Tyne εt Wear Metro comes in-house

摘要

Operation of the Tyne εt Wear Metro returned to the direct control of Nexus as the seven-year operating contract held by DB Regio came to an end at 02.00 on April 1. Nexus had announced its intention to bring operations in-house in March 2016 (RB1506 p1). 'The most important first step is to make sure that the transition is as smooth as possible for our employees and customers alike', said Nexus Managing Director Tobyn Hughes. 'Much hard work has already been done recently to improve train reliability and punctuality and that will continue.