Glasgow Subway rolling stock

The first rolling stock was largely built in 1896,[7] 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 This rolling stock was converted from cable to electric traction in 1935 and finally withdrawn from service in 1977 upon the closure of the railway for modernisation.[8][9][10]

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  1896 carriages
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  Original interior
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  Refurbished interior

The first 33 cars of the current rolling stock was built by Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath between 1977 and 1979.[11][12] Eight additional trailer cars were built in 1992.[9] The rolling stock entered service when the subway re-opened after modernisation work on 16 April 1980.[10] The original 33 were refurbished by ABB at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in 1995.[13]

Third generation Stadler rolling stock

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][19][20] These trains were expected to enter service after the modernisation is complete in 2020;[3][4] however they have not yet entered service. These new trains are now expected to enter service in 2023.[21] The trains are being built by Stadler Rail at their factory in Altenrhein in eastern Switzerland.

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.[19][20] 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.[19][20] The new trains were first shown to the public at InnoTrans in 2018.[19][20][22] The first was delivered in May 2019.[23] First testing on the subway took place on 5 December 2021.[24] This involved a test run to Govan Station and recovery by a depot loco.[24]