Trial begins of free Wi-Fi on Newcastle’s Metro
On Monday, 8th December, the Tyne and Wear Metro started a three-month trial of free Wi-FI at its Central Station in Newcastle city centre.
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Pioneering graphics designer sees her iconic work on Tyne & Wear Metro stations
Pioneering graphic designer Margaret Calvert visited the Tyne and Wear Metro on 26 March, to view the iconic typeface she created for its opening.
£3.4 million track replacement programme to get underway for Tyne & Wear Metro tunnels
The scheme will see the renewal of a key junction renewed in the tunnel between Monument and Haymarket stations.
Sting hops on the Metro to collect his Freedom of North Tyneside award
Sting, the Wallsend-born musician, took a trip on the Tyne and Wear Metro from Monument to North Shields, to collect his Freedom of North Tyneside awa…
Central London underground station converted to LED lighting
Transport for London’s has recently completed the installation of LED lighting at Oxford Circus station in its efforts to decarbonise its operations…
Tyne and Wear Metro lifts and escalators to be renewed
Newcastle's Haymarket station is one of several on the Tyne and Wear Metro which will benefit from a programme of escalator and lift refurbishment
BBC records Thameslink’s oldest employees’ memories to teach 5-7-year-olds
83 Year Old Siggy Cragwell is a station assistant at Elstree and Borehamwood recorded bite-sized memories for the BBC Teach 'Then and Now' series
Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains to have defibrillators on board
All 46 of Tyne and Wear Metro’s new fleet of Stadler trains are to have two life-saving defibrillators on board, one in each driver’s cab.
Mayor of London visits Bank Underground station’s new accessible ticket hall
Monday the 27th of February saw Sadiq Khan visit the station which now features easy access via its new entrance on Cannon Street
£10k grant from GWR helps Cornish community connect with its heritage
Great Western Railway has provided a grant to Cornwall Heritage Trust for a community near St Austell to connect with its unique industrial heritage.