Glasgow subway
Glasgow subway .
6 1/2 miles long circular 4 foot gauge.
Opened in 1896 as a cable railway, but was converted to electric 3rd rail 600 volts d.c. in 1936.
originally named the Glasgow District subway it was later renamed the Glasgow Subway Railway.
It was renamed the Glasgow underground in 1936.
Between 1977-1980 the system was modernised
We visited and rode on the system for 3 days in easter school holidays 2013 and at the time some of the stations were being modernised.
Previosly seen Cars 103 - 117 - 126 - 130 - 132 - 204 - 206 were not seen during the 2013 visit.
STOCK LIST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway_rolling_stock
All units run as 3 cars.
Metro cammell power cars x33 1978-79
101 pb 102 pb 103 104 pb 105 pb 106 pb 107 pb 108 pb 109 pb 110 pb 111 pb 112 pb 113 pb 114 pb 115 pb 116 pb 117 pb 118 pb 119 pb 120 pb 121 pb 122 pb 123 pb 124 pb 125 pb 126 127 pb 128 pb 129 pb 130 131 pb 132 pb 133 pb .
Hunslet Gyro Mining Transport Ltd [ body shells] completed by Hunslet barclay centre-trailer cars x8 1992 .
201 pb 202 pb 203 pb 204 pb 205 pb 206 pb 207 pb 208 pb .
Clayton 4W battery electric shunters 1977 [L2/3] and 1988 [L4]
L2 "Lobey Dosser " CE B0965B/77 L3 "Rank Bajin" CE B0965A/77 L4 "El Fideldo" CE B3542/88
http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/ . official site .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway Full history of the line on wikipedia .
http://glasgowtransport.co.uk/subway.html historical site .
http://citynoise.org/article/8638 historical site .
http://zb.mrl.f1p.co.uk/topic/8370369/1/ historical site.
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merkland_street/index.shtml Article on the closed Merkland st station.
6 1/2 miles long circular 4 foot gauge.
Opened in 1896 as a cable railway, but was converted to electric 3rd rail 600 volts d.c. in 1936.
originally named the Glasgow District subway it was later renamed the Glasgow Subway Railway.
It was renamed the Glasgow underground in 1936.
Between 1977-1980 the system was modernised
We visited and rode on the system for 3 days in easter school holidays 2013 and at the time some of the stations were being modernised.
Previosly seen Cars 103 - 117 - 126 - 130 - 132 - 204 - 206 were not seen during the 2013 visit.
STOCK LIST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway_rolling_stock
All units run as 3 cars.
Metro cammell power cars x33 1978-79
101 pb 102 pb 103 104 pb 105 pb 106 pb 107 pb 108 pb 109 pb 110 pb 111 pb 112 pb 113 pb 114 pb 115 pb 116 pb 117 pb 118 pb 119 pb 120 pb 121 pb 122 pb 123 pb 124 pb 125 pb 126 127 pb 128 pb 129 pb 130 131 pb 132 pb 133 pb .
Hunslet Gyro Mining Transport Ltd [ body shells] completed by Hunslet barclay centre-trailer cars x8 1992 .
201 pb 202 pb 203 pb 204 pb 205 pb 206 pb 207 pb 208 pb .
Clayton 4W battery electric shunters 1977 [L2/3] and 1988 [L4]
L2 "Lobey Dosser " CE B0965B/77 L3 "Rank Bajin" CE B0965A/77 L4 "El Fideldo" CE B3542/88
http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/ . official site .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway Full history of the line on wikipedia .
http://glasgowtransport.co.uk/subway.html historical site .
http://citynoise.org/article/8638 historical site .
http://zb.mrl.f1p.co.uk/topic/8370369/1/ historical site.
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/merkland_street/index.shtml Article on the closed Merkland st station.
