By Eoin, 17 After many delays the new set of Tyne and Wear Metro trains, known as the British Rail Class 555s, were brought into public use on the 18th of December 2024. The original set of “Metrocars” have been in service since the metro was first opened in 1980 by Queen Elizabeth II, and are set to leave service by the end of this year.  Generally, I was impressed by the new […]

By Eoin, 17. Since the opening of the Metro, it then expanded to Newcastle International Airport in 1991 and into Sunderland in 2002, bringing the metro to the extent it is at today. It is now almost a quarter of a century since the metro was extended to Sunderland, bringing its impact beyond just the area around Newcastle but solidifying it as a […]

By Eoin, 17. The Metro service we are familiar with today was built upon the pre-existing Tyneside Electric Track, which was first built in the early 20th Century. These were in service for a considerable amount of time, serving people from Newcastle to South Shields, following a similar route which is in use today.  Some of […]