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Tom from the Tyneside Mandolin Orchestra at Jesmond Metro station
Metro inspires a Geordie version of a classic country music song
The Tyne and Wear Metro is the inspiration behind a new Geordie version of a classic country music song.  The energising track, ‘I’ve been everywhere’, has been playfully reworked by a local mandolin group, with its toe-tapping lyrics swapping a journey across North America for a ride on the…
Area Controller Darren Armitage and Customer Service Operations Manager Kev Leonard with the new defibrillator at South Shields Transport Interchange .
Defibrillator installed at South Shields Transport Interchange
A life-saving defibrillator has been installed at South Shields Transport Interchange.  The device, known as a defib, has been mounted in the Metro concourse in a special protective case and is registered on the National Defibrillator Network.  We've invested in the new defibrillator for…
A Metro tunnel void at St James
Metro features at the NOVUM arts festival in Newcastle
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s iconic network of tunnels is featuring in a four-day arts festival in an exhibit showcasing hidden parts of Newcastle city centre which are inaccessible to the public. A team from the arts-led cultural production agency Curated Place have filmed and photographed parts of…
South Gosforth Control Centre
South Gosforth customer reception area has closed
Our reception desk at South Gosforth Metro Control Centre closed permanently from Monday 12 August. We have been monitoring customer footfall for some time and due to very low customer use we have taken the decision to close and redeploy the team based there to support our customers as part of the…
Great North Run Rover Wristband
Great North Run Rover wristbands now on general sale
Great North Run wristbands which serve as travel passes are expected to be snapped up in record numbers this year, as they go on general sale today. The £6 Great North Run Rover wristband gives unlimited travel on Metro, buses and the Shields Ferry around the event. It was available for the first…
Tyne and Wear Metro track works
Nine-day major line closure on Metro announced – St James to Wallsend
Buses are to replace trains on a busy section of Metro line between Wallsend and St James in Newcastle for nine days to allow for a £1.7m programme of bridge and tunnel modernisation work. We are carrying out a series of structural repairs on four different Metro bridges and a section of tunnel in…
The model of the Stadler Class 555 Metro train at Old Eldon Square in Newcastle
New Metro train takes centre stage at a new children's play village
A model of a new Metro train is the centrepiece for a new pop-up play village for kids to explore during the school summer holidays.  The Tiny Toon pretend-play village, features iconic local landmarks and the amazing replica of the Stadler Metro train – has been delivered courtesy of NE1 and…
Tyne and Wear Metro train at level crossing
Summer holidays – railway safety warning reminder
During the school summer holidays, rail operators, including Nexus, are reminding parents and children of the dangers of trespassing on the railway, following the release of the latest figures which highlight an increase in the number of trespass incidents. The summer holiday period is…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness with a bus
Bus franchising takes another step forward
Plans to bring the local bus network back under public control have taken another step forward today.  North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has announced that options for bus reform will be discussed at Cabinet in July. A report will recommend that the Mayor and Cabinet progress with the next step…

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