RUNNING TIME
Anyone who has been to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station will have spotted the striking Clyde Clock. The cube shaped clock perched on top of a pair of stainless steel legs, 20 feet high. Twelve years after its installment, though, the clock suddenly stopped.
The iconic clock is actually a sculpture know as Running Time, and was created by the late George Wyllie, the Glasgow-born artist. In 1999, Radio Clyde decided to commission a statue to celebrate 25 years of independent broadcasting, and employed Wyllie to create it. Ironically, the installation of the sculpture ran late. It was meant to be in place by December 1999, in time for the Millennium. However, construction work at the nearby Lang’s Hotel meant that the installation was postponed until the New Year.
George Wyllie passed away in May 2012, aged 90. In a superstitious turn of events, the Clyde Clock stopped working shortly after the artist’s death. The clock had been adopted by the Glasgow City Council for maintenance, but its power supply had been disconnected.
STAGECOACH WESTERN 54337 YX66WNY
YX66WNY is a Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite delivered new to Western as their number 54337 in November 2016, and branded for the X76 service that links Glasgow to Ayrshire.
RUNNING TIME
Anyone who has been to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station will have spotted the striking Clyde Clock. The cube shaped clock perched on top of a pair of stainless steel legs, 20 feet high. Twelve years after its installment, though, the clock suddenly stopped.
The iconic clock is actually a sculpture know as Running Time, and was created by the late George Wyllie, the Glasgow-born artist. In 1999, Radio Clyde decided to commission a statue to celebrate 25 years of independent broadcasting, and employed Wyllie to create it. Ironically, the installation of the sculpture ran late. It was meant to be in place by December 1999, in time for the Millennium. However, construction work at the nearby Lang’s Hotel meant that the installation was postponed until the New Year.
George Wyllie passed away in May 2012, aged 90. In a superstitious turn of events, the Clyde Clock stopped working shortly after the artist’s death. The clock had been adopted by the Glasgow City Council for maintenance, but its power supply had been disconnected.
STAGECOACH WESTERN 54337 YX66WNY
YX66WNY is a Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite delivered new to Western as their number 54337 in November 2016, and branded for the X76 service that links Glasgow to Ayrshire.