The Tyne and Wear Metro and why I love it!

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This week, we take another look at The Tyne and Wear Metro their soon to be retired trains!
Date of Travel: August 2023
Class of Travel: Standard Class (2nd Class)
Rolling Stock: Class 559 Tyne and Wear Metrocar
Type of Service: N/A
Operator: Tyne and Wear Metro
Train Number: N/A
Origin: Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (England)
Destination: Sunderland, United Kingdom (England)
Cost of ticket: £3.25 ($4.05, €3.80)
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@NorthumberlandSnapper 10 месяцев назад

"I just hope the new trains can offer the same high level of service that these trains have been offering for many years" - you crack me up Dylan!

@philipwalton4877 9 месяцев назад

I don’t get it. Is this a joke?

@roderickjoyce6716 7 месяцев назад

@@philipwalton4877 Not if you have to use the Metro - it is amazing that trains that had an expected working life of about 30 years in Germany (the Metrocars are an adapted version of the light rail vehicles that used to run in Cologna and Bonn) are still staggering along 43 years after they were built. The trains have always run in pairs in normal service; but they are now permanently coupled as the inner cabs of each pair have been cannibalised for parts to keep the outer cabs operational. Other parts are unobtainable because nobody makes them any more. So there are frequent breakdowns and lesser problems - recently the heating on some units has turned the trains into mobile saunas. I am looking forward to see 4001 in retirement at the Stephenson Railway Museum, but can't wait for the new Stadler 5-car sets. I'll miss the view from the front of the train, but I'll have a reliable ride to work.

@commuterjack 5 месяцев назад

@@philipwalton4877Old ones are breaking down like everyday coz of their age

@edificity 10 месяцев назад

Nice to see you exploring my stomping ground, Dylan, and glad you had a nice time on our lovely old metrocars. You should come and try out the yellow line along the coast when the 555s arrive - it's got some really beautiful historic stations. If any other viewers are interested I make my own videos about the history and features of the Metro :)

@Farleigh1050 10 месяцев назад

hi edificity

@edificity 10 месяцев назад

@@Farleigh1050 👋

@holnrew 10 месяцев назад

Tynemouth station is my favourite. Favourite beach too! Not lived around there in a while though so I'll subscribe to scratch my metro itch

@davidaarthur 10 месяцев назад

I must say I like the bold design of the inner stations, with the huge names and distinctive font.

@butikimbo9595 10 месяцев назад

This "pretendo trains" that are actually trams in a train body shell, are ageing and lasting longer serving commuters compared to their technologically identical T68 and T69 fleets that entered service much later and retired much earlier. Enjoyed a lot to travel on one of this T&W metro cars as they resemble Manchester Metrolink old trams and old portuguese Estoril Line suburban trains, the later half cab fitted, providing a very enjoyable front view of the track. Thank you for sharing another nice and informative video.

@CM_Railways 10 месяцев назад

glad you enjoyed my local metro!

@Sulticune 10 месяцев назад

Finally, nice to see you in my hometown at last!

@richardsmith2627 7 месяцев назад

The Metro is like the lidl of the railway world. No Frills Cheap but does what it needs todo!

@bwolper 10 месяцев назад

It was nice to see you do a metro system.

@stevelknievel4183 10 месяцев назад

The spur off of the Great Western Main Line into Heathrow Airport also has its distances measured in kilometres rather than miles.

@AlexanderBrassington 10 месяцев назад

Some UK trams have speeds and distances in km. That I know of: Manchester, Nottingham and West Midlands do. This is the only non-tram to have speeds and distances in km though I think

@telemachus53 10 месяцев назад

I took exactly the same journey in search of my ancestors' roots in Sunderland. There was no "No Access" sign up so I joyfully sat in the front seat looking at the tracks before me. I wonder why they restricted access.

@markkennedy2086 10 месяцев назад

I think it had something to with COVID and the fact that the drivers' cab is to the left of the front seat.

@TomCro73 10 месяцев назад

@@markkennedy2086 So to be tiresomely scientific, it had NOTHING to do with Covid and the fact that the driver's cab is to the left of the front seat.

@pineappleroad Месяц назад

Im not 100% sure, but i think it may have been due to passenger behaviour (I seem to recall that it was early to mid 2023 when they closed off the front seats, but they are now opening them up again)

@lindseyrea9237 9 месяцев назад

Did this journey in reverse 2 weeks ago. Went from Sunderland to Newcastle Station. Agree about the comfort of the seats and overall it was a pleasant experience except for some loud and drunken bloke who appeared to be having beer for breakfast.

@colinseeney471 10 месяцев назад

Thanks I've only done the other line to the Coast. So nice to see.

@AndrewG1989 10 месяцев назад

The new Tyne and Wear Metro Class 555 should be in service from next year and to replace the Class 994 rolling stocks. I definitely would like to visit Newcastle and to ride on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

@johnburke5384 10 месяцев назад

An interesting report Dylan and looking forward to next weeks trip ! I wonder if perhaps when time allows, a visit to the rail system of Lithuania might be of interest...

@harryelliott4310 10 месяцев назад

Tyne And Wear Metro

@iandrew6347 10 месяцев назад

Great video Sir

@dangsirawan5600 10 месяцев назад

Metro Train.... 🤔🤔 nice Subway 👍👍 greetings from Indonesia🇮🇩 🙏🙏

@SweetUniverse 10 месяцев назад

I like your new rating visual! 😊😊👍👍👍

@annabelholland 10 месяцев назад

The fact that only a few UK cities have a metro and/or light rail system. London and Glasgow are safe. Newcastle is often considered as such. Manchester maybe considered a metro even though it is very light. Same can be said for Liverpool except its not considered light rail. I think that HS1 is the only 'mainline' railway that uses km/h to the point even domestic trains use it. Not sure about HS2 and east west rail

@rezaalan3991 10 месяцев назад

Great trip.

@Dang6712 2 месяца назад

Update, April 25th 2024, new trains still not in operation, no definite date as to when they will come into service due to numerous problems.

@Robslondon 10 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this Dylan.

@john07973 10 месяцев назад

Good stuff 👍

@smurfman6377 10 месяцев назад

Great short line haul.

@SAFC_Ted 10 месяцев назад

Nice

@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi 10 месяцев назад

Boa tarde bom viagem Dylan lindo metrô

@luisstransport 10 месяцев назад

Great video Dylan

@John_Fugazzi 10 месяцев назад

I was surprised the original 1980 train cars were being used but they seemed to be clean and pleasant.

@tomjardine100 10 месяцев назад

1980 isn't excessively old for a train. There is 50 year old trains operating widely elsewhere

@amytysoe2292 10 месяцев назад

they were all relatively recently refurbed (about 5-10 years ago), but at the end of the day they're 10 years past their design lifespan, falling apart and very unreliable - door faults are extremely common and there's a couple of services cancelled most days due to breakdowns of some sort. They're definitely ready to be retired.

@Farleigh1050 Месяц назад

theyre really not that old. the 38 stock survived uo to about 2022. but they will be replaced with the 555

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 10 месяцев назад

Good video, like .

@KeyNation 10 месяцев назад

I’ve used it before but it felts like a time zone of the 1989

@sarribel 10 месяцев назад

❤❤

@ThomasWhiteford 10 месяцев назад

With T&W Metrol to Sunderland also Partly Sharing the National Rail Line with Nothern

@glenncooney3959 10 месяцев назад

Those ticket barriers look pretty much identical to the ones that are used by the TTC in Toronto, Canada.

@timbounds7190 10 месяцев назад

The new trains don't look very good to me - the seats mostly face inwards, rather than forward and back, and the view to the front has been lost! The whole system was fantastic in the early days, but it seems to be stuck in a time warp, except that services are less frequent and the old stock has become much less reliable.

@gordon3178 28 дней назад

I been using the trains before and during the transfer from british rail to the tyne and wear metro and now the new trains are on the way only thing is the lacckos seats as there be more people standing then sitting i I going to get some of the stick folding seats

@andrewwilson6240 10 месяцев назад

The Nottingham tram (NET) has distance and speed in metric. I suspect that it is the case for most tram systems

@Cpr1234 10 месяцев назад

I could be wrong but I believe the speed limits on the Cambrian Lines are also in kilometres an hour. It's because the line uses ERTMS in cab ETCS (ERTMS stands for European Rail Traffic Management System, ETCS stands for European Train Control System). You'll most likely know where I'm going here, since km/h speed limits are dominant in mainland Europe.

@scotty241991 10 месяцев назад

Indeed it is, Black speed signs with red rims and white letters instead of white with red rim and black letters.

@weezersthebluealbum9479 6 месяцев назад

The one thing these carriages need the most is more security, the amount of times I’ve been verbally and physically assaulted on the line from Byker to Whitley Bay is ridiculous.

@Farleigh1050 Месяц назад

train design cannot change the type of people

@adamschannel2 10 месяцев назад

You should travel the West Midlands Metro

@iandrew6347 10 месяцев назад

Hi Sir

@___spiritofadventure___ 7 месяцев назад

It's crying out for a westward extension from St James.

@MatthewK421 10 месяцев назад

0:56 not sure if this counts, but the Central Line in London uses kph to measure speed

@pacerclara 10 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure that the Glasgow Subway has also used kilometres since the 1977-1980 modernisation

@harrytrains37 10 месяцев назад

7:50 the signals still red but the trains departed usually they wait for both signals to clear

@Milky_M404 10 месяцев назад

Usually they set off anyways as they know that usually it will change by the time they get there, if the signal ahead wouldn't clear in time the signal the train is on at the platform will stay on red.

@transportlegend.shorts 10 месяцев назад

Dylan please go on a review of a sas of jet2 plane

@Farleigh1050 10 месяцев назад

7:50 Red signal and lit OFF?

@StanRoches 5 месяцев назад

Croydon Trams speed limits are in km/h

@bangerbangerbro 8 месяцев назад

Shame I didn't go on it last time I was in newcastle.

@pigeonsareugly Месяц назад

If you’re ever in Newcastle and the weather isn’t abysmal I’d 100% recommend getting the metro out to Tynemouth or Whitley Bay

@clintoneweka9116 10 месяцев назад

It's not next year. Is later this year is coming to service with the new stadler rail metro class 555.

@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460 10 месяцев назад

The trains use TOPS, it’s the Class 509

@JISJ1964 10 месяцев назад

Is it something so special as a metro-system with overhead feeding of the electricity?

@scotty241991 10 месяцев назад

It's not exceptional but not usual, overhead = extra head space = bigger tunnels = higher building cost. That's why most undergrounds use 3rd rail.

@MarksWorldOfAdventure 10 месяцев назад

If you make multiple journeys on the metro in a single day, and you charge them all to your pop card, do you get charged for each journey or do you get charged for a day ticket?

@lozyoung4110 10 месяцев назад

Maximum charge per day is the price of a day ticket, no matter how many journeys you make 🙂

@equaltoreality8028 10 месяцев назад

Most Trams Run KM/h instead of MPH. manchester being the only exception to that rule.

@harrisonsnazel7482 10 месяцев назад

First. you should have put on your newcastle acsent on 🤣

@vaughnwilliams1208 10 месяцев назад

Should *HAVE* put

@Danse_Macabre_125 10 месяцев назад

S H O U L D H A V E not "should of"

@Lynxfan2 10 месяцев назад

Hi there Dylan, both the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway measures both distances and speeds in metric as well. This may also be the case with the Croydon Tram network. Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce, St Albans. Hertfordshire.

@jasongnrfan7374 10 месяцев назад

I like these units I dont like the seating on the new ones

@keithparker1346 10 месяцев назад

Never knew there was another metro other than London underground and the Glasgow one

@Apathy.Apathy. Месяц назад

Merseyrail is also sort of a metro. It’s technically commuter rail but it acts almost the same as a metro.

@Fan652w 10 месяцев назад

Is it possible to pay your fare 'contactless'?

@Munrob88 10 месяцев назад

Unfortunately not, just 'pop cards' or tickets from the machines.

@Fan652w 10 месяцев назад

@@Munrob88Thanks! But do the ticket machines accept contactless payments?

@Munrob88 10 месяцев назад

@@Fan652w Ah sorry, yes you can!

@Fan652w 10 месяцев назад

@@Munrob88 Many thanks!

@musicgarryj 10 месяцев назад

I'm not a fan of the current predominantly black with yellow doors livery. It's not exactly warm and welcoming.....more scary and sinister! If they're going to be replacing these iconic units I think they should commemorate their long service by repainting at least one set in the original friendly and happy yellow and white livery. Just my humble opinion!

@iandrew6347 10 месяцев назад

I didn’t know that Newcastle had a underground system

@charlesbaran1106 10 месяцев назад

The term metro implies city, so it was a surprise to see the rural scenery at 5:50.

@samtrak1204 10 месяцев назад

I thought that the UK had totally adopted the metric system many many moons ago as opposed to the U.S. that promised but never delivered

@tomjardine100 10 месяцев назад

Tyne and wear metro used to be good. Now the trains are old and unreliable now

@dalektorgo2973 10 месяцев назад

Laughing at the antisocial behavior poster. Would be smeared with feces and worse in certain USA cities.

@Debbiestrainsandtoys 10 месяцев назад

Don’t do the Tyne and Wear metro on Game you’ll get drunk and abusive commuters

@philip244 3 месяца назад

Low standards, just like the rest of the city

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO 7 дней назад

The car-body design of these trains was ATROCIOUS at best, these were introduced in the year of 1980, yet London Underground trains of CO/CP Stock of the late 1930's were of a considerably better design.