R.C. Payne wrote:

Now where can I get one of the BR
digital ones that seem to be becoming quite scarce? When I was younger,
my family would quite often get the 20.05 off Rochester station, and I
always loved watching them tick over from 19.59.59. Also the pattern of
loud and quiet ticks depending on number. I will always remember the
TIC TIC tic TIC TIC tic TIC TIC tic clatter.

If you've got a spare £750, then I did find a place that was selling
refurbs: http://www.distel.co.uk/asps/details1.asp?ID=TG04. They'll also
sell you individual digits (including an interface spec so you can drive
them) - these are cheaper at £30 each or £100 for four.
http://www.distel.co.uk/asps/details1.asp?ID=RW44
http://www.distel.co.uk/asps/details1.asp?ID=PH26

Please note: I am not connected with said company at all - merely
tripped over the site while doing some research.

If you haven't got £750 to spend (or do, but don't feel like buying a
1.55m long clock weighing 58kg, for which you can have no logical use
whatsoever), and have Trainz Railway Simulator (either 2004 or 2006
versions), then you can relive the tik-tik-tak-tik-tak-clatter-tik-tak
sound, lovingly reproduced[1] in digital form. I too miss these, and
decided to make one - you can download it he
http://www.vsr.org.uk/?projectid=3

[1] Main problem was trying to locate one that was still installed and
running, in a public location, and without background noise. Actually
recording the sound[2] was the easy part...

[2] That gets a whole selection of odd looks, I can tell you. The
normals seem to engage the 'somebody elses problem' field, but neither
the staff nor the spotters can understand why on earth you'd want to
record the sound of a clock, and no-one will stay quiet at the right
moment...

James Moody
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