Marking the end of an era for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the old Gosforth Depot has been completely demolished.

The demolition work has seen the former train maintenance sheds and office block pulled down to allow new sidings to be built to store the new Stadler Metro train fleet.

Gosforth Depot was first built in 1923 but will now have 17 new train stabling sidings, allowing the new trains to start to arrive from Switzerland.

Head of Fleet and Depot Replacement Programme at Nexus, Michael Richardson, said: “All of the old Metro depot buildings have now been demolished, which marks the end of an era for Metro, and the start of a new one as we look ahead to our new trains.

“The office block and maintenance sheds had been home to Metro for more than four decades. What we have replaced them with is a transformative new maintenance hub for the new Stadler train fleet, which boasts modern facilities which secure Metro’s long term future.

“Work will now continue on the sidings that will be used to store the new trains at Gosforth as more of them start to arrive. This is happening alongside the testing of the first new trains which have been delivered to us by Stadler.”