2018

NS5664 : Cessnock subway station

taken 6 years ago, near to Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland

This is 1 of 18 images, with title Cessnock subway station in this square
Cessnock subway station
Cessnock subway station
Station list and local artwork on the Inner Circle side of the single island platform.
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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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Primary Subject: Underground Station
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Subway Station [43] · Inner Circle [7] Title Clusters: · Cessnock subway station [18] ·
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NS5664, 291 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 September, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5637 6451 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:51.1399N 4:17.7565W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5637 6451
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