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The '''Metrocar''' is the original rolling stock for the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]].
The '''Metrocar''' is the original rolling stock for the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]].
This fleet of 90 purpose-built trains was manufactured by [[Metro Cammell]] in the late 1970s for the new Metro system.
Originally in the cream and yellow livery of the [[Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive|Tyne & Wear PTE]], the '''Metrocar''' usually ran on their own but in peak times they would couple together and run as a multiple-unit.
They received a half-life refurbishment in the 1990s at [[Gosforth depot]], bringing the red, green and blue liveries to the trains. It also brought an interior refurbishment with new seating. This also marked the end of single unit running for passengers. Some trains were used as [[advertisement trains]] during this time, having their own unique liveries to promote a brand.
Then they got another three-quarter life refurbishment in the early 2010s at [[Wabtec]], Doncaster, which brought the iconic yellow and black livery we know today.
=== Metrocar Fleet Information ===
This section is dedicated to the current status of the '''Metrocar''' fleet of trains. For information on the successor of the '''Metrocar''', visit the [[Class 555]] page.
The Tyne and Wear Metro's original fleet of trains, the '''Metrocar''', originally manufactured in the late 1970s for the new [[Tyne and Wear Metro]] system that opened on the 11th August, 1980.
There is only 66.6% of the original '''Metrocar''' fleet that have not been scrapped (disposed)
The '''Metrocar''' is being replaced with a new fleet of [[Stadler]]-built [[Class 555]] trains.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Fleet information
!Number
!Ex Works
!In Service
!Withdrawn
!Fate
|-
|[[4001]]
|1975
|By 1988
|{{#dateformat:18 apr 2021}}
|Withdrawn, to be preserved at [https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/stephensonsteamrailway Stephenson Railway Museum] in Wallsend
|-
|[[4002]]
|1975
|By 1988
|{{#dateformat:9 aug 2022}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4003]]
|{{#dateformat:23 aug 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|{{#dateformat:15 apr 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4004]]
|{{#dateformat:5 oct 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4005]]
|{{#dateformat:10 oct 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4006]]
|{{#dateformat:31 oct 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4007]]
|{{#dateformat:24 aug 1979}}
|3 October 1980
|{{#dateformat:31 may 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4008]]
|{{#dateformat:27 jun 1979}}
|13 August 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4009]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1978}}
|28 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4010]]
|{{#dateformat:23 mar 1979}}
|2 June 1980
|{{#dateformat:18 may 2022}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4011]]
|{{#dateformat:19 jul 1979}}
|27 October 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4012]]
|{{#dateformat:26 mar 1979}}
|2 June 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4013]]
|{{#dateformat:18 apr 1979}}
|21 May 1980
|{{#dateformat:2 may 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4014]]
|{{#dateformat:21 sep 1979}}
|20 May 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4015]]
|{{#dateformat:9 nov 1979}}
|29 October 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4016]]
|{{#dateformat:9 nov 1979}}
|8 October 1981
|{{#dateformat:17 mar 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4017]]
|{{#dateformat:15 oct 1979}}
|21 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4018]]
|{{#dateformat:29 nov 1979}}
|2 November 1982
|{{#dateformat:5 may 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4019]]
|{{#dateformat:15 oct 1979}}
|22 June 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4020]]
|{{#dateformat:21 sep 1979}}
|3 April 1981
|
|In service, but earmarked for preservation at [https://www.beamish.org.uk/ Beamish]
|-
|[[4021]]
|{{#dateformat:25 oct 1979}}
|14 May 1981
|{{#dateformat:18 may 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4022]]
|{{#dateformat:25 oct 1979}}
|4 August 1981
|{{#dateformat:31 mar 2017}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4023]]
|{{#dateformat:9 nov 1979}}
|24 July 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4024]]
|{{#dateformat:10 dec 1979}}
|13 November 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4025]]
|{{#dateformat:5 mar 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|{{#dateformat:23 may 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4026]]
|{{#dateformat:5 jul 1979}}
|2 June 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4027]]
|{{#dateformat:8 feb 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4028]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1979}}
|6 January 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4029]]
|{{#dateformat:29 jan 1979}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4030]]
|{{#dateformat:30 nov 1981}}
|1 April 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4031]]
|{{#dateformat:8 apr 1980}}
|20 September 1982
|{{#dateformat:25 nov 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4032]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4033]]
|{{#dateformat:19 jul 1979}}
|10 October 1980
|{{#dateformat:11 jun 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4034]]
|{{#dateformat:9 nov 1978}}
|3 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4035]]
|{{#dateformat:14 may 1979}}
|22 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4036]]
|{{#dateformat:22 feb 1980}}
|2 September 1982
|{{#dateformat:29 jun 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4037]]
|{{#dateformat:29 feb 1980}}
|4 October 1982
|{{#dateformat:1 sep 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4038]]
|{{#dateformat:8 apr 1980}}
|14 May 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4039]]
|{{#dateformat:14 may 1979}}
|22 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4040]]
|{{#dateformat:26 feb 1979}}
|3 June 1980
|{{#dateformat:6 aug 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4041]]
|{{#dateformat:19 jul 1979}}
|27 October 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4042]]
|{{#dateformat:3 sep 1980}}
|19 November 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4043]]
|{{#dateformat:26 feb 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4044]]
|{{#dateformat:26 feb 1979}}
|21 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4045]]
|{{#dateformat:8 feb 1979}}
|17 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4046]]
|{{#dateformat:24 jan 1980}}
|4 Feb 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4047]]
|{{#dateformat:28 jul 1980}}
|26 November 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4048]]
|{{#dateformat:8 apr 1980}}
|30 November 1982
|July 2025
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4049]]
|{{#dateformat:29 jan 1979}}
|17 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4050]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1978}}
|17 March 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4051]]
|{{#dateformat:29 nov 1979}}
|29 October 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4052]]
|{{#dateformat:8 feb 1979}}
|2 June 1980
|{{#dateformat:18 apr 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4053]]
|{{#dateformat:29 jan 1979}}
|2 June 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4054]]
|{{#dateformat:3 sep 1980}}
|8 December 1980
|{{#dateformat:10 nov 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4055]]
|{{#dateformat:28 jul 1980}}
|26 November 1980
|{{#dateformat:19 aug 2020}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4056]]
|{{#dateformat:20 may 1980}}
|3 October 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4057]]
|{{#dateformat:20 may 1980}}
|2 October 1980
|{{#dateformat:16 mar 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4058]]
|{{#dateformat:25 apr 1980}}
|10 December 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4059]]
|{{#dateformat:22 oct 1980}}
|8 July 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4060]]
|{{#dateformat:3 sep 1980}}
|14 April 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4061]]
|{{#dateformat:19 aug 1981}}
|13 November 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4062]]
|{{#dateformat:23 sep 1980}}
|9 March 1981
|{{#dateformat:22 sep 2020}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4063]]
|{{#dateformat:18 jun 1979}}
|2 July 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4064]]
|{{#dateformat:28 jul 1980}}
|2 December 1980
|{{#dateformat:24 feb 2025}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4065]]
|{{#dateformat:19 may 1981}}
|12 August 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4066]]
|{{#dateformat:31 mar 1981}}
|12 August 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4067]]
|{{#dateformat:22 oct 1980}}
|14 April 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4068]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1979}}
|10 February 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4069]]
|{{#dateformat:15 feb 1980}}
|14 May 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4070]]
|{{#dateformat:25 mar 1980}}
|2 September 1982
|{{#dateformat:12 may 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4071]]
|{{#dateformat:20 may 1980}}
|17 October 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4072]]
|{{#dateformat:23 sep 1980}}
|13 March 1981
|May 2025
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4073]]
|{{#dateformat:24 jan 1980}}
|31 March 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4074]]
|{{#dateformat:8 jan 1980}}
|28 September 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4075]]
|{{#dateformat:13 jul 1981}}
|8 October 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4076]]
|{{#dateformat:26 mar 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|{{#dateformat:1 nov 2022}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4077]]
|{{#dateformat:21 may 1979}}
|19 May 1980
|{{#dateformat:10 feb 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4078]]
|{{#dateformat:25 nov 1980}}
|16 April 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4079]]
|{{#dateformat:18 apr 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4080]]
|{{#dateformat:22 oct 1980}}
|13 March 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4081]]
|{{#dateformat:7 oct 1981}}
|20 April 1982
|
|
|-
|[[4082]]
|{{#dateformat:18 dec 1979}}
|11 December 1981
|{{#dateformat:26 nov 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4083]]
|{{#dateformat:26 feb 1981}}
|20 May 1981
|{{#dateformat:29 jul 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4084]]
|{{#dateformat:18 apr 1979}}
|28 May 1980
|{{#dateformat:26 nov 2024}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4085]]
|{{#dateformat:18 jun 1979}}
|22 May 1980
|
|
|-
|[[4086]]
|{{#dateformat:25 nov 1980}}
|1 April 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4087]]
|{{#dateformat:29 dec 1980}}
|6 July 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4088]]
|{{#dateformat:29 dec 1980}}
|13 March 1981
|{{#dateformat:29 jun 2023}}
|Scrapped
|-
|[[4089]]
|{{#dateformat:26 feb 1981}}
|22 June 1981
|
|
|-
|[[4090]]
|{{#dateformat:31 mar 1981}}
|21 May 1981
|
|
|}

Latest revision as of 13:20, 23 August 2025

This article has a Wikipedia equivalent.

The Metrocar is the original rolling stock for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

This fleet of 90 purpose-built trains was manufactured by Metro Cammell in the late 1970s for the new Metro system.

Originally in the cream and yellow livery of the Tyne & Wear PTE, the Metrocar usually ran on their own but in peak times they would couple together and run as a multiple-unit.

They received a half-life refurbishment in the 1990s at Gosforth depot, bringing the red, green and blue liveries to the trains. It also brought an interior refurbishment with new seating. This also marked the end of single unit running for passengers. Some trains were used as advertisement trains during this time, having their own unique liveries to promote a brand.

Then they got another three-quarter life refurbishment in the early 2010s at Wabtec, Doncaster, which brought the iconic yellow and black livery we know today.

Metrocar Fleet Information

[edit | edit source]

This section is dedicated to the current status of the Metrocar fleet of trains. For information on the successor of the Metrocar, visit the Class 555 page.

The Tyne and Wear Metro's original fleet of trains, the Metrocar, originally manufactured in the late 1970s for the new Tyne and Wear Metro system that opened on the 11th August, 1980.

There is only 66.6% of the original Metrocar fleet that have not been scrapped (disposed)

The Metrocar is being replaced with a new fleet of Stadler-built Class 555 trains.

Fleet information
Number Ex Works In Service Withdrawn Fate
4001 1975 By 1988 18 April 2021 Withdrawn, to be preserved at Stephenson Railway Museum in Wallsend
4002 1975 By 1988 9 August 2022 Scrapped
4003 23 August 1978 3 March 1980 15 April 2025 Scrapped
4004 5 October 1978 3 March 1980
4005 10 October 1978 3 March 1980
4006 31 October 1978 3 March 1980
4007 24 August 1979 3 October 1980 31 May 2024 Scrapped
4008 27 June 1979 13 August 1981
4009 18 December 1978 28 March 1980
4010 23 March 1979 2 June 1980 18 May 2022 Scrapped
4011 19 July 1979 27 October 1980
4012 26 March 1979 2 June 1980
4013 18 April 1979 21 May 1980 2 May 2025 Scrapped
4014 21 September 1979 20 May 1981
4015 9 November 1979 29 October 1981
4016 9 November 1979 8 October 1981 17 March 2025 Scrapped
4017 15 October 1979 21 May 1980
4018 29 November 1979 2 November 1982 5 May 2025 Scrapped
4019 15 October 1979 22 June 1981
4020 21 September 1979 3 April 1981 In service, but earmarked for preservation at Beamish
4021 25 October 1979 14 May 1981 18 May 2025 Scrapped
4022 25 October 1979 4 August 1981 31 March 2017 Scrapped
4023 9 November 1979 24 July 1981
4024 10 December 1979 13 November 1981
4025 5 March 1979 28 May 1980 23 May 2025 Scrapped
4026 5 July 1979 2 June 1980
4027 8 February 1979 28 May 1980
4028 18 December 1979 6 January 1982
4029 29 January 1979 3 March 1980
4030 30 November 1981 1 April 1982
4031 8 April 1980 20 September 1982 25 November 2024 Scrapped
4032 18 December 1978 3 March 1980
4033 19 July 1979 10 October 1980 11 June 2025 Scrapped
4034 9 November 1978 3 March 1980
4035 14 May 1979 22 May 1980
4036 22 February 1980 2 September 1982 29 June 2025 Scrapped
4037 29 February 1980 4 October 1982 1 September 2023 Scrapped
4038 8 April 1980 14 May 1982
4039 14 May 1979 22 May 1980
4040 26 February 1979 3 June 1980 6 August 2023 Scrapped
4041 19 July 1979 27 October 1980
4042 3 September 1980 19 November 1980
4043 26 February 1979 28 May 1980
4044 26 February 1979 21 May 1980
4045 8 February 1979 17 March 1980
4046 24 January 1980 4 Feb 1982
4047 28 July 1980 26 November 1980
4048 8 April 1980 30 November 1982 July 2025 Scrapped
4049 29 January 1979 17 March 1980
4050 18 December 1978 17 March 1980
4051 29 November 1979 29 October 1981
4052 8 February 1979 2 June 1980 18 April 2024 Scrapped
4053 29 January 1979 2 June 1980
4054 3 September 1980 8 December 1980 10 November 2024 Scrapped
4055 28 July 1980 26 November 1980 19 August 2020 Scrapped
4056 20 May 1980 3 October 1980
4057 20 May 1980 2 October 1980 16 March 2025 Scrapped
4058 25 April 1980 10 December 1982
4059 22 October 1980 8 July 1981
4060 3 September 1980 14 April 1981
4061 19 August 1981 13 November 1981
4062 23 September 1980 9 March 1981 22 September 2020 Scrapped
4063 18 June 1979 2 July 1980
4064 28 July 1980 2 December 1980 24 February 2025 Scrapped
4065 19 May 1981 12 August 1981
4066 31 March 1981 12 August 1981
4067 22 October 1980 14 April 1981
4068 18 December 1979 10 February 1982
4069 15 February 1980 14 May 1982
4070 25 March 1980 2 September 1982 12 May 2023 Scrapped
4071 20 May 1980 17 October 1980
4072 23 September 1980 13 March 1981 May 2025 Scrapped
4073 24 January 1980 31 March 1982
4074 8 January 1980 28 September 1982
4075 13 July 1981 8 October 1981
4076 26 March 1979 28 May 1980 1 November 2022 Scrapped
4077 21 May 1979 19 May 1980 10 February 2023 Scrapped
4078 25 November 1980 16 April 1981
4079 18 April 1979 28 May 1980
4080 22 October 1980 13 March 1981
4081 7 October 1981 20 April 1982
4082 18 December 1979 11 December 1981 26 November 2024 Scrapped
4083 26 February 1981 20 May 1981 29 July 2023 Scrapped
4084 18 April 1979 28 May 1980 26 November 2024 Scrapped
4085 18 June 1979 22 May 1980
4086 25 November 1980 1 April 1981
4087 29 December 1980 6 July 1981
4088 29 December 1980 13 March 1981 29 June 2023 Scrapped
4089 26 February 1981 22 June 1981
4090 31 March 1981 21 May 1981
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