Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge

Digital timepiece is UK rail's first national clock in more than 50 years and will be seen at stations across the country

Commuters rushing through London Bridge station may have missed it, but on Thursday morning a new era in railway timekeeping and design was looming above them: a 1.8-metre-high digital timepiece, hanging above the concourse, the first physical manifestation of the Great British Railways' signature station clock.

The design, the first such for more than 50 years, will appear in digital form on electronic information boards at stations across Britain.