Metro

A life-sized replica of a Tyne and Wear Metro train is set to wow audiences at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal this week. The mocked-up Metro prototype, carriage 4001, in its familiar 1980s colour scheme, is the centrepiece for Gerry and Sewell - a...

A busy track junction on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to be completely replaced during a five-day major line closure, helping to future proof the service for many years to come. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, needs...

Further essential work to improve city centre tram journeys will get under way at Piccadilly Gardens next week.  The track replacement work is scheduled to be carried out for 21 days between Tuesday 27 August and Tuesday 17 September. It is...

Buses are to replace trains on a busy section of Metro line between Wallsend and St James in Newcastle for nine days to allow for a £1.7 million programme of bridge and tunnel modernisation work. Nexus, the public body which...

Northern will offer a range of affordable fares to customers on the new Northumberland Line, ensuring they pay no more than £3 for a single journey along the entire route. The train operator will be running services on the line...

Metrolink has hit another milestone with the UK’s largest light-rail network enjoying its busiest month ever in its 32-year history. Millions of people got on board in May which proved to be a bumper month for events including the Great...

The project to manufacture and supply new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro has reached a critical milestone, following the completion of 23 of the 46 units being delivered. With testing and commissioning well under way, this is...

Metro customers are getting their first chance to see the new trains out on the system as daytime testing gets underway – marking a new major milestone for the £362m programme. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, said this...

As thousands of runners took to the streets for the Manchester Marathon earlier this month, Metrolink was able to record a new personal best for passengers served on a single day. On 14 April passengers made 175,000 journeys, the highest...

A new and interactive training tool is being used to promote level crossing safety on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, has installed a mocked-up Metro level crossing at the SafetyWorks teaching centre in...