Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
Got on a metro at Park Lane this morning going to Pelaw - after waiting 20mins at Park Lane, one turned up.
Despite being marked Haymarket, when it arrived at Pelaw, the driver recieved notification to chuck everyone off and work back the sidings at Pelaw NIS.
Those heading to Newcastle will have crammed onto the train behind ours, however long that was going to be.
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A Metro train has hit a taxi at Callerton Parkway, near Kingston Park.
The car was hit on the crossing, disrupting services between Kingston Park and Newcastle Airport.
Posting a picture of the accident on Twitter, emmagriffy92 said: "Can't believe what's just happened at callerton parkway, the man was ok luckily, thank god he had no passengers.
"There was glass everywhere he has smashed all his widows..Scary!"
Metro Train Hits Taxi On Rail Crossing At Woolsington
A Metro train has hit a taxi at Callerton Parkway, near Kingston Park.
The car was hit on the crossing, disrupting services between Kingston Park and Newcastle Airport.
Posting a picture of the accident on Twitter, emmagriffy92 said: "Can't believe what's just happened at callerton parkway, the man was ok luckily, thank god he had no passengers.
"There was glass everywhere he has smashed all his widows..Scary!"
(02 Sep 2013, 6:13 pm)Daniel
Metro Train Hits Taxi On Rail Crossing At Woolsington
Read more: http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/...oolsington
(02 Sep 2013, 6:13 pm)Daniel
Metro Train Hits Taxi On Rail Crossing At Woolsington
Read more: http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/...oolsington
There were a lot of delays yesterday... The most notable perhaps being the final one of the evening. Check the times out on the Tweets below:
(19 Sep 2013, 5:12 pm)W179SCU Two distruptions today:
- There are minor delays to trains running between West Jesmond and Airport and The Coast due to a failed train.
- There are minor delays to trains running between Hebburn and South Shields due to an ambulance attending.
(19 Sep 2013, 5:12 pm)W179SCU Two distruptions today:
- There are minor delays to trains running between West Jesmond and Airport and The Coast due to a failed train.
- There are minor delays to trains running between Hebburn and South Shields due to an ambulance attending.
Tyne and Wear Metro
I am very sorry for everyone who has been delayed this week. Last night there were numerous incidents across the network which caused disruption. Firstly we had a train which had to be taken out of service at West Jesmond due to a problem with the doors, followed by two different trains which had to be held for paramedics to attend unwell passengers. Unfortunately these incidents happened at rush hour which compounded the delays and the time it took to regain the normal timetable.
I appreciate I cannot always answer your questions fully on here and following your feedback from the last Ask Metro session, we would like to invite you to come along to the Lit & Phil in Newcastle (located a few minutes walk from Central Station) on Monday 30 September from 6pm – 7pm. Directors from DB Regio (operators of Tyne and Wear Metro) as well as Nexus and Nexus Rail will be there to answer any questions you may have about the service including recent work that has taken place , train performance and work that is going to take place in the future. We will also be handing out tea and coffee.
Work has started to refurbish Walkergate Metro station in Newcastle, including the installation of a new passenger lift for the first time.
It is the 11th station since 2010 to see major refurbishment delivered by Nexus as part of the £389m Metro: all change refurbishment programme.
At the same time Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, is starting the refurbishment of lifts at two other Newcastle stations – St James and Regent Centre.
Raymond Johnstone, Director of Rail and Infrastructure at Nexus, said: “Our station refurbishment programme is focussed on improving accessibility first.
“These important projects will ensure that we maintain and improve Metro’s record as a system that is easy to use whatever your needs, as well as providing a more attractive waiting environment.
“Walkergate has a steep ramp to Platform One which was built long before Metro was opened, and which can best be replaced by a lift because of the station’s local setting.”
Nexus is building a temporary access route and staircase to Platform One so that the station can remain open while building work is carried out over the next six months. This will be in use from the end of September.
Information has been posted at the station and sent to local business and schools advising of the change. There will be limited evening platform closures later in the project, which is being delivered by contrctor Balfour Beatty for Nexus.
Work to replace lifts at St James and Regent Centre, delivered by contractor Kone, will continue until November. One platform lift will remain open at each station.
- See more at: http://www.nexus.org.uk/news/2013/refurb...iyVut.dpuf
Walkergate station modernization works:
Source: nexus.org.uk
Work has started to refurbish Walkergate Metro station in Newcastle, including the installation of a new passenger lift for the first time.
It is the 11th station since 2010 to see major refurbishment delivered by Nexus as part of the £389m Metro: all change refurbishment programme.
At the same time Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, is starting the refurbishment of lifts at two other Newcastle stations – St James and Regent Centre.
Raymond Johnstone, Director of Rail and Infrastructure at Nexus, said: “Our station refurbishment programme is focussed on improving accessibility first.
“These important projects will ensure that we maintain and improve Metro’s record as a system that is easy to use whatever your needs, as well as providing a more attractive waiting environment.
“Walkergate has a steep ramp to Platform One which was built long before Metro was opened, and which can best be replaced by a lift because of the station’s local setting.”
Nexus is building a temporary access route and staircase to Platform One so that the station can remain open while building work is carried out over the next six months. This will be in use from the end of September.
Information has been posted at the station and sent to local business and schools advising of the change. There will be limited evening platform closures later in the project, which is being delivered by contrctor Balfour Beatty for Nexus.
Work to replace lifts at St James and Regent Centre, delivered by contractor Kone, will continue until November. One platform lift will remain open at each station.
- See more at: http://www.nexus.org.uk/news/2013/refurb...iyVut.dpuf
More delays, due to another ambulance attending :s
Service has now resumed and trains are running between Monkseaton and North Shields in both directions but are subject to delay. This was due to an ambulance attending - See more at: http://www.nexus.org.uk/#sthash.yNOsJ1Co.dpuf
(25 Sep 2013, 5:35 pm)W179SCU More delays, due to another ambulance attending :s
Service has now resumed and trains are running between Monkseaton and North Shields in both directions but are subject to delay. This was due to an ambulance attending - See more at: http://www.nexus.org.uk/#sthash.yNOsJ1Co.dpuf
(25 Sep 2013, 5:35 pm)W179SCU More delays, due to another ambulance attending :s
Service has now resumed and trains are running between Monkseaton and North Shields in both directions but are subject to delay. This was due to an ambulance attending - See more at: http://www.nexus.org.uk/#sthash.yNOsJ1Co.dpuf
