NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Transport in Glasgow

The city of Glasgow, Scotland has a transport system encompassing air, rail, road, and an underground rail circuit. Prior to 1962, the city was also served by trams. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (433x640, 84 KB) Glasgow tram, Argyle Street, June 1962. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (433x640, 84 KB) Glasgow tram, Argyle Street, June 1962. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... â€œGlaswegianâ€ redirects here. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

Airports

There are also two small airfields in the nearby towns of Cumbernauld, and Strathaven, near East Kilbride. Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... NY redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Dubai Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... Glasgow Prestwick Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is an international airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. ... South Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Ã€ir a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. ... Cumbernauld (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ... Common Green, the centre of Strathaven Strathaven (pronounced: Straven , meaning: valley of the Avon) is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... East Kilbride (Cille BhrÃ¬ghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

Rail

Railway stations

The city has two main line railway stations. Queen Street Station, located on the northern periphery of the city centre connects Glasgow to the North of Scotland, and Edinburgh. Glasgow Central station, located on Argyle Street is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line, and connects Glasgow with the South, and is the rail gateway to England and the rest of the UK. Regular express train services run from Central to London; terminating at either Euston or King's Cross. Photo of inside of Glasgow Central station taken by Alan Ford, released into the public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Photo of inside of Glasgow Central station taken by Alan Ford, released into the public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... Glasgow Queen Street is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland and is the citys second main line terminus. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

There were two additional mainline stations serving the city at one stage. One, St Enoch Station, was sited at St Enoch Square not far from Central Station and parallel to the existing underground station of the same name, whilst the second, Buchanan Street Station was located at the northern end of Buchanan Street, approximately just north of where the Royal Concert Hall currently stands near to Queen Street Station. These two stations were removed in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching Axe. The St Enoch Shopping Centre was built on the site of St Enoch Station in the 1980s and Buchanan House (formerly ScotRail House) and part of the Glasgow Caledonian University campus now stand on the site of Buchanan Street Station. The St Enoch Centre on the site of the old St Enoch mainline station in 2005, with the former Subway station (now travel centre) on the right St Enoch Station was a former mainline railway station in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... St Enoch subway station is the first station on the north of the River Clyde on the Glasgow Subway. ... Buchanan Street Station was the least known of Glasgows four main terminal railway stations, the other three being Central, Queen St and St Enoch. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... Glasgow Caledonian University is a University in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Plans were devised in the post-war period to redevelop Glasgow as a whole. As part of the resulting "Bruce Report", it was proposed that Queen Street Station be demolished and replaced as a bus station and garage. Under this scheme only the low level Queen Street Station would be kept, as part of the suburban rail system, and a new purpose built Glasgow North Station would be constructed on the site of Buchanan Street Station. This plan was never followed through, and Queen Street operates to this day, although Buchanan Street Station closed in the 1960s. The chosen site for the Glasgow North Station is now occupied by the Buchanan Bus Station, the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre, the Royal Concert Hall and the Glasgow Passport Office. Glasgow and District Transport Plans from 1951 show the layout of the proposed atation [1]. The Bruce Report is the commonly given name to two reports of the Glasgow Corporation (the former local authority area for the Scottish city), the First Planning Report, which was published in the closing stages of the Second World War in March, 1945 and the Clyde Valley Regional Plan. ...

The Bruce Report also recommended the demolition of both Glasgow Central and St Enoch Stations and replacing them with a Glasgow South Station, but again this was never followed up.

Suburban rail

There is also a suburban above-ground rail system run by First ScotRail to the specification and requirements of SPT, who provide rolling stock in the SPT livery of Carmine and Cream. It is centred on Central Station for the City south of the Clyde, the Ayrshire coast, and ferry ports on the Clyde. Queen Street Station is for links with Edinburgh and the east coast of Scotland and west to and north to the Highlands on the famous West Highland Line. The North Clyde Line runs from Helensburgh and Balloch in the west to Drumgelloch and Springburn in the east, passing through Queen Street Station. The rail based urban and suburban systems are run by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). SPT is formed and financed out of the twelve unitary authorities in the Greater Glasgow area including Glasgow City Council. It has responsibility for local train services, the Subway, certain ferries and buses. SPT runs the largest suburban rail network outside London, and incorporates 186 railway stations, 59 of them within Glasgow. There are links to East Kilbride,Airdrie, Coatbridge, Motherwell, Hamilton, Newton Mearns, Paisley, Greenock, Milngavie, Neilston, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, Dumbarton, Balloch and Clydebank. First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... Rather unusually, these Angels wear white hart (deer) badges, with the personal livery of King Richard II of England, who commissioned this, the Wilton diptych, about 1400 A livery is a uniform or other sign worn in a non-military context on a person or object (such as an airplane... Carmine is the general term for a particularly deep red colour. ... Cream is the colour of the cream produced by cattle grazing on natural pasture with plants rich in yellow carotenoid pigments, some of which are incorporated into the cream, to give a slight yellow tone to the white. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Greater Glasgow refers to the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, and the Greater Glasgow Metropolitian Settlement Area (created in the 2001 census). ... The City of Glasgow is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ... East Kilbride (Cille BhrÃ¬ghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Airdrie (Gaelic An Ã€rd Ruigh/An Ã€rd Ã€irighe) is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]) . It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. ... Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland approximately 9 miles east of Glasgow. ... High flats in Motherwell Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na MÃ thar in Gaelic) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton, in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace Hamilton (Hamaltan, in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Central Scotland. ... Newton Mearns is a small suburban town 7 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... View west over Greenock with the Golden Princess at Clydeport Ocean Terminal. ... Milngavie, (pronounced Millâ€“Guy or Mullâ€“Guy), is a town on the northwestern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Neilston is a village lying to the south west of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire in Scotland. ... Cumbernauld (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ... Helensburghs Rhu Road, looking west towards Rhu, Rosneath and the Gare Loch. ... Dumbarton (DÃ¹n Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... This article is about the town of Balloch in Dunbartonshire, for other articles on towns of the same name see Balloch. ... Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. ...

Future Plans

Locals have long pressed for a link which will join the two halves of the urban railway network together, making possible through journeys via the central area without having to disembark at either Central or Queen Street and traverse the city centre by foot or road. The Glasgow Crossrail initiative has been on the drawing board for many years, but still awaits funding from central government, despite the favourable outcomes of a feasibility study carried out in 2003. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Image File history File links 25_railtransportation_trans. ... Glasgow Crossrail is a proposed railway development in Central Scotland. ...

Plans to connect Glasgow to London by a 270 mph Transrapid (German Maglev train) have emerged in June 2005. Transrapid at the Emsland test facility Transrapid is a German monorail system using magnetic levitation. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

There are also plans to connect Glasgow city with Glasgow International Airport, via a new rail link which it has been estimated will bring around 700 new jobs to the Paisley area. The Act of Parliament authorising construction of the link was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 29 November 2006 and received Royal Assent on 15 January 2007. It is expected that the link will be in operation by late 2010. November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Major roads

The city is the focal point of Scotland's trunk road network and has many road connections to other cities. Glasgow has a less congested road network than Edinburgh, and the argument for congestion charging has not been as great. The city is linked to the rest of the country by the following main roads. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 797 KB) The M8 motorway running through Glasgow, Scotland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 797 KB) The M8 motorway running through Glasgow, Scotland. ... Kingston Bridge M8 running alongside the Clyde This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the ski-ramp, is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland. ... Charing Cross is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major roadâ€”usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ...

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City layout

The city centre is laid out on a grid plan, a result of the westward expansion from the old medieval core during the Georgian era, initially into the area now called the Merchant City. Much of the initial grid can be credited to a surveyor named James Barry. The desire to create a regular layout of streets fits in well with the Enlightenment ideas about rationality: at the same time, similar developments were taking place in Edinburgh, with the creation of the New Town. Despite this, the layout is not very regular, due to the awkward topography, with numerous drumlins, as well as the generation of point de vues out of the existing Palladian mansions in the Merchant City, all but one now demolished. This layout makes it relatively car friendly, despite the numerous and confusing one-way systems. A simple grid plan road map (Windermere, Florida). ... The Georgian architecture of The Circus, Bath, built between 1754 and 1768 The Georgian era is a period of British history, normally defined as including the reigns of the kings George I, George II, George III and George IV, i. ... The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy, and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... Drumlin in Cato, New York Drowned drumlin in Clew Bay Drumlin at Withrow Moraine and Jameson Lake Drumlin Field National Natural Landmark A drumlin (Irish droimnÃn, a little hill ridge) is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial action. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ...

The Inner Ring Road

The aforementioned Bruce Report not only recommended the construction of two major new railway stations, but also the construction of an inner ring road of motorway that circled the city centre. Despite being proposed in the aftermath of the Second World War it was not until the 1960s that this project was begun. This involved the construction of the M8 motorway through the east end of the city along the route of the old Monkland Canal. This part of the project was fairly non controversial as the canal was in a poor state and not really in use by this time. This portion of the ring road would form the northern flank. The Kingston Bridge, an integral part of what was planned to become the Glasgow Inner Ring Road. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

What was more controversial of the M8 was where it would form the western flank of the ring road, which involved the destruction of many properties in the Woodlands, Garnethill and Anderston areas, which have been left unrecognisable from the period the motorway was constructed. The ring road then continued across the Kingston Bridge over the River Clyde to the southside of the city. Woodlands Drive, a typical road in Woodlands Woodlands is a residential area in the west-end of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Garnethill is a residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Anderston is a well-known district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Kingston Bridge, looking eastward up the River Clyde The Kingston Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ...

This is where the ring road project was left incomplete. The M8 continues towards Greenock through the Southwest of Glasgow, but the ring road project was not finished as the M8 forms only the northern and western flanks of it. The plan called for an eastern and southern flank as well which were never put in place, even though turn offs on certain sections of the motorway were built to connect with these. View west over Greenock with the Golden Princess at Clydeport Ocean Terminal. ...

However, it seems that a southern portion will now be built as the Scottish Executive has determined that the M74 motorway will be extended through the Southeast of Glasgow to connect with the Kingston Bridge (although not along the original route identified in the Bruce Report). This is a controversial plan as it involves plowing the motorway through the city, something that many residents do not want, and a public enquiry recommended that construction not proceed. However the Executive contends that the economic benefits as well as congestion on the current motorway dictate that it will go ahead. Despite this, the opposers to the scheme mounted a legal challenge in June 2005, which will probably mean that opening of the extension will be delayed until 2009 at the earliest. The City Council have indicated that should this extension be complete they will reconsider building the eastern flank of the ring road which will necessitate either a second motorway bridge over the river, or a tunnel. The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... M74 near Larkhall. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ...

The ring road plan also called for a motorway out from the centre of the city to the north-west (as the ring road plan would have involved four motorways running off of the central ring - a northeast one, which is the M8 from Glasgow city centre to Edinburgh; a southwest one, which is the M8 from Glasgow city centre to Greenock; a southeast one, the projected M74 extension; and a northwest one, which would have left the Inner Ring Road at Woodside (slip road stubs are visible) and followed the path of the Forth & Clyde Canal up through the Maryhill area of Glasgow to Milngavie and beyond). , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ...

While there are no plans to build motorway-standard flank of the ring road at national government level, Glasgow City Council have recently published new plans for what it calls the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route (EERR). This would appear not to be a motorway, but instead an urban corridor which will connect the M74 extension at Polmadie with the M8/M80 at Provan. While the Council has openly voiced its commitment to the plan, it will likely face considerable controversy since its path will dissect the suburbs of Bridgeton, Carntyne and Parkhead making use of derelict land and an abandoned railway embankment. The Glasgow East End Regeneration Route is a proposed urban road in the East End of Glasgow. ... Carntyne is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Parkhead is an area of east Glasgow. ...

The Glasgow Subway

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Glasgow is one of only three British metropolitan areas that has an underground metro system; the others being London and Tyne and Wear. The Glasgow Subway (previously Glasgow Underground), was built in 1896 and substantially modernised in 1977. It has a single circular route. This, taken together with the orange-coloured paintwork of the carriages, has led to it being known, by guidebooks more than the locals who still refer to it as the "Subway", as "The Clockwork Orange". This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... An Inner Circle train arrives at West Street station. ...

Despite being the third oldest subway system in the world (after London's and Budapest's), it has never been expanded beyond its original route. Reasons given for this have invariably related to Glasgow's geology: the tunnels are excavated from rock, and for this reason they are also smaller than London's. An SPT study into a possible expansion of the subway has been mooted. It would extend further into the West End, East End and Southside of the city which may cost up to £800million to build. Much of this expansion might utilise disused railway tunnels that have been abandoned since the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... 81-717 type train The Budapest Metro (Hungarian: budapesti metrÃ³) is the metro system in the Hungarian capital Budapest. ... Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985), commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer. ...

Bus

Deregulation of bus services began in October 1986, since that time bus operators have been able to start new services, change services, or cancel existing services by giving 42 days' notice to the relevant authorities; in Scotland this has since changed to 56 days notice with an additional 14 day consultation period over and above this. Operation of non commercial services that SPT deem to be socially necessary may be awarded by competitive tender.

A number of 'bus corridors' have been invested in by Glasgow City Council focusing on main bus routes with real time information, and bus priority measures. The Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive (GGPTE), formerly the municipal transport operator, is now privately owned by First Group. A bus lane in Mannheim, Germany A bus (only) lane is a lane on a road restricted to buses, and usually emergency vehicles or taxicabs and possibly high occupancy vehicles or bicycles . ... First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ...

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Trams

Glasgow had for many years an extensive system of trams that ran on the city's streets alongside other traffic. However, by the 1950s much of the vehicle stock was as much as 30 years old and not running as well. The trams were becoming less used as car use increased and gradually the tram network was phased out across the city, including many routes that were still fairly well used and reckoned to be economically viable. The last tram in the city ran on September 4, 1962 with as many as 250,000 people reckoned to have lined the streets to watch this spectacle. is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the mid 1990s there emerged a plan to create a Strathclyde Tram Project, which would have seen the reintroduction of trams (or more accurately a Light Rail system) to Glasgow. Strathclyde Passenger Transport published a set of plans for this system, going so far as to distribute pamphlets across the city outlining these plans and the proposed routes they were suggesting. The initial line proposed was a 20 kilometer route that would run from Maryhill in the Northwest of the city to Easterhouse on Glasgow's Eastern fringe. It was envisaged that the line would utilise disused railway lines and tunnels as well as running in part on some roads in the city alongside other traffic. The plan then outlined future expansion of the tram network so that it might one day stretch across the Greater Glasgow area. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... Maryhill is a residential district in the northwest of the City of Glasgow. ... , Easterhouse is a north-eastern district of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...

However, there were a number of objections to these proposals, contentiously amongst them was an objection from Strathclyde Bus Holdings, who it could be argued did so out of fear of their profit margins being affected by such an initiative. This necessitated a public inquiry which lasted around 10 weeks. The Parliamentary Commissioners appointed to deliberate on the matter met and discussed the conclusions of this inquiry in a matter of hours before finding in favour of the objections raised thus killing off the Strathclyde Tram Project. The reasoning of the Commissioners is unknown as there existed no obligation from them to reveal it.^[1]

There currently exists a proposal to reintroduce trams (again, as in 1996, this would actually be a light rail system) to Glasgow. This comes in light of similar proposals, which are much further advanced, to reintroduce trams to Edinburgh. ^[2] The City of Glasgow Council and SPT have commissioned a £500,000 study to see the viability of such a system which it is reckoned would initially operate from the city centre out to the new Glasgow Harbour site then across the River Clyde to the Southern General Hospital and through Govan and along the south bank of the Clyde before crossing the river again back into the city centre. There are proposals to run trams further than this route out to the Braehead shopping centre and possibly Glasgow Airport; to Clydebank; and across the rest of the city. , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... The City of Glasgow Council (MÃ²r-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Glasgow Harbour is a docklands redevelopment in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... Govan (Baile a Ghobhainn in Gaelic) is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...

Presently SPT has decided that this route will not see trams running along it, but rather an "ultra-modern" bus service termed "Clyde Fastlink" will operate part of the route, running from the city centre to the Glasgow Harbour area. ^[3] SPT have stated however that they are leaving open the option of laying tram lines on this route and replacing the buses with a light rail system.

Contents

Airports

Rail

Railway stations

Suburban rail

Future Plans

Major roads

City layout

The Inner Ring Road

The Glasgow Subway

Bus

Trams

See also

References

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City layout

The Inner Ring Road

The Glasgow Subway

Bus

Trams

See also

References

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