A new public transport system through the West End of Newcastle could “breathe new life” into the area, Newcastle’s outgoing council leader hopes.
There have been tentative suggestions for years of expanding the Tyne and Wear Metro or building a new tram line to serve a part of the city crying out for major transport upgrades, without any of those ideas becoming a reality.
Metro operator Nexus is now set to launch a study into new links between Newcastle city centre and the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV) at the old general hospital site in Westgate Road, which itself is set for a £500m regeneration under plans to be considered by councillors this week.
