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    Tyne and Wear Metro to face line closures over Easter

    Passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro serving South Tyneside are advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys as a section of the lin…
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    Katherine Tweedy 18 March, 2026
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    A new Class 555 Tyne and Wear Metro train. // Credit: Nexus

    Metro set for £8.8 million control centre upgrade

    The control room based in South Gosforth that oversees the Tyne and Wear Metro is set to undergo an £8.8 million technology upgrade aimed at improvin…
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    Katherine Tweedy 10 March, 2026
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    Vintage recordings of The Hobbit are unearthed on Tyne and Wear Metro

    Vintage treasure uncovered during renewal work on the Tyne and Wear Metro

    Vintage recordings of The Hobbit (1937) by J.R.R Tolkien have been unexpectedly uncovered on a Tyne and Wear Metro line in Newcastle upon Tyne. The di…
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    Katherine Tweedy 3 March, 2026
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    New Tyne and Wear Metro train. // Credit: Nexus

    Tyne and Wear Metro welcomes delivery of final class 555 trains

    All 46 new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have now been delivered, marking a significant milestone in the £362 million fleet renewal programme led by Nex…
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    Katherine Tweedy 26 February, 2026
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    Metro WhatsApp Report It poster.

    Metro switches ‘Report It’ system to WhatsApp

    Passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro are now able to report antisocial behaviour quickly and without cost via WhatsApp.
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    Katherine Tweedy 17 February, 2026
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    Sophie and Alex with Bake off Trophy

    Nexus apprentices crowned Bake Off champions

    Two graduate apprentices at Nexus have sharpened their teamwork and time management skills after scooping first place in a national baking contest ins…
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    Katherine Tweedy 17 February, 2026
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    Filming at St James Metro station

    TV appearance for Tyne and Wear Metro station and train

    BBC Three premiered a new series of short-form dramas named DOPPELGÄNGER, which featured the Tyne and Wear Metro.
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    Emma Holden 4 February, 2026
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    A new Class 555 Tyne and Wear Metro train. // Credit: Nexus

    Francis Bourgeois films new arrival of new Tyne and Wear Metro trains in North London

    Railway enthusiast Francis Bourgeois has filmed a new Tyne and Wear Metro being delivered for followers of his social media channel.
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    Roger Smith 31 December, 2025
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    Metro mock up on the set of Gerry and Sewell at Live Theatre Newcastle

    Metro carriage to appear at London Theatre

    From the 13th-24th January, the replica Metro carriage featured in Gerry and Sewell will appear in London's Aldwych Theatre.
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    Emma Holden 31 December, 2025
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    New Tyne and Wear Metro train. // Credit: Nexus

    Half of new Metro train fleet now in service

    Half of the Tyne and Wear Metro's new train fleet is now in operational service, just one year after introducing the first of the new trains.
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    Roger Smith 20 December, 2025
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