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Commerce Street, GLASGOW, G5 8AD

Railway arches as far as the eye can see, offering a variety of commercial services. Under the line to Glasgow Central, viewed from Nelson Street.

In one of the many commercial units under the railway arches at Commerce Street http://www.sofaking.org.uk/ .

The main line from Paisley runs above on the final stretch towards Glasgow Central station (in the distance). Most of the arches between here and the Clyde are used for commercial purposes.

One of the modified Class 321 trains from London Midland which were brought in to boost Scotrail capacity during the temporary closure of Glasgow Queen Street. The London Midland livery was retained.

The men had just fixed a points failure which had resulted in a delay to my train.

Graffiti style mural on the approach to Glasgow Central Station.

On the front facade of the former Bridge Street station building Image See also Image

On the front facade of the former Bridge Street railway station Image See also Image

Insulated joints are used to isolate sections of track for signalling purposes. The fishplates on the sides of the rails are made of a plastic material to prevent shorting of the two sections of track which they hold together. A plastic material (in this case it's yellow) is also placed in the joint where the rails butt together (a gap is left for this purpose). Note the different coloured 'spring clips which clamp the rails to the sleepers (red and blue), the red one is the standard clip and the blue one is a 'left handed' version of it, used in this case to avoid damage to the insulated fish plate during installation or removal. See also Image Wikipedia offers further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_circuit .

Insulated joints are used to isolate sections of track for signalling purposes. The fishplates on the sides of the rails are made of a plastic material to prevent shorting of the two sections of track which they hold together. A plastic material (in this case it's yellow) is also placed in the joint where the rails butt together (a gap is left for this purpose). The train is about to pass from the track section on the right, to the section on the left. Note the different coloured 'spring clips which clamp the rails to the sleepers (red and blue), the red one is the standard clip and the blue one is a 'left handed' version of it, used in this case to avoid damage to the insulated fish plate during installation or removal. See also Image Wikipedia offers further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_circuit .