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Glasgow Subway rolling stock is the passenger trains and service vehicles used on the Glasgow Subway, the third-oldest underground metro system in the world, serving the city of Glasgow in Scotland.

Since the subway's opening in 1896 there have been two generations of rolling stock: the first generation cable-hauled stock which were electrified in 1935 and replaced by the current, second generation, stock from Metro Cammell as part of the 1970s modernisation. In 2012, SPT announced that as part of it's next modernisation phase, a third generation of stock by Stadler Rail in consortium with Ansaldo STS is being procured, starting operations from 2020.

The rolling stock of the Glasgow Subway is unique compared to other subways due to it's size and gauge. Unlike other Metro systems in the United Kingdom, the Subway has a running gauge of compared to the more common, larger  standard guage of. The diameter of the tunnels of only 11 ft, sometimes half the size of the tunnels in the London Underground resulting in trains that are less than 2 m tall from the platform.

Current rolling stock
Since 1980, on completion of the second modernisation, the second generation of rolling stock have been exclusively operating on the subway.

The first 33 cars of the current rolling stock was built by Metro Cammell between 1977 and 1979. Eight additional trailer cars were built in 1992. The rolling stock entered service when the subway re-opened after modernisation work on 16 April 1980. The rolling stock is being refurbished ahead of new rolling stock being acquired as part of the upgrade to the subway.

Livery
Originally after the 1977–80 modernisation the trains carried a light orange livery with a white stripe and stylised 'Trans-Clyde' branding. However soon the rolling stock were all painted in a darker orange or 'Strathclyde red'. Various minor adjustments to livery were made, including new SPT branding. The trains were given a totally new livery in 2006 when they were painted 'Cream & Carmine'. However, in 2011 it was decided to return to an orange livery for the foreseeable future; this new orange design incorporates patches of white and grey to give the rolling stock a more modern look. Some trains carry special liveries for advertising. These are normally found on the middle carriage on a train. These carriages are normally given a wrap in the design for the advert intended and are then used for the period of sponsorship; these wraps can then be removed and the subway carriage can use its orange livery.

Cable-hauled
The previous rolling stock was largely built in 1896, with additional trailer carriages added over the following 19 years. This rolling stock was converted from cable to electric traction in 1935 and finally withdrawn from service in 1977 upon the closure of the railway for modernisation.

"Shoogly" trains
During the operation of the first generation of rolling stock Glaswegians colloquielly referred to trains as "shoogly" referring to the jostling sensation passengers experienced. This was a result of the lack of transition curves in the track resulting in sudden  lateral accelerations when going into and coming out of corners. Additionally, the seats were designed with the backrests fixed to the side of the carriage and the base fixed to the floor such that they could move independently. Combined, these jostled passengers side-to-side and forwards-and-backward producing the "shoogling" sensation.

Third generation stock
New trains from Schrader.

Preserved vehicles
http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/maps-stations/riverside-museum/