Glasgow is so well connected with the low-level, the subway (that at least keeps underground), and the 180+ railway stations. Used it twice a day all through my school years, right from the reopening after modernisation. Have to admit, did take a while to get used to it.... imagine 100s of school kids on the small single platform at Kelvinbridge squeezing onto a 3 car train.

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

I can imagine it! Bet it was stressful at times, especially as a lot of the stations still have those narrow "island" platforms

@dannymcwilliams422

2 ай бұрын

As a Glaswegian who lives in a housing scheme far from the subway I do wish it was bigger. But it’s so handy and simple, and that’s the beauty of it. If I’m in town, and friends want to meet for a beer I can hop along to west end or to theirs in Govan or if the roads are busy, on one to closer to a bus stop to avoid traffic. If I cba walking up Buchanan Street? One stop to the top. Partick is a superb transport hub. I could complain about the lacking buses but they’re improving. All we need is it all integrated. And thankfully that seems to be on the horizon.

No one in Glasgow calls it ‘the clockwork orange’ It’s the ‘subway’ or the ‘underground’ The new trains are not fully in service yet (as of April 24)

@punkykenickie2408

2 ай бұрын

Living in the Glasgow area I've heard plenty of folk say "they call it the Clockwork Orange" but never heard anyone actually call it that themselves!

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

I have a feeling it might well be one of those nicknames that almost nobody actually uses! 😂

@jimtaylor294

2 ай бұрын

It's a conversation peice though, so it might have been made up at some point specifically for that purpose 😂

@Del_S

Ай бұрын

@@ghostsoc It's used by precisely one group of people: Journalists from outside of Glasgow.

I rode the old train back in the 70s when I was a child, the refurbishment was good and made it more modern and lighter. Now it looks really nice and can keep up with other subways around the world

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

For such a small network it's kept in extremely good condition

@LTWTL841

2 ай бұрын

I loved going on the underground when I was a child in the 70s too. Have fond memories of the stained glass partitions, the red leather seating and the distinctive smell.

You didn’t mention that it closes at 18:00 on a Sunday, it really has to move forward to the 21st century 😀

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Good point. Especially annoying as it ran late into the evening in the 1800s!

@Jo-rz6bs

Ай бұрын

The worst one is the later opening on Sunday imo

interesting to hear about the first couple of days of the subway. thanks!

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Being in part the result of a Glaswegian great-grandfather, I'm a bit puzzled why I didn't know Glasgow had an underground line until now 🤔😅 . Great video 🙂👍

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And, yes, it really surprised me when I learned about it, as I'd visited Glasgow before without ever noticing!

very nice short docu. loved the picture of the exposed st enoch square, need more like that :)

@ghostsoc

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great video! I LOVE Glasgows subway ❤❤

@ghostsoc

26 күн бұрын

Me too!

I still haven't had a go on the fancy new trains.

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Me neither, but it's on the to-do list!

@trainsarecool190

2 ай бұрын

I got on one, one the last times I was there. It's nice but I'm gonna miss the old ones, they had alot of character

Such an interesting map at 0:51. St enoch station, Queen's dock and Princess' dock, no Kingston bridge and M8, Western infirmary...that's definitely a map of the subway when it just began its operation

@trainsarecool190

2 ай бұрын

If you like old maps, the national library of Scotland have some on their website

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

I think that map is from 1965... although it's not too different from the original map, which you can see here: maps.nls.uk/towns/rec/4269

@jvgreendarmok

Ай бұрын

@@trainsarecool190 If you go to the "georeferenced maps" feature on the NLS website, you can compare lots of old maps with contemporary aerial views.

The Clockwork Orange... 💀

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Good film... even better underground transit system...

the city has the a suburban rail network second only in size to london so the subway small as it is compliments the overall transport system of the city

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Glasgow's train connections are AMAZING, to be fair!

@garryferrington811

5 күн бұрын

Complements

@krashd

4 күн бұрын

Took me a while to decipher that.

The 1970s rolling stock were technically autonomous with the driver just opening doors, closing doors and telling the train when it's ready to depart etc. the new trains operate the same currently but are supposed to be driverless at some point (my facts might be slightly wrong as my memory sucks)

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

I think it's definitely a phased rollout of the new driverless capabilities... but I think it should be later this year that most trains on the system are driverless

@trainsarecool190

2 ай бұрын

@@ghostsoc I didn't know they were going driverless so soon, I figured it was going to be a few years

it's anoying as hell that the seats do that

I can't wait to try the new trains out.

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Likewise - may post a little update once I've ridden them

@user-pr5zs6uq8u

2 ай бұрын

@@ghostsoc That will be a good vid. I'll probably not get into Glasgow till end of the month. Knowing my luck none of the new ones will be on line 😂

@trainsarecool190

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-pr5zs6uq8uThey're running quite a lot, if you go on the subway a few time you'll probably end up on one

It's so loud and ran down. The trains are literally 40 year old and have no been refurbished

@ghostsoc

Ай бұрын

They're on the verge of being replaced, I believe!

I miss the bye! at the end of each video

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

The bye will be back in future videos! 💪

14 stations?

@ghostsoc

2 ай бұрын

Whoops - 15! Although that fifteen has had a few changes over the years

Wait Glasgow has a subway?

@ghostsoc

Ай бұрын

It's little, but it's there!

@jvgreendarmok

Ай бұрын

There's also a suburban railway network (part of the "normal" railway rather than a separate system), part of which runs underground through the city centre.