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...
Public Transport
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...
GLASGOW’S New Subway Trains On Show At Trade Fair
STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) has unveiled new open-plan subway trains due to be in service in Glasgow from 2020, with an entirely staffless service operating the following year. The first of a fleet of 17 trains built by Swiss consortium Stadler...
CONSTRUCTION Starting On New Robroyston Rail Station
WORK has started on the new Robroyston railway station, which will serve a development of 1,600 homes in the north east of Glasgow. Located between Stepps and Springburn on the Glasgow to Cumbernauld line, the unstaffed station will include step-free platform access,...
ALL Aboard As Partick Bus Station Improvements Are Completed
WORK on the redevelopment of Partick Bus Station is complete, with the first buses due to use the improved facility on Sunday 2 September. The £2.5million refurbishment includes an increase in the number of bus stances accompanied by improved waiting areas for...
