Metro delays after report of trespasser on line

There are delays on the Metro between South Shields and Newcastle tonight.

A man was reportedly sitting on the lines at Tynemouth, meaning trains were unable to run in either direction on the South Shields/St James line.

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The incident has now been cleared but there are still delays to services.

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