Metro customers have experienced major disruption after a line closed following an attempted cable theft at a station in Newcastle.
Nexus, the operators of the Tyne and Wear Metro, confirmed that an attempt was made to steal the cable on just before midnight on Friday next to Benton Metro station which caused 'severe damage to infrastructure'.
The resulting damage to the cable, combined with a points issue at South Gosforth, meant no trains were able to run in either direction between South Gosforth and Monkseaton on Saturday morning.
