South Tyneside retro: 15 memories of the Metro as it hits the headlines again

You just can’t keep the Metro out of the news - and here’s 15 more reasons to check in on the South Tyneside rail system.

It has been confirmed the Tyne & Wear Metro line is finally going to be extended to include Washington as part of a £1.85bn funding deal with with the Government.

To celebrate, we compiled these compelling Shields Gazette archives.

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5. Best on the system

Ticket machine maintainer Ian Shepherd with Ticket Machine 33, the most reliable machine on whole Metro system in 2011. | sg

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6. They walked the whole route

Four friends walked the route of the Metro system from South Hylton to Newcastle Airport to raise money for Cancer Research. Were you one of the walkers pictured in 2011? | se

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7. Musically Metro

James de Lauch Hay was starring in Metro the Musical, with Lauren Waine in 2011. | se

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8. In tune in 2013

Jonny Gray made a musical map of the Metro with songs from different North East bands named at each stop of the system. | se

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