Tyne & Wear Metro’s first Stadler train enters passenger service
UK: The first of the 46 custom-designed Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is supplying to replace the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet entered passenger service on December 18.
Tyne & Wear Metro SCADA contract awarded
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has selected Sella Controls to undertake a £8·8m two-year project to replace the Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System which is used to manage the network’s high and low voltage power supplies, fire and intruder alarms, lighting, lifts, escalators and tunnel drainage pumps.
Tyne & Wear Metro level crossing safety hub
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has recreated a level crossing to create a safety training tool to educate young people interacting with the light rail network radiating from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Rebuilt depot ready to revolutionise Tyne & Wear Metro maintenance
UK: VolkerFitzpatrick has completed a £70m project to rebuild Gosforth depot where Stadler will maintain the 46 light metro trainsets it is supplying to renew the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet.
Career opportunities at Nexus
UK: Tyne & Wear transport body and metro operator Nexus has announced a range of jobs, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships which are now open for applications.
Washington Metro Loop plans under development
UK: Tyne & Wear transport agency Nexus has begun the process of appointing a legal adviser to support the development of the proposed Washington Metro Loop.
Sandbags simulate a full load on Tyne & Wear Metro trains
UK: Testing of Stadler trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro has included loading one with containers containing a total of 39 tonnes of sand to represent the weight of passengers under crush-loading conditions.
Emergency services get to know Stadler metro trains
Depot Personnel Protection System installed at Tyne & Wear Metro site
Swiss electrification technology used on Tyne & Wear Metro renewals
First Stadler Tyne & Wear Metro trainset delivered
Metro operator opts for better mobile signal instead of wi-fi
‘First class’ apprenticeships open the door to transport careers
Tyne & Wear Metro extension business case developed