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Time is a function of
geography and longitude. So before Standard Time was
invented, everywhere had its own time and that was perfectly logical. But the idea of trying to run a
railway with departure and arrival times when every destination was
on its own time was utter chaos. So it was very complicated,
and, certainly, Henry Booth, who was the company secretary
and treasurer of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, made a plea
in the 1840s to try and introduce some sort of standard time. Although Booth was unsuccessful, Parliament eventually
came back to his idea. In 1880, GMT was officially rolled
out across the country and Britain was brought under one time zone. GMT being adopted later
on meant that, suddenly, time became important
geography and longitude. So before Standard Time was
invented, everywhere had its own time and that was perfectly logical. But the idea of trying to run a
railway with departure and arrival times when every destination was
on its own time was utter chaos. So it was very complicated,
and, certainly, Henry Booth, who was the company secretary
and treasurer of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, made a plea
in the 1840s to try and introduce some sort of standard time. Although Booth was unsuccessful, Parliament eventually
came back to his idea. In 1880, GMT was officially rolled
out across the country and Britain was brought under one time zone. GMT being adopted later
on meant that, suddenly, time became important
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Time is a function of
geography and longitude.
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So before Standard Time was
invented, everywhere had its own
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time and that was perfectly logical.
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But the idea of trying to run a
railway with departure and arrival
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times when every destination was
on its own time was utter chaos.
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So it was very complicated,
and, certainly, Henry Booth,
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who was the company secretary
and treasurer of the Liverpool
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and Manchester Railway, made a plea
in the 1840s to try and introduce
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some sort of standard time.
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Although Booth was unsuccessful,
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Parliament eventually
came back to his idea.
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In 1880, GMT was officially rolled
out across the country and Britain
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was brought under one time zone.
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GMT being adopted later
on meant that, suddenly,
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time became important.
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Movie Summary
Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.
