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    Tag: Wallsend

    Track replacement on the Tyne and Wear Metro

    Track work to close a section of the Metro for six days

    A six-day closure is planned for a busy section of the Metro line to allow for track work to take place.
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    Emma Holden 2 October, 2025
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    A new Stadler Class 555 train begins its daytime test run on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

    Nine-day closure for part of Tyne & Wear Metro

    There will be no services for nine days on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the Manors area of Newcastle whilst repairs are made to bridges and tunnels.
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    Roger Smith 28 July, 2024
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    metro trains on line

    Tyne and Wear Metro to undergo major modernisation work in early 2024

    The next three months will see a busy programme of modernisation work on the Tyne and Wear Metro, including track and overhead line renewal.
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    Janine Booth 7 January, 2024
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    Sting takes a trip on the Tyne and Wear Metro during a visit to the North East

    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…
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    Glyn Mon Hughes 15 November, 2023
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    nexus and chamber members with map

    Unused Metro display board to highlight Wallsend attractions 

    Passengers and visitors to Wallsend Metro Station can discover what Wallsend has to offer, thanks to a partnership between Nexus and Wallsend Chamber …
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    Jamie Duggan 4 July, 2021
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    Byker Metro Station

    Byker Metro station hosts artwork from BALTIC

    Byker station on the Tyne & Wear Metro is currently featuring a montage of work from BALTIC.
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    Alan Holden 27 June, 2021
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    Tyne and Wear Metro secures extra government funding

    £4.2m CCTV system installation completed on Tyne & Wear Metro

    A £4.2m revamp of the security system on the Tyne & Wear Metro has been complete with a total of 740 new cameras installed.
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    Alan Holden 7 May, 2021
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    Flying Scotsman at Bury

    Saturday Snippets: More rail related news – 24th April 2021

    A brief look at more of the recent railway news not covered elsewhere on the RailAdvent news pages.
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    Alan Holden 24 April, 2021
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