Subways and Metros

The work of frontline staff on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to be celebrated by a specially stylised comic book. Local artist Mike Duckett is drawing the 40-page comic in homage to the ‘everyday superheroes’ who undertake customer service...

Merseyrail today announced that it will begin to operate a 15-minute service across most of its network from Monday 2 May. During the COVID-19 pandemic Merseyrail services were reduced due to the impact the virus had on staffing numbers, however,...

A significant concrete pour has taken place on Castle Hill in Dudley for the eagerly awaited Metro extension last week. The activity took more than eight hours to complete and with sixloads of concrete, equating to 42m3, used for the...

Sunday signalled the busiest in Metrolink’s history, with more than 114,000 people boarding the tram – many to watch or take part in the Manchester Marathon. People from as far as Plymouth to the Scottish Highlands flocked to the city-region...

From Monday 4 to Friday 29 April, planned engineering works will take place on part of the Eccles Metrolink line which will see sections of the route partially closed. This essential maintenance work is the latest in a series of...

Transport for Wales is continuing to move forward with the building of the South Wales Metro with major works being undertaken across the Core Valley Lines in the spring. The transformation of the Core Valley Lines for the Metro, which...

Nexus has appointed engineering specialists Taziker to carry out a major bridge replacement project on the Tyne and Wear Metro this summer. The Tanners Bank bridge, which is located on the Metro line between Tynemouth and North Shields, in North...

Trams are expected to carry passengers to a new terminus in Edgbaston for the first time in June. Local leaders welcomed the news that testing and commissioning of the new tramway is expected to begin in May leading to passenger...

From Sunday 20 March to Saturday 26 March, the Ashton tram line will close for essential maintenance works. The six days works will focus on replacing old tracks at Piccadilly Station tram stop in the undercroft area under the main...

Moorfields ticket office has been transformed into a celebration of individuality with a new pair of wings encouraging passengers to pose and ‘be who you are’. The office has been adorned with a glitter wall, flamingos, disco balls and a...