20 Problems You'll Only Encounter On The Tyne & Wear Metro

By Jack G King /

2. Seemingly Random Timetables

It's been a long day but you're almost home, you just need to catch the next South Hylton and the day is over. A quick glance up at the electronic board reveals...three South Shields metros in a row? And a Pelaw after that!? Also, you've always been quite suspicious of the fact that the trains are never 1 minute away. They always go straight from 2 minutes to Due.

1. This Song

Just think, they had the cheek to shut the system down so they could film this. It's also entirely unrealistc. Nobody finds love on the metro - everybody's far too frustrated by all the problems we've mentioned to even talk to one another. Don't you dare try to strike up a conversation with the person next to you. Keep your headphones in and we'll all be fine.