Final day of service for old Glasgow Subway stock

A slice of Glasgow history that has finally reached the end of the line

Olly Dickinson

They’re an iconic part of Glasgow’s transport network – and today the last of the old generation of Subway trains made their final journey around the city loop.

The trains have been in service for more than four decades.

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