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new painting and livery, upgraded interiors and seating, new lighting and new drivers’ seats.
The livery is now light metallic grey and black, incorporating the bright yellow Metro brand colouring, replacing the ‘red, green or blue’ Metro train liveries dating to the mid-1990s when the fleet underwent its half- life refurbishment.
Louise Shaw, engineering director at DB Regio Tyne and Wear (pictured with project manager Chris Vinnicombe), said: “We first began the project to refurbish the existing fleet in 2010 and have come a long way since then, with half of the trains having now undergone an extensive update. A variety of members of staff have worked tirelessly in different ways to help us reach this point and will continue to do so until all Metro cars in the fleet have received the planned improvements and innovations.
“Feedback from customers regarding the new trains already in circulation has been extremely positive and we are now focusing on refurbishing the remaining cars, to help ensure all passengers receive a reliable and comfortable journey with Metro, in the future.”
In the long term, Metro will need a completely new fleet – but the way it will go about that, and its strategy, remain under wraps for now.
Skills Johnstone said Nexus is determined to invest 68 | rail technology magazine Feb/Mar 14
in the skills and capability of local people, with the creation of the new posts for the CDT just the start. It has also been putting 60 frontline supervisors through its ‘frontline leadership programme’ over two years, giving them an ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) Level 3 qualification.
About 25 people have been doing a diploma in management studies too. Johnstone explained: “Unless we have really capable managers, a lot of the investment we make would not be as efficiently used as it would be if the skills of our managers are up to scratch.
“It’s about [management skills for our] project managers as well, who have typically come through our graduate scheme. They’ve got big, important jobs delivering key parts of this programme for us.”
Raymond Johnstone FOR MORE INFORMATION
www.nexus.org.uk/our-major-projects/metro- all-change
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