Light Rail
Class 599 Metrocars
The Tyne and Wear Metrocars are a fleet of light rail vehicles manufactured by Metro-Cammell for the Tyne and Wear Metro in North-East England between 1978 and 1981.
For operation on Network Rail controlled tracks between Pelaw Junction and Sunderland, they are designated on TOPS as the British Rail Class 599.
Most were refurbished between 2010 and 2015 by Wabtec Rail at Doncaster Works and are scheduled to be replaced by Class 555 rolling stock from 2024 onwards
| Builder | Metro-Cammell |
| Max Speed | 50mph |
| System | 1500vDC |
| Introduced | 1980 |
| Length | 27.8m |
| Width | 2.65m |
| Height | 3.45m |
| Power | 700HP |
| Weight | 40t |
| Brakes | Rheostatic & Air Disc Brakes |
| Seats | 64 |
| Number | Altnumber | Name | Status | Location | Scrapped | |
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| 4001 | 994001 | |||||
| 4002 | 994002 | X | 03/10/2023 | |||
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| 4020 | 994020 | |||||
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| 4022 | 994022 | X | Nemesis - Burton | 10/2019 | ||
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| 4041 | 994041 | HARRY COWANS** | ||||
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| 4043 | 994043 | |||||
| 4044 | 994044 | Director** | ||||
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| 4051 | 994051 | Times** | ||||
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| 4055 | 994055 | X | EMR Tyne Dock | July 2023 | ||
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| 4061 | 994061 | |||||
| 4062 | 994062 | |||||
| 4063 | 994063 | |||||
| 4064 | 994064 | |||||
| 4065 | 994065 | Dame Catherine Cookson** | ||||
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| 4073 | 994073 | |||||
| 4074 | 994074 | |||||
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| 4076 | 994076 | |||||
| 4077 | 994077 | Robert Stephenson** | ||||
| 4078 | 994078 | Ellen Wilkinson** | ||||
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| 4081 | 994081 | |||||
| 4082 | 994082 | |||||
| 4083 | 994083 | X | 05/10/2023 | |||
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| 4090 | 994090 |