Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

Performance on the Tyne and Wear Metro has fallen again in the latest four week period and after a couple of years where there have been no reasons for service problems the poster has returned to its old format where … Continue reading →

Nexus are encouraging passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro to switch from paper tickets to Pop Pay As You Go to save money on the cost of travel across the network. Pop ticket prices will not be increasing in … Continue reading →

A driving simulator which will be used to train drivers on the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains before they are introduced from next year is currently being built in France and a team from the Metro Futures, Learning and … Continue reading →

This summer is set to see a major Metro bridge replaced as part of a £3 million project which will also create space for better bus links and road freight to North Shields Fish Quay. The Tanners Bank bridge is … Continue reading →

The latest “How are we doing?” poster has been put up at stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network and once more performance seems to be on the decrease – both in comparison to the previous four weeks and … Continue reading →

The newest section of the Tyne and Wear Metro is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Sunderland line has carried 138 million passenger journeys since it opened on 31st March 2002 giving key connectivity to places of work and leisure.

“That Metro Guy” is the name of a new YouTube channel which will give a unique perspective of the new fleet of trains being built by Stadler for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Craig Pearson will be video blogging at … Continue reading →

Passengers who travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro now have another way of making payments with Google Pay an option thanks to a new collaboration. People can now load a Pop card into Google Play on their smartphone, and … Continue reading →

Turbo Power Systems (TPS), based on the Team Valley, have started work on key components for the new Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet. The company are producing electric converters for the 46 new trains as part of Nexus’ aim … Continue reading →

A new automatic sliding step which will be fitted to the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro has been unveiled as construction of the first trains continues in Switzerland. The step will transform accessibility on the network by … Continue reading →

Nexus and the Tyne & Wear Metro have returned from the Rail Business Awards in London triumphant having been won the Education and Training Excellence Award as well as being highly commended in other categories. The award was made in … Continue reading →

Nexus and the Tyne and Wear Metro are in the running for five awards at the forthcoming UK Rail Business Awards with their family price promise, commitment to employee development and involving customers in the design of the new trains … Continue reading →

There will be no services on the Tyne and Wear Metro from Saturday evening (18th February) until 0800 on Sunday morning because of an industrial relations matter affecting the Control Centre. This has seen a small number of staff not … Continue reading →

Services on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the Gosforth area will be suspended for two weekends over the next month to allow for a major programme of track renewal to happen. Tracks – including the junction – will be … Continue reading →

After a couple of months where performance on the Tyne and Wear Metro seemed to be a downward spiral there is a bit of good news to report as the four weeks over the Christmas and New Year period saw … Continue reading →

Maintenance workers on the Tyne and Wear Metro were out in force again over the weekend after the network was severely affected by Storm Malik which led to the system being completely suspended on Saturday 29th January. The majority of … Continue reading →

There will be free parking at four Park and Ride sites on the Tyne and Wear Metro until the end of March after Nexus agreed to extend the offer as more people return to travelling on the network after the … Continue reading →

There will be no Tyne and Wear Metro services between St James and Tynemouth between Monday 21st and Friday 25th February to allow a major programme of modernization works to take place. Replacement buses will run throughout this period.