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  1. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    If the Box hadn't of gone then, it would of been gone either way by now, the depot rebuild would of likely saw to that
  2. tez thorn

    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    Typically usually 1 delivery a month, well 2 if you want to class them as seperate, like 034/043, then 037 on its own the following day 1760647955 I remember hearing about it elsewhere, and i cant for the life of me remember where, yeah funding was a massive issue back then, projects cut...
  3. tez thorn

    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    Probably could be done but it would be a complete headache, they'd likely have to demolish platform 2 and the control room, the A191 Bridge would have to be demolished and rebuilt but wider to span 4 tracks, Platform 2 and new Platform 3 would be an Island Platform, Platform 4 would be on its...
  4. tez thorn

    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    Now the Washy Loop is confirmed, how many 555's will be needed, 46 really going to be enough?
  5. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Well 4005, 4008, 4011, 4042, 4045, and 4086 are down as stored, could be any one of those, but its Stadler/Nexus, a surprise unit could crop up
  6. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    I imagine its quite hard for some folk that have grown up with the Metrocars (me included), 2 times i've had the wondering of "am i gonna get this colour metro" in my life, first with the PTE into Red, Blue, Green Era (95-00), then the 90's livery into refurbishment Era (2010-15)
  7. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    I know how he feels, was like that for me when i saw the video of 4033 being destroyed
  8. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Its at the point now we probably will see trains leave almost intact, another 555 (031) entered service recently, so they're not mucking about getting them in service now, testing/training is taking like 1½/2 months from delivery to service
  9. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Shows how quick one can go from being in service to being ready for the scrapper
  10. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Unless its ready for the scrapheap
  11. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    I do have a brief off topic question, in the early 00's many of you may or may not remember 4055 being in GNER livery, but im 95% certain there was 2 of them, 4055 being one, and 40** being the other, something inside is telling me that the other unit was 4086, i also cant remember if this was...
  12. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Hauled by 69 and what was the other one?, nice to see one on a loader thats not bound for the scrapheap
  13. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    R.I.P, dont suppose anyone knows whats happening with 4004 and 4005, i have them down as stored, along with 4019 an 4058
  14. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Anyone able to confirm this?
  15. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Update 4063 has bit the dust as of yesterday (27/08/25)
  16. tez thorn

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    R.I.P 4048, another one of my liked ones gone

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