00:00The metro closure between Wallsend and Tynemouth will last longer than planned as engineers carry
00:06out substantial repairs to a Victorian bridge in North Shields. Services between St James and
00:13Monksetan have been suspended for track renewal, but the bridge damage means the section will
00:18remain closed until 5th November. Nexus says the work requires power to be switched off,
00:25with scaffolding installed above the tracks. The operator is investigating whether storms
00:30contributed to the damage. Buses on Route 900 will run every 20 minutes. A group says that
00:38the buses offer less capacity and longer journeys. Nexus has apologised to passengers for the disruption.
