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	Tyne and Wear Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Metro was intended to cover trunk journeys, while buses were reoriented toward shorter local trips, tightly integrated with the Metro schedule, to bring passengers to and from the Metro stations, using unified ticketing.
		The Metro is the first underground train network in the UK to install repeaters allowing customers to use their mobile phone in tunnels, an achievement that is being closely watched by the London Underground.
		The Metro pioneered the playing of classical music in its stations, which had a positive effect on reducing vandalism, as it was thought to drive the young vandals away.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyneside_Metro (1989 words)

	Tyne and Wear Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in Tyne and Wear in north-east England, which opened in 1980, and in 2002-3 served 40 million journeys.
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is also the first underground train network which allows customers to use their mobile phone across the entire network, an achivement which is being closely watched by the London Underground.
		The Metro does not however permit the carriage of standard bicycles, a policy which has received much criticism from environmental campaigners (only small folding bicycles are permitted).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/tyne_and_wear_metro (794 words)

	Tyneside Metro Definition / Tyneside Metro Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro A Metro is a form of mass transit public transport system employing trains.
		In many cases, at least a portion of the rails are placed in tunnels dug beneath the surface of a city in which case the system may be named the Underground or the subway.
		Tyneside Metro is a regional rail system based on the city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne where some stations are underground.
	www.elresearch.com /Tyneside_Metro (187 words)

	Tyne & Wear Metro - U.K.
		At many of the stations the fitting out with metro furnishings was not quite complete and many lack the laminated panels for the walls of shelters, but this did not prevent the stations opening for the new service.
		The track connection from the existing metro services at Pelaw will be by means of a flying junction from the South Shields tracks ensuring that there is no conflict with the anticipated heavy freight traffic expected from the soon to be reopened Leamside route.
		Metro trains will call at the existing stations, Brockley Whins, East Boldon, and Seaburn, all of which will be upgraded and will then resemble the stops on earlier metro routes.
	www.lrta.org /tynewear.html (3557 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Tyne and Wear Metro
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is also the first underground train network in the United Kingdom that allows customers to use their mobile phone across the entire network, an achievement which is being closely watched by the London Underground.
		In 2002 Nexus unveiled Project Orpheus, an expansion plan that would extend the Metro system by adding new sections using street running, thus changing the nature of the Metro to a supertram-like system.
		Killingworth and Cramlington have been planned since Metro was on the drawing board, but would require widening of the busy East Coast main line to four tracks, which would be expensive.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Tyneside_Metro (1347 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Symphonies soothe train vandals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Operators of the Metro system in Tyneside have found a new way of cutting crime; by thoroughly boring would-be vandals.
		Metro operators say that damage to the company's ticket machines, which costs around £10,000 a year, has dropped significantly over the last three weeks since the scheme was introduced.
		Mike Palmer, Director General of Nexus which runs the Metro service in Gateshead, said: "The aim is not to soothe but to provide a background of music that people who we are aiming at don't actually like and so they move away.
	212.58.226.61 /1/low/uk/51939.stm (341 words)

	Tyneside Metro.html - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	good life, about the area sunderland, Wearside, durham, tyneside. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With beautiful countryside within the region and the English Lake District, North Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park within one to two hours drive from wherever you are, with breathtaking coastline and blue flag beaches, it's no wonder that visitors often return again and again.
		But it's not just the natural landscape, or even the world class Castles, Catherdrals and wonderful archetectural heritage of the region, but the area boasts fabulous nightlife, entertainment and restaurantes and was recently voted one of the top 10 places in the world for a night out by a magazine article.
		Tyneside and Wearside are now linked by METRO, an electric rail system which run above and below the ground, opening up the region and making transport links quick and clean for those travelling to work or shopping.
	www.goodlifemortgages.co.uk /aboutthearea.html (445 words)

	NEXUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is marking its 25th anniversary with a family fun day at its Gosforth depot...
		Metro operator Nexus says its name and shame campaign continues to be a major success in the war on...
		METRO passengers got a shock this morning when the Director General of Nexus Mike Parker hit the system’s...
	www.tyneandwearmetro.co.uk /news.asp (1493 words)

	Tyne & Wear Transport Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you are new to the Tyne and Wear Metro system, click the 'About Metro' link on the left to discover a little about the system, its origins and future plans.
		The messages posted on our boards are varied and cover many aspects of the Metro and other issues, from questions about the system / complaints or praise / discussions on the history of Metro and daily observation reports through to the politics of public transport issues.
		Although primarily we are still a Tyne and Wear Metro discussion Group we have again added additional message boards to cater for occasional discussions on other public transport subjects.
	beta.communities.msn.co.za /TyneWearTransportGroup (1153 words)

	Newcastle upon Tyne biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These four Tyneside Boroughs, together with the City of Sunderland (population c.270,000), form the Tyne and Wear metropolitan county.
		The Tyne itself passes through a gorge between Newcastle and Gateshead (the administratively separate urban area south of the river), which is famous for a series of dramatic and notable bridges such as the Tyne Bridge and High Level Bridge.
		Newcastle is part of an area called Tyneside, whose people are commonly known as Geordies and famous for their distinctive accent and sense of humour.
	newcastle-upon-tyne.biography.ms (1529 words)

	Newcastle Stuff
		THERE WAS mass hysteria in Sunderland last month when the Metro link with Newcastle finally opened, as thousands of locals tried to board the first train out of the city.
		A sobbing mother watched as seven of her children and their five fathers left on the Metro, for a new life.
		METRO CHIEFS are threatening to suspend services to Sunderland, after a spate of thefts has brought the transport system close to collapse.
	www.newcastlestuff.com /Sunderland/metro.html (484 words)

	Latin lessons for metro travellers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Travellers on Tyneside’s metro system are being given Latin lessons every time they step on a train.
		All signs at Wallsend metro station have been translated into Latin, the language of the Romans who once lived in the area.
		It was the last outpost of Hadrian’s Wall and remains a Tyneside landmark.
	www.darespeak.org /html/News/0321latin.htm (179 words)

	England Travel Guide
		Train/Underground: Silvertown Station, on the Silverlink Metro line, is 328m (300 yards) from the airport terminal; connections with the Underground are at West Ham (District and Hammersmith and City Lines), Stratford (Central Line and Docklands Light Railway), Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line), West Hampstead (Jubilee Line) and Willesden Junction (Bakerloo Line).
		Metro: The Tyneside Metro Rapid Transport system connects the whole of the Newcastle area with the airport.
		Newcastle also has a metro, which consists of a circular line with three branches.
	www.findholidayrentals.com /england-travel.php (4219 words)

	North Tyneside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		North Tyneside, situated in the north east of England, is one of five metropolitan districts that comprise the area of Tyne and Wear.
		Partner organisations such as the Health Authority, the Metro service, the police, the YOT, the Single Regeneration Budget, community safety partnership and the emerging Connexions partnership all consider the service as their 'first choice' provider when work with young people 'at risk' is required.
		North Tyneside youth service delivers a range of youth work opportunities to young people, many of whom are disaffected and lacking in confidence and self-esteem.
	www.ofsted.gov.uk /reports/servicereports/407.htm (7253 words)

	North Tyneside Art Studio - History
		The Studio leads a campaign to save the centre and with other threatened organisations marks the Mayor's first 100 days in office with a giant 12 metre long banner featuring the names of 100 people affected by the proposed cuts which is draped across the front of the town hall in Wallsend.
		Posters are displayed around the Metro light railway transport system, featuring users and activities at the Centre.
		The project is directed by Alan Vaughan, stars some of the Studio's artists, and the sites are donated by NEXUS the Metro operator.
	www.artstudio.cc /history.htm (628 words)

	Directions to: 89 Bayswater Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3HP
		The Tyneside Metro is connected with British Rail at Newcastle Central Station.
		The Metro takes approximately 15 minutes at runs at least every 30 minutes and the cost is around £1.60.
		All Metro trains run to West Jesmond, and the exit is on Lyndhurst Ave (opposite the old Jesmond Cinema).
	www.healing-touch.co.uk /travel.htm (946 words)

	Railway Association - North Tyneside Steam - Stock List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The North Tyneside Railway currently houses nine locomotives, of which four are used on the railway.
		Museum Association (the former name of the North Tyneside Steam Railway Association) was established and its members, in very basic conditions, began overhauling a very derelict loco.
		After a period in store, she was overhauled at Bury and moved to Tyneside in 1996.
	www.ntsra.freeserve.co.uk /stock.html (1148 words)

	Newcastle Geordie Toon History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tyneside as a whole was seriously affected by the inter-war depression as the staple industries on which it depended - coal, chemicals, ship-building and engineering declined.
		Further improvements in transport came with the opening in 1980 of the Tyneside Metro, a rapid transport system which connects towns on both sides of the River Tyne with Central Newcastle.
		In the 1990's the inner city is being revitalised under the Newcastle Initiative Scheme, designed to regenerate selected areas of the city and establish Newcastle as a vibrant and stylish regional capital.
	www.toonale.co.uk /history.htm (1422 words)

	Dave Porter's Radio Days
		Her career in radio started at Metro Radio in Newcastle, and she was a mainstay of Metro's output for many years, but left for lovely Leeds.
		After that a short spell on Radio in the US before returning to her native Tyneside and also returning to Metro Radio where she is doing weekend breakfast.
		When he worked at Metro Radio the management decided that Steve Tong wasn't a very good on-air name (Radio One never seemed to have that problem), despite the fact that he had been on-air as Steve Tong for some time.
	www.daveporter.co.uk /radiodays/index.html (3405 words)

	Newcastle upon Tyne
		The North Eastern Railway built an electric suburban railway serving both banks of the Tyne, and the northern suburbs.
		This system has been transformed into the Tyneside Metro which extends as far as Newcastle Airport, Tynemouth and Sunderland.
		Newcastle city centre is dominated from many angles by St James' Park, the stadium of Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle is part of an area called Tyneside, whose people are commonly known as geordies and famous for their distinctive accent and sense of humour.
	www.fact-index.com /n/ne/newcastle_upon_tyne.html (429 words)

	BBC - Tyne - Love Parade
		Newcastle is well served when it comes to transportation including: Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system, mainline and local railway services from a number of operators, air links from Newcastle International Airport, local and long distance bus and coach services and good direct road links.
		The Tyne and Wear Metro is Newcastle's answer to the London Underground.
		Its routes run to Whitley Bay and the coast in North Tyneside, South Shields in South Tyneside and North to Gosforth, North Tyneside and Newcastle Airport.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/loveparade/transport_travel.shtml (486 words)

	Caravan & Camp Sites in Co. Durham, Winston Caravan Park, Co. Durham, England, UK
		Gainford village is 2 miles and has its own Spa, several shops including a fish and chip shop and a few good pubs.
		Tyneside's Metro Centre is only 35 miles away.
		It is ideal for a family day out with cinema complex, fun fair, children's area, shops and free parking.
	www.touristnetuk.com /ne/winston (426 words)

	workshop4hastings
		Meadow Well is a smallish estate in Tyneside, well linked to the rest of the conurbation by road and by a metro line which traverses the estate.
		The Tyneside conurbation is characterised by a collapsing housing market and economy, potentially limiting demand to live on the estate and suggesting a difficult context in which to resolve the range of problems encountered by estate residents.
		Pilton is one of relatively few islands of deprivation in Edinburgh: the buoyant housing market and a growing economy of the city present a strong contrast with the situation in Tyneside, and suggest a range of opportunities to overcome the estate’s problems.
	www.by-og-byg.dk /eura/workshops/papers/workshop4/hastings.htm (8974 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Latin lessons for Tyneside travellers
		All the signs at Wallsend metro station - from 'mind the gap' to 'no smoking' have been translated into Latin - the language of the Romans who once lived in the area.
		The fort, which stands on the banks of the Tyne, was the last outpost of Hadrian's Wall and remains a Tyneside landmark.
		Explaining the idea of basing a map of Hadrian's Wall on the metro system he said: "People taking a casual glance will think that it's a metro map, but when they take another glance they will see it's actually something quite different."
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/2847385.stm (473 words)

	Hilary Paynter: From the Rivers to the Sea - Edinburgh Printmakers - Absolutearts.com
		Bewick was born in Tyneside, a renowned artist whose wood engraving has had a lasting influence upon artists such as Paynter.
		From the outset Paynter was ‘arrested by the idea of the Metro as a journey in and out of the past and the richness of historical context’, whilst simultaneously aiming to show ‘the contemporary scene and how the past is embedded within it’.
		For the thousands of Metro passengers, the resulting work is providing a new and engaging interpretation of the scenery with which many of them are so familiar.
	absolutearts.com /artsnews/2004/09/27/32399.html (559 words)

	icNewcastle - Few crumbs of comfort
		I'm afraid I have a confession to make to the person who inadvertently left a perfectly innocent packet of biscuits on a Tyneside Metro train the other week.
		So to anyone waiting at North Shields, North Tyneside, that morning, I also apologise for depositing the suspicious parcel in your view.
		Certainly I have felt heartened by the sight of community bobbies on the Metro last week, even if they were only there to check people's tickets.
	icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /sundaysun/news/tm_objectid=15829189%26method=full%26siteid=50081%26headline=few%2dcrumbs%2dof%2dcomfort-name_page.html (1333 words)

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