A Metro worker has taken a well-deserved retirement after almost 40 years maintaining its signalling system. (Image: nexus)

A Metro worker has retired after almost 40 years of maintaining its signalling system . John Eagle said he was proud to have played his part on the Tyne and Wear Metro over so many decades.

The 66-year-old from Gateshead has worked on Metro signalling since 1987, but has now bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues - and a job that he describes as his passion. Metro operator Nexus said John was a true stalwart of Metro signalling maintenance and had given dedicated service spanning four decades.

John oversaw a team who work through all weathers to fix the signals across the 77km Metro system. They look after 420 signals, 500,000km of cable, 133 customer

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