Glasgow's underground system is in the midst of going 'smart' with electronic cards similar to the Oyster system in London (though a long way from being as sophisticated as it will initially only cover the Subway).

So yesterday I registered for my smart card - a painless online process - and in a couple of weeks I iwll bid farewell to paper tickets as the smart card can be used 'pay and go' as well as for season ticket etc.

If all goes well, this system will be fully up and running in good time for the Commonwealth Games next year, allowing global visitors to pack into our tiny trains and be shoogled through the tunnels to wherever they are going.  It would be great to think it might be fully integrated by then, to cover at least the local buses, but overall it feels like a step forward.

If you don't get the shoogle reference, then try an urban dictionary or maybe go here