Buckingham bags £55m Tyne and Wear Metro deal

Buckingham Group Contracting has won the £55m contract for the latest upgrade to the Tyne and Wear Metro.
The Metro Flow project will see an existing freight line upgraded and electrified in South Tyneside
Owner Nexus said the dualling of three key sections between Pelaw and Bede stations will create the capacity for an extra 24,000 Metro passenger journeys every day.It will involve the conversion of an existing heavy rail line, bringing it into dual use so that Metros can run alongsi