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Stadler awarded Tyne and Wear Metro rail contract

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Stadler has been awarded a contract worth up to £700m over 35-years for the supply and maintenance of an initial 42 trains to Tyne and Wear's Metro network.

The Department for Transport is providing £337m to Nexus, the Newcastle-based transport authority, towards the cost of the programme which will deliver trains up to 2024. The initial order for trains could increase to 46 if Nexus increases the frequency of Metro services.

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“We asked for the best trains for the best price – based on what local people said they wanted to see, providing excellent reliability for years to come, transforming the passenger experience and delivering huge energy savings. Stadler has delivered on all fronts,” said Tobyn Hughes, managing director of Nexus.

As part of the deal, Stadler will build and operate a £70m maintenance facility at an existing Metro depot site in South Gosforth, Newcastle. Nexus will lead the construction of a satellite depot at Howdon, North Tyneside.

According to Nexus, Stadler will deliver the contract – which includes decommissioning the existing Metro fleet - with over 30 new supply chain partners in the UK’s advanced manufacturing, technology and construction sectors, with half of them in North East England.

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