We have now reached 35 of the original Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been scrapped (or at least sent for scrapping) with another two having recently been transported to J Denham Metals in Shildon for “recycling”.
The latest two to make their final journey have been 4067 and 4004. 4067 was the first to go on 30th September with 4004 then following on 1st October 2025. As with the previous scrap moves the trains were sandwiched between two other Metrocars to be moved from the main depot at Gosforth to Howdon, which is where they are collected to make the move to Shildon.
The 35 trains which have now been scrapped are 4002–4004, 4007, 4010. 4012, 4013, 4016, 4018, 4021, 4022, 4025, 4031, 4033, 4034, 4036, 4037, 4040, 4048, 4052, 4054, 4055, 4057, 4062–4064, 4067, 4070, 4072, 4076, 4077, 4082–4084, and 4088. In addition, 4001 has entered preservation at the Stephenson Steam Railway and 4019 has been moved to the Tyne and Wear Fire Service training centre.
4004 on the A1 as it heads to its final destination at J Denham Metals for final scrapping. (Photograph by Edmund Saunders, 1st October 2025)