120 years ago today the world's third oldest underground was officially opened. But day one of Glasgow's '˜Clockwork Orange' almost ended in catastrophe.

The Glasgow subway opened in 1896 and was renovated with the well-known orange carriages in the 1970s.

Clockwork orange The Glasgow subway opened in 1896 and was renovated with the well-known orange carriages in the 1970s. They were officially introduced to passenger service on 16 April 1980.

On this day in 1896 the Glasgow Subway, the world's third underground metro system, opened to passengers.

GLASGOW’S subway trains are running as slow as they did when it first opened almost 130 years ago – despite a recent £200million investment. Underground rail journeys are 30 per cent sl… ...

Glasgow subway is set to stop as workers threaten strike action over a dispute. More than 100 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) workers will take action after an interim offer was rejected.

Glasgow Subway system is celebrating its 115th anniversary. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third oldest underground metro system in the world after London and Budapest.

Since the Subway opened in 1896 there have been six major studies into how the route could be expanded. Six major dead horse floggings, cost unknown. Expanding the Subway is a false flag.

1975: Upgrade for Glasgow Subway "The only real change since 1896 is the price of a ticket." Blue Peter visits the Glasgow Subway ahead of its first major modernisation works.

The 117-year-old Glasgow Underground (opened December, 1896) - the third oldest such system, after London (January 1863, during the American Civil… ...

Glasgow Subway system is celebrating its 115th anniversary. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third oldest underground metro system in the world after London and Budapest.