Opened in 1896 but modernised during the 1980's.The headquarters were originally at St Enoch's station. It is the third oldest underground after London and Budapest. Originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, the system was renamed the Glasgow Underground in 1936. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) who run it as the name had stuck. Its nickname is the Clockwork Orange.