After a £200 million investment and promises of modernisation, Glasgow subway commuters might well expect a speedier service.
However, it has emerged that Scotland’s only underground railway is running 30 per cent more slowly after the introduction of new rolling stock — returning the system to the same journey time as when it opened in the Victorian era.
In December 1896 the Glasgow subway promised passengers a full loop of the city in 30 minutes. New trains introduced in 1980 brought the journey time down to a brisk 24 minutes. But “third-generation” rolling stock — driverless trains introduced this year to much fanfare — now take at least 30 minutes to lap the subway’s famous inner and outer circles.
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) said