2010

NS5965 : Buchanan Street

taken 13 years ago, near to Glasgow, Scotland

This is 1 of 45 images, with title Buchanan Street in this square
Buchanan Street
Buchanan Street
The glass covered north entrance to Buchanan Street subway station is prominent in this photo which was taken from the steps in front of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The north entrance to St Enoch's subway station can be seen catching the light in the centre of the photo, with the old station building immediately beyond it. The tall chimney in the distance is at the Victoria Infirmary.
The Glasgow Subway

The Glasgow Subway opened in 1896 and is the third oldest underground railway in the world, predated by the London and Budapest systems.

It is a very simple system consisting of fifteen stations arranged in a 10.4Km loop around the centre and west side of the city. There are two lines; the Inner Circle and the Outer Circle which run in parallel tunnels through each of the stations. The lines run entirely under ground and pass under the Clyde twice.

The four foot gauge is very uncommon and is due to the small tunnel size. The trains themselves are also small, even toy-like when compared with those on major metro systems around the world.

Here is a Link to a geograph article which provides more information about the subway.


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This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Glasgow Subway Automatic Clusters: · Street [1916] · Glasgow [1075] · Building [704] · Station [565] · Buchanan Street [465] · Glasgow Royal Concert Hall [81] Other Photos: · Buchanan Street Title Clusters: · Buchanan Street [45] ·
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NS5965, 3187 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 23 October, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 November, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 590 656 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:51.7860N 4:15.1864W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 591 657
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