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Glasgow subway

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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.



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