Hull Paragon SB 11th January 2024
Hull Paragon SB controls a compact, but busy, geographical area covering the Hull Paragon station area by means of an NX Panel with indications being shown on a conventional box diagram.
Of the three junctions forming the triangular layout on the left of the NX Panel, it can be seen that Hull Paragon SB controls only the Up & Down Main Lines and Up & Down Scarborough Branch convergence outside the box at the station throat.
The other 2 junctions - Anlaby Road Junction from the Selby direction, and West Parade North Junction from the Scarborough direction - are controlled by Hessle Road SB, to which Hull Paragon SB has 2 fringes worked under TCB Regulations.
Since I took this photo in January 2024 (in connection with a secondment I was on at the time), Platform 1 has been brought back into use at Hull Paragon station. This means Hull Paragon SB is responsible for the 7 platforms in the station, numerous stabling sidings, and rail access to and from Northern's Hull Botanic Gardens Depot.
Train Operators using all of these facilities are Northern, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. LNER also run a couple of services to and from Hull each day, but the stock does not stable here.
It will be noted that for a signalling location responsible for an important regional terminus, Hull Paragon SB is lacking in some of the equipment you might expect to see, such as Train Describer (TD) equipment. Indeed, trains are passed on between Hull Paragon and Hessle Road SBs by bell.
The lack of TD equipment causes workload issues for signalling staff as it means information on approaching trains can be hard to come by, hence the signalman's use of a public web application to gain an idea of what is approaching from the Brough direction. Having no TD equipment also means signalmen are reliant on diligent use and annotation of the printed station workings (next to the PC keyboard) for keeping track of which trains are in which platforms, especially during times of service disruption or when set swaps are needed. This is especially important as regards the routing of departing trains, both at Hull itself, but also further on at locations such as Ferriby, Gilberdyke, Selby and Bridlington etc.
For a photo showing both box diagram and NX Panel, see the link below.
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For a close up of the box diagram, see the link below.
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Hull Paragon SB 11th January 2024
Hull Paragon SB controls a compact, but busy, geographical area covering the Hull Paragon station area by means of an NX Panel with indications being shown on a conventional box diagram.
Of the three junctions forming the triangular layout on the left of the NX Panel, it can be seen that Hull Paragon SB controls only the Up & Down Main Lines and Up & Down Scarborough Branch convergence outside the box at the station throat.
The other 2 junctions - Anlaby Road Junction from the Selby direction, and West Parade North Junction from the Scarborough direction - are controlled by Hessle Road SB, to which Hull Paragon SB has 2 fringes worked under TCB Regulations.
Since I took this photo in January 2024 (in connection with a secondment I was on at the time), Platform 1 has been brought back into use at Hull Paragon station. This means Hull Paragon SB is responsible for the 7 platforms in the station, numerous stabling sidings, and rail access to and from Northern's Hull Botanic Gardens Depot.
Train Operators using all of these facilities are Northern, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. LNER also run a couple of services to and from Hull each day, but the stock does not stable here.
It will be noted that for a signalling location responsible for an important regional terminus, Hull Paragon SB is lacking in some of the equipment you might expect to see, such as Train Describer (TD) equipment. Indeed, trains are passed on between Hull Paragon and Hessle Road SBs by bell.
The lack of TD equipment causes workload issues for signalling staff as it means information on approaching trains can be hard to come by, hence the signalman's use of a public web application to gain an idea of what is approaching from the Brough direction. Having no TD equipment also means signalmen are reliant on diligent use and annotation of the printed station workings (next to the PC keyboard) for keeping track of which trains are in which platforms, especially during times of service disruption or when set swaps are needed. This is especially important as regards the routing of departing trains, both at Hull itself, but also further on at locations such as Ferriby, Gilberdyke, Selby and Bridlington etc.
For a photo showing both box diagram and NX Panel, see the link below.
www.flickr.com/photos/194923731@N02/54317338472/in/album-...
For a close up of the box diagram, see the link below.
www.flickr.com/photos/194923731@N02/54318651870/in/album-...