Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
Loads of working coming up soon:
No trains will run between Gateshead Stadium and Jarrow and Gateshead Stadium and South Hylton to allow for track renewal work. Two replacement bus services will call at or close to all stations in the affected area starting at Gateshead Interchange. Bus 900 Gateshead - Jarrow and Bus 901 Gateshead - South Hylton. Please note some replacement buses will not connect to the first/last trains, so the first bus from Jarrow will begin service at South Shields, the last bus to Jarrow will continue to South Shields and the last six buses to Gateshead will continue to Benton (via Regent Centre), please check the timetable for details..
Express replacement bus services will also be running, stopping at three stations only on each route. Express bus X900 will run between Gateshead - Heworth - Jarrow. Express bus X901 will run between Gateshead - Heworth - Park Lane.
This is on every weekend, including the bank holiday in August - 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd 29th and 30th and the 31st August
Full details here:
https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/updates?o...nned-works
Tyne & Wear Metro has just received another bailout worth £8.5 million
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-53706449
(11 Mar 2020, 5:54 pm)Michael The Government has today agreed to fund a £100m scheme to increase service frequency, reduce journey times, and improve reliability on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
The Metro Flow project will see an existing freight line upgraded and electrified in South Tyneside from September 2022, making it capable of carrying Metro services, boosting the capacity for an extra 30,000 passenger journeys every day.
Three sections of single track on the Metro network totalling three kilometres will be dualled between Pelaw and Bede Metro stations #Budget2020
(11 Mar 2020, 5:54 pm)Michael The Government has today agreed to fund a £100m scheme to increase service frequency, reduce journey times, and improve reliability on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
The Metro Flow project will see an existing freight line upgraded and electrified in South Tyneside from September 2022, making it capable of carrying Metro services, boosting the capacity for an extra 30,000 passenger journeys every day.
Three sections of single track on the Metro network totalling three kilometres will be dualled between Pelaw and Bede Metro stations #Budget2020
(26 Aug 2020, 7:41 pm)V514DFT Anyone know if the 'Temp' Depot at Howdon is close to opening,if it has done so already?, also just as a casual debate, what would you guys class the location of the 'Temp' Depot as? personally i'd say East Howdon
(26 Aug 2020, 7:41 pm)V514DFT Anyone know if the 'Temp' Depot at Howdon is close to opening,if it has done so already?, also just as a casual debate, what would you guys class the location of the 'Temp' Depot as? personally i'd say East Howdon
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert...5056b64545
Note about dualling three sections of track
'Metro Futures' further consultation:
"How can you shape the new Metro?
? In 2016 we asked you what you wanted from your new Metro and we listened.
Now, working with Stadler, we want your help to decide the finishing touches on the new Metro, and let us know if the new fleet fits your needs.
Watch this space to have your say from 16 September: https://metrofutures.org.uk/
#ShapeYourMetro"
Tyne and Wear Metro: Launch New Train Designs Plus Nexus Q&A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7MQENE4-Es&t=2246s&ab_channel=MetroFutures
Stadler officially takes over Metro fleet maintenance and Gosforth depot
https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/stadl...orth-depot
There is an article on the Metro in October's Tramways & Urban Transit magazine. On page 384, Martin Kearney comments on a planned 2-week blockade in the city centre next year in addition to weekend blockades. Does anyone know when this will be? I reckon it could be the school summer holidays but that's just my guess.
