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Trains will only operate between Ayr and Irvine and between Glengarnock and Glasgow.
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It comes after Glasgow train services were disrupted or cancelled as the UK braced for Storm Gerrit.
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The first phase of a year-long project to upgrade the retail provision at Glasgow Central station is underway.
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ScotRail said a loss of electrical supply at Glasgow Central high level on Thursday meant all trains were either delayed, altered or cancelled.
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Glasgow Central station will benefit from a year-long property project which will see more than £5 million spent to enhance the passenger experience at the station.
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Scotland's two busiest stations, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, are being upgraded with new high-definition customer information screens.
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ScotRail, in partnership with First Bus, has introduced new zero emissions vehicles to operate its Glasgow station bus link service.
The new electric buses, branded in ScotRails iconic blue livery with Saltire logo, began operating on Sunday, 1 October, and connect Glasgows three major transport hubs Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Buchanan Bus station. Replacing the existing vehicles with new electric buses will remove 50 thousand kilometres of diesel operation from Glasgow city centre. (Permalink) Buchanan Bus Station Electric bus Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street ScotRail |
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With 15 high-level and two low-level platforms and used by 38m people annually, we take a look at look back at all of our favourite pictures.
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Debris fell from a building during rush hour on Tuesday morning.
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Avanti West Coast has said it is proposing to slash the number of staff it has at Glasgow Central station by more than a third as part of plans to close its ticket office there.
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Vulnerable children who are at risk of exploitation in and around the railway in Scotland are set to be better supported with a charity set to launch a vital project at the countrys busiest station.
Railway Children, which works to reach young people on the railway before abusers can, revealed ambitions last year to bring its work to Scotland but were in desperate need of funding. (Permalink) Glasgow Central Railway Children |
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The huge success of behind the scenes tours at Scotlands busiest station has prompted the recruitment of a former Vatican tour guide to provide an Italian language version for tourists and the many Scots-Italians north of the Border, The Scotsman has learned. The move comes as Glasgow Central is gearing up for track to be laid in an abandoned tunnel in the bowels of the station to enhance the highlight of the tours. It would pave the way for an historic steam locomotive to help recreate a Victorian-era station platform underground.
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A West of Scotland MSP has warned Ayrshire rail travellers will be hit by a move by Avanti West Coast to close its ticket office at Glasgow Central Station.
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Glasgow Central tours is the only company of its kind in Europe to take members of the public around a working station. The tour ends on a once abandoned platform.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central Low Level: Disused low level island platform at Glasgow Central. This island platform is walled off from the in use low level island platform.  Glasgow Central Low Level: Numbered Columns in the old part of Glasgow Central Low level station in 2015. Hopefully this area will soon be reopened as a museum. Picture taken during a Glasgow Central Station Tour  Glasgow Central Low Level: Pillar supporting the roof of the disused platforms at low level Glasgow Central. |
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Avanti West Coast said it proposes to close 'all ticket office windows at stations'.
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The Glasgow Times has launched a new tourism series, Things To Do in Glasgow.
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ScotRail has issued a warning after five people were hurt at a Glasgow station. Rail bosses have released a statement warning travellers that the escalator is still out of use and have urged people to use Glasgow Central instead if they have limited mobility or breathing difficulties and may struggle with the stairs at Argyle Street.
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Project to make the railway safer and more reliable for passengers finishes.
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Network rail has provided more information about works which will see trains to Barrhead on the Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock line replaced by buses.
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Trains on a busy line from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock will be replaced by buses for the entirety of July, ScotRail has announced.
(Permalink) Barrhead Dunlop East Kilbride Electrification Glasgow Central Kilmaurs Network Rail ScotRail Stewarton |
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A 10-week programme to renew track at Glasgow Central's platform 1 is progressing well. Passengers travelling through Scotland's busiest station will soon benefit from this £1.2m project to improve the track at platform 1 as part of efforts to enhance the safety and reliability of the railway for years to come.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: A view of the work at Glasgow Central's platorm 1. Engineers have been on site since early March, removing rail along the length of the platform and breaking out sections of the concrete slab beneath. ... |
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Rail bosses are hatching plans to offer half-hourly trains along the Gourock and Wemyss Bay lines from the middle of next year according to the areas MSP. Stuart McMillan recently met with ScotRail bosses to raise concerns about their plans to axe nine fast train services between Gourock and Glasgow. The SNP politician says that during the meeting rail bosses outlined a long-term vision of running half-hourly trains across the two Inverclyde lines from June 2024.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Gourock Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: 385 102 at platform 1, resting from overnight driver training duties. 314209 waits to form the 11.57 to Glasgow Central. 20 October.  Gourock: 380001 at Gourock station waiting to depart for Glasgow Central on 25th July 2017. |
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Dress for the Weather wins contest to rethink Glasgow's Hielanmans Umbrella. Glasgow City Council has named Dress for the Weather as winner of its contest for an architect to rethink the historic glass-walled railway bridge known as the Hielanmans Umbrella.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Hielanman's Umbrella  Glasgow Central: The western side of Glasgow Central Station, just after a shower on 1 October 2021. To the left is the Grand Central Hotel. To the right, the Hielanman's Umbrella.
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Early sketches have been revealed that show how a revitalised Hielanman's Umbrella could look.
A new proposal to update and enhance the historic landmark has been given the green light by Glasgow City Council. Led by Glasgow-based architecture practice Dress for the Weather, the winning proposal, named 'adhair eadar' (air between), was inspired by 'the meteorological intensities' of the glass-sided bridge. (Permalink) Glasgow Central Hielanman's Umbrella |
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This past weekend marked the beginning of a 10-week programme of works that will see improvements made Glasgow Central stations platform 1, through a £1.2m track upgrade package.
A team of Network Rail engineers are conducting these works, enhancing the safety and reliability of the railway, futureproofing the infrastructure for years to come. [See also item of the 3rd. -RS] (Permalink) Glasgow Central |
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Commuters will have the chance to grab some pre-loved fashion bargains later this month, with the money raised helping Shelter Scotland amidst the housing emergency. The pop-up is a result of Shelter Scotlands partnership with Network Rail. The organisations have been working together since 2019 as part of the railway operators charter to tackle homelessness on its network.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Network Rail Shelter Scotland |
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The track at Glasgow Central's platform 1 will be upgraded as part of a 10-week programme beginning this weekend.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: 390132 at platform 1, Glasgow Central, with the 15.40 Avanti West Coast service to Euston on 1 October 2021.
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When it comes to Scottish history, railway heritage is a fascinating track to follow. From the advent of steam locomotives to the golden age of excursion travel and the brutal Beeching cuts, there is plenty to stoke your interest.
Here, we list some of our favourite train-themed adventures: museums, guided tours and restored station gems, as well as disused lines and abandoned tunnels that are perfect for exploring. (Permalink) Boness and Kinneil Railway Colinton Tunnel Doon Valley Railway Glasgow Central Glen Ogle Viaduct Glenfinnan Station Museum Keith and Dufftown Railway Neidpath Tunnel  Glen Ogle Viaduct: Glen Ogle looking north west to Glenoglehead showing the main Glen Ogle Viaduct. This part of the former railway is a very popular walking and cycle track with many walking up to Glenoglehead along th ... Glasgow Central Low Level: Disused low level island platform at Glasgow Central. This island platform is walled off from the in use low level island platform.  Dunaskin Platform: The Scottish Industrial Railway Museum is operated by the Ayshire
Railway Preservation Group and on 29 May 2011 former NCB Ayrshire Area No.10, an Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, operated brake van trips up ... |
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The station is the busiest in Scotland. A masterplan to transform Glasgow Central Station has been recommended in a Scottish Government transport strategy. It comes after Network Rail found there were capacity constraints at the station - highlighting that changes are needed to handle increasing passenger numbers.
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Dozens of major transformations to transport Scotland over the next 20 years have been officially recommended by the Scottish Government.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Rapid Transit Edinburgh Trams Edinburgh Waverley Ferries Fixed Links Glasgow Central Highland Main Line Inverness Nestrans Perth Perth-Dundee-Aberdeen corridor Rest and Be Thankful |
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Passenger numbers at Scotland's busiest station bounced back in the year to March as Covid restrictions eased but they remained at less than half of pre-pandemic levels, new figures showed.
(Permalink) COVID-19 Glasgow Central ORR Scotscalder Station statistics  Scotscalder: Final preparations are being made for the trial of a request-stop kiosk at Scotscalder on the Far North Line. The new equipment at Scotscalder will go live on trial from 15 August 2022.  Glasgow Central: The large, open, bright and airy space of the Glasgow Central concourse. |
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Scotland's Railway is working to deliver the next in a series of enhancements to the power supply supporting our electrified railway network.
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Glasgow Central could soon be sparkling. Network Rail has applied to Glasgow City Council seeking permission to carry out stone cleaning on parts of the station exterior.
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The Scottish rail operator announced this morning that Glasgow Central will have no step-free access to Platforms 16 and 17 later this month.
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A free transfer bus is running between Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations.
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Acclaimed behind-the-scenes tours of Scotlands busiest station are to be dramatically enhanced with a steam locomotive earmarked to be the centrepiece of a restored Victorian-age platform in the bowels of the building.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Tours Kelton Fell  Springfield Yard: 'Kelton Fell', Neilson Reid 2203 of 1876 built for William Baird & Co. and delivered to the hematite mine of the same name in Cumberland. It subsequently worked at other Baird mines in Scotland and fi ... Glasgow Central Low Level: Pillar supporting the roof of the disused platforms at low level Glasgow Central. |
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It Is A striking image, of a time when horses were as common as trains in Glasgow. [Article requires subscription. -RS]
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Passengers slept unaware their train had remained in Glasgow Central amid rail cancellations.
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Glasgow Central is set to undergo a major refurbishment, after the council approved plans. Network Rail aims to reorganise the stations concourse to create more desirable retail spaces within the station, while also consolidating services like the British Transport Police offices. Upgraded office spaces will also be created in the underused parts of Caledonian Chambers.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Central: The western side of Glasgow Central Station, just after a shower on 1 October 2021. To the left is the Grand Central Hotel. To the right, the Hielanman's Umbrella.
 Glasgow Central: A banner above WH Smith advertises Glasgow Central Tour vouchers, the perfect Christmas gift. Glasgow Central Tours. |
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Passengers travelling through Glasgow Central station can now enjoy a quiet moment to pray or reflect more easily, thanks to the stations new multi-faith area.
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The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra performed a pop-up show at Glasgow Central train station on Thursday, ahead of an August gig in the city.
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A war heros three daughters made a 400-mile pilgrimage to honour their dad at one of Scotlands biggest railway stations.
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The route between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre has re-opened following a 32m improvement project. The structural elements alone, including work at Anderston tunnel, saw engineers complete over 47,000 hours of work. The slab track work was made up of 19 separate sites, ten of which were to replace damaged sections of the top slab ranging from two to eight metres in length. This work extends the life of the existing slab and also reduces the risk of temporary speed restrictions being imposed. Principal contractors involved in delivery for the work include AMCO-Giffen, Story and Bam Nuttall.
(Permalink) Anderston Argyle Line Argyle Street Bridgeton Dalmarnock Engineering work Exhibition Centre Glasgow Central Rutherglen  Anderston Tunnel: A section of tunnel on the Argyle Line. The route between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre has re-opened following a £32m improvement project. Network Rail has successfully completed work to the Ar ... |
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ScotRail services out of Glasgow Central have been disrupted due to overrunning engineering work.
The work stopped trains from getting out of ScotRail depots on Wednesday morning, the train operator said. (Permalink) Delays Engineering works Glasgow Central |
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Plans are on track to see the return of trains through the centre of Glasgow at the start of May.
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If you were asked to name a Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh is bound to be top of the list.
(Permalink) Architects Glasgow Central Glasgow Central: The western side of Glasgow Central Station, just after a shower on 1 October 2021. To the left is the Grand Central Hotel. To the right, the Hielanman's Umbrella.
 Glasgow Central: Scotland's biggest stations held a series of events on Friday, May the 8th, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allies' Victory in Europe.
With VE Day events taking place across Britain, Glasgow Ce ...  Glasgow Central: The Gordon Street frontage of Glasgow Central on the evening of the 21st of November. Above the entrance is the Caledonian's hotel, now the Grand Central Hotel. |
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Passengers can now get free and unlimited WiFi at two of Scotland's busiest railway stations.
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The stunning Tornado, which featured in movie Paddington 2, is the first steam locomotive to reach 100mph since the 1960s. It will depart Central for Aberdeen this August.
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A main Glasgow train line is to close this weekend for two months while a major £32million project gets underway to improve punctuality for passengers.
(Permalink) Anderston Argyle Line Argyle Street Bridgeton Dalmarnock Exhibition Centre Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Railway Rutherglen  Glasgow Central Low Level: Glasgow's Argyle line will close for eight weeks from mid-March while Network Rail delivers a £32m programme of work to improve reliability for passengers.
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ScotRail is reminding customers to plan ahead as the Argyle Line between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre stations will be closed for eight weeks from Sunday, 13 March until 8 May. This is to allow Network Rail to carry out £32m of improvements, repairing and replacing tracks, tunnels, and bridges on the line through Glasgow city centre. It's all designed to improve punctuality and reliability on the route for years to come.
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The £32 million repairs will run from March 13 - May 8 with significant disruption expected.
(Permalink) Anderston Argyle Line Argyle Street Bridgeton Dalmarnock Exhibition Centre Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Railway Rutherglen |
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An additional bus service will be launched during the eight-week closure of a busy ScotRail line.
(Permalink) Anderston Argyle Line Argyle Street Bridgeton Dalmarnock Exhibition Centre Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Railway Replacement bus service Rutherglen |
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There will be no trains via Rutherglen until May 8. Rutherglen locals are facing up to two months of rail disruption with their train line into Glasgow being shut down for improvement works.
The Argyle line is to close from Rutherglen though to Exhibition Centre starting on March 13 and running through until May 8. (Permalink) Anderston Argyle Line Argyle Street Bridgeton Dalmarnock Exhibition Centre Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Railway Rutherglen  Rutherglen: A Whifflet service calls at Rutherglen on 19 May. I've never quite got used to the M74 appearing above the station some years ago, but it has to be said there is surprisingly little traffic noise.  Argyle Street: A service to Whifflet calls at Argyle Street on 10 January 2019. 320317 is the rear unit on this 6 car service which only just fits on the platform. This resulted in a bigger challenge to photograph i ... Glasgow Central Low Level: Glasgow's Argyle line will close for eight weeks from mid-March while Network Rail delivers a £32m programme of work to improve reliability for passengers.
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A signal fault between Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central Station has causeddisruption to a number ScotRail services this morning.
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Nearly 40,000 people have taken the tour of the iconic Glasgow landmark since it launched six years ago, with BBC Scotland show Inside Central Station serving to increase their popularity.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Tours Glasgow Central Low Level: Numbered Columns in the old part of Glasgow Central Low level station in 2015. Hopefully this area will soon be reopened as a museum. Picture taken during a Glasgow Central Station Tour Glasgow Central Low Level: Pillar supporting the roof of the disused platforms at low level Glasgow Central. |
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Wetherspoons had been given the green light to transform former Central Bar on the second floor of the main station concourse, with the expectation The Dugald Drummond would open.
(Permalink) Central Bar Dugald Drummond Glasgow Central Wetherspoons  Glasgow Central: Electronic train indicator boards were installed at Glasgow Central in the mid 1980s - this photograph shows the old manual system as it approached the end of its life in March 1985. Printed paper tra ... |
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Glasgow politicians have called for urgent action after Central Station was named 'the most dangerous train station' in Scotland, the Scottish Daily Express reports.
Statistics from the British Transport Police show that 181 crimes were reported in or near the city centre station in 2021, up to November. (Permalink) Crime Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: Police cuts deeper than we thought. Its just as well he's up high and short-sighted people can't try and talk to him. Glasgow Central: The Gordon Street frontage of Glasgow Central on the evening of the 21st of November. Above the entrance is the Caledonian's hotel, now the Grand Central Hotel. Glasgow Central: The large, open, bright and airy space of the Glasgow Central concourse. |
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The Prime Minister was welcomed to Glasgow Central station this afternoon by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines as he boarded one of the green trains of the future being showcased at COP26.
(Permalink) Andrew Haines Boris Johnson COP26 Glasgow Central Prime Minister  Glasgow Central: Boris Johnson is shown inside the HydroChamber of the HydroFLEX train by Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, and Mary Grant, CEO of Porterbrook. |
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Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines this afternoon to get a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at Glasgow Central station.
(Permalink) Andrew Haines Dft Glasgow Central HydroFLEX Network Rail Porterbrook Trudy Harrison Vivarail  Glasgow Central: DfT minister Tracy Harrison MP is shown two next-generation green trains (Vivarail and HydroFLEX) by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines at Glasgow Central station. |
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With the team trying to get back on track after two Covid-19 lockdowns, it's all-change at Scotland's busiest railway hub.
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Police have introduced metal detectors at a Glasgow train station following 'shocking acts of violence' in the city.
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Amazon has set up a toy machine, featuring the most popular toys for Christmas, at Glasgow Central Station.
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Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street are in the running to be named Britain's favourite railway station.
(Permalink) 2021 World Cup of Stations Aviemore Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street Linlithgow  Glasgow Central: 156436 waits to depart from Glasgow Central with the 10.18 to East Kilbride on 9th June 2019.
 Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A late afternoon view over Queen Street station on 22nd January 2019, with just one class 385 train at platform 4 in view. The steelwork of the west truss of the new station frontage can be seen just ... |
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DB Cargo UK's 'I Am A Climate Hero' locomotive which is powered entirely by waste vegetable oil will take centre stage at Glasgow Central Station today (Wednesday, 15th September) to support Scottish Climate Week.
The Class 66 locomotive will be stationed at Platform 11 from 9am to 6pm to highlight the significant contribution rail freight is already making to the Scottish Governments drive for a net zero carbon economy by 2045. (Permalink) 66004 Climate Week DB Cargo UK Glasgow Central HVO |
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Glasgow Central will showcase a major step forward in the reduction of carbon in rail freight this Wednesday and is inviting everyone to come and see it.
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The visit by rail logistics solutions company DB Cargo UK's loco ties in with Scotland's Climate Week, which helps raise awareness of the global climate emergency.
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Part of Glasgow Central station was taped off after a man was found with a serious head injury.
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The proposal seeks to reorganise the station's concourse to create more desirable retail spaces within the station while consolidating services such as the British Transport Police office, the Avanti West Coast travel centre and passenger lounge facilities.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Shopping Glasgow Central: The large, open, bright and airy space of the Glasgow Central concourse. |
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The Parachute Regiment Association have been given the opportunity to have plaques added to the existing War Memorial wall at Platform 1 in Central Station Glasgow.
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Visitors could be offered spectacular views from one of the largest glass roofs in Europe under plans being devised for public tours of the top of Scotlands busiest station.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Tour Tour  Glasgow Central: Rush hour view south over the trainshed roofs from one of the interestingly shaped rooms at the rear of the Grand Central Hotel. Platforms 1-10 are underneath the left section of the roof and platform ... |
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Scotland fans queuing at Glasgow Central Station today on their way to Hampden may be unaware their predecessors took an entirely different route onto trains, involving a long-disused football tunnel hidden under the platforms.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: About half way up each platform, in the older part of the station, Glasgow Central used to have access to a subway between each platform and further passages to the low level platforms and Argyle Stre ... |
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Avanti West Coast vowed to mount another bid to break the London-Glasgow rail record after its attempt today failed by just 21 seconds.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Glasgow Central London Euston Rail Speed Record  Bay Horse: On the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to break the Euston to Glasgow speed record, 390044 'Royal Scot' hurries through Bay Horse on 17th June 2021. This charity fund raising event was a joint event b ... |
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An attempt to break the 36-year-old record for the fastest train journey between London and Glasgow will be made on Thursday (June 17).
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Glasgow Central London Euston Rail Speed Record Bay Horse: On the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to break the Euston to Glasgow speed record, 390044 'Royal Scot' hurries through Bay Horse on 17th June 2021. This charity fund raising event was a joint event b ... |
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A new rail speed record between London and Glasgow is to be attempted by Avanti West Coast, sources have told The Scotsman.
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Filming for the new series of hit documentaryInside Central Station is now underway.
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ScotRail has announced a new change to its bus service in Glasgow city centre between Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street  Glasgow Central: The Glasgow interstations bus - now in ScotRail livery. Photographed on 7 April 2015 at Central station.  Glasgow Central: A snappier title for Glasgow's interstation bus, seen outside Central on 10 August 2015. |
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Network Rail has shared a sneak-peak of the progress of a restoration project in Glasgow's city centre.
(Permalink) Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] Glasgow Central  Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central]: A plastic-shrouded Clyde bridge as seen from King George V Bridge with Central station just visible. The images posted on the hoardings are not visualisations of the finished work, just photos of how ... |
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A woman flew into a rage and pushed a train manager so hard he fell backwards from a platform into a train.
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Many Glaswegians understand the history and romance of the Central Station clock.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: The clock at Glasgow Central has taken on rather a spooky appearance for Hallowe'en. Seen against a backdrop of the glazed roof and a darkened sky. |
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Tuesday night's 'The Architecture the Railways Built' has become a staple on our tv viewing calendars. And with not a lot else to pop on the calendar, its nice to have an hour of fascinating television, showcasing the incredible sights of the railway in the UK and further afield.
(Permalink) Ballochmyle Viaduct Connel Ferry Bridge Forth Bridge Glasgow Central Glenfinnan Viaduct Laigh Milton Viaduct Wemyss Bay  Forth Bridge: Class A1 No.60163 'Tornado' crossing The Forth Bridge above North Queensferry with the northbound ' Aberdonian '.  Glenfinnan Viaduct: Black 5 No. 45407 leaves an attractive smoke trail as it crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct on 10 October 2012 with The Jacobite steam service to Mallaig. |
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Multiple train routes from Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central are seeing 'major disruptions' due to the snow.
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We all know what happened to Grahamston, but what about the other areas that were lost to the arrival of train stations, lines and goods depots?
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street High Street St Enoch  High Street East Junction: View west at High Street East Junction on 8 June 1957 as 57553 approaches from the Saltmarket direction with a down freight on the CGU line. Over on the right 67631 is passing with an eastbound train ... |
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Scotrail has scrapped its service from Milngavie to Central Station during the day.
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The train arriving at Glasgow Central on October 19, 1914, carried 900 Belgian refugees.
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There are no trains between Glasgow Central, Largs and Ardrossan after heavy weather closed the lines.
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A stunning new mural has been unveiled in Glasgow Central station to raise awareness of mental health support services across Scotland.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central  Glasgow Central: A stunning new mural has been unveiled in Glasgow Central station to raise awareness of mental health support services across Scotland.
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A series of six stoppages in support of a disciplined train conductor have been scrapped by the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union after he was reinstated.
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Scotrail workers at Glasgow Central station are to go on strike over alleged 'disciplinary abuses' from bosses.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Strike Glasgow Central: The Gordon Street frontage of Glasgow Central on the evening of the 21st of November. Above the entrance is the Caledonian's hotel, now the Grand Central Hotel. Glasgow Central: The large, open, bright and airy space of the Glasgow Central concourse. |
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Inside Central Station will return to BBC Scotland after reaching nearly 700,000 Scots to date.
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From famous visitors to those of us who pass through every day, this surely comes under the title of one of Glasgow's best loved buildings.
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Network Rail engineers will be renewing track and signalling between Glasgow and Paisley next weekend as part of a £170m project to increase capacity and flexibility on one of country's busiest routes.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Network Rail Paisley Gilmour Street  Paisley Gilmour Street: Welcome to Paisley Gilmour Street - main northside station entrance in July 2005.  Glasgow Central: Replacement bus services waiting at the Gordon Street entrance to Glasgow Central on 29th December 2007 during Network Rail engineering works.  Hillington East: What had two, then four, now has two again and will soon have three? View east from Hillington East showing the new gantries for overhead wires in connection with the additional line. Those masts in t ... |
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Network Rail is inviting the community of Gallowhill to drop-in and meet the project team delivering the £170m enhancement of the railway linking Glasgow to the Clyde coast and Ayrshire
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Network Rail Paisley Gilmour Street  Paisley Gilmour Street: A family and 3 pigeons await the next train at Gilmour Street on a warm Saturday afternoon in July 2005, as a Hunterston - Longannet coal train rumbles through the adjacent platform.  Arkleston Junction: Two Black 5s emerge westbound from under the Arkleston Road Bridge, where they had been held at signals. The train nearest the camera is heading for Gourock while the other is on the Ayr line. At this ...  Arkleston Junction: You want to put a third track where? View looks east to Glasgow from Arkleston Junction. Once a tunnel, then opened out for four tracks, now two. |
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The Paisley Corridor Improvements (PCI) project will upgrade the track and signalling on the busy rail corridor between Shields junction in Glasgow and Paisley Gilmour St station.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Network Rail Paisley Gilmour Street  Paisley Gilmour Street: Panorama - Paisley Gilmour Street - view west on 30 July 2005.  Arkleston Junction: The 15.00 service from Glasgow Central to Ayr westbound at Arkleston Junction on 31 August, passing the greenery on the left that marks the path of the old Renfrew Line. Track workers are at the ends ... Hillington East: What had two, then four, now has two again and will soon have three? View east from Hillington East showing the new gantries for overhead wires in connection with the additional line. Those masts in t ... |
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Two rail firms received near-maximum fines yesterday for repeatedly failing to repair track faults which led to the derailment of a train at Scotland's busiest station.
(Permalink) Derailment Glasgow Central |
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