The Tyne & Wear Metro

by Colin Alexander

August 2020 marked the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the first section of the Tyne & Wear Metro between Haymarket and Tynemouth. It is an exciting time for the system, with a new fleet of trains about to be ordered, and extensions to the network being proposed. This book explores the decline of the BR suburban lines that were replaced, the phased opening of the new system from 1980, and subsequent extensions. It also looks at those being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398101575
• ISBN13: 9781398101579
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages