© Andrew Curtis / Tyne & Wear Metro Train at Newcastle Airport Station / CC BY-SA 2.0
Following on from the talk to the Society by Kenneth Herries last year I have arranged a visit to the Tyne and Wear Metro.
The visit is on a Monday to support a weekend in Newcastle should anyone desire to do so.
There are two options for this visit and I will decide which option takes place two weeks after the visit opens for booking based on the interest shown.
This visit (Option 2) will be to South Gosforth for the new Class 555 train, depot control room, mainline signalling control centre and relay room. Participants will then travel to view a level crossing and associated equipment.
There is quite a bit of metro travel and walking between sites.
You may also wish to consider Visit Option 1 which includes a visit to the signalling school and driver training learning centre instead of a level crossing, although this visit has an earlier start.
You can reserve places on both visits.