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Network One zonal changes provide simplified customer offering
Customers who use Network One - the travel ticket covering any bus, Metro and Shields Ferry journey – can now buy any combination of zones on a Pop smart card for the first time, with fewer zones to make it simpler for people to find the right price for their journey.  The new Network One…
A new Stadler Metro train on daytime test
New Metro trains begin daytime test runs on the network
Metro customers are getting their first chance to see the new trains out on the system as daytime testing gets underway – marking a new major milestone for the £362m programme.  This the next significant step in getting the new Stadler trains ready to enter service later this year. The daytime…
Daft As A Brush cheque presentation
Our employees raise over £9,000 for charity
Kind hearted Nexus employees have raised over £9,600 for Daft As A Brush Cancer Patient Care, following a year of fundraising activities.  The money was officially handed over at a cheque presentation at Central Metro station concourse in Newcastle last week.  Nexus Managing Director,…
Shields Ferry skipper Chris McGuinness next to the Spirit of the Tyne
Shields Ferry skipper famed as Sting’s lookalike gets ready to retire
A Shields Ferry skipper who has spent three decades delighting customers with his uncanny resemblance to the music icon Sting is getting ready for a well-deserved retirement.  Chris McGuinness, who is renowned for being the spitting double of the Wallsend born singer, will bid an emotional…
The grey seal next to the North Shields Ferry landing April 25, 2024
Grey seal delights customers and crew on the Shields Ferry
A cute little seal has been delighting customers on the Shields Ferry after being spotted lounging right next to the north landing.  The small grey seal was discovered early this morning, Thursday 25 April, during the first Ferry crossing of the day.  It was happily relaxing, out of the…
Mock up level crossing on Metro
New training tool boosts Metro level crossing safety awareness
A new and interactive training tool is being used to promote level crossing safety on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  We have installed a mocked-up Metro level crossing at the SafetyWorks teaching centre in Newcastle.  It recreates the red stop lights and warning tones and will be used to…
Staff standing next to the new look Cullercoats Metro station footbridge
Cullercoats Metro footbridge re-opens following restoration work
A major project to refurbish the historic footbridge at Cullercoats Metro station in North Tyneside has been completed, allowing it to be re-opened for customers.  We have invested £579,000 in the works, which formed part of our infrastructure modernisation programme. Restoring Cullercoats’…
Arial image of the Bedlington North Junction on the new Northumberland rail line
Signals are good for return on new Northumberland rail line
The return of rail services on the Northumberland Line has moved another step closer following the completion of major signalling and level crossing work.The rail line, set to open in Summer this year, is set to transform accessibility to employment, training and leisure for residents in south east…
Claire Lynn
Poetry on the platforms
The winning poems from our annual National Poetry Day competition are now on display at a busy Metro station. On National Poetry Day in October, we invited poets young and old to submit poems on the theme of ‘Journey’. Over 300 entries were received and four - one winner and three runners up - are…
South Shields FC present Metro workers with the signed shirt
Metro’s just the ticket for South Shields Football Club
Metro is just the ticket for South Shields Football Club, who took a well-earned break from their promotion push to mark the network’s latest landmark birthday. The Mariners, whose 1st Cloud Arena stadium is right next door to Bede Metro station, presented Nexus with a commemorative shirt to…

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