Tyne and Wear Metro 4001 Prototype Class 599 Metrocar Built 1975

Present Location Stephenson Railway Museum
County Location North Tyneside
Designed For Tyne and Wear Metro
Build Location Birmingham
Built By Metro Cammell
Type Railcar
First Number 4001
Present Number 4001
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Additional Notes One of the two prototype units built for the Tyne and Wear Metro and used on the test track which now forms part of the Stephenson Railway Museum (SRM). 09/25: donated by Nexus to the SRM.
Rarity Few
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 08/05/2026

     








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