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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 1h

There's a new timepiece in town! Rail Clock is a masterclass in meaningful simplicity.

It's not every day the railway gets a new clock - this is something very special.

I've penned a few quick thoughts about it for @transportdesigned.com:

transportdesigned.com/theres-a-new...

Rail Clock: double arrows split in half circling around the time set in Rail Alphabet 2

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 8h

On my way back north after attending the unveiling of the new rail clock at London Bridge; the timepiece is all at once disarmingly simple and delightfully ingenious…

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 8h

Lovely! I saw some of the early designs for this - it looks absolutely cracking in situ. Sign of things to come, hopefully!

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 8h

Delightful - bonus points for 86401 in there too!

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 2d

🙌 This looks fantastic!

Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 8d

What an utter irrelevance.

Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 8d

Now appearing at stations all over the North - these lovely new leaflets promoting destinations across the network.

Pick one up from a station near you!

Blackpool by train leaflet, new from Northern

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 17d

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 20d

Now this is Content

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · 19d

I’ve lived with iOS26 for over a week now and can honestly say it’s just the absolute worst.

How could Apple have shipped such utter crap? Steve Jobs would be spinning in his grave.

Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 11

Exactly this - this is what I keep trying to articulate to anybody around me who will listen.

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The Beauty of Transport @thebeautyoftransport.com · Sep 8

The inside track on the creation of the ever-so-pretty (and substantially more useful) new Northern network map. Fascinating stuff. Designers are so clever.

Transport Designed @transportdesigned.com · Sep 8

👋 Introducing Northern’s new network map...

🗺️ Find out how we redesigned Northern's network map with clarity, consistency and connections in mind 👇

transportdesigned.com/introducing-...

Introducing Northern's new network map - Transport Designed

Find out how we redesigned Northern's network map with clarity, consistency and connections in mind

transportdesigned.com

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

Can confirm they do an excellent flat white in there!

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yes, work to be done in that area. What looks like it should be the least complicated area is actually quite complex geographically!

Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

Aah, thanks Gareth, high praise! It's far from perfect, feedback still coming in every day but all gratefully received. Would love to hear any thoughts you might have! 🙌

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm quite proud of this one, so I've put together a few words to give you an idea of how it was developed 👇

transportdesigned.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing Northern's new network map

Find out how we redesigned Northern's network map with clarity, consistency and connections in mind

transportdesigned.substack.com

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

With fantastic support from friends and colleagues who allowed/encouraged/prodded me behind the scenes, it's now been adopted by Northern and released into the wild - and will shortly be appearing in print at over 470 of Northern's stations across the North of England.

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Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social · Sep 8

🗺️ A month or two ago, Northern quietly launched a new network map.

It started out as my personal pet project, born out of an ever-so-slight frustration that the existing map didn't actually show you where trains went. Which is sort of...fundamental, really.