Which British city has an underground railway system which is nicknamed "The Clockwork Orange"?

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The origin of the Subway's supposed nickname, "The Clockwork Orange" (coined from the title of the book and film A Clockwork Orange) is subject to dispute. Some believe that it was originally coined by the media of the period, whilst others credit it to the then chairman of British Rail, Sir Peter Parker, who was quoted in a late 1970s publicity video of the new trains as saying "so these are the original Clockwork Orange".[17] Most of its carriages were painted orange (although amusingly called Strathclyde PTE red due to the sectarian sensitivities in Glasgow), the corporate colour of Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive at the time. Most of the units have since been replaced with a new colour scheme of carmine and cream with a thin orange band, which will be implemented progressively throughout the fleet as cars are refurbished. In Aileen Paterson's 1984 children's story "Maisie Goes To Glasgow", the Subway is referred to as 'The Clockwork Orange', and includes an illustration of a train. South London Indie band Carter USM used the title "2007 A Clockwork Orange" with a picture of the Glasgow underground train for their Glasgow farewell gig at Barrowlands on 20 October 2007. While the "Clockwork Orange" nickname is often used in tourist guidebooks and local literature, it is virtually unused by locals themselves, who will refer to the system simply as "the Subway" or, less commonly, "the Underground", and less commonly still — although becoming increasingly common due to influence from London — "The Tube". The nickname "The Clockwork Orange" lends itself to a popular drinking challenge to take a subway ticket and then as you travel around the circle, stopping at each station and having a drink in the nearest pub to the station which totals 15 drinks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway May 04 09, 4:23 PM