Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
(12 Jun 2014, 4:29 pm)Dan Funny story... An old woman was talking to my mam the other day and asked how reliable the 9 was, as she doesn't usually get the bus and only uses the Metro... She claimed the Metro was always on time and very reliable.
(12 Jun 2014, 4:29 pm)Dan Funny story... An old woman was talking to my mam the other day and asked how reliable the 9 was, as she doesn't usually get the bus and only uses the Metro... She claimed the Metro was always on time and very reliable.
(12 Jun 2014, 8:43 pm)Andreos Constantopolous The 9 and reliability in the same sentence?!Percy Main are getting better these days!
Must say the police are really irritating me lately.
I thought people weren't meant to park on the yellow ziggy-zaggy lines at Metro station car parks? Every other day I see a police van there, and they literally get on at Stadium of Light, go to Park Lane, cross over and then go back - repeating the process over and over again.
I saw two of them getting on at St. Peter's too, and there was a few over the Gateshead side of the green line when I was over there the other day.
I really can't see what this is achieving?
Oh yes, and there was about four police officers and about ten Nexus staff in Gateshead the other day - ticket barriers weren't activated or anything though...
(13 Jun 2014, 11:13 am)Dan Must say the police are really irritating me lately.
I thought people weren't meant to park on the yellow ziggy-zaggy lines at Metro station car parks? Every other day I see a police van there, and they literally get on at Stadium of Light, go to Park Lane, cross over and then go back - repeating the process over and over again.
I saw two of them getting on at St. Peter's too, and there was a few over the Gateshead side of the green line when I was over there the other day.
I really can't see what this is achieving?
Oh yes, and there was about four police officers and about ten Nexus staff in Gateshead the other day - ticket barriers weren't activated or anything though...
(13 Jun 2014, 11:13 am)Dan Must say the police are really irritating me lately.
I thought people weren't meant to park on the yellow ziggy-zaggy lines at Metro station car parks? Every other day I see a police van there, and they literally get on at Stadium of Light, go to Park Lane, cross over and then go back - repeating the process over and over again.
I saw two of them getting on at St. Peter's too, and there was a few over the Gateshead side of the green line when I was over there the other day.
I really can't see what this is achieving?
Oh yes, and there was about four police officers and about ten Nexus staff in Gateshead the other day - ticket barriers weren't activated or anything though...
(14 Jun 2014, 7:45 pm)BJ10VUS Yeah, I don't get why they have police at the Metro stations? There was loads at Gateshead and Monument on some days when the gates first started going on. Surely there are some real crimes the police could be looking out for rather than a few chavs not paying for their ticket?
(14 Jun 2014, 7:45 pm)BJ10VUS Yeah, I don't get why they have police at the Metro stations? There was loads at Gateshead and Monument on some days when the gates first started going on. Surely there are some real crimes the police could be looking out for rather than a few chavs not paying for their ticket?
(14 Jun 2014, 8:57 pm)aureolin Crime prevention partnerships perhaps? I believe GNE used to do something similar with Durham Constabulary. The police will have no involvement in people not paying for tickets, as they have no powers of enforcement in that respect. I'd assume they're looking at other crime, such as vandalism, drunks, graffiti, etc.
Doesn't mean they can park illegally in a non-emergency situation though. Suggest you take a photo and send it in to Northumbria Police if anyone sees it. They'd be quick enough to do it if it was you.
(14 Jun 2014, 8:57 pm)aureolin Crime prevention partnerships perhaps? I believe GNE used to do something similar with Durham Constabulary. The police will have no involvement in people not paying for tickets, as they have no powers of enforcement in that respect. I'd assume they're looking at other crime, such as vandalism, drunks, graffiti, etc.
Doesn't mean they can park illegally in a non-emergency situation though. Suggest you take a photo and send it in to Northumbria Police if anyone sees it. They'd be quick enough to do it if it was you.
(15 Jun 2014, 5:34 pm)Marcus Do you mean the 'Bobby on a Bus'?
I think they still have the odd notice board advertising that. Last time I saw one though it was on 3825 when it was still at Chester!
(15 Jun 2014, 5:51 pm)Dan Remember seeing those on the Limes. Don't think they have them these days though.
(18 Jun 2014, 4:27 pm)NEBCD Malarkey http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ne-7288779
(18 Jun 2014, 4:27 pm)NEBCD Malarkey http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ne-7288779
(18 Jun 2014, 4:28 pm)Andreos Constantopolous Was just posting this! Beat me to it!
Here is the direct link http://storyofmetro.nexus.org.uk/
(18 Jun 2014, 4:28 pm)Andreos Constantopolous Was just posting this! Beat me to it!
Here is the direct link http://storyofmetro.nexus.org.uk/
(18 Jun 2014, 7:25 pm)aureolin The way ahead video is well worth a watch. Some cracking PTE buses included.
Hope Nexus next time organises it better. People pushing, people being ignorant to fellow people, they should have batched some items together such as toiletries. But the staff there did their best
Reading The Chronicle from today and there is a section dedicated to tweets/posts from readers relating to a particular story or event.
Todays section is dedicated to the lost property auction, which raised money by selling stuff left behind on the metro.
One reader/contributor said.
Hope Nexus next time organises it better. People pushing, people being ignorant to fellow people, they should have batched some items together such as toiletries. But the staff there did their best
