Old carriages from Glasgow subway could soon be public toilets or coffee shops
Council officers are looking at buying a few of them to inject a bit of colour into the city.
Some of the old carriages from the iconic orange Glasgow subway fleet could soon be turned into public toilets and coffee shops.
Yesterday, we told you there are 20 up for sale at a cost of £5,000 each and council officers are now looking at buying some of them.
Convener for Neighbourhood Services, Ruairi Kelly, told Clyde 1: "We are actively looking at ways to reactive the Clyde and we want to put additional public toilets in the parks.
"I think this is the perfect way to reuse and upcycle those carriages.
"We also want to make sure the installations we put into the city are attractive and interesting."
The last carriages from the 1980s fleet took their final whirl around Glasgow at the end of last month.
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Ruairi has asked staff to enquire about buying some of the fleet, where they will be stored before restoration and what the timescales would be for bringing them under council ownership.
He added: "It would be nice to see them at Custom House Quay, the Broomielaw or at the Govan Graving Docks.
"Having this really iconic symbol of Glasgow being reused and given a new lease of life would be fantastic."
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