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Craig Williams

Inside Glasgow Subway's driverless trains as new video released by SPT

Scottish Partnership for Transport (SPT) have shared a new look inside Glasgow Subway's new driverless trains.

The new trains will become operational in 2023 - and will be the first underground network in the UK to run driverless trains with no staff on board as part of a £288 million overhaul.

Posting on their Youtube page, the short 20-second long SPT video is captioned: "Are you in the loop?" It gives viewers a glimpse of the interior of the subway cars, with snippets of the cars' fixtures and upholstery - featuring a grey, orange and black design.

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The video ends with the caption: "Due for arrival in 2023, are you in the loop?"

The Glasgow Subway upgrade will enable services to run more frequently, with open plan walk-through interiors replacing separate carriages, and passengers will be able to see along tunnels from windows at each end of the trains.

Plans are afoot for the Swiss-built driverless trains to run every three minutes (and every two before and after football matches) compared to the current four minute system.

Platform safety screen doors will be fitted at stations as part of the switch, similar to those on some London Underground lines.

The subway could open later at night and later on Sundays too - a move long requested by Glaswegians.

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