Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

With the regular entry into service of the new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro it was always inevitably going to happen that we missed one entering service! And that is precisely what happened in the lead up to … Continue reading →

A five year old boy from Gateshead – with dreams of being a Metro driver one day – and his mother have recently created their own version of one of the new Metro trains. And after taking it out onto … Continue reading →

Francis Bourgeois, the social media megastar who has more than 3.3 million followers on TikTok, has released another video with two of the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro featuring in their delivery during December 2025.

A Tyne and Wear Metrocar is set to make its West End debut! Whilst admittedly its not a real Metrocar, it will be a life-sized replica of 4001 which is part of the set for the play Gerry & Sewell, … Continue reading →

Regent Centre has become the latest station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network to receive automatic ticket gates. This is all part of North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ pledge to make public transport safer and to also reduce fare … Continue reading →

All Tyne and Wear Metro drivers have now completed their training on the new Stadler trains, marking another milestone in the introduction of the new fleet of 46 trains. Over 200 members of Metro train crew, including drivers and operations … Continue reading →

Amongst all the departures from the Tyne and Wear Metro network recently, not all have been on a final one-way trip to the scrapman. Of course, we have seen 4001 enter preservation but there is also 4019 which has been … Continue reading →

A signalling engineer who has devoted 38 years of his working life to the Tyne and Wear Metro has retired. 66-year-old John Eagle has worked on the signalling since 1987 but has now bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues.

Have you ever been on the Tyne and Wear Metro and bemoaned the fact that there is no Wi-Fi? Well, if you have you could be in luck as a new free Wi-Fi service is being piloted with the aim … Continue reading →

40 new and improved digital CCTV cameras are to be installed at stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network as part of North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ commitment to making stations and trains safer for everyone travelling on the … Continue reading →

When the (re-)phased introduction of the new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro was announced earlier this year, Nexus committed to having 23 of the 46 trains on order in service. And they have now proudly announced that has … Continue reading →

A vacant shop unit at West Jesmond Metro station has now been filled with Awesome Frank’s opening, providing a vibrant family-friendly deli serving mouthwatering artisan sandwiches, deli goods and branded flour.

It has been a very busy few weeks of change on the Tyne and Wear Metro network with old trains going for scrap whilst new trains have entered service with more being delivered from Switzerland. In this article we have … Continue reading →

Simon Dowling, aged 38 from High Heaton in Newcastle, has paid his own tribute to the outgoing Metrocars on the Tyne and Wear Metro – by getting a tattoo of one! He has had the train tattooed on his calf … Continue reading →

A long-serving Tyne and Wear Metro worker is about to retire after 40 years repairing ticket machines across the network. Alex Carr, 60, who manages the Nexus Automatic Fare Collection team. will retire on 1st December after four decades of … Continue reading →

Stadium of Light Metro station in Sunderland has become the latest to get a refresh with the faded red and white panels reinvigorated and back to looking their best. With Sunderland AFC calling the Stadium of Light their home this … Continue reading →

Another piece of art installed on the Tyne and Wear Metro several years ago has enjoyed a restoration with “Bridge” at West Monkseaton station now restored to its former glory once more.

The station at Longbenton on the Tyne and Wear Metro has become the unofficial poetry station in recent years and recently five new and original poems about the Metro have gone on display. All are written by local, professional poets … Continue reading →