Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Tyne and Wear Metro

'Being you is not a crime': Posters tackling hate crime will appear across the North East from today

The posters will be displayed on public transport and on digital screens across NHS venues

Chronicle Live

New Tyne and Wear Metro train pulls into stations for first time as it completes crucial test run

Metro operator Nexus said there were no glitches as the first train of a Swiss-built £362m fleet was driven on tracks between South Gosforth and Monkseaton on Wednesday morning

Chronicle Live

US weatherman who left TV for a job on the Metro jumps ship after bagging role on Shields Ferry

Joe Avary has joined the Ferry crew as a Second Mate and will now start learning how to drive the vessels across the river Tyne

Chronicle Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Tyne and Wear Metro bosses explain why some trains still have heating on full blast in mild weather

Changing the temperature on a Metro train is not as simple as turning down a thermostat, it requires engineers to make mechanical adjustments to the ageing carriages

Chronicle Live

Cheaper Tyne and Wear Metro tickets for under-22s planned – just weeks after other fares increased

The cost of some single journeys could be more than halved for young Metro passengers from early May

Chronicle Live

Metro chief admits services 'not good enough' as passengers prepare for ticket price hike

Major disruption caused by an overhead line failure on Thursday is the latest in a series of problems that passengers have had to endure over recent months

Chronicle Live

Haymarket Metro Station closed until next week due to escalator repairs

One escalator is undergoing long-term repair work and the other two have developed faults.

Chronicle Live

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'A moment of history' – Watch new Tyne and Wear Metro train complete its journey to the North East

The long-awaited first train in the Metro's new £362m fleet finally arrived in Gosforth in the early hours of Tuesday

Chronicle Live

First new Tyne and Wear Metro train finally arrives in North East after journey across Europe

A new Metro train is currently sat at the Tyne Yard in Gateshead as it waits to be taken to its new home in Gosforth

Chronicle Live

North East Today: Couple speak one year on from Russian invasion in Ukraine and Metro fleet update

Your afternoon briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live

Cayman Islands weatherman leaves TV job for new role with Tyne and Wear Metro

In his previous job he interviewed Sir Richard Branson and now he's helping passengers on the Metro

Chronicle Live

Rail disruption between Newcastle and York for three more weekends - everything you need to know

Network Rail is carrying out works at Durham Station which means rail travel between Newcastle and York is severely disrupted

Chronicle Live

TransPennine Express 'sorry' for unreliable timetables and frequently cancelled trains

One Newcastle to Manchester and Liverpool train has only run 7% of the times it was timetabled to over the past 12 weeks

Chronicle Live

New Metro train pictured on one of "world's most scenic railways" ahead of North East arrival

The Rigi Bahn is the highest standard gauge railway in Europe and a new Metro train was pictured there ahead of testing in the Czech Republic

Chronicle Live

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Chronicle Live

Travel chaos just before Newcastle match as Tyne and Wear Metro brought to standstill

Metros are back up and running but a problem is still affecting lifts and ticket machines at some stations, including Haymarket and Monument

Chronicle Live

Sunderland Metro route re-opens after substation storm damage caused eight-week service cut

Metro trains had been unable to run between South Hylton and Park Lane stations after a storm which caused severe damage to a substation at Pallion

Chronicle Live

Cheaper Tyne and Wear Metro tickets via mobile Pop card still off limits for iPhones

Metro tickets will be substantially cheaper on Pop Pay As You Go come April 1, but the discount smartcard's digital version only works on Android phones

Chronicle Live

Metro operator offering £1k reward for details of cable thieves after services halted for third time in days

Nexus is increasing its night patrols and offering a £1,000 reward for information after almost 100 metres of cabling was stolen from the railway

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Chronicle Live

All Tyne and Wear Metro services suspended between Wallsend and Monkseaton after cable theft

Tyne and Wear Metro are currently working on getting metro tickets accepted on local bus services

Chronicle Live

Everything we know as Sunderland Station closes 'until further notice' due to flooding

It affects services by Northern, Grand Central Trains and London North Eastern Railway as well as the Metro

Chronicle Live

'You deserve better' - Metro boss pledges better 2023 for passengers after travel nightmares

After months of heavy disruption and delay amid a wave of problems, Nexus' managing director says commuters can look forward to better service in the new year

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

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

Chronicle Live

Union claims 'white elephant' Gateshead Stadium should be in closure mix with other leisure centres

The stadium has not been included in a Gateshead Council review of 'unaffordable' leisure centres that is expected to see at least two facilities closed down

Chronicle Live

Newcastle Clean Air Zone: Who will be exempt from pollution tolls and how to apply

Applications open next week for vehicle owners to apply for exemptions, with residents and businesses in the city centre eligible to avoid the tolls

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.