NETWORK Rail has finished extending platforms two and three at Glasgow Queen Street station. The work was part of the £120million project to redevelop Scotland’s third-busiest station. The platforms were both extended by 26 metres during the four-week programme,...
Public Transport
MAJOR Milestone For Glasgow Subway As First New Train Arrives
THE first of Glasgow's new underground trains has arrived in the city. An intensive testing programme by manufacturer Stadler will now get underway to ensure the trains are fully fit for purpose after which they will be handed over to SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for...
CONNECTIVITY Commission Reveal Public Transport Vision For Glasgow
A RADICAL £10billion transport blueprint for Glasgow is being proposed by the city's Connectivity Commission. It says a 'metro' network of tram or light rail lines should be created to connect areas not served by trains. Other proposals in the 20-year vision are: -- A...
PLATFORM Extension Work On Track At Queen Street Station
THE transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station will enter a new phase this month as engineers begin work to complete the extension of the station’s platforms. From 15 April until mid-June, work will be taking place behind the hoardings on the main concourse to...
BUS Operator Continues Multi-Million Pound Investment In Hi-Tech, Low Emission Vehicles
BUS operator McGill's has taken delivery of 26 new vehicles to serve Glasgow and the west of Scotland in a major investment worth £4.75million. The new fleet, manufactured by Falkirk-based Alexander Dennis Ltd, takes McGill’s capital investment over the past five...
BUS Station Concourse Improvements Will Be Just The Ticket
THE main concourse at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow is to be given a makeover as part of a £580,000 refurbishment contract. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has approved the project which includes de-cluttering the area to improve passenger flow and the...
MILESTONE Reached In Queen Street Station Transformation
THE transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station is continuing as engineers start to build the steel skeleton of the new expanded concourse. The project team has now completed the installation of the west truss –- the first major piece of the steel structure that...
SEVENTY-Five More New Buses Announced By First Glasgow
FIRST Glasgow is to invest millions in more ultra-low emission vehicles, with additional funding being granted from the Scottish Green Bus Fund. Another 75 new bus are being bought for Glasgow in 2019, through £16.35million investment from First Bus and £400,000 from...
ALL Aboard For Partnership That Aims To Make Glasgow’s Buses ‘Just The Ticket’
A NEW partnership which aims to transform bus services in Glasgow has met for the first time. The Glasgow Bus Partnership has brought together Glasgow City Council, the city's bus operators and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport in one forum to address the...
NEW Glasgow To Edinburgh Train Route Among Rail Improvements
SCOTRAIL have announced improvements to services in and out of Glasgow, including a new one to Edinburgh. The additional route to the Capital will run half-hourly via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston from Glasgow Queen Street High Level. It will start in December...
