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New Train Images – Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and wear metro today announced the first images of the first new train built on the Stadler assembly line in Switzerland. This is the first bodyshell, including the iconic yellow colour scheme associated with the metro.
What are your thoughts.
Credit: Tyne and Wear Metro
Credit: Tyne and Wear Metro
Credit: Tyne and Wear Metro
Credit: Tyne and Wear Metro
Below is the information that Nexus announced about the new trains.
Consultation
In 2016 we asked you what you wanted from your new Metro. We listened and used your feedback to design some of the main elements of our new trains. Passengers strongly supported the linear style seating layout in this consultation – with three-quarters saying it would help create more space at busy times and for luggage and other items.
In September and October 2020 we launched another major public consultation to gather opinions on some of the interior details of the new fleet.
The four weeks of consultation resulted in over 23,000 responses from the public.
– A bespoke website was created to allow viewers to take a virtual trip through the new trains and give their views on key features
– Three live webinars talked viewers through the details of the train and viewers took part in live question and answer sessions. The questions and answers from the webinars are detailed here.
– 11 workshops took place to allow people to have detailed discussions, including dedicated workshops for wheelchair users, deaf users and youth groups.
Manufacturer
Nexus have announced a manufacturer for a £362m contract to build new trains for Metro which will transform performance and passenger experience and deliver huge energy savings. Read more here.
Stadler, based in Switzerland, has been chosen by Nexus after a year-long global search for the best manufacturing partner for 46 new trains to be delivered up to 2025.
The new trains, based on the ideas and suggestions of more than 3,000 passengers, will cut Metro’s high voltage power consumption by 30% while providing Metro’s 36 million passengers with modern features including charging points, air conditioning and a step-change in accessibility.
Overview
- 46 new trains, carrying 600 passengers each
Passenger benefits
- Single train – walk right through
- Air-conditioning – plus heated floors in winter
- Mobile phone charging points throughout the train
- External destination screens
- Four wheelchair spaces per train plus bike/buggy/luggage areas
- Retractable step at every door – 16 in total
- Information screens throughout the train
- 15 times more reliable than current fleet
- Digital CCTV cameras in each train
Wider benefits
- 30% more energy efficient – saving enough high voltage power for every home in Tynemouth
- £70m new train depot featuring sedum roofing, rainwater recycling, daylight capture and other environmental features
Karen’s Diner on Tour coming to town on tour and ‘well if y’all show up in force we’ll either come as a longer term pop up or simply just stay put for a while until we’ve insulted everyone in the North East!’
Get your tickets here: Karens Diner Newcastle tickets
We have spoken to the top Karen who assures everyone who went last time that Bottomless means BOTTOMLESS!
At our pop-up Karen’s you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. A place where you can complain until the cows come home because we literally don’t care. You can expect good food, good fun and a dining experience like you’ve never had before. Let us know if it’s your birthday, if your name is Karen and for the love of Karen don’t ask to speak to the manager….
Your ticket includes a delicious BOTTOMLESS pizza and BOTTOMLESS prossecco or select spirits and mixers as well as select soft drinks drinks for a full 90mins
*We cater for all allergens
You will get full and authentic Karen experience – our games, our waitstaff and the full works. Decent food provided by the venue (we hope) and BOTTOMLESS booze for those who love a drink. This is a dining experience like no other – literally. Come enjoy the OG Karen’s from OG Karen’s.
Don’t accept imitations – book now to avoid missing out!
See our two below YouTube videos from the last time they were in the toon to see what to expect…
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It looks set to be one of ITV’s biggest dramas this year and The Hunt for Raoul Moat is being brought to screen by the same people responsible for smash hit shows Line of Duty, Bodyguard and Vigil.
It was confirmed last April that production on the series had commenced, nearly 12 years after Moat gunman shot ex girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Christopher Brown, with Brown dying from his injuries. After fleeing Samantha’s home in Birtley, Moat, who had been released from prison just days earlier, went on the run, shooting on duty policeman PC David Rathband in the face as he sat in a patrol car on the outskirts of Newcastle and leaving him blind.
From there, Moat headed for Northumberland, forcing the quiet village of Rothbury into a lockdown as police launched a frantic search for him. The hunt for Moat reached its conclusion with a tense stand-off between the killer and the police on a riverbank, with Moat eventually shooting himself and dying from his injuries as he was rushed to Newcastle General Hospital.
ITV announced three parter The Hunt for Raoul Moat almost a year ago, as filming got underway in Yorkshire, with a cast including ex Bodyguard star Matt Stokoe as Moat and Inspector George Gently actor Lee Ingeleby as police chief Neil Adamson.
ITV have yet to officially announce an release date for The Hunt for Raoul Moat, but is expected to be form part of the channel’s spring programming.
footballinsider247 are reporting that the main shirt sponsor slot for Newcastle United is expected to be filled by airline SAUDI, who sponsored Newcastle’s mid-season tour of their owners’ homeland in December.
They state ‘This site revealed in February that there is frustration at St James’ Park that they have inherited a kit deal with Castore worth just £5m per year with no break clause and several seasons left to run.’
Newcastle’s recently appointed CEO Darren Eales has already previously expressed that the club at looking at all commercial opportunities and fans on Twitter were keen to mock up their expectation for the new shirts, see below and let us know your thoughts and also see our below video on how NUFC can increase commercial avenues..
Eddie Howe’s team are currently in a strong position to achieve a European slot which would increase revenue into the club allowing more spend whilst staying within Financial Fair Play which is something Howe has spoken about on several occasions as they look to stay within. If the club do reach a European slot it should help significantly with recruitment in the summer by making it a more attractive proposition to any incoming targets.
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