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Disruption for commuters after section of rail found to have cracked on Metro route in Newcastle

Operators Nexus confirmed that a temporary speed restriction has been put in place while engineers assessed the section of rail

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South Shields to Pelaw Metro reopens with delays on first day

Hebburn, Jarrow, Bede, Simonside, Tyne Dock, Chichester and South Shields stations have now all reopened after the Metro Flow works

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Tyne Wear Metro Pelaw to South Shields reopening date and why it was delayed

The three-month shutdown fo the Metro in South Tyneside is nearly over, it should mean a better service between Pelaw and South Shields

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Reopening of Metro line between South Shields and Pelaw delayed again after three-month shutdown

Passengers in South Tyneside will have to wait a few more days for services to return to the line, which has been shut since mid-September for major upgrade works

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Healius shake-up: $140m day hospitals sold

A leading Australian healthcare company has shifted focus, selling its consortium of day hospitals and appointing a new CEO.

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Tyne and Wear Metro trains should finally start running to South Shields again next week

Transport bosses say they hope to reopen the Metro line from Pelaw to South Shields on Monday, December 12, but that date is not set in stone yet

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Tragic Doddie Weir in happier times - taking the Metro with his Newcastle Falcons teammates

Doddie Weir who recently lost his much-publicised battle with motor neurone disease was part of the Newcastle Falcons team which won the Rugby Union Premiership title in 1998

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South Shields to Pelaw Metro reopening delayed by up to a week

Hebburn, Jarrow, Bede, Simonside, Tyne Dock, Chichester and South Shields stations were due to reopen on December 4 but contractors need an extra week

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The reasons Metro level crossings in Newcastle don't have barriers

There are five level crossings on the Tyne Wear Metro network without safety barriers, Callerton Parkway, Bank Foot, Kingston Park, Fawdon and Howdon

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Car stranded on Metro tracks in Kenton Bank after wrong turn at level crossing

The small vehicle is said to have driven onto the tracks near Bank Foot Metro station though no injuries have been reported

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Setback for new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet as arrival of first train pushed back into 2023

The delay to January has been blamed on a “busy period” for pre-Christmas engineering works that makes it harder for the train to get across Europe

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Metro disruption as ambulance attends to medical incident on train in Gateshead

There were widespread delays after a train was held at Pelaw station sidings

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Blow for North East commuters as Metro route is to remain suspended into new year following floods

Metro operators Nexus expect major repair works, which will be carried out by Network Rail, to take place into 2023

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Repairs to take seven days to fix serious Metro fault caused by flood damage in Sunderland

Repairs are expected to take at least seven days to get the Metro running again through Sunderland

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Tyne and Wear Metro engineers call off two-week depot strike after eleventh hour pay deal agreed

Stadler employees at the Metro's Gosforth depot were due to begin a 14-day walkout on Monday

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Metro between Pelaw and South Shields on course to reopen on time in December 2022

The Metro Flow works to install new track and electrify an existing line in Gateshead and South Tyneside are running to schedule, Nexus says

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Metro service will return on Sunderland line after National Rail strikes are called off

Operators Nexus confirmed that services will resume after the late withdrawal of strike action

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Northern trains and Metros cancelled despite RMT rail strike being called off

There are no Northern trains between Hexham, Metrocentre, Newcastle, Sunderland and Seaham and no Metros in Sunderland today

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Tyne and Wear Metro engineers set for two-week strike amid pay dispute

Engineers employed by Swiss firm Stadler are set for strike action

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£2 fare cap plans for Tyne and Wear Metro this winter – but not for passengers buying paper tickets

Councillors are set to agree plans next week that would see ticket fares capped from January to March

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Metro ticket fare penalty to rise to £100 and you can't pay fine on the spot

Tyne-Wear Metro ticket checkies will stop accepting on-the-spot payments from November and fare dodgers face higher fines from 2023

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Why low rail adhesion and leaves on the line cause delays on Tyne Wear Metro

Newcastle and Sunderland's Metro trains are especially vulnerable to leaves on the line, but new trains will be fitted with technology to combat it

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Plea to protect 'vital lifeline' bus in Newcastle after axed route given five-month reprieve

Arriva confirmed recently that it would be scrapping the 46 service and an emergency replacement funded by Nexus is only guaranteed until next March

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The full list of bus services set to change in Greater Manchester this weekend

More than 60 routes were saved from being scrapped or reduced

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Network Rail and train operator train strikes set to hit North East over three days in November

Expect train disruption in the Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland area on November 3, November 5 and November 7, the Metro could be affected too

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