Passengers were welcomed on board a new Tyne and Wear Metro train for the first time on Wednesday, as it finally entered service after years of waiting. Chronicle Live.

The first new Tyne and Wear Metro train had to be taken out of action this morning after suffering a technical failure. The train was pulled from service in South Gosforth at around 8am on ...

Metro operator Nexus has launched the first Stadler Class 555 Metro train for the Tyne and Wear Metro in in North East England. The train forms part of a £362m ($380m) fleet programme, which aims to ...

A Tyne and Wear Metro train was stopped at Cullercoats station due to a leaking ventilation unit, and Nexus has issued a statement on the ongoing issue. At around 6.15pm, the train came to a stand, ...

No trains from Wallsend to Monkseaton in both directions due to power supply issues @gonortheast on services 1, 307, 309, 317, 353, 354, 356, @arrivanortheast 56, 57a, 306, 308, Gatehead taxi's 19 ...

O2, Vodaphone, and Three UK have turned down plans to expand 4G and 5G coverage across the Nexus-operated Tyne and Wear Metro underground rail system. According to a report from IS Preview, the ...

It is the longest line closure since the Tyne and Wear Metro began in 1980. At South Gosforth station this week, engineers were beginning to lay new tracks and sleepers on one side of the line.

The Government will pay for an essential upgrade to prevent the Tyne and Wear Metro suffering a catastrophic shutdown. North East transport chiefs have been pushing ministers to back a £400 ...

Funding to upgrade the signalling system on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been confirmed by the Department for Transport (DfT). It said the works would "enhance journey times, improve reliability ...