A look inside the new £70m Gosforth depot, purpose built for new Stadler trains. See how they maintain the old and new fleet. Gosforth Metro Depot: Inside the £70m Train Hub for New Fleet I visited the Nexus Metro Control Centre last year. The first new Stadler train started running then. The Metro’s new Gosforth…
A Metro train was halted at St Peter’s in Sunderland, causing delays while paramedics attended to a medical incident. Metro Disrupted at Sunderland Station Due to Medical Emergency Hey, guess what happened with the Metro? A train stopped at St Peter’s station, and an ambulance needed to help someone there. The train stopped in Sunderland.…
Andrew Tweedy assaulted a Metro worker after being escorted off for being drunk. He also had cannabis and pleaded guilty. Drunk Man Assaults Metro Worker During Removal From Train A man named Andrew Tweedy caused some trouble. He assaulted a Metro worker, which is bad, when they tried to remove him. He seemed too drunk…
Operation Impact nets arrests and seizes drugs and cash in South Tyneside. Police target drug dealing, assault, and shoplifting. South Tyneside: Crime Sweep Nets Arrests, Drugs, and Cash Seizures Police did a big crime sweep in South Tyneside. They call it Operation Impact. Officers made arrests and grabbed drugs plus cash. The operation happened this…
Museum expects visitor numbers to rise with the new Metro line. The director targets 500,000 annual visits. Museum Eyes Visitor Surge Thanks to New Metro Connection The Black Country Living Museum expects more visitors. Their director thinks the new Metro line will help. Currently, they get around 390,000 visitors each year. Andrew Lovett wants half…