The Cabinet Secretary for Transport recently visited the Subway Depot to inspect the final three of 17 new trains.

Fiona Hyslop travelled from the depot to Govan Subway Station to see the new trains up close and experience them in the system.

She said: "People living, working in and visiting Glasgow are already benefiting from new modernised trains and I was pleased to see and experience them for myself.

"We have provided major funding for the SPT-led Subway Modernisation project, the most significant investment and improvement programme to be undertaken in the Subway in the last 40 years.

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“People and communities will benefit from further improvements with the ongoing renewal and upgrade of Subway infrastructure and more new trains entering service later this year.

“All of this works to make Glasgow’s Subway more attractive and accessible, with more space than before for wheelchair users or people carrying prams – all helping to encourage a shift away from cars and towards sustainable public transport.”

The last three new additions have yet to be officially handed over to SPT.

Once this is done, they will likely be held back from passenger service for testing with the new signalling and communications system, and the new Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) that will be introduced in stations next year.

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Richard Robinson, director of transport operations at SPT, said: "Having all our new trains officially accepted will be another key milestone in the modernisation programme but there are still many more to come.

"These last three trains will not be introduced into passenger service straight away but will be used for further testing with new signalling and communications infrastructure currently being installed in the system, and then with our PSDs.

"In addition, all of this needs to tie up with our new Operational Control Centre so these last trains have a lot more work to do."

The subway is currently undergoing its third modernisation which has seen new smart ticketing introduced; a refurb of all 15 stations on the network; and new rolling stock complete with a new signalling and communication system, alongside a new control room being introduced.