Five shortlisted for Tyne &Wear Metro fleet replacement

NEXUS, the passenger transport authority for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland, announced on September 17 that it has shortlisted five bidders to participate in a tender for a contract to design, build and maintain a new fleet of trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro network.

Nexus says it has begun detailed negotiations with all five bidders with the aim of selecting a preferred supplier by the end of 2019.

The shortlist comprises:

Bombardier Transportation UK
CAF
Downer EDI Rail, a joint venture between Downer EDI Rail and CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Hitachi Rail Europe, and
Stadler Bussnang

Delivery of the fleet will take place between 2022 and 2024.

In November 2017 the British government announced it would contribute £337m towards the replacement of Tyne &Wear Metro’s fleet of 84 two-car trains, which were built by Metro-Cammell in 1975-81. The trains refurbished by Wabtec between 2010 and 2015 at a cost of £30m with the aim of extending their service life until 2025.

Five shortlisted for Tyne &Wear Metro fleet replacement

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