Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

14 of the new Stadler built trains have now entered service on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The latest unit to enter service is 555 011 which was used on 13th August 2025, although its not know if this was … Continue reading →

Anyone planning to use the Tyne and Wear Metro on Friday 22nd August is being advised to allow extra time for their journeys and to plan ahead with a number of major events taking place in Newcastle and Sunderland. These … Continue reading →

What’s better than received two new trains? How about receiving three?! That is what happened in the early hours of Friday 8th and Saturday 9th August when for the first time, Stadler sent three of their new trains being built … Continue reading →

We take another look at the recent train punctuality posters from the Tyne & Wear Metro to see how performance has been standing up over the last few months. And if the details are to be believed things aren’t too … Continue reading →

Wristbands which offer the best value travel to get to the Great North Run in September have now gone on sale. Costing £6.50 they provide unlimited travel on the Metro, bus and ferry and are specially subsidised to make the … Continue reading →

One of the features of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains is artwork at the end of each carriage, and now the replica Metro train at the Tiny Toon miniature play village in Newcastle City Centre will also feature … Continue reading →

The changing of the guard on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been seen in action again over recent days with one of the new Stadler built trains entering service before another of the original fleet went to Shildon for … Continue reading →

The section of the Tyne and Wear Metro between Hebburn and South Shields will be closed for five days between Monday 4th and Friday 8th August 2025 to allow overhead line works to take place.

It has been confirmed by the UK Government that they will be funding a major upgrade of the signalling system on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The DfT made the announcement on Tuesday 8th July.

A further two Tyne and Wear Metrocars have left the network to go for a date with the scrapman in recent days – the 27th and 28th of the original fleet of 90 trains which ran the service for over … Continue reading →

Children will once again be able to explore a scale model of one of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains as it returns to the Tiny Toon pop-up play village at Old Eldon Square in the centre of Newcastle.

A joint scheme between Northumbria Police, North Tyneside Council and Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus is returning for the summer to help tackle anti-social behaviour on the North Tyneside coast. Operational Coastwatch has been used for a number of … Continue reading →

555 008 has become the latest of the new Stadler trains to have entered service on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Having been used on testing and driver training it was cleared for passenger use in June and formed its … Continue reading →

No services will run between Hebburn and South Shields on the Tyne and Wear Metro for five days during August to allow the installation of new overhead wires, as part of the continued investment in maintaining and upgrading the network’s … Continue reading →

Nexus have won a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in recognition of their dedication to keeping its customers and workforce safe. This award is part of the world’s largest health and safety awards … Continue reading →

Fares on the Tyne and Wear Metro (as well as the Shields Ferry) will be increased from Tuesday 1st July. As part of the reminder of the new fares, Nexus are encouraging people to switch to Pop Pay As You … Continue reading →

The early hours of Friday 20th June saw the Tyne and Wear Metro welcome another couple of new trains from Switzerland with 555 017 and 555 031 the latest to make he long trip by rail.

The scrappings of the Metrocars, which have been running on the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years let’s not forget – appears to be showing no signs of slowing down as not content with sending six for scrap … Continue reading →