THESE stunning images show a lost piece of Glasgow’s history uncovered during the £120 million Queen Street station facelift.

The massive curved glass roof from the Victorian era - known in the rail industry as a train shed - was constructed in 1842 but, sadly, was covered up by the grey concrete of the Consort House building more than 40 years ago.

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During demolition this week, though, the lost treasure surfaced in all its glory, much to the surprise and delight of the public.

The images were shared online by the official Network Rail Glasgow Queen Street Twitter page on Wednesday.

The post read: “Hidden away for more than 40 years, you can now catch a glimpse of #GlasgowQueenStreet’s historic train shed - a relic of the #Victorian #railway.”

Hundreds have been left in awe, also questioning why it was ever covered up.

Another user shared an image of the station at a time before it was covered up.

Engineers have begun demolishing the redundant Consort House and the Millennium Hotel extension buildings in front of the station to make way for a new-look Queen Street.

The two buildings need to be removed to make way for the new station frontage, concourse and entrances and new longer platforms being delivered.

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The train shed will be visible through the new glass concourse

Thankfully, the train shed is a listed structure and will not be demolished. A glass concourse will be constructed in front of it, meaning it will be visible from the outside and to passengers inside the station.

The project, which is due for completion in 2020, will give passengers an expanded concourse with increased capacity and circulation space, improved customer facilities and a contemporary and distinctive building both internally and externally.