Government confirms more than £15bn of city region local transport funding
UK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced five-year funding agreements totalling £15·6bn which will enable England’s mayoral combined authorities to progress local transport projects within city regions and surrounding towns.
Tyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned
UK: Arup has been appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington.
Tyne & Wear Metro’s first Stadler train enters passenger service
UK: The first of the 46 custom-designed Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is supplying to replace the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet entered passenger service on December 18.
Tyne & Wear Metro SCADA contract awarded
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has selected Sella Controls to undertake a £8·8m two-year project to replace the Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System which is used to manage the network’s high and low voltage power supplies, fire and intruder alarms, lighting, lifts, escalators and tunnel drainage pumps.
Tyne & Wear Metro level crossing safety hub
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has recreated a level crossing to create a safety training tool to educate young people interacting with the light rail network radiating from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Rebuilt depot ready to revolutionise Tyne & Wear Metro maintenance
UK: VolkerFitzpatrick has completed a £70m project to rebuild Gosforth depot where Stadler will maintain the 46 light metro trainsets it is supplying to renew the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet.
Career opportunities at Nexus
UK: Tyne & Wear transport body and metro operator Nexus has announced a range of jobs, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships which are now open for applications.
Washington Metro Loop plans under development
Sandbags simulate a full load on Tyne & Wear Metro trains
Emergency services get to know Stadler metro trains
Depot Personnel Protection System installed at Tyne & Wear Metro site
Swiss electrification technology used on Tyne & Wear Metro renewals
First Stadler Tyne & Wear Metro trainset delivered
Metro operator opts for better mobile signal instead of wi-fi