A new exhibition which explores the radical urban transformations that helped to change the face of Tyneside will feature the Tyne and Wear Metro. Concrete Dreams is at the Farrell Centre and it will explore the ideas, personalities and political climate which transformed Newcastle into a modernist city.<\/p>\n
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Nexus have loaned the exhibition an iconic yellow Metro station cube, a scale model of a Metro train, a chair featuring the original Metro seating fabric and copies of Metro plans and commemorative literature from the Royal opening in 1981.<\/p>\n
Sarah McCourt, Head of Communications, Marketing and Customer Information at Nexus, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that Metro is featuring in this exciting new exhibition at Newcastle University.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro system in the 1970s is a celebrated achievement for North East England. It helped to transform the Newcastle skyline and it revolutionised local public transport when it was opened in the summer of 1980.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were more than happy to loan the exhibition some familiar Metro memorabilia, including a model train and one of our iconic yellow and black Metro station cubes, whose appearance and font have become synonymous with our brand\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hope is that people enjoy attending the Concrete Dreams exhibition over the next eight months. It really brings home just how Metro ranks alongside some of the other famous urban development projects which transformed the face of modern Tyneside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Concrete Dreams runs from September 2024 to June 2025 and more details can be found at https:\/\/www.farrellcentre.org.uk\/whats-on\/brasilia-of-the-north\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new exhibition which explores the radical urban transformations that helped to change the face of Tyneside will feature the Tyne and Wear Metro. Concrete Dreams is at the Farrell Centre and it will explore the ideas, personalities and political … Continue reading