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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Some bus services suspended over 'safety concerns'
Translink has suspended several Metro services in Londonderry after an attack on a bus left one passenger showered with broken glass. Police said a bus had windows smashed as it travelled along the Glenbank Road in the Ballymagroarty area of city on Tuesday evening. As a result of what Translink has branded "anti-social behaviour" and "safety concerns", Foyle Metro 10a services at 20:40 and 21:40 BST, as well as return journeys at 21:00 and 21:55, will be withdrawn from Glen Road and Glenbank Road until 19 May. SDLP Foyle MLA Sinead McLaughlin has condemned the attacks on public transport services as reckless and dangerous. "These attacks are completely unacceptable and must stop," McLaughlin said. "It is reported that a group of young males were involved and I urge them to think very carefully about the consequences of their actions, not just for themselves, but for their families, their neighbours, and the many people who rely on public transport every single day. "Their behaviour is not only criminal, it is harmful to the very community they live in. "No driver should be afraid to do their job and no passenger should feel unsafe stepping onto a bus." A spokesperson for Translink said that safety is always their top priority. "We condemn all acts of vandalism and anti-social behaviour," they said. "We will continue to monitor the situation and keep in close liaison with the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) Neighbourhood Policing Teams, the Safe Transport Team and community representatives, and we encourage anyone who witnesses such incidents to report them to Translink, Crimestoppers or PSNI. "We also operate a reward scheme, which pays out up to £1,000 to anyone who witnesses and gives evidence of any incident of anti-social behaviour or vandalism."
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Tyne and Wear Metro lines to be closed for Newcastle tunnel works
People are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of "vital works" on the Tyne and Wear Metro which will result in both lines being operator Nexus will be replacing overhead line equipment in the tunnel underneath Newcastle city centre on 18 work will be carried out between Monument and Haymarket but will mean services will not run after about 21:00 BST."Buses will be replacing trains over a wide area of the Metro system, from South Gosforth to South Shields and South Gosforth to South Hylton," said Nexus's infrastructure director Stuart Clarke. "The scale of the works we need to undertake is such that we can't pack it all into a night shift and will require the early evening closure," he said. "We've scheduled these works for a Sunday night so it affects as few customers as possible. We're sorry for any inconvenience it causes."Mr Clarke said the replacement bus services would run in both directions from Regent Centre interchange, with the 900 running to South Shields and the 901 travelling to South Hylton. Metro services will continue to operate from South Gosforth to Airport, and to St James via the North Tyneside coast. However, these services may not run to the usual said Metro tickets and passes would be valid on the replacement last train times on 18 May will be:20:53 for the South Gosforth to South Hylton service21:08 for South Gosforth to Park Lane21:15 for South Gosforth to South Shields21:52 for South Hylton to South Gosforth21:56 for South Shields to South Gosforth Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
