Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

We’re probably being a broken record here but the latest performance statistics released for the Tyne and Wear Metro show that once again performance has fallen – that’s both in comparison with the previous four weeks as well as the … Continue reading →

Following on from last year’s annual National Poetry Day competition, Longbenton Metro station is now home to the winning poems for all to enjoy. 317 entries were received by Nexus on the theme of “Journey” and now four are now … Continue reading →

Passengers travelling on the Tyne and Wear Metro are being urged to switch from paper tickets to Pop Pay As You Go to enjoy even greater discounts on their tickets following increases in other Metro fares as from 1st April … Continue reading →

Margaret Calvert has visited Newcastle for the first time to see the results of her work in the late 1970s to design a typeface for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Margaret travelled up from her London home on Tuesday 26th … Continue reading →

Passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro can once again use the footbridge at Cullercoats station after work on its restoration was completed. The £579,000 project saw the Victorian era footbridge strengthened with new steelwork with the outer wooden panels … Continue reading →

Testing of the Stadler built trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro may seem to have stalled but that hasn’t stopped two more units being delivered – the first to arrive in the northeast in 2024. 555 001 and 555 … Continue reading →

A major operation aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to return this summer. Operation Coastwatch is a joint operation with North Tyneside Council working alongside Northumbria Police and Nexus and will run from April … Continue reading →

South Shields FC – who play at the 1st Cloud Arena stadium which is right next to the Tyne and Wear Metro station at Bede – have taken a break from their promotion push from the Vanarama National League North … Continue reading →

Opening in March 1984, the Tyne and Wear Metro line to South Shields is now celebrating 40 years of operation with the occasion marked with a special birthday cake cutting ceremony at South Shields Interchange.

The Tyne and Wear Metro between Benton and North Shields is to close between 8th and 14th April as part of the continued major investment in the network’s infrastructure. 5.6km of overhead line will be replaced during this closure whilst … Continue reading →

It does sound a bit like a stuck record but the latest performance poster for the Tyne and Wear Metro shows that the number of trains running on time remains at a low level. The fact that the service isn’t … Continue reading →

Passengers aiming to travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro network over the Easter weekend are being reminded that major modernization works will be taking place which will see no trains running between Heworth and South Gosforth from Friday 29th … Continue reading →

Nexus have been rewarded for an excellent year of achievements by winning at the Rail Business Awards which took place last month in Manchester. This event is for the UK rail industry and highlights the achievements of railways across the … Continue reading →

The next stage of rail replacement works on the Tyne and Wear Metro will get underway later this month as the track in the tunnels beneath Newcastle City Centre is treated as part of a £3.4 million project. The rail … Continue reading →

Nexus workers have helped to raise £1,800 for the Great North Air Ambulance after a charity walk held in memory of a much-loved colleague. Wayne Monaghan worked for Nexus as a Track Inspection and Testing Production Supervisor and passed away … Continue reading →

Introduced in summer 2021, the Take the Kids for Free price promise on the Tyne and Wear Metro has continued to give affordable transport options to families and it has been confirmed that in this period almost one million journeys. … Continue reading →

As work has now finished on the Tyne and Wear Metro depot at Gosforth which has seen the facility upgraded and redeveloped in a £70 million project, Nexus have released a timelapse video on YouTube. This video shows the project … Continue reading →

Article updated 17/02/2024 with addition of photo of engineering vehicles at Airport. There will be no Tyne and Wear Metro services running between South Gosforth and the Airport for seven days as work takes place to renew track and overhead … Continue reading →

The last performance period of 2023 (and into early 2024) has given a rare increase in the punctuality of trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro (at least in recent times) with the figures increasing by 20%.