The first of the Metro's new fleet entered service in December after several delays, although the Stadler-built train had been confined to the line running between Newcastle and South Shields.

Some of the many young Metro enthusiasts are in a group calling themselves the Metro Bashers. They meet every week to spot and travel on the new trains, such as Cameron Johnston, 18, of Newcastle who ...

During a visit to the new ... in Newcastle school toilets Seeing this happening up close was fascinating, and I never would have thought that this is the way that the new Metro trains will be ...

The Metro Tunnel is Melbourne’s biggest train network upgrade since the City Loop opened in 1981 and will include five new ...

A £400m bid has been submitted to the government to help keep the Tyne and Wear Metro running ... the the first of the long-awaited new fleet of trains has entered service, it would soon be ...

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