Metro services on a major North East route are set to remain suspended into the New Year following flooding damage.
Tyne and Wear Metro operators Nexus have announced that services between Park Lane and South Hylton are to remain suspended while Network Rail carries out major repairs to an electrical substation which has been severely damaged by flooding.
Chronicle Live understands that Network Rail have now completed a full assessment of their substation at Pallion with the extent of the flood damage such that they do not expect a Metro service to resume between Park Lane and South Hylton before the new year.
