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Posted: Sep 22 2012 (07:03)
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Swis Railway Clock - An Icon
The Swiss Federal Railways station clock was designed in 1944 by Hans Hilfiker, a Swiss engineer, together with Mobatime, a clock manufacturer. Since then the clock has become a national Swiss icon.[1]
The clock owes its technology to the particular requirements of operating a railway. First, railway timetables don’t list any seconds; trains always leave the station on the minute. Second, all the clocks at a railway station have to run synchronously in order to indicate a reliable time for both passengers and railway personnel anywhere on...
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The Swiss Federal Railways station clock was designed in 1944 by Hans Hilfiker, a Swiss engineer, together with Mobatime, a clock manufacturer. Since then the clock has become a national Swiss icon.[1]
The clock owes its technology to the particular requirements of operating a railway. First, railway timetables don’t list any seconds; trains always leave the station on the minute. Second, all the clocks at a railway station have to run synchronously in order to indicate a reliable time for both passengers and railway personnel anywhere on...
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