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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
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- Type
- Transit authority — regional transport partnership; owner-operator of the Glasgow Subway
- Market · Region
- United Kingdom · Scotland
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance
Owns and operates Glasgow Subway; completing modernisation with new trains and signalling.
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Owns and operates the Glasgow Subway and is completing its modernisation — new Stadler trains, new signalling and platform screen doors ahead of unattended train operation.
- Type
- Transit authority — regional transport partnership; owner-operator of the Glasgow Subway
- Where
- Scotland · Glasgow
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance
Structure
- regulated by ORR — Health-and-safety regulator for metro, tram and light rail (active)
- funded by Transport Scotland — Up to capital funding for Subway modernisation (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Stadler — Glasgow Subway trains, signalling and equipment — Stadler Bussnang/Ansaldo STS consortium (March 2016) (active · since 2016-03)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — Glasgow Subway signalling — Ansaldo STS (now Hitachi Rail) in consortium with Stadler (2016) (active · since 2016-03)
- Contract detail and values (2)$100–500mIn the United Kingdom edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (8)
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Our functions (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ RailBusinessDaily · £4.2 billion for operations, maintenance and renewals of rail infrastructure in Scotland (published 2023-02 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · Subway modernisation — programme and progress (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · spt.co.uk (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan (published 2020-07-28 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Scottish Ministers' High Level Output Specification (HLOS) — Control Period 7 (2024–2029) (published 2023-02-03 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · transport.gov.scot (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Glasgow Subway Modernisation (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Subway modernisation trains signalling screen doors | Awarded | $100–500m | Completion 2026 |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the United Kingdom edition · See a fully open example
3 sources · all primary
- ● Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · spt.co.uk (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · Subway modernisation — programme and progress (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Glasgow Subway Modernisation (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
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