St Alban's Catholic Primary School in Pelaw, Gateshead, has unveiled a new mural inspired by the Tyne and Wear Metro ...

Artists are being sought to decorate the interiors of the new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet of trains. The 46 trains, due to enter service from summer 2023, will feature large artworks which "bring to ...

The two men given the honour of taking the first new Tyne and Wear Metro train on its inaugural journey say it was “an early Christmas present” for the North East. Years of waiting for one of ...

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains are still not cleared to run to Sunderland – but transport bosses have promised that ...

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains are still not cleared to run to Sunderland – but transport bosses have promised that Wearside passengers will finally get their first chance to ride one ...

The winning company will design, build and maintain the fleet The shortlist of firms bidding to build a fleet of new trains for Tyne and Wear's Metro system has been announced. They are Spanish ...

It will be 2027 at the earliest before Tyne and Wear Metro’s transformation is complete, with only 15% of its drivers so far ...

The first Tyne and Wear Metro passengers to set foot on one of the network’s gleaming new trains were thrilled by the “absolutely amazing” experience. There was huge excitement and no little relief on ...

The new train left South Shields and picked up passengers between Pelaw and Monkseaton [BBC] The first of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains has entered service after months of delays. It left ...

Half of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new train fleet should be in action by the end of 2025. Bosses at operator Nexus expect around 23 of the Swiss-built carriages to come into service over the next 12 ...