Community of Metros News: COMET 2026 Western Meeting in Newcastle , 2-5 June

The TSC and COMET members had an insightful Western Meeting in Newcastle, bringing together 40 representatives from 18 metros. Over four days, key topics were discussed such as fleet strategy, AI governance and applications, financial performance, real-time operations, and customer-focused station activations through dynamic discussions, roundtables, and member spotlight sessions.

A special thank you to Nexus for hosting us and for the well organised technical visits to the Gosforth Depot and their Learning Centre. These highlighted Nexus’ genuine passion for people including championing inclusivity, wellbeing, and opportunity across the organisation. Their values-led culture clearly empowers teams to innovate, collaborate, and deliver excellent public transport.

Newcastle meeting

Looking ahead, we’re excited to keep the momentum going at our upcoming COMET meetings – sharing insights, challenges, and practical solutions that push our industry forward.

Community of Metros News: COMET 2026 Eastern Meeting in Nanjing , 10-13 May

The TSC and COMET members had an excellent Eastern meeting in Nanjing last week, bringing together 55 representatives from 13 metros. The discussions were highly insightful, covering key topics of station services, service efficiency, passenger safety, labour costs, and asset lifecycle management.

Nanjing Meeting

A special thanks to Nanjing Metro for their warm welcome and for organising excellent technical visits to the Majiayuan Vehicle Base and the Maqun Training Base, where we had the opportunity to see their full-scale replica training facilities. We greatly appreciate our members’ ongoing commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.