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Steam trains, electric trains, and Metros have all stopped at Pelaw on the eastern edge of Gateshead over the last century and a half.
(Permalink) Pelaw  Pelaw: A Tyne & Wear Metro service destined for South Shields arrives at Pelaw station in the summer of 2004. |
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The Metro line between Pelaw and South Shields has re-opened following the completion of the £104m Metro Flow project. The first Metro trains were operated along the line, which has been closed for 13 weeks to allow for Metros biggest ever improvement scheme, from the scheduled start of timetabled services this morning. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, thanked the customers for their patience during the closure, which was extended by ten days to complete overhead line and signal works.
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Nexus said today that the Metro Flow line closure between Pelaw and South Shields will be extended by up to one week to allow contractors to complete the final stretch of overhead power lines and test safety signals across the 4.6km of route. A frequent replacement bus service will continue to operate to all stations until the £104m project to convert a freight line for Metro trains, and improve reliability across the system, is complete.
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The first steps have been taken with a business case to support an extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington. Transport North East has published the first steps of the business case, for approval by the North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC), for a new Metro connection from Pelaw to South Hylton, via Washington, with new stations proposed in Follingsby, Washington North and Washington South. The business case forecasts that the new Washington Metro Loop will cost 745m to deliver, which includes additional new Metro trains to support extra services on the line. The proposed new line forms part of a wider project to re-open the Leamside Line in full, with work already underway with the development of the new Ferryhill station in County Durham.
(Permalink) Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  South Hylton: Tyne and Wear Metro train at the South Hylton terminus on 18 November.  Washington South Junction: 37078+37067 arriving off the Stanhope and Tyne route at Washington South Junction in the late 1970s with a train of iron ore empties from Consett. The train will reverse in Washington sidings before h ...  Washington: The Leamside line in July 2009, here viewed from a foot crossing, just seems to need a bit of pruning. Well, maybe a second track. View looks East. |
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The biggest major line closure ever seen on the Tyne and Wear Metro gets underway next week to allow for a £104m track doubling project to be carried out in South Tyneside. The Metro Flow project will see three sections of single track pinch points on the Metro network - doubled during the closure. When completed it will improve reliability across the whole of Metro and allow Nexus to increase the frequency of trains in the future. Metro Flow requires a 12-week major line closure between Pelaw and South Shields, 12 September to 3 December. During that time customers will be provided with frequent replacement bus services.
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The project involves upgrading an existing freight line in South Tyneside to add extra 24,000 passenger journeys per day.
(Permalink) Bede Hebburn Jarrow Metro Flow Pelaw Tyne and Wear Metro  Bede: Bede is the nearest station to the ruins of Jarrow Monastery, associated of course with the 'Venomous Bead', as he's called in 1066 and All That. It is also the station for the Barbour factory ... |
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Community leaders have welcomed a £100m track dualling scheme that will increase service frequency, reduce journey times, and improve reliability on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
The Metro Flow project will see an existing freight line upgraded and electrified in South Tyneside, making it capable of carrying Metro services, boosting the capacity for an extra 24,000 customer journeys every day. Three sections of single track will be dualled between Pelaw and Bede Metro stations from September 2022. (Permalink) Bede Doubling Pelaw Tyne and Wear Metro Bede: Bede is the nearest station to the ruins of Jarrow Monastery, associated of course with the 'Venomous Bead', as he's called in 1066 and All That. It is also the station for the Barbour factory ... |
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A petition calling for the extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington has been presented to Parliament.
The 1736-signature document is the fourth the Washington and Sunderland West Labour MP Sharon Hodgson has submitted on the issue. She said she hoped it would encourage the government to act. Metro operator Nexus has proposed adding a further 20 stations by 2030, though a full-scale feasibility study is needed. (Permalink) East Boldon Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  Pelaw: V3 67636 with empty stock from Heaton CS for the Durham Rail Tour of 13 October 1962. After crossing the King Edward Bridge and run east to reach Pelaw the train has turned south under the A184 ... Washington South Junction: 37078+37067 arriving off the Stanhope and Tyne route at Washington South Junction in the late 1970s with a train of iron ore empties from Consett. The train will reverse in Washington sidings before h ...  Usworth: The site of Usworth station on the old main line through County Durham via Leamside in May 1992. View is north towards Pelaw Junction over the former A1290 level crossing. |
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The reopening of Wearside's disused Leamside railway line has moved a step closer.
The North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has commissioned a study into the business case for reopening the line. The move comes just weeks after the last ever meeting of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority heard about a Nexus plan to introduce a new circular Metro route, connecting Pelaw, Washington, South Hylton, Sunderland and East Boldon, by connecting the Leamside line and the former Sunderland to Durham rail line west of South Hylton. (Permalink) East Boldon Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  South Hylton: A Tyne and Wear Metro service shortly after arrival at South Hylton terminus in the summer of 2004. Prior to 1967 the line crossed the road in the background and continued on to join the Leamside line ... Pelaw: V3 67636 with empty stock from Heaton CS for the Durham Rail Tour of 13 October 1962. After crossing the King Edward Bridge and run east to reach Pelaw the train has turned south under the A184 ... Usworth: The site of Usworth station on the old main line through County Durham via Leamside in May 1992. View is north towards Pelaw Junction over the former A1290 level crossing. |
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