"Commuters rushing through London Bridge station on Thursday morning may have missed it, but a new era in railway timekeeping and design was looming above them: a 1.8-metre-high digital timepiece, hanging above the concourse, the first physical manifestation of what will be Great British Railways' signature station clock. The design, the first such for more than 50 years, will appear in digital form on electronic information boards at stations across the country."
"The railway, 200 years old this year, played a pivotal role in creating a unified national time zone, with cities previously setting their own clocks by the sun; Bristol remained 10 minutes behind London for some decades before the demands of fast trains and a railway timetable eventually made it catch up. London Bridge was chosen for the prestigious first clock and ceremonial opening as it was the second ever station to have an electronic clock linked by telegraph to the Greenwich Observatory, back in 1852 (the first was Lewisham, earlier that year)."
"The new clock at London Bridge features only hours and minutes in numerals, with seconds instead represented by the double arrow of the British Rail logo splitting in two before circling the face as if on opposing tracks, rejoining hypnotically every minut"
A 1.8-metre digital timepiece now hangs above London Bridge station as the first physical instance of Great British Railways' signature station clock. The black-and-red design draws on the old British Rail logo and will appear digitally on information boards nationwide. The railways influenced the creation of a unified national time zone, with cities previously keeping local solar time; Bristol lagged London by ten minutes until railway timetables demanded standardisation. London Bridge was selected for the inaugural clock because it was the second station linked by telegraph to the Greenwich Observatory in 1852. The design was chosen for legibility and brand reflection.
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