Demolition work at Glasgow Queen Street station has been completed ahead of a major £120m refurbishment.

The station is due to be transformed by 2020, when it will feature longer platforms and an expanded concourse.

During the demolition, the eight-storey Consort House building was removed, as was its annex and the Millennium Hotel's 1970s extension.

Network Rail said workers had spent more than 26,000 hours to remove 14,000 tonnes of material from the site - the equivalent of filling 700 skips.

And they insisted that it wouldn't go to waste, with 94% of the old buildings being reused in the construction trade or as wood chippings for equestrian centres.

The station, which serves the Glasgow-Edinburgh mainline, has remained open throughout the demolition work.

Network Rail programme manager Tommy McPake said: "Demolishing redundant buildings in the heart of Glasgow and in a live station environment has been extremely challenging, with over 47,000 customers passing through the station each week day.

"I'd like to thank customers and the surrounding community for their patience as we build a bigger and brighter station for the city."