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First Stadler Tyne & Wear Metro trainset delivered

2023-03-01T13:22:00+00:00By

UK: The first of the 46 Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is to supply for the Tyne & Wear Metro under a £362m fleet replacement programme was delivered to Gosforth depot in the early hours of February 28, having arrived from Switzerland by rail via the Channel Tunnel.

Impression of Tyne & Wear Metro Stadler train at Haymarket

Metro operator opts for better mobile signal instead of wi-fi

2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00By

UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has chosen to eliminate mobile phone connectivity ‘not spots’ instead of deploying on-train wi-fi as previously planned.

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‘First class’ apprenticeships open the door to transport careers

2023-01-04T04:00:00+00:00By

UK: Tyne & Wear transport authority Nexus says it is to maintain its ‘strong track record for apprenticeships’, offering nine positions in 2023.

Tyne & Wear Metro Washington Metro Loop-map

Tyne & Wear Metro extension business case developed

2022-11-25T05:00:00+00:00By

UK: Transport North East has published the first stage of a business case for the proposed Washington Metro Loop extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro.

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Tyne & Wear Metro trains rolled out

2022-08-31T08:00:00+01:00By

UK: The first two of the 46 trainsets ordered for the Tyne & Wear Metro have been rolled out by Stadler in Switzerland.

Tyne & Wear Metro Corys simulator

Tyne & Wear Metro simulator delivered

2022-07-15T05:00:00+01:00By

UK: Tyne & Wear Metro has taken delivery of a Corys full-size cab simulator to train staff on its incoming fleet of trains to be supplied by Stadler. The simulator replicates the network and all 60 stations, as well as weather conditions such as snow or high winds and situations ...

Visually impaired passengers boarding a Tyne & Wear Metro train

Tactile paving now at all Tyne & Wear Metro stations

2022-06-17T11:05:00+01:00By

UK: Tyne & Wear Metro has installed tactile paving at a further 12 stations, meaning all 60 of its stations now have a visual and physical alert to the presence of the platform edges.

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