Where have the station clocks gone?

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[alex81]

Supposedly the clocks have been sent away to for repair, according to an email reply from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Customer Relations. Whether this is correct or not I wouldn't like to comment, but it would seem a bit foolish if the new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) displays are to be installed by the end of the year, especially as they were working fairly well before they were taken down.

If they have gone for repair, perhaps they should have done them one at a time??

[JayMac]

A very warm welcome to the forum Alex81!

Dunno about the clocks, sorry.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Thanks for that information, alex81 - and welcome to the Coffee Shop forum!

Chris.  

[eightf48544]

They've also disappeared from Taplow. We were told it was awaitng fitting of new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System), presumambly with clock.

The Chris Green digital clocks were one of his best ideas when he was running Network Southeast. Uniform time all over the whole network, they've performed well considering tehy are probably 30 years old and mechcanical.

Our old ones used to sometimes show extra bars on the numbers but you could usually figure out what the correct tiem was.

We'll miss them. Especialy as I don't wear a watch it was useful to look out at Ealing and see how late we were.

[Gordon the Blue Engine]

Supposedly the clocks have been sent away to for repair, according to an email reply from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Customer Relations. Whether this is correct or not I wouldn't like to comment, but it would seem a bit foolish if the new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) displays are to be installed by the end of the year, especially as they were working fairly well before they were taken down.

If they have gone for repair, perhaps they should have done them one at a time??

This reply from FGW Customer Relations is probably rubbish too (sorry to keep using the "r......h" word).  As has been mentione earlier, these are 30 year old mechanical clocks and there is no logic in repairing them ahead of a new CIS.  And many of those removed were working OK. At most station there are many canopy-supporting girders over the platforms, and I can't believe that the particular girders the NSE^▸ (Network South East) clock were hanging off were the only one suitable for the new CIS displays.

FGW Customer Relations do themselves no credit by inventing replies that are not based on the true facts.
 

[Surrey 455]

As most of the turbo's do not have clocks in them anymore us at the sharp end are have no means to get an accurate time fix as the watches supplied are not the most accurate.

I don't remember seeing clocks inside the trains. Where were they?

[Chris from Nailsea]

I'm not an expert on turbos, so I can't answer your question, lhrdave - but I can offer you a warm welcome to the Coffee Shop forum!

CfN. 

[inspector_blakey]

I don't remember seeing clocks inside the trains. Where were they?

I would assume somewhere on the driver's desk, since I don't think there have ever been clocks in the passenger saloon.

[BBM]

I don't remember seeing clocks inside the trains. Where were they?

I would assume somewhere on the driver's desk, since I don't think there have ever been clocks in the passenger saloon.

I've found a photo of a Chiltern 165 cab interior, I don't know how different it is to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) ones but it clearly shows a digital clock above the windscreen:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/3246204296/

[coachflyer]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/2853351812/in/set-72157610575304303/

As you see in the above photo the clock is found on the lower left of the speedometer.

As they can't get parts for them anymore when they breakdown then they are just blanked off.

[lordgoata]

Supposedly the clocks have been sent away to for repair, according to an email reply from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Customer Relations. Whether this is correct or not I wouldn't like to comment, but it would seem a bit foolish if the new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) displays are to be installed by the end of the year, especially as they were working fairly well before they were taken down.

If they have gone for repair, perhaps they should have done them one at a time??

This reply from FGW Customer Relations is probably rubbish too

I also find it unlikey that they would take them from all the stations at once just to get them repaired, either - they have also vanished from Goring & Steatley!

Personally speaking, considering there hasn't been a non-HST^▸ (High Speed Train) service (that I get) on time to or from Goring & Streatley and Maidenhead since the schools went back, I think its just so we can't complain as we don't have an "official" (aka wrong) clock to compare to :-D

[johoare]

Welcome to the forum lordgoata 

I did also email FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to ask where the clocks had gone..I've managed to lose the reply (excess use of delete button  ) but they did tell me the truth that they've been removed to make room for the new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) systems.. They didn't tell me how long that would be thougg..

It did make me chuckle though when they said that "most people these days have watches or mobile phones" to help them tell the time I guess..

Oh well I've started setting my mobile phone (I don't have a watch) to Railway time at Paddington to make sure I don't miss a train inadvertently..

[Ollie]

Oh Jo don't forget Paddington is a Network Rail station so might be different to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) time  

[johoare]

Oh Jo don't forget Paddington is a Network Rail station so might be different to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) time  

You are joking? please tell me you are? If not.. how on earth are we to know when are trains are going to leave? 

[Ollie]

Aha I did intend for it to be a joke