An interesting fact about Bearsden station is that it was named Bearsden before the town, which was…read moreinitially known as New Kilpatrick, was. And that's about all that's interesting about it really. Despite serving a fairly big area, the station itself is quite simple and houses just two platforms. Indeed the best aspect of it is the attached pub, the Inn, which offers an ideal place to wait for your train. It is serviced by both the Argyle and North Clyde lines, which means it has four trains to Glasgow an hour from Monday to Saturday, two to Queen Street, two to Central.

I've discussed my depressing but thankfully brief time living in the Knightswood backwater in a few…read moreother reviews. It was certainly grim, but the good view from the hill at Westerton station, along with the bizarre circular ramp thing you had to go down to get to the street, were a couple of very small silver linings. Westerton station was actually almost half an hour's walk away from my flat at the time, but a combination of wanting to spend as little time in the flat as possible, and a steadfast refusal to travel by bus, meant I made a good few trips here. It's in an area considered part of Bearsden rather than Glasgow, but I think most of the Daily Mail reading curtain twitchers from the main part of Bearsden would rather it wasn't. Trains are ridiculously frequent here though, almost on par with the subway. There's not exactly a lot of sights to see in the area bar a couple of newsagents and a chippy that acts as a sort of common room for local glue sniffers so unless you live nearby I doubt you'll end up here, but the view is cracking as you can see pretty much the whole city.

Westerton station lies right next to the Forth and Clyde Canal, giving a very brief scenic…read moreinterlude to travellers. It is the junction for the Milngavie branch, with trains also passing through from the west (Balloch, Dumbarton, Dalmuir) to the south and east ends of Glasgow (Motherwell, Airdrie) via the city centre. Interestingly, the Caledonian Sleeper service to Fort William also calls here in the early morning and late evening, with a connecting service to Glasgow Queen Street. Westerton station has very good facilities, the sort of facilities one would love all suburban stations to have. There is a very large car park, bicycle racks, ticket office and ticket vending machines. You can even pick up a copy of the Metro in the morning too. Westerton is also very close to Canniesburn Hospital. Definitely one of the better suburban stations in Glasgow.

These taxis have been a lifesaver for me. I shall, embarrassingly, expand on the story…read more... It was a cold, winter's night around about half past three. In the morning. I was a lonely, innocent girl stranded in a far, far away land. Still, where exactly this land was, remains to be confirmed... Said, young, lonely girl was not feeling too bright. It's thought that somewhere along the way from getting wined and dined she had been attacked in the form of tequila and Jager bombs. As awful as this was, the story gets worse - intake of breath please. I WOKE UP in a strange land, jumped off of a moving bus (once it had stopped moving) and fell upon the kindness of a Great Western Taxi driver. A tiny fortune later (for this land was further away than you could image), I was tucked up in bed hiding my face in shame. The moral of the story is: do not drink that much and do not fall asleep on the night bus home. However, IF you do, you'd better hope one of these beauties happens to be passing by and rescue you.

Lewis' recount is pretty accurate…read more If you're in the west end, and travelling further west or into town, they're great. Friendly, quick, and efficient. If you're in the city centre and are looking to be picked up, however, they're not quite so excellent. When it's busy, in particular, they can leave you hanging for quite some time. Be prepared to call back at regular intervals to make sure they've sent a car for you, and suck it up! A friend of mine has this problem pretty often and has been stuck in the cold waiting for an hour and a half at times. Once I was with her - and once was enough for me! Overall, a good service in the local area. Further afield and when it's busy, though, altogether less dependable.