Railway Time

To coincide with the clocks going back an hour at 02:00 on 26th October 2025, Railway 200 has produced a video, filmed at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, on the history of time and rail’s central role in getting it standardised. The growth of the railways required a standard time to be introduced to avoid accidents and timetable confusion as trains travelled through different local time zones. Who better to explain it all than Dr Emily Akkermans, Curator of Time at Royal Museums Greenwich. 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. Britain and the world changed forever. Railway 200 celebrates the past, present and future of rail. Born in Britain, rail quickly spread across the globe. Railway 200 will showcase how the railway shaped and continues to shape national life. #Railway200 #RailwayTime