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The scheme is set to cost more than replacing the current Metro fleet with new trains (see above).

Urgent talks needed on Metro £500m black hole with deadline set

New Tyne and Wear Metro trains begin testing phase ahead of rollout

New metro trains begin testing phase ahead of rollout across network

The new Great North Run Rover ticket wristbands.

Photograph: JIM APPLEBY

Nexus Great North Run 2023 wristbands sell out in record sales

Great North Run 2023: How to get to the start and finish of the race. (LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)

Great North Run 2023: How to get to the start and finish lines

The ‘MetMo’ cube at Heworth Interchange.

‘MetMo’ unveiled to celebrate Mo Farah’s final Great North Run

Nexus has made wristbands, which double up as Metro and Shields Ferry tickets, available to buy for the Great North Run. Photo: Nexus.

Great North Run wristbands for Metro and Shields Ferry now available

UK train strikes: When are workers taking industrial action this summer and will it impact the Metro? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

When are train drivers striking this summer?

Great North Run travel: Full Metro travel advice from Nexus for the race weekend

Great North Run travel: Full Metro travel advice from Nexus for the race weekend

Great North Run 2023: Metro unveils new day rover ticket for the 2023 half marathon

Great North Run 2023: Metro unveils new day rover ticket

Representatives from Nexus, North Tyneside Council and Stagecoach.

North Tyneside care leavers to receive free bus and metro travel

Gosforth Metro depot demolished to make way for new trains

Gosforth Metro depot demolished to make way for new trains

Sam Fender will be playing two shows at St James Park in June. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Sam Fender at St James Park: Getting there and where to park

Shakeil Luciano, who is known as Schak, travelled on multiple forms of public transport holding secret DJ sets around his home city of Newcastle.

DJ made famous by NUFC show thwarted in ambitious Wet ‘n’ Wild set

Pink and Sam Fender concert travel advice: Metro announces closed stations plans

Pink and Sam Fender concert travel advice: Metro announces closed stations plans

UK May train strikes: When is industrial action in May and how will it impact the Metro and LNER services?

Bank holiday bus and Metro timetable for the final bank holiday of May

Metro services were suspended between Park Lane and South Hylton.

Nexus invests £2m into lift and escalator works at Metro stations

New Metro train successfully completes its first test run

Metro fleet set for a deep clean and interior repair works

Nexus to introduce cheap Metro fares for young people

Newcastle United fans south of the Tyne are being urged to allow plenty of time for their journeys.

Nexus advises Newcastle United fans to allow time for their journeys

Tyne and Wear Metro recommends ‘pay as you go’ Pop Card use ahead of ticket price increases

Tyne and Wear Metro recommends Pop Card use ahead of ticket price increases

New Metro trains set to have two defibrilators on board every service

New Metro trains set to have two defibrilators on board every service

Rishi Sunak plea for Metro expansion gains more backers

NUFC Foundation & airport support PM plea for Metro extension

Metro work set to disrupt travel for the next week

Metro work set to disrupt travel for the next week

Nexus to make changes to Metro peak service timetable

Newcastle Crown Court.

Pervert handed schoolgirl note offering £100 for sex at train station

Major Metro closure between South Gosforth and Airport this month

Nexus confirms five day metro line closure in late March: The full list of impacted stations for the days of overhead line work.

Nexus confirms five day metro line closure in late March

The first of 46 new Metro trains has arrived in North East.

First new Metro train arrives in North East ahead of public use

The Tyne and Wear metro is set for better phone connectivity throughout the network. Nexus has confirmed plans to improve digital connectivity on the system with the aim of creating a seamless 4G or 5G signal across the whole network.

Metro plans set to see better phone connectivity throughout the network

Metro users will soon be able to use their phones in tunnels

North Tyneside Metro services set to remain suspended until at least end of the week.

North Tyneside metro services suspended until at least end of week

Haymarket Metro Station was closed due to a fire alarm activation.

Haymarket Metro briefly closed due to mysterious fire alarm activation

Plans for a £120m transformation of Strawberry Place, next to St James’ Park.

Huge Strawberry Place development U-turn as £3 million funding shelved

Schak will play at St. James’ Park tonight

When and where DJ Schak will play at St. James’ Park tonight

Increased penalty fares will be introduced at the end of this month. (Image: Adobe Stock)

Travel warning ahead of last Metro changes this weekend

Love Island series 9 contestant Olivia Hawkins was a stunt double in the show Brassic which has many links to Chorley.

Meet the Love Island contestant who worked on No Time to Die

Increased penalty fares will be introduced at the end of this month. (Image: Adobe Stock)

Fare dodgers warned as Metro fine increased 5x

North East travel: This is when the Metro, buses and Shields Ferry are running over Christmas and New Year

Metro, bus and Shields ferry schedules for Christmas and the New Year

Pelaw reaches social media fame with viral Twitter moment

Tyne and Wear Metro: When are trains running over the New Year across the North East?

Tyne and Wear Metro's New Year schedule has been released

The first of the Tyne and Wear Metro\'s new Metro fleet on a test track in Velim, Czech Republic. Photo: Nexus/Stadler. Free to reuse for all LDR partners.

Metro delay puts Newcastle network plans on hold

Newcastle Metro services are expected to be impacted by the strikes (Image: Adobe Stock)

Engineers to begin two week Metro strike over pay this Monday

Engineers will stop working overtime from Friday (Image: Adobe Stock)

Metro strikes: Engineers to walk-out over ‘miserable’ pay rise

Do you recognise this man?

Appeal to trace man after reports girl was stalked on Metro

What North East public transport will be running on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral? Metro, Shields Ferry and buses

What North East public transport will be running on the day of Queen Elizabeth I...

Tyne and Wear Metro gets underway with the Metro Flow project which will see dualling some sections of the track and line closure for 12 weeks.

Metro closures: When is the Pelaw to South Shields line opening again?

The all-day ticket is available for participants and supporters (Image: Getty Images)

How to get magic £6 metro and bus ticket ahead of Great North Run day

Runners wait for the bus (Image: Getty Images)

Great North Run 2022: How to get to start line by Metro, bus and car

BBC Eastenders reveals new actress cast for Amy Mitchell

A ‘serious incident’ took place over the Bank Holiday Weekend (Image: Adobe Stock)

Travel chaos for Newcastle Airport customers with Metro suspension

How the heatwave is affecting Newcastle public transport

Newcastle heatwave: Train, Metro and bus service updates

Metro sign

Stations in Newcastle and Tyneside affected by Metro line closure