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Tyne and Wear Metro’s new on-train artworks to be revealed in a pop-up show

5 October 2022

Four large-scale artworks which are the first in the world commissioned for the inside of the new Metro trains will go on display in Newcastle this month in a special pop-up show. The four vibrant images will fill the end walls across the 46 trains of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new fleet when it…

Council announces £3m public realm works at four Metro stations in South Tyneside

4 October 2022

A £3 million investment programme is to improve walking and cycling links at four Metro stations in South Tyneside. The South Tyneside Council-led project, which starts on 10 October, will get underway at Chichester, where improvements will be made to the public realm surrounding the Metro…

Young care leavers launch the free travekl offer with councillors and reps from Nexus and bus companies

Unique project offers free travel to over 300 young people in Newcastle and Gateshead

3 October 2022

Young people who have recently left local authority care in Newcastle and Gateshead are to be offered free travel on the local bus and Metro network to help give them the best start to adult life. The pilot scheme, the first of its kind in the country, is a partnership between Newcastle City…

Watch: The first new Metro train runs along the Stadler test track

22 September 2022

The first new Tyne and Wear Metro train has been captured on video being put through its paces at the Stadler test track in Switzerland. The new train, one of the first in the new £362m Metro fleet to be completed, can be seen running along a special test track. Click here to see the video.…

Welcome aboard to new apprentices

21 September 2022

Nexus has welcomed it’s 2022 cohort of apprentices, following an extensive recruitment campaign earlier this year. Ten people, aged from 17-38, are starting their training in a variety of roles, including Metro track, signalling and infrastructure, business administration, Shields Ferry crew and…

Nexus pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen

8 September 2022

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, is deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Chief Operating Officer at Nexus, Martin Kearney, said: “On behalf of everyone at Nexus I would like to express our deep sorrow at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen…

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Metro’s biggest ever line closure gets underway as part of the £104m Metro Flow project

7 September 2022

The biggest major line closure ever seen on the Tyne and Wear Metro has got underway, allowing for a £104m track dualling project to be carried out in South Tyneside. The Metro Flow project will see three sections of single track – pinch points on the Metro network - dualled during the…

The North East celebrates Catch the Bus Month 2022 Back (inside cab): Dawn Badminton-Capps, Director England, Bus Users UK Front (left to right): Gary Edmundson, Operations Director at Go North East, Andrew Scott, Network Manager at Arriva, Andrew McGuinness, Regional Manager at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), Tobyn Hughes, Managing Director of Transport North East, Heather Jones, Head of Enhanced Partnerships at Transport North East and John Souter, Head of Customer Service Operations at Ne

Nexus adds its support to Catch the Bus Month 2022

1 September 2022

Regional transport leaders and operators are celebrating Catch the Bus Month 2022 and encouraging local people to get onboard and enjoy public transport this September. Each year around 162 million journeys in the North East are taken by bus and increasing public transport usage is central to…

Pop up music festival comes to Park Lane Interchange as part of Metro’s community arts programme

31 August 2022

The Tyne and Wear Metro is playing host to some live music performances in Sunderland as part of operator Nexus’s biggest ever community arts programme on the network. Musicians from Sunderland and the wider region will be performing live at Park Lane Interchange in the centre of Sunderland on…

The first new Metro trains roll off the Stadler production line for testing

26 August 2022

The first new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been completed by Stadler and are about to enter a crucial period of testing. Nexus, the public body which owns and operates Metro, said that first two new trains were now ready to roll off the production line in Switzerland. They will now go…

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