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Nexus engineer Ben Brooks previously worked on Big Ben.

Metro engineer swaps Parliament for public transport

Repair works are being carried out to a bridge in North Shields. Picture: Nexus

Metro line closure to be extended due to damaged footbridge

New Nexus train. (Photo: Sally Ann Norman)

Tyne and Wear Metro upgrade project reaches major milestone

Paul Taylor from Nexus with some of the Newcastle Airport Firefighters during training.

Airport firefighters gear up to tackle new Metro fleet emergencies

Nine-day Metro line closure in North Tyneside.

Metro passengers warned of nine-day North Tyneside line closure

The Tyne and Wear Metro bridge over the A19 at Howdon, North Tyneside. Photo: Google Maps.

Metro bridge at 'serious risk of collapse' without A19 safety upgrades

Track renewal work will take place on the Metro.

Section of Metro to Newcastle Airport to close for nine days

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness.

Mayor hails launch of new integrated North East travel website

A photo of an old Tyne and Wear Metro train from 1985. Photo: Nexus.

What's happening to all the old Tyne and Wear Metro trains

Whitley Bay Metro station footbridge.

Historic footbridge reopens at Whitley Bay Metro

Lost property from the Metro.

Metro lost property sale helps charity
Nexus is selling lost property found on Tyne and Wear Metros to raise money for a local charity.
Hannah Fitzhugh

The revamped Metro control room.

£8.8m control system revamp aims to cut Metro disruptions

Tyne and Wear Metro has delivered a major boost to the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway.

Railway revival gets major boost from Metro materials

Chris Saunders.

TikTokker rides Metro in fancy dress for Star Wars Day

The Moser Rail Grinder – named Ariana - in operation for the first time on the Metro lines in South Tyneside during a recent major line closure.

Metro names new rail grinder after pop star

The Pride Of Tyne ferry at the Shields Ferry landing in North Shields. Photo: Nexus.

Shields Ferry reopens as landing repairs cost confirmed after storm damage

The Pride of the Tyne ferry at the Shields Ferry landing in North Shields. Photo: Nexus.

Shields Ferry to return after almost three months out of action

Metro’s Pop Pay As You Go system will be extended to the new Northumberland Line and its stations.

Pop cards will be valid on new railway line

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