Smartcards prompt over two million extra journeys on Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear operator Nexus has revealed that young people have made more than 2.3 million Metro journeys with a smartcard.
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Nexus seeks poems about ‘Journeys’ for competition
On National Poetry Day last Thursday (5 October), Nexus launched a competition for poems to be displayed on Longbenton Tyne and Wear Metro station.
Whitley Bay Metro Station restoration project sees work resume once again
The £5.3m project at the North Tyneside metro station will continue following the appointment of a new construction contractor.
Tyne and Wear Metro’s extensive tests of its new train fleet
Nexus has been explaining the volume and complexity of tests it is carrying out on its new fleet of trains.
Flooding doesn’t stop Metro breaking records at Great North Run
During this year’s Great North Run, the Tyne and Wear Metro carried a record number of people with over 100,000 customers using the network.
Nexus’s Metro Flow project named Major Project of the Year at the National Rail Awards
The multi-million upgrade project is set to support the Tyne and Wear Metro's South Shields route, bringing improvements in reliability and frequency
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Retired Metro train drivers relaunch careers as re-enactors at museum
Three former drivers from the Tyne and Wear Metro have taken on new careers by re-enacting the role of miners at Beamish open-air museum.
Fire fighters take time to inspect new Tyne and Wear Metro trains
Norther East fire-fighters are the latest blue light service to undergo familiarisation sessions ahead of the launch of the new Tyne and Wear Metro tr…
Great North Run Metro and Shields Ferry wristbands now on sale
Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus is making wristbands available to Great North Run participants that that double as Metro and Shields Ferry tickets.
Marathon man to run length of Tyne & Wear Metro for charity
A Newcastle ultra-marathon runner is to run the length of the Tyne and Wear Metro network to raise money for charity.