Refreshments from 5.30 for 6.00pm start at Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle NE1 3PL (Nearest Metro Central Station)

The Tyne and Wear Metro is used by 41 million passengers a year and is being transformed by Nexus through the £385m All Change programme. The 11 year project includes renewal of tracks, power lines, signalling, stations and trains.

Nexus recently won the UK Rail Business Station Excellence Award for the £20m Haymarket Metro upgrade.

In April 2010 Deutsche Bahn (DB) Regio Tyne and Wear, began the operating contract for the Metro, working in close partnership with owners Nexus, as part of the reinvigoration of Metro services. The contract covers
delivery of the train service, fleet maintenance and modernisation of all 90 Metrocar trains and day-to-day station management.

Speakers:

Raymond Johnstone, Director, Nexus Rail

Richard McClean, Managing Director, DB Regio Tyne & Wear Ltd.

The audience will include the CIHT Vice President, David Anderson Head of Transport Economics, Analysis and Research Team at Transport Scotland.

This evening meeting is jointly organised by CIHT, CILT and TPS. To download a flyer please click here.

For more information contact CIHT North Eastern Branch Chairman: richard.smith@livingstreets.org.uk