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Swiss railway clock
Clock design at train stations in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swiss railway clock was designed in 1944 by Hans Hilfiker, a Swiss engineer and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) employee, together with Moser-Baer [de], a Swiss clock manufacturer, for use by the SBB as a station clock.[1] In 1953, Hilfiker added a red second hand in the shape of the baton used by train dispatch staff,[2] giving the clock its current appearance.
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![]() A Swiss railway clock at Zürich HB | |
Manufacturer | Moser-Baer / Mobatime [de] |
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Type | Electric clock |
Display | Analogue |
Introduced | 1944 |
Movement | Synchronous motor |
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