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Earlier today, this photo surfaced on twitter: http://www.benoit-nicolet-photographie.com/panorama/University-Panorama-old.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I took photos from the same spot in 2004. For your pleasure: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7117057017_438a507286_o.jpg" o...

All of four years ago, I stepped into an old building on Buchanan Street. Fairly sure it was number 166, next to Forbidden Planet. Behind the door, there's a set of steps up to a corridor, with the lift on the left hand side at the end. The lift was pretty old, the manual slam-shut gate sort, if I r...

Only accessible by Network Rail staff I think NR would be able to get access, i was trying to find a name for ages to try and get into it, but alas no luck, only person i knew who may have helped wouldnt Jeezo, had it in my mind the old platform was totally closed off. Would be amazing to get down ...

Central station low level used to have 4 running lines serving 2 platforms - what you see is exactly that - it was covered up in the 1978-79 electrification works - I have a plan some where which shows the "hidden" platforms - Glasgow's very own platform 9 3/4s Oh, of course, the old plat...

James May's Toy Stories: The Great Train Race Highlight Sunday 12 June 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC2 Scotland In James May's uplifting series of toy-related stunts back in 2009, one didn't turn out to be quite as uplifting as intended. May's attempt to run a model train along miniature track all the way fro...

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They claim to have mountains of grit They do have mountains of grit. What we don't plan for, because we almost never get it in Glasgow, is mountains of snow. Grit helps the ice/snow melt at temperatures a few degrees below zero, and of course, it will only help dissolve a reasonably small amount of...

SCOTTISH LABOUR WANT TO MODERNISE GLASGOW’S UNDERGROUND Ah, crap. Labour finally found a way to attract my vote. Devious. I shouldn't expect their plans to be anything other than ham-fisted, should I? Like the last time the Labour council modernised the subway but couldn't spare the money to make i...

Mori wrote:SCOTTISH LABOUR WANT TO MODERNISE GLASGOW’S UNDERGROUND

Ah, crap. Labour finally found a way to attract my vote. Devious. I shouldn't expect their plans to be anything other than ham-fisted, should I?

Thanks to yoker brian, I was able to make it to the launch. Some pics from the day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdstrowes/ ... 181410188/

yoker brian wrote:I now have 4 tickets available for anyone who wants them FREE...GRATIS- (Fossil your tickets are still secured)

Possibly interested in two of those if you still have any! But, for folks who have been at a launch here before: Which side of the river gives the best view?

£300 -- £400 million spread over 30 years to ultimately reduce or stabilise running costs and potentially increase passenger count? Seems like a no-brainer to me. Let's hope something actually moves on this proposal. Driverless trains are no bad thing, even though I guess there'd likely still have t...

Of course, if someone doesn't believe air travel is neccessary .................. :roll: Indeed. For a short time there, GLA looked a bit screwed. If BAA were being forced to sell one of EDI or GLA, which one looked like a keeper with potential for continued growth into the future? GLA with its can...

These are complementary solutions to the same problem. The problem with the airport 'express' bus service is that it can take as long to get to/ from the airport as you spend in the air from Heathrow etc. Even the 747 service which mostly avoids the M8 isn't what you'd call quick. I've taken the 74...