Final Class 555 to Enter Service on Tyne and Wear Metro

All 46 new Tyne and Wear Metro trains now in service after £362m project

All 46 new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have now entered customer service, marking the final phase of the £362 million project.

Delivery of final new Metro marks final phase of £362m project

Nexus has completed 90,000 individual tests across the new fleet, trained 480 employees and put the fleet through a total of 37,000 kilometres of on track testing runs.

Final testing complete on new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet

The last of the 46 trains has been handed over by the Swiss manufacturer, two months ahead of target.

Final Class 555 to enter service on Tyne and Wear Metro

The final phase of the £362 million project has been reached as Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus has all 46 new Metro trains ready for customer service.

Tyne and Wear Metro upgrade project reaches major milestone two months early

All 46 new Metro trains have been officially handed over for customer service, marking the final phase of the £362 million project.