Fix found for Metro door fault

NO TIMESCALE FOR TRAINS PULLED FROM NETWORK TO BE PUT BACK IN SERVICE

- By DANIEL HOLLAND Local democracy reporter

A SOLUTION has been found to the door fault that has put the Tyne and Wear Metro's new fleet out of use, transport chiefs say.

All five active trains from the newly-built Swiss fleet were pulled from the Metro timetable last week, just a few months into the £362m project's rollout into public service.

An image has shown a carriage with doors open directly on to the train tracks, which would pose a major safety hazard for passengers.

Metro operator Nexus announced last Thursday that it had suspended the use of the Stadler-made fleet, though the problem was actually discovered on Monday, April 21.