Two New Tyne and Wear Metro Trains Have Arrowed in the North-East of England As Part of a £ 362m Fleet Expected to be in Service by the End of Next Year.
The 16th and 17th Units in the Stadler Fleet, out of a total 46 to be Built, we delivered to the metro’s GosFort Depot early on Friday.
The first of the swiss-made trains enact service in December as the Modern Carricages Are Gradoylly Rolled Out.
Five of the New Fleet Are No Running on Weeksdays, with one TRIIN also Openinging at Weekends.
They are replacing Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
The new trains have new features incomery phone, climaate Control, and a sliding steap at every Door.
Metro Operator Nexus Says It Still Expects to Have Half of the New Fleet in Service by the End of 2025 and All of the New Trains by the End of 2026.
Major Projects Director Paul Welford Said it was the “Biggest Project” in the Metro’s History.
“Stadler Will Be Delivering Aroun 16 More New Trains from their Factory in Switzerland This Calendar Year,” He Said.
“They have built more than Two-thethrds of the 46 new trains that we have on order.”
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