BUS operators have marked the start of year two of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which will see a significant increase in the proportion of city centre bus journeys that must be made with low emission vehicles. As part of the phased implementation of Glasgow's...
Public Transport
FINAL Journeys For 40-Year-Old Strathclyde Train Fleet
IT'S the end of the line next week for a fleet of trains that has served Glasgow for 40 years. The last journeys by ScotRail’s Class 314 fleet will take place on Wednesday (18 December). As a final send-off, the operator is putting on a special farewell tour around...
TRANSPORT Authority Cautions Over George Square Traffic Ban Affect On Bus Services
STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) is warning that bus passengers would suffer "disproportionately " if all traffic is removed from George Square. Its response to Glasgow City Council's 'conversation' over the future of the iconic civic site states: "George...
ROBROYSTON Railway Station Opening Later This Month
GLASGOW'S newest railway station -- Robroyston -- is on track to open on 15 December, ScotRail have confirmed. The facility is between Stepps and Springburn on the Glasgow to Cumbernauld line. It will serve 1,600 new houses being built at Robroyston as well as...
STEERING Group Being Set Up To Get Glasgow Transport Projects Heading In Right Direction
GLASGOW City Council is taking the next steps towards progressing massive transport improvements recommended by the Connectivity Commission earlier this year. A Transport Delivery Steering Group is to be set up "to deliver or facilitate work in connection with the...
TRANSPORT Agency To Explore How To Speed Up Bus Motorway Journeys
TRANSPORT Scotland is to look into bus priority measures for Glasgow's motorways. The national transport agency stated: "We will explore reallocating road space on parts of the motorway network around Glasgow to high occupancy vehicles such as buses." The move is part...
FINAL Phase Of Platform Extensions At Queen Street Station
NETWORK Rail is warning passengers that platforms four and five at Glasgow Queen Street are to close for a month while they are extended. Work will take place from mid-September to mid-October as engineers deliver the final phase of platform extension work as part of...
LONGER Trains Now Operating After Platform Work At Queen Street Station
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,...
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...
