Scottish children were spotted cheering when one of Glasgow’s iconic subway carriages was dropped into their nursery today. Ivy on the Park, in Carntyne, received a special arrival as they took delivery of the car. #
The youngsters were captured watching in awe as the huge former Clockwork Orange carriage was hauled into the air before landing within the grounds of the east end nursery. The excited kids were dressed in helmets and high-vis gear for the new arrival.
It comes after rail industry lawyer and former University of Glasgow student Ben Denton-Cardew vowed to find new homes for the historic cars after they were decommissioned earlier this year, Glasgow Live reports.
The 27-year-old from Suffolk, who has been overseeing the move all week, said: “We’ve saved something for the future. They are more than just a train – they are that funny orange friend in the tunnel at the end of a night out.
“I, like hundreds of thousands of people, have done thousands of miles on those trains getting around the city so it does mean a lot to me. It would be so sad if we only had one in a museum, for a train that has contributed so much to Glasgow over the past 40 years.”
The fleet was replaced with modern stock in July, to keep up with the ever increasing demand on the network. After completing a last loop under the Clyde, one carriage – Car 128 – was taken for display at Glasgow’s Transport Museum.
The famous carriages were listed for sale for community and not-for-profit organisations at a cost of £5,000, subject to transport arrangements being organised. It is understood that Ivy in the Park was one of only two schools in the city who managed to secure a carriage.
Around 11 are expected at the Finnieston Railway station to be turned into community and art spaces. Another is expected to travel further, and arrive at an academy in Northamptonshire where it will be used for troubled kids who have been excluded from schools.
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