Glasgow Subway (Underground)

Originally built for the Glasgow District Subway Company, the railway first opened in 1896 as a cable-hauled system. Propulsion was provided by stationary steam engines and the railway was hailed as the first of its type in the world. The Subway is generally recognised as the world's third underground railway, after London and Budapest. In 1923 the Subway passed into the hands of Glasgow Corporation Transport Department, and in the following decade the railway was converted to electric traction, introducing a third 'live' rail for the purpose.

The railway ran with little further change until 1977, when the new operators, Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive, closed it for major modernisation investment. The railway in its present form reopened for operation on 16 April 1980.

Now part of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, the railway is one of the very few railways in UK remaining in public ownership and 'vertically integrated', where SPT's responsibility covers all aspects of operation and infrastructure

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• spt
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[TheBowsa1]

well done 5 *****

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@TheBowsa1

cheers

[kd84afc]

bet its like sitting in the 1970s with those colour schemes

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@kd84afc

Very old school, and miniature with it.

There was a musky smell down there.

I love the subway!

[barcelonabrussels]

stupid video...

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@barcelonabrussels

Stupid comment

[penfoldmm]

I love the Glasgow Underground. I hope they never update/upgrade it :-)

[PNETriffid]

@callumjohn

I don't think so, but I'm not sure. So if you can prove me wrong then I will accept your arguments. I seem to remember hearing a story that it was fashionable in the 1940's to call it 'subway' due to stationed American soldiers, but again I have no evidence for that.

[callumjohn]

Wasn't it called the Subway when it first opened anyway? Only being renamed in the 30's to be like the London Underground.

[callumjohn]

The world's original Subway... America copied Glasgow!

[PNETriffid]

I've never forgiven the Yank-loving traitors at SPT when they renamed (at great and pointless expense) the Underground 'Subway'....pathetic.

[superpoodle2]

@barcelonabrussels Oi! dinney talk oboot glasgow like that !

[harrythelegomaster]

im half scottish