{"id":60192,"date":"2025-09-22T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60192"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:52:33","slug":"another-metrocar-is-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60192","title":{"rendered":"Another Metrocar is saved"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you cast your mind back you may recall that it was reported that Nexus would be donating one of the redundant Metrocars to the Tyne and Wear Fire Service to help with training and it has now been confirmed that 4019 is the chosen unit, with it having being handed over on Tuesday 16th<\/sup> September 2025.<\/p>\n

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4019<\/strong> will be used at the Tyne and Wear Metro Fire Service\u2019s training centre in Washington to support essential training for its crews. It will allow the training team to recreate real-to-life scenarios that crews regularly encounter, including road traffic collisions and breathing apparatus training.<\/p>\n

Cathy Massarella, Managing Director of Nexus, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to see this decommissioned Metro train going to support such important training.\u00a0 When the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service got in contact with us about acquiring one of the used carriages we had no hesitation in saying yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis train will now play a vital role in supporting firefighter training across a range of different scenarios. \u00a0It will undoubtedly prove really useful for them in recreating some of the scenarios they may have to deal with one day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe old Metro fleet has served our region well for more than 45 years but it\u2019s now making way for the new generation of Metro trains. We\u2019ve already donated the very first Metro prototype to the Stephenson Museum in North Tyneside, and we now have one going to very good use at the fire and rescue service HQ in Washington. We can\u2019t wait to see the firefighters using the old train for their training programme.\u201d<\/p>\n

The training centre will also see a concrete platform, a tunnel, and an imitation ticket machine installed to make it as real life as possible. The training team will then be able to do multiple rescues, on and off the train, and simulate fires through cosmetic smoke and fire.<\/p>\n

Ken Corbett, Area Manager of Tyne and Wear Fire Rescue Service, said: \u201cWe would like to pay our gratitude to Nexus for their kind donation. The Metro carriage will provide an essential resource for our fire and rescue teams, who tirelessly train all year round in recreated real-life environments that help to fashion scenarios for firefighters to gain firsthand training.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will also benefit the residents of Tyne and Wear, as they will be safe in the knowledge that firefighters helping to keep them and their families safe from harm: have access to some of the best state of the art training facilities available in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 4019<\/strong> departing the Tyne and Wear Metro network it now means 34 of the fleet have done so, including 4001<\/strong> which became the first to be preserved at the Stephenson Steam Railway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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