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Alex Carr, Automatic Fare Collection Supervisor at Nexus, pictured with a Metro ticket machine
Metro worker retires after 40 years repairing ticket machines
A long-serving Metro worker is set to retire after 40 years repairing ticket machines on the system.  Alex Carr has headed up the maintenance of the 225 ticket machines across The Tyne and Wear Metro’s 60 stations for the last four decades.  Alex, 60, of Dipton in County Durham, manages…
A new CCTV camera on Metro
Metro gets fresh investment for new CCTV cameras
New and improved digital CCTV cameras are being installed at stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The new cameras, 40 in total, offer state-of-the-art picture quality which make it easier to spot issues as they arise, as well as supporting with person identification to help with police…
Generic image of new Metro track
Five-day major line closure on Metro enables investment in new track
A busy section of Metro line in Newcastle is to close for five days to allow for essential investment in new track and associated equipment.  The planned closure will see buses replace trains between Regent Centre and Airport from Wednesday 26 November to Sunday 30 November.  The affected…
The spooky Metro puppet at Great North Museum: Hancock, Friday 31 October 2025
Replica Metro train gets a spooktacular new look for Halloween
A puppet replica of a new Tyne and Wear Metro train has had a spooktacular makeover for Halloween.  Artists have transformed the seven-metre-long model into a ghost train for the Great North Museum: Hancock’s Halloween Great North Night, an after-hours event at the museum.  The charity…
Ribbon cutting event with local school children at the new Blyth Bebside train station
Blyth Bebside train station opens on the new Northumberland rail line
Blyth Bebside - the latest station to be completed on the Northumberland Line - has been officially opened. The first service rolled out of the new station shortly after 8.30am on Sunday 19 October. From Blyth Bebside, customers will be able to travel to Newcastle in under 30 minutes, paying just £…
A Metro station cube at illuminated at night
Nexus welcomes the latest success for Operation Coastwatch
Reports of anti-social behaviour in North Tyneside have dropped by more than 40 per cent – thanks to the work of a dedicated operation involving police and partner agencies, including Nexus.  New figures show that anti-social behaviour reports in Coastwatch areas fell by 41 per cent this year…
Metro in 1981
Rare colour film of Metro in 1981 is unearthed on eBay
Rare colour footage of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s first year of operations has been unearthed on eBay.  The six-minute video provides a snapshot of Metro in July of 1981, when the system was less than a year old and was still brand new. Watch here.  Metro was first opened to the public in…
A publicity photo is attached with this news release showing local entrepreneur Alex Walker with Maria Burns from Nexus and Aleks Roszczyniala from BNP Paribas at the Awesome Franks sandwich shop and deli at West Jesmond Metro station in Newcastle, Monday 20 October 2025.
Success is on the menu at Metro’s newest sandwich shop
We are delighted to welcome an exciting new business venture at West Jesmond Metro station in Newcastle, after working with letting agent BNP Paribas to secure a deal for the vacant shop unit.  Awesome Franks has just opened its doors in the former wine merchants at the Metro station - and it’…
Staff from UK Docks and Nexus with the painting
Shields Ferry relaunch sparks tribute from America
A timelapse video of the Shields Ferry has made ripples across the Atlantic and has even led to a personalised gift from America.  The video showed a sped-up relaunch of the Pride of the Tyne into the river from UK Docks’ South Shields slipway in the wake of repairs and maintenance. And it…
Simon Dowling's tattoo of a Metro train
Train tattoo honours historic Metro fleet
A tattoo enthusiast has paid a uniquely personal tribute to the Tyne and Wear Metro - by getting one of its trains inked on the back of his leg.  Simon Dowling, of High Heaton in Newcastle, has had the Metro train tattooed across his calf as a forever reminder of the historic fleet.  The…

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