Tyne and Wear Metro bosses bracing for delays in arrival of new £362m fleet of trains Global supply problems mean that manufacturer Stadler expects the new fleet's arrival to be disrupted Chronicle Live · Mar 4, 2022
Tyne and Wear Metro to drop face covering rule – with most passengers not wearing a mask already It is still a condition of carriage to wear a mask on the Metro, though that rule is not enforced by staff Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2022
Smartcards offering cheaper Tyne and Wear Metro tickets could be handed out at stations Bosses at Nexus are also making the Pop card available via their app on Android phones, while there are hopes it could soon work on iPhones too Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2022
Tyne and Wear Metro to shut down across entire network on Saturday evening amid control room dispute The last trains will stop running at around 6pm on Saturday and normal service will not resume until 9am the next day, due to a shortage of critical staff Chronicle Live · Feb 18, 2022
Michael Portillo uses Metro while filming popular BBC show Great British Railway Journeys Broadcaster Michael Portillo cuts a dash as he boards the Tyne and Wear Metro as part of his latest TV series Chronicle Live · Feb 9, 2022
Huge section of Tyne and Wear Metro to shut down completely for five days in February No trains will run on one of the busiest parts of the network between Tynemouth and St James from February 21 to 25 Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2022