SCOTS residents have been fuming over the ongoing dilapidation of the subway route throughout Glasgow despite a £280 million deal being agreed for upgrades.
Commuters in the city have been left bewildered at the state of disrepair that some of the underground stations have fallen into over the last decade.
One local felt they had little option but to call out Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) for the lack of improvements since the city held the Commonwealth Games.
Images shared online showed some of the complaints put forward by the Glaswegian including signs that have been replaced with black netting.
SPT unveiled a £280M contract with Stadler and Ansaldo STS in 2016 for modernisation of the subway.
This was set to include new rolling stock and signaling; however, residents have been left disappointed by the subways as of late.
Whilst some of the new rolling stock was introduced late last year, there are still vast issues with the remainder of the stations and signaling.
Last week passengers were forced to disembark and evacuate through the subway tunnels when the service suddenly stopped.
A majority of passengers shared complaints about the number of times they have been left waiting on a service which is running late.
Several images demonstrate the disrepair which has befallen the much-loved Clockwork Orange in Glasgow.
Images shared on social media show water in the tracks rising to the level of the train carriages.
Signs set to depict departure and arrival times have been left displaying nothing but question marks.
Paneling on the walls of the stations has ripped off, exposing bare rock, and plants even grow in the damp tracks.
The local resident shared images of all these issues to social media yesterday with the caption: “£280m in ‘upgrades’.
“Every station is falling apart (since 2014), and the quality of service is deteriorating.”
The post sparked outrage amongst locals who flocked to the comments to vent their own frustrations.
The post received dozens of likes and comments from frustrated Scots eager to share their own views.
One said: “Really highlights how poor this upgrade has been – over a decade into the ‘upgrade’ and the network remains unfinished and operates a poor, temperamental service.”
Another added: “A Victorian layout – literal circle – not extension since its conception and they can’t even manage the maintenance.”
A third commented: “£280m in shareholder dividends more like.”
Another replied: “Christ that looks like imminent structural collapse.”
