THERE is a new face at Severn Valley Railway's Kidderminster station - even if it does have a second hand look about it.
The Friends of Kidderminster Town Station have presented a 100-year-old Birmingham City Tramway Bundy Clock, one of only two restored to full working order not in a museum. Keith Redfern, chairman of the Friends of Kidderminster Town Station, with the Bundy Clock.
The clock, which is about 7ft tall and used to stand in a Birmingham suburb, was once a familiar sight in and around UK cities where they were used to ensure trams ran on time.
Tram drivers were required to clock on at two key points along their route using a key individually coded to them. The time of arrival was then stamped on a paper tape.
The recommissioning of the clock took place on Sunday in a ceremony attended by Councillor Richard Worrall, chairman of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority. Mr Worrall used a special brass key last used in the general strike of 1926 to operate the clock.
The event also saw a number of pre and post-war omnibuses clocking in at the Bundy Clock, a sight not seen for more than 30 years.
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