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A 900-year-old settlement south-east of central Glasgow, Rutherglen is a small
town on a hillside, on the edge of a small city crammed into a valley, in a
small country stuck at the top of a small island, on the edge of a small
continent, on the colder part of a small planet, in a small solar system on the
outside of a small galaxy. Makes it feel a bit insignificant, doesn't it? Never
mind, that's cos it is!
In the town itself, the strangest thing about Rutherglen
is that the 'town centre' is actually in the far north of the district, which
spreads out towards the fields of Lanarkshire to the south and east. So although
Rutherglen as a whole is not badly served by amenities, transport and
entertainment, it must be remembered that the area of the town includes distant
schemes like Cathkin, Fernhill, Spittal and Springhall, where there is not much
to do at all.
With this in mind, the town planners have
concentrated their beautification efforts on the Main Street area, reasoning
that not many folk are going to go up to the ghettos on the hill, so not much
point in making them look nice. This is a fair viewpoint. Swanking up the Main
Street also attempts to hide the fact that there are many losers, alcies, bums and
weirdos wandering the streets and peering from windows. Still, if you're passing
through quickly they're not as easy to spot. It must be said that Main Street is
now one of the most pleasant-looking areas in Glasgow, with new pavements and
cleaned stone.
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ROAD MAPS
If you want to visit our fine town, there are many ways to
come by road. Rutherglen is in the geographical centre of Scotland and is only a
few miles from the main motorways from Edinburgh and England. If you're going to
Glasgow, forget the M8, come through Ruggy! We're used to the heavy traffic
anyway! Some maps to help you find your way...
TAXI NUMBERS
There are four main taxi companies in
Rutherglen. Here are their cards:
    
I generally favour
Strathclyde Radio Cars/Domino (seem to be the same company now) as they
are Rutherglen based. Cambis are more geared towards Cambuslang and
a lot of Hampden's business is on Glasgow's South Side. ABC could be
one guy in a Mini for all I know.
BUS
ROUTES
Below you will find the bus routes for Rutherglen. This is
only for one company, First, but they run 90% of the Strathclyde area's buses
anyway. The main bus station in Glasgow is Buchanan Station, but only four
Rutherglen buses (67, 203, 263,
267) leave from there. For most others (7,
12, 16,
18, 20) go to
Argyle Street (outside Argyll Arcade) or Ingram Street (near the Gallery of
Modern Art). If you are at Parkhead Forge in the east end, a
46 or 90 could also be useful.
For going back to Glasgow, all the buses stop either at Main Street (near the
Arcade), Farmeloan Road (Chapmans Bar) or Mill Street (Aldi) except the
263...which is close enough, I can't be arsed going into the fine detail.
Advice:
The 12 bus runs all night
(very useful for nights out) but goes through Govanhill and Toryglen, attracting
loonies and vandals on the way, so be careful! This is also true of
the 75,
which goes to ASDA, Croftfoot and Castlemilk.
Here's a link to the
current First timetables for the buses mentioned (and all others in
Glasgow), could be useful...
TRAIN
ROUTES
Here's
the local train maps for the Rutherglen area and surroundings. Glasgow Central
Station is the place to catch trains to the town, about 5 an hour go through one
of the four stations highlighted. Look for Motherwell, Lanark or Newton trains.
You can also sometimes go straight to Ruggy from Clydebank or Partick (see green
line). First Bus have monopolised the trains now too, so unless you got a
a car you'll be lining their pockets.
If you seriously want to know, here's a direct
link to the
First Scotrail PDF file for the area. Aren't I good to you?
Well, now you've got no excuse for not visiting us! It's a
historic, picturesque, welcoming and interesting town. Don't be put off by my
crap, remember I've had to live in the place for 20 years! Not all the local
will rob you, in fact most of them are really nice, if a bit mad!
Come and have a look now the Town Hall's done up, you'll
like Rutherglen!... Well, you'll like the Main Street...or at least some if the
Main Street... maybe... emm... well never mind, come and get pished and hate the
place!
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