Metro running again after control room upgrades

Bank holiday Monday upgrades of the Tyne and Wear Metro have gone according to plan, its operator Nexus said.

No trains ran on the network from 05:00 BST so that systems controlling critical safety functions such as overhead power lines could be installed. The service resumed as planned at 10:00 BST.

A further stage of the £8.8m upgrade will take place on Sunday 3 May and Monday 4 May.

Nexus previously said these works were the "most significant" upgrade to the Metro's control system since 2018 and would allow it to identify faults faster.

The Metro's previous supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) was installed in the mid-1990s and was reaching the end of its lifespan.

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