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suppliers, to replace every escalator on the Subway network. The next generation smartcard ticketing


system for the Subway is currently being developed by Scheidt and Bachman and will be delivered in 2013, well before the Commonwealth Games. Alongside this, a multi-modal, multi-


operator scheme is being delivered by market leading smart technology firm Ecebs in a joint venture with SPT. The modernisation will bring Glasgow’s


historic Subway in line with other under- ground networks around the world which already use smartcard tickets and automated ‘driverless’ trains. Crucially, SPT aims to keep the Subway


operating throughout the works, with pass - engers able to see things around them changing piece by piece as improvements take shape through the night.


will be instantly recognisable to passengers as they enter.


Into a new era Mr. Findlay said he was proud to lead the Subway into a new era in its history: “The Glasgow Subway is a true icon, not just for the city but for Scotland. Many of us can recount memories of its past but what we’re focussing on now is its future. We have the chance to deliver a Subway that will last for generations to come, one that will grow with Glasgow, attract new passengers from alike and help our streets from becoming more congested.” He added: “The aim is to improve what we


can, where we can. People look back at the grainy old Subway photos from the early 1900s and remark on the difference with what we have now. In years to come, I hope they’ll look at their pristine, modern surroundings, with state-of-


Due to be completed in summer 2012, Hillhead Station in Glasgow’s west end will become the flagship for further station upgrades across the Subway’s network


Kelvinhall and Ibrox stations are planned


next, both in key Commonwealth Games areas, and will be refurbished by 2014. As well as the work now under way at


Hillhead, SPT has also awarded a £5.6 million contract to Otis, one of the UK’s top escalator


www.eurotransportmagazine.com For the first time in its history, the Subway


will also host an iconic piece of public art. SPT has commissioned Alasdair Gray, famed as one of the best writers and artists of his generation, to design a huge mural for the entire back wall of Hillhead Station, which


the-art driverless trains and interactive smartcard tickets and once again marvel at the difference. The Subway is central to life in Glasgow and it is our duty at SPT to ensure it is in a position to still be ‘shoogling’ residents and visitors alike in another 115 years time.”


Eurotransport Volume 10, Issue 1, 2012


Courtesy of SPT


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