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Tyne and Wear

American  
[weer] / wɪər /

noun

  1. a metropolitan county in N England.

Tyne and Wear British  

noun

  1. a metropolitan county of NE England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, and Sunderland. Area: 540 sq km (208 sq miles)

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Taylor has worked on the Tyne and Wear Metro for 49 years.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

As part of the rollout of new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro ageing trains are being replaced with 46 new ones, at a cost of £362m.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

After Samantha Madgin was murdered in Tyne and Wear in 2007, her sister Carly Barrett and mother Alison Magdin set up Samantha's Legacy to educate young people about the dangers of carrying knives.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

"As a result of the fire, sadly a person we believe to be 14-year-old Layton Carr was found deceased by our firefighters," a spokesperson for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

The annual quantity of coal shipped in the rivers Tyne and Wear, according to Mr. Bailey, exceeded three million tons.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 by Various

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