Yesterday the BBC reported that Scottish independence could mean Scotland will part ways with the rest of the UK in the matter of time zones, which presumably would mean we'd need a Zone for Europe/Glasgow. The article does not discuss what might ensue in Ireland. Webber E. Scottish independence: Could vote help shift the debate on clocks? BBC News 2014-08-13. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28744490 As a historical note, the article gives 1840 for the "first recorded occasion when local times in different parts of the UK were synchronised ... by the Great Western Railway". This refers to GWR's November 1840 order that London time be used in all its timetables and stations. For more, see: Carradice P. The Great Western Railway creates standard time. BBC Wales 2012-09-05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/the-great-western-railway-creates-sta...