Glasgow Subway rolling stock

The Glasgow Subway rolling stock serves the Glasgow Subway, the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. The Subway is currently on the 2nd generation of rolling stock, with a 3rd generation ordered and expected to enter service in 2020.[1][2][3][4] Unlike other Metro systems in the United Kingdom, the Subway has a running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm).[5]

Glasgow Subway rolling stock
Refurbished train at Buchanan Street
In service1980-present
ManufacturerMetro-Cammell
Built atWashwood Heath, England
Constructed1977-79, 1992 (8 trailer cars)
Entered service1980
Refurbished1995 (power cars), 2007 (trailer cars), 2012
Number built41 cars
Number in service36 cars
Formation3 car
Fleet numbersPower cars, 101 - 133, Trailer Cars, 201 - 208
Capacity112 seats, 165 standing
Operator(s)Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Depot(s)Broomloan Depot
Specifications
Car length12.58 m (41 ft 3 1⁄4 in)
Width2.34 m (7 ft 8 1⁄8 in)
Height2.65 m (8 ft 8 3⁄8 in)
Floor height695 mm (2 ft 3 1⁄3 in)
Doors2 per side per car
Wheel diameter688 mm (2 ft 3 1⁄8 in)
Maximum speed54 km/h (34 mph)
Weight20 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons) per car
Power supply(?)
Electric system(s)600 V DC third rail
Current collection methodContact shoe
Track gauge4 ft (1,219 mm)

First generation (1896–1977)

The first rolling stock was largely built in 1896,[6] with additional trailer carriages added over the following 19 years. This rolling stock was converted from cable to electric traction in 1935 and finally withdrawn from service in 1977 upon the closure of the railway for modernisation.[7][8][9]

Second generation (1980–2020)

The first 33 cars of the current rolling stock was built by Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath between 1977 and 1979.[10][11] Eight additional trailer cars were built in 1992.[12] The rolling stock entered service when the subway re-opened after modernisation work on 16 April 1980.[13] The original 33 were refurbished by ABB at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in 1995.[14]

Livery

Originally after the 1977–80 modernisation the trains carried a light orange livery with a white stripe and stylised 'Trans-Clyde' branding.[15] However soon the rolling stock were all painted in a darker orange or 'Strathclyde red'.[16] Various minor adjustments to livery were made, including new SPT branding. The trains were given a totally new livery in 2006 when they were painted 'Cream & Carmine'.[17][18] However, in 2011 it was decided to return to an orange livery for the foreseeable future; this new orange design incorporates patches of white and grey to give the rolling stock a more modern look.[16][19]

Some trains carry special liveries for advertising. These are normally found on the middle carriage on a train. These carriages are normally given a wrap in the design for the advert intended and are then used for the period of sponsorship; these wraps can then be removed and the subway carriage can use its orange livery.[18]

Third generation (2020–)

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) unveiled a £200M contract with Stadler and Ansaldo STS in 2016 for modernisation of the Subway, including new rolling stock.[1][2][20][21] These trains WERE expected to enter service after the modernisation is complete in 2020.[3][4] The trains are being built by Stadler Rail at their factory in Altenrhein in eastern Switzerland.

As of January 2021 they are still not in service.

Seventeen new trains will be built: these will feature the potential for driverless operation, as well as wider gangways for wheelchairs, and compatibility with platform screen doors.[20][21] The new trains will be the same length and size as the current trains, but will be made up of 4 carriages rather than the present 3.[20][21] The new trains were first shown to the public at InnoTrans in 2018.[20][21][22] The first was delivered in May 2019.[23]

References
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  10. Order placed for Glasgow's tube stock Railway Gazette International March 1975 page 88
  11. Glasgow Underground coaches ordered The Railway Magazine issue 888 April 1975 page 159
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  14. ABB wins Clockwork Orange order The Railway Magazine issue 1107 July 1993 page 17
  15. "Scottish Flashback: Glasgow Subway electrification". www.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  16. "A train of many colours - the 10 best UK rail liveries (since privatisation) - Transport Designed". Transport Designed. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  17. "Don't Give in to Their Goodbyes, Northern Stars (PTE mainline rail visual identities 1995-2017)". The Beauty of Transport. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  18. Braiden, Gerry (15 August 2007). "Glasgow Subway takes on new blue look". The Herald. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  20. "New Glasgow Subway train revealed - Global Rail News". Global Rail News. Global Rail News. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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  23. First driverless Glasgow subway train delivered Archived 10 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Metro Report International 7 May 2019
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