A limited edition Metro Pop card celebrating Pride 2024 has been released by Nexus. The card features icons from the LGBTQIA+ community, promoting inclusive travel for everyone.

The new design will feature on the Pop smartcard for 2024 Northern Pride Festival. The cards will be available from the 19th to 21st of July at the Market Village in Newcastle, where the event is being held.

Creative designer Em T Sharp worked to create this new card that features David Bowie, Audre Lorde, Marsha P Johnson, Freddie Mercury, and Claude Cahun.

Nexus, who runs the Tyne and Wear Metro, is the main transport for this pride event, so brought out this new card in support of pride events. Accessibility to the event will also be supported by a free shuttle bus to visit the surrounding area and everywhere the festival is taking place.

 “Our new Pride Pop cards are a great way for us to champion inclusivity in our role our as the transport and accessibility partner for this year’s Northern Pride festival.

“The Pop card features vibrant and colourful new artwork that celebrates icons from the LGBTQIA+ community. They look great and we think they’re going to prove popular. We hope the design will spark a positive conversation as people learn more about these inspirational figures of queer culture.

“These new Pop cards are a limited edition so anyone who would like to get one will need to pick one up quickly. We’ll be giving them out on our stall at this year’s Northern Pride Festival, on the Saturday, 20 July, at the Market Village next to Monument Metro station.

“Inclusivity is the cornerstone of our brand, right across the communities that Metro serves. We want everyone to feel welcome, safe, and free from discrimination whenever they choose to travel with us. Metro is a great way to get to and from these brilliant Pride events.”

Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus