(18 Jun 2015, 5:50 pm)Michael wrote Nexus to invest £40m in Metro modernisation over the next 12 months
Main works include:
The modernisation will include:
• The completed refurbishment of the Metro train fleet
• Track replacement on the QEII Bridge across the river Tyne and between Tynemouth and Northumberland Park stations
• A new Rail Traffic Management System (RTMS) in the Metro Control Room
• The modernisation of Central Station’s Metro ticket hall and platforms
• Station modernisation work at Heworth, Felling and Gateshead Stadium
• A new digital radio system for the Metro train fleet
• A key track junction replaced at Regent Centre
The work forms part of the £389m Metro: all change modernisation programme, a Government-funded scheme to modernise the Tyne and Wear Metro which began in 2010.
At the very bottom:
Nexus is planning further redevelopment work at Sunderland Station, working in partnership with Sunderland Council and Network Rail. These works will complement the improvements made to the sub-surface station in 2010.
http://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/nexus-...-12-months
Guess I've got some route learning to do then... Any idea when this is planned for? Think I heard 2016