Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

The winners of Nexus’ National Pottery Day competition have gone on display at Longbenton station on the Tyne and Wear Metro. One winner and three runners-up are now on display at the station which has more than one million passengers … Continue reading →

Would you leave behind the Cayman Islands for the north east of England? Well, it seems that the Tyne and Wear Metro has been enticing enough for a former TV weatherman as he has left it all behind to become … Continue reading →

Apple smartphone users will have access to real-time Tyne and Wear Metro travel information for the first time after the upgrading of the Pop app – which now becomes the only official app for everything Metro related. For at least … Continue reading →

Nexus have revealed that a third of all single and day journeys on the Tyne and Wear Metro are now being made by passengers using Pop Pay As You Go. This news comes after the start of an offer in … Continue reading →

As we reported last week as well as the construction of a new depot and associated buildings at the Tyne and Wear Metro depot at South Gosforth there is also the necessity for some infrastructure works at the entrance to … Continue reading →

The last operating four week period of 2022 (and into early 2023) was not a great one for the Tyne and Wear Metro with performance reducing significantly. It was down by 7% from the previous four weeks and a large … Continue reading →

It may be being replaced by a new facility on the same site but its been an end of an era for the Tyne and Wear Metro as the old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the final time. … Continue reading →

As work continues on the £70 million redevelopment of Gosforth Depot on the Tyne and Wear Metro there will be two weekend line closures in January and February to facilitate further works. Stadler will be replacing track, overhead lines and … Continue reading →

Tyne and Wear Metro services are running between Park Lane and South Hylton once again after Network Rail engineers completed the rebuild of a flood damaged electrical substation. Services were last able to run on this section on Thursday 17th … Continue reading →

The latest Tyne and Wear Metro performance poster has been put up at stations across the network and when comparing to both the previous period and the same time twelve months ago it does show an improvement – although it … Continue reading →

2023 hasn’t got underway to a great start for the Tyne and Wear Metro with the line between Monkseaton and Wallsend suspended three times in a week – all down to cable theft on this section. The cable theft obviously … Continue reading →

Here at British Trams Online we always seek to bring you the really important news stories… The latest from the Tyne and Wear Metro is the return of buskers to the three dedicated pitches in the city centre – for … Continue reading →

Nexus have now opened applications for their 2023 batch of apprentices with nine roles up for grabs as the organisation look to maintain their strong track record of apprentice recruitment.

Nexus have confirmed that the increase in the penalty fare on the Tyne and Wear Metro to £100 will be introduced from Monday 23rd January 2023. It had been announced in November that as part of a Department for Transport … Continue reading →

If you want the cheapest available fares when travelling on the Tyne and Wear Metro network this year then Nexus are recommending you use Pop Pay As You Go as this will be the only way to take advantage of … Continue reading →

Article updated 15th December with photos of the re-opened line. Tyne and Wear Metro services are once again travelling between Pelaw and South Shields after the line reopened following a 13 week closure. Trains resumed from the start of service … Continue reading →

The return of Tyne and Wear Metro services between Pelaw and South Shields has been delayed by a further two days with confirmation that the first trains won’t now run until Wednesday 14th December. Services last ran between the two … Continue reading →

Nexus have confirmed that services on the Tyne and Wear Metro between Pelaw and South Shields should resume on Monday 12th December, a week later than originally than planned, with testing of the line now underway. The line has been … Continue reading →