Metro

TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) are pleased to announce the appointment of Atkins, a member of the SNC Lavalin Group to commence the detailed design of the Advance Works programme for the MetroLink Project. Atkins in Ireland have market-leading portfolio of...

Work is now underway on the expansion of the West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury to accommodate the increased fleet of trams. New extensions to the line in Birmingham and Wolverhampton city centres and a new line to Dudley town...

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has hailed today (Monday 23 January) as a “massive day, not just for our area, but for the entire country” as the first of the region’s new £500 million trains came into passenger...

It was the end of an era for the Tyne and Wear Metro on 19 January, as the old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the final time. Stadler has transferred its maintenance teams across to the brand...

Construction of the Birmingham Eastside Metro extension, that will see the line further expanded to the Eastside of Birmingham city centre, has reached another milestone after the first section of track was installed on Lower Bull Street. The Midland Metro...

A money saving fare cap has been introduced for Metro customers who travel on Pop Pay As You Go from today, Monday January 2. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has capped single journeys at £2, and at...

The Metro line between Pelaw and South Shields has re-opened following the completion of the £104 million Metro Flow project. The first Metro trains were operated along the line, which has been closed for 13 weeks to allow for Metro’s...

Urban realm improvements which will help transform Digbeth as part of the Birmingham Eastside Metro extension have been completed and new carriageway opened as the project progresses to the next stage of construction. New paving has now been installed along...

ATM has awarded a €368m framework agreement for the manufacturing of new metro trains for the Milan metro, to Hitachi Rail. The award is part of ATM’s massive investment plan to deliver an increasingly sustainable and technologically advanced public...

A specially stylised comic book has been published to celebrate the work of frontline staff on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Local artist Mike Duckett drew the 40-page comic – titled ‘Some people call us checkies’ - for the ‘everyday...