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New Metro line to be built as part of £1.85bn deal
A new Tyne and Wear Metro line will be built for the first time in 30 years, as part of a £1.85bn government investment. The ...
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New £900m Washington Metro line given the green light as part of game changing £1.85bn funding package
After 45 years of waiting, it has been confirmed the Tyne & Wear Metro line is finally going to be extended to include ...
Tyne and Wear Metro extension to Washington 'will happen' by 2033 following £1.8bn funding promise
A new Tyne and Wear Metro line to Washington should open by 2033, after Labour committed to the “biggest ever investment” in ...
Tyne and Wear Metro to be extended to Washington as part of Rachel Reeves' transport plans
The North East and the Tees Valley are among the areas of the country set to receive part of £15billion of funding from the Government for transport projects. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...
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WMATA Introduces Year-Long Bans for Sex Offenders and Violent Individuals on Washington Metro
WMATA bans individuals convicted of sexual or violent offenses on its transit system for up to a year, extending the previous ...
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I will believe it when I see it - Washington residents react to latest plans to extend Metro line
"I've said it before, I will believe it when I see it" - the words of Echo reader Joan Morton to the news that a feasibility ...
Metro police can now ban repeat violent or sexual offenders for up to a year
A new Metro policy allowing authorities to ban violent and sexual offenders from the system took effect Monday. Officials say the policy gives transit police another tool to stop repeat offenders.