A new era has begun for Glasgow Subway as the famed 1980 Metro-Cammell trains operate for the very last time on the network.
Taking to their social media, Glasgow Subway said: “After 44 years of service, today marks the final day our legacy fleet will be in operation.” The final legacy trains took their last journey around the subway earlier today on each circle between 1pm and 4pm for their final run of passenger service and one last shoogle.
For Glaswegians of a certain vintage, they will remember these trains being introduced into the system back in April 1980 with it being estimated that the last two of the original 33 trains have each completed 400,600 loops of the system - which equates to roughly 2.6 million miles.
One car has already been preserved in the Riverside Museum with Labour MSP Paul Sweeney working to save some of the others from the scrapyard.
He said: “We have around a dozen potential homes for the old Subway cars, but Swiss contractor Stadler wants £5,000 in scrap value for each of them. Originally, they were offered for free as long as transport costs were covered. I'm pressing Stadler to stop effectively holding them ransom.”
Here is a look back at the changing face of the Glasgow Subway overs the years.
5. St Enoch
Work being carried out on St Enoch subway station as we now know it. The building pictured was the former entrance to the subway on St Enoch Square. | Glasgow Subway
6. West Street Subway Station 1966
A red painted train arriving at West Street Subway Station in 1966. There’s not been many changes to the platform in the last 50 years. | West Street Subway Station pictured in 1966. Picture: Wikimedia Commons
7. St Enoch
The old ticket office pictured inside St Enoch subway station. | Glasgow Subway
8. Buchanan Street
Inside Glasgow's Buchanan Street station as passengers make their way through the barriers. | Glasgow Subway