(12 Mar 2016, 10:15 am)Michael wrote Tyne and Wear Metro
3 mins ·
There are delays of up to 30 mins to trains running between Gateshead Stadium and South Shields and South Hylton due to vandalism. Please leave extra time for your journey.
(12 Mar 2016, 2:40 pm)Michael wrote Tyne and Wear Metro
20 mins
There are no trains running between Jarrow and South Shields in both directions until further notice. This is due to a technical fault. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 27 operate between Jarrow and South Shields. We will update you as soon as we have more information.
(13 Mar 2016, 5:54 pm)GX03 SVC wrote How many vehicles were provided for MRP? There was gaps of up to 45 minutes between buses today.
I counted about seven, four of which were in the Cullercoats-North Shields section at about 1200.
(14 Mar 2016, 12:14 pm)citaro5284 wrote http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban...-deal.html
Tyne & Wear Metro operating contract to end pending new train deal
(14 Mar 2016, 12:14 pm)citaro5284 wrote http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban...-deal.html
Tyne & Wear Metro operating contract to end pending new train deal
(14 Mar 2016, 12:31 pm)Michael wrote Thank god for that!
Still not sure why they didn't get new trains in the first place!
Edit: Deleted most of my post as i found the answer to my question haha!
(14 Mar 2016, 3:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote Funding.
There are some articles contained within citaro''s link that explains how and why the funding came about and the reasoning money was spent on track and infrastructure instead.
(14 Mar 2016, 3:54 pm)Michael wrote Always is, how bad were the tracks before they were replaced, or how bad are the tracks at Whitley bay etc?
(15 Mar 2016, 9:53 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote What happend to 4083 i havent seen it since the 16 th febuary last year