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  • 10th January 2012

    Following the announcement today that Britain will have a national high speed rail network from 2026 the Chair of Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority has released the following statement:

    “High Speed Rail has the potential to offer real benefits to the North of England by reducing journey times and improving connectivity between our Core Cities. It will be important to ensure that this phase of construction is just the first part of a wider national High Speed Rail network...

  • 14th December 2011

    A proposed new bridge over the River Wear, part of the Sunderland Strategic Corridor project, has been awarded £82.6m from the Department of Transport.

     

    The Chair of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport...

  • 1st December 2011

    The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority has voted to begin a process that could lead to major changes in how local bus services used by 140 million passengers a year are planned and delivered.

    The Authority has begun work to develop a Quality Contract Scheme (QCS), which would represent the biggest change to the local bus market for 25 years.

    A scheme – which would be the first in the country if finally approved – would see the ITA (through Nexus) take responsibility...

  • 11th October 2011

    The organisation that oversees transport provision in Tyne and Wear is celebrating after being named the best in the country.

    The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) was named ITA of the year at the 2011 National Transport Awards ceremony in London.

    Competition judges recognised its role in delivering the second Tyne Tunnel, and with its executive body Nexus, securing the future of the Tyne and Wear Metro and taking forward smart ticket technology for North East...

  • 7th October 2011

    Nexus has unveiled the new livery for Metro trains as the first refurbished Metrocar returns to the region after a major refurbishment.

    Metrocar 4041, the first of 90 to be stripped down and refitted by a specialist engineering firm in Doncaster, has a sleek light metallic grey and black finish, incorporating the iconic...

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