First Tyne and Wear Metro pulled from service
The first of the brand new Tyne and Wear Metro trains suffered a technical failure earlier this week and had to be “reset”, it has been reported.
The train was removed from service in South Gosforth at around 8am on Wednesday, January 8, and had to be reset to correct the fault.
Nexus, who operate Tyne and Wear Metro, revealed that the carriage was back in use later in the day. They also stated that the issue was minor and teething issues were to be expected.
Michael Richardson, Head of Fleet and Depot Replacement at Nexus, said: “A new Metro train was withdrawn from service at South Gosforth just after 8am this morning, Wednesday January 8, due to a technical issue. This meant that a reset of the train was required. Given where it was located, and the time of day it occurred, the train was taken out of service to minimise disruption to our customers. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused.
“Unfortunately, minor issues like this are to be expected in the early stages of a rolling stock introduction programme and we learn from them. Stadler took the train out of service to look into the issue and the train was quickly returned back into customer service later this morning.”
First Tyne and Wear Metro pulled from service
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