Switzerland to Ponteland: Newcastle’s metro fleet starts journey
Stadler Class 555 metro train in yellow livery of Tyne and Wear Metro on test at Arth-Goldau station on the Rigi Bahn in the Swiss Alps Martin Horat / Tyne and Wear Metro from Facebook and social media ports
Destined for the city centres and suburbs of North East England, new Stadler-built metro trains have been spotted in the Swiss Alps. The trains are at the start of their long journey to acceptance and deployment on the banks of the Tyne and Wear rivers, in the decidedly less mountainous surroundings of Newcastle and Sunderland.
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