READING about the new transport hub at Partick (Evening Times, September 14) made me think.

I've just come back from the football in Paris. Perhaps our councillors should visit their transport system. Trains, buses and metro services that are second to none and very cheap.

What does Glasgow offer at peak periods? A toytown underground, short, overcrowded trains and a bus service that is a joke in the clogged up city centre.

Our overpriced trains and buses are run to profit shareholders and not to benefit the people of Glasgow and surrounding areas. Smarticus, Glasgow Shopping by bus

I HAD to laugh when I read SPT boss Alistair Watson's comment about the new Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok - "One of our main aims is to encourage people to use public transport rather than their cars." (Evening Times, September 13).

Aye right. That'll be why it's built right beside the M77.

What he really means is the majority of local people will continue to struggle on and off buses while wealthy shoppers from Newton Mearns, Pollokshields etc will continue to clog up the car parks with their 4x4s and people carriers. Kenny Maxwell, Pollok Kids queuing to play

REGARDING the story (September 11) quoting Councillor Baker about green spaces in Garnethill, has she seen what passes for a children's play area in Ashley Street?

Although I'm an OAP with no grandchildren, it infuriates me when I see the smart playparks at Hyndland Road and Queen Margaret Drive and then look at Ashley Street in Woodlands, with wee ones queuing up to use what few play facilities there are.

There is plenty of green space beside the playpark, so how about expanding it and installing a few picnic tables? Name and address supplied Capital firms see red

REGARDING council leader Steven Purcell's scheme to cut planing red tape in the city (Evening Times, September 14). Companies in the financial sector are already choosing Glasgow over Edinburgh because the capital is bogged down with red tape. Jim, Glasgow Say no to free for all

STEVEN PURCELL and his big money developer mates want to trample roughshod over our city.

Any cut in planning red tape must be balanced to take account of genuine objections to new developments and not be, as I suspect, a green light for a free for all. Kenneth Reid, Via e-mail Ward off school taxis

EIGHTEEN zig zag parking fines in two weeks. How about getting more wardens outside the schools so that the selfish drivers get the hint, especially the private hire drivers who do Social Work runs? Jefstewa, Govan WHAT DO YOU THINK? Email your views to us here. WRITE: Evening Times, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB. Please include your name and address. TEXT: key in the word 'etletters', leave a space then send your comments to 88010. Max 160 characters. Please include your name or initials and where you're from. Texts cost 25p at all times. HOT TOPIC: Why not bring our ships home?

SO another one of the Clyde's great liners goes out of service. The QE2 goes to Dubai, Queen Mary to California and the Britannia is dumped in Edinburgh. Can someone tell me why none of these great ships has been brought back home?

I mean, why couldn't the QE2 be used as a luxury hotel in Glasgow? Steven, Edinburgh Theft admission a shock

I thought it was pretty shocking that a guy working on the QE2 said that you couldn't stop people thieving stuff when it was getting built. That's Glasgow for you. Posted online Dubai is perfect for QE2

I am an ex-Bankie working in Dubai and I am involved in the project which will be home to the QE2.

It makes me proud to be involved with such a project and such a beautiful ship. Having seen her final resting place at the Palm Jumeirah, it's a fitting and beautiful location for such a Queen. Jonboy, UAE Handiwork will live on

MY DAD and all his brothers worked on the QE2 and, believe me, they had a few stories to tell.

It delights me that 40 years later their handiwork will be on show for all to see in Dubai. Bankie, posted online Barman loved the ship

My late husband and I were lucky enough to enjoy a transatlantic voyage on the QE2 in the mid-1970s.

When the barman heard we were from Glasgow he gave us free drinks because he loved the ship. Esme Walker, via e-mail Clyde-built bathrooms

GROWING up in Clydebank I remember watching the QE2 taking shape. I also remember skiving off school to see the launch.

If memory serves, I seem to recall a few of our neighbours getting new bathrooms and sinks which all looked very similar! Methven, posted online Clyde builds best ships

THE trades and skills that built the QE2 are alive and well at BAe in Govan.

The Clyde still builds the finest ships in the world - just not as many, more's the pity. Yard Man, posted online Quiet river is sad to see

READING about the glory days of the Clyde it makes me sad to see our once great river so quiet. Mary, via e-mail