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Pop Pay As You Go will be valid on the new Northumberland rail line
Rail users will enjoy a ‘truly game-changing' experience when the Northumberland Line opens, with Pop Pay As You Go smart card fares offering seamless interchange with the Tyne and Wear Metro alongside traditional rail-only tickets, and with prices starting from as little as £1. Northern, the…
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Fares for the new Northumberland rail line are announced
Travel on the new Northumberland Line will start from as little as £1 – it has been confirmed. A key priority for the new passenger rail project is ensuring real value for money for journeys, making it quick and affordable for customers to travel between Northumberland and Newcastle. The maximum…
Nexus Managing Director Cathy Massarella and Ferry skipper Joe Avary in the wheelhouse on Pride of the Tyne press the button to sound the ship's horn in tribute to the RNLI
The Shields Ferry joins the RNLI’s 200th anniversary celebrations
The Shields Ferry has joined a host of other vessels to help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Tynemouth mark 200 years of saving lives at sea.  The Ferry was part of a flotilla of boats on the River Tyne on Monday, 4 March, which sounded its sirens to mark the RNLI’s 200th…
Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee
New funding to progress Leamside line business case
North East England has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for Leamside Line South - a section on the disused railway line running from Washington to Ferryhill in County Durham. The Government has awarded the region £350,000 in funding which will be used to…
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Nexus wins at the Rail Business Awards
Nexus has received industry recognition at this year's prestigious Rail Business Awards.The event, which highlight the achievements of the best operators in the UK rail industry, saw Nexus win three awards at a ceremony held in Manchester on Thursday 22 February. There were wins for the Metro Flow…
The Prudhoe Street junction in the Metro tunnels between Monument and Haymarket in Newcastle
Metro’s tunnels to undergo £3.4m track replacement scheme
The Metro tunnels beneath Newcastle city centre are to undergo a £3.4m track replacement scheme, ensuring that the busiest part of the network is resilient for many years to come.  We'll be renewing a key junction located in the tunnel between Monument and Haymarket Metro stations.  The…
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Nexus team take fundraising to new heights
Four Nexus colleagues swapped buses and trains for aeroplanes, as they took to the skies to raise money for charity.  Jim Barnes, Kieron Burn, Subham Singh and Jenni Daglish braved the UKs highest sky dive, freefalling at 120mph from 15,000 feet, today, Friday 1 March.  The team were…
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Watch: Behind the scenes on a Metro Major Line Closure
A seven-day major line closure between on Metro between Airport and South Gosforth has been successfully completed, with our teams carrying out a wide range of essential infrastructure renewal schemes. We have replaced 1,400 metres of overhead line and put in 1.5km of new tracks.  There was…
Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee
Youth fares hit major milestone – ten million journeys taken
More than ten million affordable green journeys have been made by young people in the North East, thanks to a region-wide £1 single and £3 day ticket for those aged 21 and under using public transport.  The single ticket is available for use on all bus, Metro and Ferry journeys across the…
Cheque presentation for Wayne's Walk
Walkers put best foot forward to raise money in memory of colleague
A charity walk organised by Nexus in memory of a much-loved colleague has raised £1,800 for Great North Air Ambulance Service.    Wayne Monaghan worked for Nexus as a Track Inspection and Testing Production Supervisor, and he passed away in July 2023.    Wayne, age 53, was a…
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