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Abbie Meehan

Inside Central Station: Nicola Sturgeon to feature in Glasgow BBC One documentary

The First Minister will feature on the penultimate episode of a BBC One Scotland documentary all about the hustle and bustle of Glasgow's Central Station.

Inside Central Station is a documentary looking into the ongoing's inside one of Scotland's busiest train stations, as thousands of people pass through the rail station each day.

The programme synopsis reads: "It’s another busy week Inside Central Station with up to 65,000 people travelling through the station every day catching trains around the country.

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"Station Manager Drew gets ready to oversee the arrival of the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon as she makes her way to London.

"Tour Guide Jackie looks back at the history of Station Masters of years gone by, including Thomas Allison who was Station Master between 1902 – 1919.

"He managed the station during WW1 and Jackie notes the challenges faced in the role over the years whilst running Glasgow Central station during various periods, such as wartime and more recently the pandemic.

"The Maintenance Team put up a special war memorial overseen by Station Support Assistant, Catherine ahead of a special unveiling event arranged by SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity to pay tribute to those who served in the two world wars.

"The team start work on cleaning up the station’s disused Victorian platform, getting it ready for renovation. The clear-out comes with its own issues with only three weeks to turn it around.

"Up on the concourse Transport Police tackle drug issues around the station and station staff receive life-saving training. Meanwhile the engineering team tackle one of the biggest sections of work in the Argyll line closure."

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