(25 Mar 2014, 9:18 pm)marxistafozzski wrote On the news today it was reported Nexus want to extend the Metro
Plans to expand the Tyne and Wear Metro
All in all the plan is for 22 new stations, as the picture above shows the plan is an extension to the West End of Newcastle, also to the MetroCentre, some of it will be street running trams
A new line from Pelaw to South Hylton forming a Wearside/South Tyneside Loop
A new line from South Shields to Doxford Park
A link from Northumberland Park to Silverlink
An extension to Seaham is also part of the plan.
According to the news it will close to 2030 by the time it is complete and will cost somewhere close to a Billion Quid...Where will nexus get that kind of money from to fund it???
What is peoples thoughts, personally I think if there going to come into Co. Durham, then Nexus should look at extending to Blyth, Ashington, Bedlington along the old Blyth and Tyne Line and also to Penshw and Fencehouses* Belmont to make use of the Durham Park and Ride...
I will have probably cashed my heavenly chips in at the big casino in the sky by the time this comes off
*Mr FPP spokesman, would the FPP support a rail service either light or heavy coming your way
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The FPP would strongly support the re-introduction of light or heavy rail into Fencehouses - as long as services continued to call, after the clock strikes 21:00.
GNE may even decide to run a service after 21:00 to complement the trains too!