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tl;dr When the North British Station Hotel opened in 1902, the railway company wanted to give passengers 3 extra minutes to catch their trains. Related: https
by dmckeon 8y ago
tl;dr When the North British Station Hotel opened in 1902,
the railway company wanted to give passengers 3 extra minutes
to catch their trains.
Related: https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/27000/why-does-edinburgh-castles-one-oclock-gun-fire-at-1pm-instead-of-say-noon https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/27000/why-does-e...
- labster 8y agoMore tl;dr: the clock outside Edinburgh Waverley station only displays the correct time on New Years Eve, and no one wants it to read the correct time because it's a Scottish tradition now.