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
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4008 at South Hylton terminus |
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Unidentified set crossing the Tyne over the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge |
2007
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4060 at South Hylton terminus |
2014
2025
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South Hylton on 14th April 2025 |
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4035 at the South Hylton terminus |
2026
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555017 at Pelaw on 20th March 2026 |
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555005 at Pelaw on 20th March 2026 |
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555003 at South Shields on 20th March 2026 |
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555 interior |