Metros

Swiss electrification technology used on Tyne & Wear Metro renewals

By 2023-06-08T11:00:00

Stadler trainset for the Tyne & Wear Metro under Furrer+Frey overhead equipment on the Rigi Bahn in Switzerland

UK: Furrer+Frey is to renew overhead electrification equipment on the Tyne & Wear Metro network using a customised version of a design it developed for railways in Switzerland.

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