SURE AS THE SUNRISE PART ONE

By the early 1820s, Glasgow had overtaken the capital Edinburgh as Scotland’s largest city and was already an important trading centre. Over the next few decades, the city would also establish itself as a major industrial hub producing iron, steel, locomotives, and ship building. This was fuelled by the expansion of Britain’s rail network, and Glasgow’s growing reputation for engineering excellence. A lot of the city’s prosperity was based on exports, and the ‘made in Glasgow’ label became a familiar sight all over the world.

At its peak, Albion was one of the top commercial vehicle manufacturers in the UK. Although lorry production ended in 1972, the Albion spirit is alive and well and axles are still being made by Albion Automotive, a part of Detroit based American Axle & Manufacturing.

Scotstoun remains central to the Albion legend, but the story began in 1899 at the South Lanarkshire town of Biggar. This market burgh was an unlikely venue for the