South Gosforth in Newcastle. Jessica Roberts, of Gateshead, and Jack Fawcett, from South Shields, both aged 17, have been accepted on a four year advanced modern apprenticeship with the Metro…
Academy pupils with their new passes.
Academy pupils sign up for cheaper travel
More than 130 pupils at Newcastle’s Excelsior Academy have signed up for cheaper travel at a special event organised by Nexus. Nexus staff visited the Academy in Scotswood to help pupils who did not already have one apply for a Nexus Under 16 Card. The card entitles the holder to buy 50p single and…
Brian Lightfoot, a Nexus Maintainer, Victoria Browning, Commercial Manager, Prob
Beating unpleasant odours on Metro
Nexus is using a revolutionary product developed by a local company to remove unpleasant odours from the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro in a £300 million programme, has trialled AiroPure in selected areas particularly prone to becoming impregnated by…
The award winners.
Nexus wins national award for disabled travel initiatives
Nexus has won a prestigious national award for the work it does to help disabled people live and work independently. Nexus won the Accessible Travel category at the UK Independent Living Awards, beating competition from across the country. The award recognises a wide range of initiatives by Nexus,…

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