Date: 09/11/2021

Prince Charles took the Metro across Newcastle city centre as the network celebrated the 40th anniversary of being officially opened by his mother, the Queen. The Prince arrived at Newcastle Central Station by Royal Train. On the station concourse, he met LNER workers who had helped to keep the train network running during the coronavirus pandemic, and spoke to some surprised passengers who had been having breakfast in Costa when he arrived.

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Prince Charles travels on Tyne and Wear Metro to mark network's 40th birthday

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The Prince of Wales used the service to travel from Newcastle Central Station to Haymarket on Tuesday, November 9

Prince Charles travels on same Metro train as the Queen did in 1981 | nexus.org.uk

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A 4-car Metro unit heads south over the Queen Elizabeth II bridge crossing the Tyne on 26th June 2017. The slight arc of the cantilevered Metro bridge allows a glimpse of a Virgin ECML train on the King Edward VII bridge behind. The bright blue paintwork of the bridge recreates the colour of the old Redheugh road bridge, replaced in the 1980s by a modern concrete structure, the pillars of which can be seen beyond the rail bridge.
Location: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
Company: Tyne and Wear Metro
26/06/2017 Mark Bartlett

The wrong Haymarket (OK then, the other Haymarket) is in the university quarter of Newcastle. Its tea time and a Pelaw service boards. During peak times the service is boosted with such shorter workings. In earlier days of the Metro there were red and blue lines as well as the current yellow and green. However there were no more tracks and they were really just short workings like this.
Location: Haymarket [Newcastle]
Company: Newcastle Tunnels and Queen Elizabeth II Bridge (Tyne and Wear Metro)
26/03/2019 David Panton

Tynemouth Metro station is gloriously overlarge for current railway purpose so can easily accommodate a weekend market. A clockwise (St James) train calls on 26 March 2019. It is showing 'via Whitley Bay' as is standard for coast trains, though it has in fact already passed there.
Location: Tynemouth
Company: Tynemouth Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
26/03/2019 David Panton