Glasgow Shields Road ETD is a railway Electric Traction Depot in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The depot is located on the south side of the Glasgow Central to Paisley lines, adjacent to Shields Junction

Shields Junction

Shields Junction is the name given to the busy railway junction in the Shields Road area of Glasgow, Scotland.The junction is heavily used by both passenger and freight services running on three separate railway lines out of Glasgow Central station...

, close to the site of the former station. The depot's code is 'GW'.

Although electrification

Railway electrification system

A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...

 of the suburban lines radiating out from Glasgow Central station

Glasgow Central station

Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 31 July 1879 and is currently managed by Network Rail...

 commenced in the 1960s, no depot facilities were provided for the electric trains, and the Class 303

British Rail Class 303

The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as "Blue Train" units, were introduced in 1960 for the electrification of the North Clyde and the Cathcart Circle lines in Strathclyde...

 and 311

British Rail Class 311

The British Rail Class 311 alternating current electric multiple units were built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. They were intended for use on the line from to and , which was electrified in 1967.-Appearance:...

 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) used on these services had to be hauled to Hyndland EMU Depot for maintenance. With completion of the West Coast Main Line electrification to Glasgow in the 1970s, provision of a depot south of the River Clyde became essential, and Shields Road Electric Traction Depot was duly opened in 1975. Originally, the depot's responsibilities included electric locomotives, and for a time also the ill-fated APT-P stock, but since 1990 only EMUs have been allocated. Following closure of Hyndland EMUD in 1987, Shields Road has been home to the entire EMU fleet allocated to the BR Scottish Region and its successors ScotRail

ScotRail

ScotRail was a brand name used for all Scottish regional and commuter rail services, including some cross-border services, from 1997 to 2004....

 and subsequently First ScotRail

First ScotRail

ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...

. The depot is currently being expanded to accommodate the forthcoming Class 380

British Rail Class 380

Class 380 is the designation given to a class of electric multiple unit trains which operate on the national railway network in Scotland.- Description :...

 fleet.

Allocation

The 2011 allocation comprises the following First ScotRail stock:-

• Class 314
  British Rail Class 314
  British Rail Class 314 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works in 1979. They were the third variety of British Rail's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles and five classes...
  
   EMUs (16 sets, since 1987)
• Class 318
  British Rail Class 318
  The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network in West Central Scotland. The units were introduced fully on 29 September 1986 as part of the electrification of the Ayrshire Coast Line between and...
  
   EMUs (21 sets, since 1986)
• Class 320
  British Rail Class 320
  The British Rail Class 320 is an alternating current electric multiple unit train found on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport rail network in Central Scotland, and is used exclusively on the North Clyde Line between Helensburgh and Airdrie, North Lanarkshire via Glasgow Queen Street...
  
   EMUs (22 sets, since 1990)
• Class 322
  British Rail Class 322
  The British Rail Class 322 electric multiple units were built by BREL in 1990. Five 4-car units were built for the dedicated Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport. The units were then used by First ScotRail, operating on the North Berwick Branch Line, between /...
  
   EMUs (5 sets, since 2001)
• Class 334
  British Rail Class 334
  The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of trains along with Classes 458 and 460. They were built for SPT/ScotRail outer suburban services in Glasgow, UK. They later became part of First ScotRail/SPT fleet...
  
   EMUs (40 sets, since 2000)
• Class 380
  British Rail Class 380
  Class 380 is the designation given to a class of electric multiple unit trains which operate on the national railway network in Scotland.- Description :...
  
   EMUs (38 sets. since 2010)

The depot was formerly home to:-

• Class 81
  British Rail Class 81
  The British Rail Class 81 is an AC electric locomotive that formerly operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region of British Rail...
  
   electric locomotives (1975-1990)
• Class 303
  British Rail Class 303
  The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as "Blue Train" units, were introduced in 1960 for the electrification of the North Clyde and the Cathcart Circle lines in Strathclyde...
  
   EMUs (1975-2002)
• Class 305
  British Rail Class 305
  The British Rail Class 305 was an alternating current electric multiple unit . Under the pre-1973 British Rail numbering system, the class was known as AM5...
  
   EMUs (1991-2001)
• Class 311
  British Rail Class 311
  The British Rail Class 311 alternating current electric multiple units were built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. They were intended for use on the line from to and , which was electrified in 1967.-Appearance:...
  
   EMUs (1975-1993)
• Class 370
  British Rail Class 370
  British Rail's Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P , were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units...
  
  Advanced Passenger Trains (1981-1985)