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Transport chief's 'hope' for Metro upgrade finally allowing cheaper tickets to be stored on iPhones

Metro tickets loaded onto Pop Pay As You Go cards have had their prices frozen for two years, but the card's digital version cannot be used on Apple phones

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023

Metro chief admits services 'not good enough' as passengers prepare for ticket price hike

Major disruption caused by an overhead line failure on Thursday is the latest in a series of problems that passengers have had to endure over recent months

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023

Everything we know about the Metro issue which has suspended trains and caused chaos for commuters

Workers are currently repairing the 800 metres of overhead wire which is currently down

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023

Commuters absolutely stunned to see robot dog trotting along train platform

The robot, named 'Bernard', shocked commuters as it casually trotted onto the platform and caught a train on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Robot dog Bernard leaves commuters stunned while travelling from Sunderland to Newcastle on the Metro

The robot, which was made in the USA, has been at the University in Sunderland since 2021

Chronicle Live · Mar 26, 2023

Commentary: LA’s half-empty, crime-ridden Metro trains don’t have to stay that way

It’s no secret that the pandemic devastated public transit systems across the country, and Los Angeles’ ever-expanding Metro rail system is no exception. With many white-collar employees now working remotely for all or much of the week, ridership on the region’s subway and light-rail lines is still around just two-thirds…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023

Call for action as thousands of Metro journeys in Belfast fail to run as planned in the past year

“We need this service to be punctual and dependable, but unfortunately the figures show massive gaps in reliability.”

Belfast Live · Mar 21, 2023

Cheaper bus and Metro fares across North East revealed – but operators still accused of 'profiteering'

New ticket prices launching this year will let passengers travel across different bus operators, the Tyne and Wear Metro, and the Shields Ferry for a flat rate

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2023

The wild history and current fight over Sydney's Metro-Minerva Theatre

An art deco building is at the centre of a fight between theatre advocates and a property developer. It highlights the question of what to do with neglected heritage buildings.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Tory minister will back Leamside Line reopening 'when Labour tell us how they will find the money'

North West Durham MP and transport minister Richard Holden declined to match Labour's commitment to restore trains to the mothballed Leamside Line

Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023