Category Archives: Tyne and Wear Metro

Major restoration work has started on an historic Metro footbridge in North Tyneside as part of the Metro Asset Renewal Programme. It will be restored to its former glory and is part of the multi-million pound renewal scheme at Whitley … Continue reading →

Another week and another two Metrocars have headed off to be scrapped as the programme continues at a pace. The latest two to go are 4008 and 4045 – both of which were still able to move under their own … Continue reading →

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s Asset Renewal Programme will be continuing for five days in February, with a line closure between Shiremoor and St James from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February.

The youngest ever driver on the Tyne and Wear Metro has retired from the operator after 46 years of service. Phil Taylor, 65 from Bank Foot in Newcastle, was just 19 when he started his career on the network – … Continue reading →

It may have been done before, but a charity fundraiser from Northumberland is set to take on the extreme Tyne and Metro challenge where he will run the complete network in a single day to raise money for a charity … Continue reading →

It took a little while but scrappings of redundant Metrocars have resumed with, so far, two more examples heading off the Tyne and Wear Metro for a one-way trip and an appointment with the scrapman.

With the regular entry into service of the new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro it was always inevitably going to happen that we missed one entering service! And that is precisely what happened in the lead up to … Continue reading →

A five year old boy from Gateshead – with dreams of being a Metro driver one day – and his mother have recently created their own version of one of the new Metro trains. And after taking it out onto … Continue reading →

Francis Bourgeois, the social media megastar who has more than 3.3 million followers on TikTok, has released another video with two of the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro featuring in their delivery during December 2025.

A Tyne and Wear Metrocar is set to make its West End debut! Whilst admittedly its not a real Metrocar, it will be a life-sized replica of 4001 which is part of the set for the play Gerry & Sewell, … Continue reading →

Regent Centre has become the latest station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network to receive automatic ticket gates. This is all part of North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ pledge to make public transport safer and to also reduce fare … Continue reading →

All Tyne and Wear Metro drivers have now completed their training on the new Stadler trains, marking another milestone in the introduction of the new fleet of 46 trains. Over 200 members of Metro train crew, including drivers and operations … Continue reading →

Amongst all the departures from the Tyne and Wear Metro network recently, not all have been on a final one-way trip to the scrapman. Of course, we have seen 4001 enter preservation but there is also 4019 which has been … Continue reading →

A signalling engineer who has devoted 38 years of his working life to the Tyne and Wear Metro has retired. 66-year-old John Eagle has worked on the signalling since 1987 but has now bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues.

Have you ever been on the Tyne and Wear Metro and bemoaned the fact that there is no Wi-Fi? Well, if you have you could be in luck as a new free Wi-Fi service is being piloted with the aim … Continue reading →

40 new and improved digital CCTV cameras are to be installed at stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network as part of North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ commitment to making stations and trains safer for everyone travelling on the … Continue reading →

When the (re-)phased introduction of the new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro was announced earlier this year, Nexus committed to having 23 of the 46 trains on order in service. And they have now proudly announced that has … Continue reading →