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RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Andreos1 - 01 Dec 2013
(30 Nov 2013, 11:50 pm)aureolin Almost as bad as that rush hour traffic in Stanley on a Sunday morning.
I do agree though. Just another in a long list of Metro excuses. There's been football matches with that sort of crowd (50,000) for the past 13 years, and it's never been a problem. Most likely covering up that they've had to pull a train out of service.
By goodness, Stanley is like the epicentre of the earth on a Sunday morning.
Forget Percy Street on a Friday afternoon, Monument Metro 30mins after the final whistle, the queue of packed trains waiting at Hebburn on the single track towards Shields or the Tyne Bridge at any time of the day - Stanley on a Sunday morning is chaos!
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Andreos1 - 03 Dec 2013
Spotted a metro set heading south about 16.45 at Leeming today.
Didn't notice the fleet number.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 14 Dec 2013
![[Image: 11372535025_151d09a8a7.jpg]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/11372535025_151d09a8a7.jpg)
Newly Painted Metrocar 4084 sits outside of the Inspection Shed on Road 9 at Gosforth Depot.
The new livery replacing the old 'Pop Card' (Tyne and Wear's version of London's Oyster Card) rainbow livery, is designed to have the same livery that East Coast Trains carry between London and Aberdeen along the East Coast Mainline and supports their new advertisement campaign 'Feel at Home'
To support the advertisement campaign, the Metrocar's doors are painted to look like the front doors of a house, with vinyls of blinds, laps and flowers in the windows to picture inside the house.
To view the full sized photograph, do click here.
While I'm at it...
Metrocar 4044 is the latest example to return from Doncaster having been refurbished, while Metrocar 4068 is the next to go.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Rapidsnap - 15 Dec 2013
It isn't painted. Just vynals covering the entire bodysides.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 15 Dec 2013
(15 Dec 2013, 1:41 am)GMitchelhill It isn't painted. Just vynals covering the entire bodysides.
I thought just as much, but I copied the caption from the photo on Flickr given that he'd seen it in the flesh and I hadn't.
That said, those doors do look shiny and appear to be one shade of the colour which they are painted. As the Metrocar doors have been painted in the past (believe I read something about that?), there is potential that the photographer could be right.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 16 Dec 2013
4006 noted refurbished.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 18 Dec 2013
(14 Dec 2013, 9:00 pm)Dan
Newly Painted Metrocar 4084 sits outside of the Inspection Shed on Road 9 at Gosforth Depot.
Metrocar 4038 has joined Metrocar 4084 in the special advertisement livery to support the East Coast Trains 'Feel at Home' advertisement campaign.
Both were noted today (well, now yesterday - it's 1am!) out in service for the very first time.
![[Image: 11426006964_97714d5561_z.jpg]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/11426006964_97714d5561_z.jpg)
Photo credit to Alex Thorkildsen
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 19 Dec 2013
Tyne and Wear Metro
There are no trains running between Jarrow and Hebburn in both directions until further notice. This is due to a vehicle hitting a Metro bridge. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 27 operate between Jarrow and Hebburn. We will update you as soon as we have more information.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/mymetrotw/posts/702493656436542
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Michael - 22 Dec 2013
Tyne and Wear Metro
Seaburn is closed and trains will not be stopping at this station until further notice. This is due to a problem with the power supply. We will update you once we have more information.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - DanPicken - 26 Dec 2013
Tyne and Wear Metro
There are major delays to trains running between South Gosforth and South Shields due to train shortages. Please leave extra time for your journey.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Andreos1 - 26 Dec 2013
www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/nexus-outlines-metro-upgrades-next-6446022?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Next stage of modernisation scheme to start soon.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Adrian - 02 Jan 2014
Well the gates are working well. Used the Metro both Monday and today, and I've yet to encounter a gate that's switched on. What's the point of having them if they're going to stand open?
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 02 Jan 2014
(02 Jan 2014, 4:21 pm)aureolin Well the gates are working well. Used the Metro both Monday and today, and I've yet to encounter a gate that's switched on. What's the point of having them if they're going to stand open?
I've seen them in operation at Gateshead Station twice in the entire school holidays (three weeks for me now, rather than two), and given that I'm out most days and Gateshead usually crops up at some point... Not very good!
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - DanPicken - 02 Jan 2014
(02 Jan 2014, 5:07 pm)Dan I've seen them in operation at Gateshead Station twice in the entire school holidays (three weeks for me now, rather than two), and given that I'm out most days and Gateshead usually crops up at some point... Not very good!
was so happy when they were being used at monument
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Adrian - 02 Jan 2014
(02 Jan 2014, 5:15 pm)danpick was so happy when they were being used at monument
For what they cost, I wouldn't be happy unless they were on at all times during the day - 07.00-19.00 at the very least! They should be making back some of the cash it's cost to have them installed.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 02 Jan 2014
(02 Jan 2014, 5:51 pm)aureolin For what they cost, I wouldn't be happy unless they were on at all times during the day - 07.00-19.00 at the very least! They should be making back some of the cash it's cost to have them installed.
Of course it should ease the amount of inspectors required on the Metros too... They should be on the Metros in areas where there are no ticket validators.
I've still seen the inspectors getting on/off at Gateshead. What's the point in that, when you should have two or three people upstairs at the ticket validators?
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Adrian - 02 Jan 2014
(02 Jan 2014, 5:57 pm)Dan Of course it should ease the amount of inspectors required on the Metros too... They should be on the Metros in areas where there are no ticket validators.
I've still seen the inspectors getting on/off at Gateshead. What's the point in that, when you should have two or three people upstairs at the ticket validators?
German efficiency obviously went a miss with DB Tyne and Wear.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Dan - 06 Jan 2014
Trains are currently running to a one minute frequency because of signal failure at Gateshead. Lovely.
EDIT: And now we have a driver who has gone AWOL.
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Michael - 06 Jan 2014
(06 Jan 2014, 8:22 am)Dan Trains are currently running to a one minute frequency because of signal failure at Gateshead. Lovely.
EDIT: And now we have a driver who has gone AWOL.
Lmao, First day after the holidays when most people go back to work/college and the system is back logged, due to failed signals and the prices just gone up!
RE: Tyne and Wear Metro - Adrian - 06 Jan 2014
Disruption cleared.
