Tyne and Wear Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro, also locally known as the Metro, is a rapid transit system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear region. The Metro is also described as Britain's first modern light rail system. It can be considered a hybrid system, displaying elements of light rail, heavy underground metro, and longer-distance, higher speed suburban and interurban railway systems.

2002

4008 at South Hylton terminus

Unidentified set crossing the Tyne over the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

2007

4060 at South Hylton terminus

2014

4018 approaching South Shields

4018 leaving Hebburn

4024 departs East Boldon

4053 at the Airport

4075 arriving at South Gosforth

4069 at South Shields

Interior of a refurbished set

4089 arriving at South Gosforth

4026 at Pelaw

4055 at South Hylton terminus

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