Tyne and Wear Metrocar

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Tyne and Wear Metrocar
A Metrocar, in the current black and yellow corporate livery at Meadow Well in January 2018
Refurbished interior of a Metrocar
In service	1980–present
Manufacturer	Metro-Cammell
Built at	Washwood Heath
Constructed	1975–1981
Entered service	1980
Refurbished	1996–2000 2010–2015
Number built	90
Number scrapped	7[1]
Successor	Class 555
Formation	Two carriages
Fleet numbers	Tyne and Wear Metro: 4001–4090 TOPS: 994001–994090
Capacity	64 seated, 188 standing
Operators	Tyne and Wear Metro
Depots	Howdon South Gosforth
Lines served	All Tyne and Wear Metro lines
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium and steel
Car length	4.3 SLU 27.8 m (91 ft 2 in)
Width	2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Doors	4 sets of air-operated double doors on each side
Maximum speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
Weight	40 t (39 long tons; 44 short tons)
Power output	700 hp (520 kW) per unit
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)
Multiple working	Within class
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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 Class 599.^[2][3] 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.^[4]