11:37 Daniel Milligan

Major disruption to public transport

While this morning’s incident is causing some amusement on social media, it has caused major disruption on one of the busiest stretches of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Here’s the full list of the buses Metro passengers can use to get from Newcastle city centre by Byker and Heaton while the Metro service is off between Chillingham Road and Manors.