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Quayside Cable Cars


Plans to introduce trams, river buses and cable cars in Tyneside - project Orpheus - has taken a step towards reality.

According to Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus, the new services should be finalised by 2003 now that a team of consultants have been given the task of producing a detailed proposal for the government to consider.

The project will see a cable car on Gateshead quayside and trams on the streets of Newcastle.

The new tramcars will run on normal roads but will also utilise the existing Metro tracks.