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Michael



19,141
02 May 2020, 6:01 pm #2,581
(02 May 2020, 5:03 pm)Andreos1 How do they make up for the potential short fall in profits, by reducing frequency and by virtue, income?

No idea, but they won't be hitting the same profits pre-covid when everything opens it, it might take a while for them to hit that target again, something has to give way.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
02 May 2020, 6:01 pm #2,581

(02 May 2020, 5:03 pm)Andreos1 How do they make up for the potential short fall in profits, by reducing frequency and by virtue, income?

No idea, but they won't be hitting the same profits pre-covid when everything opens it, it might take a while for them to hit that target again, something has to give way.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
14 May 2020, 2:44 pm #2,582
Metro timetable change will create room for social distancing on the network

The Tyne and Wear Metro will return to a normal daytime service frequency from Monday May 18, maximising the capacity for social distancing on the network.

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is increasing the frequency of Metro services from 24 minutes to 12 minutes until 8pm every day, Monday to Friday, following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metro...ng-network

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Michael
14 May 2020, 2:44 pm #2,582

Metro timetable change will create room for social distancing on the network

The Tyne and Wear Metro will return to a normal daytime service frequency from Monday May 18, maximising the capacity for social distancing on the network.

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is increasing the frequency of Metro services from 24 minutes to 12 minutes until 8pm every day, Monday to Friday, following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metro...ng-network


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
22 May 2020, 4:35 pm #2,583
There are no trains running between Pelaw and South Hylton in both directions until further notice. This is due to damage to the overhead line. It is estimated that the repair will not be completed before the end of service.

Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 9, 35A, 56

Stagecoach are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 8 & 20

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 17:20, Friday, 22 May 2020




There are no trains running between St James and North Shields in both directions until further notice. This is due to signalling problems.
We are currently operating a bus replacement service, the number 900, calling at or near to all stations between St James and North Shields. Please purchase tickets from the ticket machine at the station as there is no facility to pay on the bus.
Two cable repairs are underway, our engineers have advised the repairs are taking longer than first thought, it is now estimated they will not be completed until after 6pm. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 16:35, Friday, 22 May 2020

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Michael
22 May 2020, 4:35 pm #2,583

There are no trains running between Pelaw and South Hylton in both directions until further notice. This is due to damage to the overhead line. It is estimated that the repair will not be completed before the end of service.

Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 9, 35A, 56

Stagecoach are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 8 & 20

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 17:20, Friday, 22 May 2020




There are no trains running between St James and North Shields in both directions until further notice. This is due to signalling problems.
We are currently operating a bus replacement service, the number 900, calling at or near to all stations between St James and North Shields. Please purchase tickets from the ticket machine at the station as there is no facility to pay on the bus.
Two cable repairs are underway, our engineers have advised the repairs are taking longer than first thought, it is now estimated they will not be completed until after 6pm. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 16:35, Friday, 22 May 2020


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

pbjd



318
22 May 2020, 4:40 pm #2,584
(22 May 2020, 4:35 pm)Michael There are no trains running between Pelaw and South Hylton in both directions until further notice. This is due to damage to the overhead line. It is estimated that the repair will not be completed before the end of service.

Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 9, 35A, 56

Stagecoach are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 8 & 20

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 17:20, Friday, 22 May 2020




There are no trains running between St James and North Shields in both directions until further notice. This is due to signalling problems.
We are currently operating a bus replacement service, the number 900, calling at or near to all stations between St James and North Shields. Please purchase tickets from the ticket machine at the station as there is no facility to pay on the bus.
Two cable repairs are underway, our engineers have advised the repairs are taking longer than first thought, it is now estimated they will not be completed until after 6pm. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 16:35, Friday, 22 May 2020

Both suspensions will now remain in place util start of service tomorrow morning.
pbjd
22 May 2020, 4:40 pm #2,584

(22 May 2020, 4:35 pm)Michael There are no trains running between Pelaw and South Hylton in both directions until further notice. This is due to damage to the overhead line. It is estimated that the repair will not be completed before the end of service.

Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 9, 35A, 56

Stagecoach are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area on bus services 8 & 20

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 17:20, Friday, 22 May 2020




There are no trains running between St James and North Shields in both directions until further notice. This is due to signalling problems.
We are currently operating a bus replacement service, the number 900, calling at or near to all stations between St James and North Shields. Please purchase tickets from the ticket machine at the station as there is no facility to pay on the bus.
Two cable repairs are underway, our engineers have advised the repairs are taking longer than first thought, it is now estimated they will not be completed until after 6pm. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Updated at 16:35, Friday, 22 May 2020

Both suspensions will now remain in place util start of service tomorrow morning.

Michael



19,141
22 May 2020, 4:42 pm #2,585
(22 May 2020, 4:40 pm)pbjd Both suspensions will now remain in place util start of service tomorrow morning.

That must of updated soon as i did my post Big Grin Big Grin

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
22 May 2020, 4:42 pm #2,585

(22 May 2020, 4:40 pm)pbjd Both suspensions will now remain in place util start of service tomorrow morning.

That must of updated soon as i did my post Big Grin Big Grin


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
23 May 2020, 9:34 am #2,586
UPDATE at 08:45

The service suspension has been shortened, no trains will run between St. Peters and South Hylton. This will be in place all day Saturday due to Network Rail overhead line repairs. A bus replacement, number 901 will be running in the affected area.

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The signalling issues between St James and North Shields have now been resolved and trains will be running as normal this morning on this line. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
23 May 2020, 9:34 am #2,586

UPDATE at 08:45

The service suspension has been shortened, no trains will run between St. Peters and South Hylton. This will be in place all day Saturday due to Network Rail overhead line repairs. A bus replacement, number 901 will be running in the affected area.

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The signalling issues between St James and North Shields have now been resolved and trains will be running as normal this morning on this line. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
23 May 2020, 3:40 pm #2,587
(23 May 2020, 9:34 am)Michael UPDATE at 08:45

The service suspension has been shortened, no trains will run between St. Peters and South Hylton. This will be in place all day Saturday due to Network Rail overhead line repairs. A bus replacement, number 901 will be running in the affected area.

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The signalling issues between St James and North Shields have now been resolved and trains will be running as normal this morning on this line. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Update:


From 8pm this evening the service suspension on the Sunderland line will be widened to allow Network Rail to assess damaged overhead lines. Trains will still run from Pelaw but will terminate at East Boldon. A bus replacement, 901, will continue running in the affected area.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
23 May 2020, 3:40 pm #2,587

(23 May 2020, 9:34 am)Michael UPDATE at 08:45

The service suspension has been shortened, no trains will run between St. Peters and South Hylton. This will be in place all day Saturday due to Network Rail overhead line repairs. A bus replacement, number 901 will be running in the affected area.

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The signalling issues between St James and North Shields have now been resolved and trains will be running as normal this morning on this line. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Update:


From 8pm this evening the service suspension on the Sunderland line will be widened to allow Network Rail to assess damaged overhead lines. Trains will still run from Pelaw but will terminate at East Boldon. A bus replacement, 901, will continue running in the affected area.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
24 May 2020, 11:55 am #2,588
No trains are running between St. Peter’s and South Hylton for the rest of today 24th and tomorrow 25th of May. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 12:00, Sunday, 24 May 2020


Must be bad, if they know its not gonna run tomorrow either!

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
24 May 2020, 11:55 am #2,588

No trains are running between St. Peter’s and South Hylton for the rest of today 24th and tomorrow 25th of May. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 12:00, Sunday, 24 May 2020


Must be bad, if they know its not gonna run tomorrow either!


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
25 May 2020, 5:23 pm #2,589
(24 May 2020, 11:55 am)Michael No trains are running between St. Peter’s and South Hylton for the rest of today 24th and tomorrow 25th of May. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 12:00, Sunday, 24 May 2020


Must be bad, if they know its not gonna run tomorrow either!

Tomorrow, 26th of May, there will be no trains running between South Hylton and St. Peters in either direction. From 21:00 this will be extended to East Boldon and South Hylton. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 17:05, Monday, 25 May 2020

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
25 May 2020, 5:23 pm #2,589

(24 May 2020, 11:55 am)Michael No trains are running between St. Peter’s and South Hylton for the rest of today 24th and tomorrow 25th of May. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 12:00, Sunday, 24 May 2020


Must be bad, if they know its not gonna run tomorrow either!

Tomorrow, 26th of May, there will be no trains running between South Hylton and St. Peters in either direction. From 21:00 this will be extended to East Boldon and South Hylton. This is due to emergency Network Rail overhead line repairs at Sunderland station. A bus replacement, number 901 will continue to run in the affected area.

Updated at 17:05, Monday, 25 May 2020


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
26 May 2020, 10:04 am #2,590
Who's running the Metro replacement between South Hylton and St Peters?



Also they've explained what caused it -

Network Rail engineers are working to repair extensive damage to the overhead line in the tunnel through Sunderland station, on the route Metro shares with other train operators.

The overhead line was brought down by a freight train on Friday, causing extensive damage. Repair is made more complex by the age and low clearance of the tunnel.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
26 May 2020, 10:04 am #2,590

Who's running the Metro replacement between South Hylton and St Peters?



Also they've explained what caused it -

Network Rail engineers are working to repair extensive damage to the overhead line in the tunnel through Sunderland station, on the route Metro shares with other train operators.

The overhead line was brought down by a freight train on Friday, causing extensive damage. Repair is made more complex by the age and low clearance of the tunnel.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
26 May 2020, 2:16 pm #2,591
Tyne and Wear Metro
@My_Metro
Warning signMetro services between St Peter’s and South Hylton are to remain suspended until Tuesday June 2. Network Rail is carrying out emergency overhead line repairs at Sunderland. We are keeping in daily contact with Network Rail to see if the repair time will be shortened.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
26 May 2020, 2:16 pm #2,591

Tyne and Wear Metro
@My_Metro
Warning signMetro services between St Peter’s and South Hylton are to remain suspended until Tuesday June 2. Network Rail is carrying out emergency overhead line repairs at Sunderland. We are keeping in daily contact with Network Rail to see if the repair time will be shortened.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Malarkey



6,060
27 May 2020, 8:54 pm #2,592
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...e-18312285

The Government have given Metro £16.2m to maintain operations over the last few months due to current circumstances through till August 2020, I personally feel that even pre-covid 19 Nexus/DB Regio should be stripped of there operating licence given how poor this system is and be put out to tender for someone else who actually cares to takeover, they've literally wasted away millions of pounds on re-doing the same stretches of infrastructure for god knows how long now and the issue has still not been rectified and improvement in service/performance has still not changed
Malarkey
27 May 2020, 8:54 pm #2,592

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...e-18312285

The Government have given Metro £16.2m to maintain operations over the last few months due to current circumstances through till August 2020, I personally feel that even pre-covid 19 Nexus/DB Regio should be stripped of there operating licence given how poor this system is and be put out to tender for someone else who actually cares to takeover, they've literally wasted away millions of pounds on re-doing the same stretches of infrastructure for god knows how long now and the issue has still not been rectified and improvement in service/performance has still not changed

markydh



258
27 May 2020, 9:41 pm #2,593
DN Regio hasn’t operated the system for years! NEXUS are doing the best with what they have. I’m not sure what you mean by wasting money on system upgrades?
markydh
27 May 2020, 9:41 pm #2,593

DN Regio hasn’t operated the system for years! NEXUS are doing the best with what they have. I’m not sure what you mean by wasting money on system upgrades?

Andreos1



14,155
11 Jun 2020, 4:46 pm #2,594
https://twitter.com/TyneFlashback/status...95395?s=19

4001 has had a repaint.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
11 Jun 2020, 4:46 pm #2,594

https://twitter.com/TyneFlashback/status...95395?s=19

4001 has had a repaint.


'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Michael



19,141
12 Jun 2020, 2:38 pm #2,595
We currently have no trains operating between St James - North Shields in either direction due to a power supply fault caused by cable theft. We have 10 replacement buses, the number 900, operating between the affected stations. Metro apologise for the disruption to your journey.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
12 Jun 2020, 2:38 pm #2,595

We currently have no trains operating between St James - North Shields in either direction due to a power supply fault caused by cable theft. We have 10 replacement buses, the number 900, operating between the affected stations. Metro apologise for the disruption to your journey.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael



19,141
18 Jun 2020, 9:14 am #2,596
Arriva are accepting Metro tickets and passes on services 43, 44, 45 & 46 between Regent Centre and Newcastle City Centre

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Revised information

The service is now suspended between Monument and Gateshead Stadium due to the ongoing failed train.

Metro tickets and passes can be used on Go NorthEast services 26 and 27 between Monument and Heworth.

We will update once we have further information

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
18 Jun 2020, 9:14 am #2,596

Arriva are accepting Metro tickets and passes on services 43, 44, 45 & 46 between Regent Centre and Newcastle City Centre

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Revised information

The service is now suspended between Monument and Gateshead Stadium due to the ongoing failed train.

Metro tickets and passes can be used on Go NorthEast services 26 and 27 between Monument and Heworth.

We will update once we have further information


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

V514DFT



2,224
26 Jun 2020, 11:39 am #2,597
The depot at Howdon is coming along nicely,i relly do hope they keep it even after the upgrade of the Gosforth Depot is complete,tbh imo it would make sense to keep the depot incase a train fails on that part of the network then they can just pull into there rather than hold the entire network up

Kind Regards
Tez
V514DFT
26 Jun 2020, 11:39 am #2,597

The depot at Howdon is coming along nicely,i relly do hope they keep it even after the upgrade of the Gosforth Depot is complete,tbh imo it would make sense to keep the depot incase a train fails on that part of the network then they can just pull into there rather than hold the entire network up


Kind Regards
Tez

Michael



19,141
26 Jun 2020, 11:45 am #2,598
(26 Jun 2020, 11:39 am)V514DFT The depot at Howdon is coming along nicely,i relly do hope they keep it even after the upgrade of the Gosforth Depot is complete,tbh imo it would make sense to keep the depot incase a train fails on that part of the network then they can just pull into there rather than hold the entire network up

Would be great if they did, same its only temporary. I'm sure the training facility next to shields, is going to house some of the trains on a night, so they can have earlier/later trains.

I'm glad they're doing the Metro Flow, between Pelaw and Bede too.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
26 Jun 2020, 11:45 am #2,598

(26 Jun 2020, 11:39 am)V514DFT The depot at Howdon is coming along nicely,i relly do hope they keep it even after the upgrade of the Gosforth Depot is complete,tbh imo it would make sense to keep the depot incase a train fails on that part of the network then they can just pull into there rather than hold the entire network up

Would be great if they did, same its only temporary. I'm sure the training facility next to shields, is going to house some of the trains on a night, so they can have earlier/later trains.

I'm glad they're doing the Metro Flow, between Pelaw and Bede too.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

V514DFT



2,224
28 Jun 2020, 12:42 pm #2,599
Yeah,the line between Pelaw and Bede has needed some attention for years, there was also a propsal to have a Station at Victoria Road some years ago which in guessing fell through

Kind Regards
Tez
V514DFT
28 Jun 2020, 12:42 pm #2,599

Yeah,the line between Pelaw and Bede has needed some attention for years, there was also a propsal to have a Station at Victoria Road some years ago which in guessing fell through


Kind Regards
Tez

Michael



19,141
30 Jun 2020, 11:15 am #2,600
Tyne and Wear Metro
@My_Metro
Due to a track circuit fault at Sunderland station, platforms 1 & 2 are not in service. Due to this trains will be stopping at platform 3 for both South Hylton and Airport trains. Passengers are advised to check the destination at the front of the train before boarding.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
30 Jun 2020, 11:15 am #2,600

Tyne and Wear Metro
@My_Metro
Due to a track circuit fault at Sunderland station, platforms 1 & 2 are not in service. Due to this trains will be stopping at platform 3 for both South Hylton and Airport trains. Passengers are advised to check the destination at the front of the train before boarding.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

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