Hammerton Instruments
Hammerton Station signal box's instruments are contained within the station buildings with the "signal hut" containing the lever frame visible outside through the window.
Seen in the photo, working from left to right are, Annunciator ? Signal lamp indicators, Block instrument to Cattal, Manual timed release (Welwyn control), key token instrument to Poppleton, phone concentrator, TRB, Trust / computer, fax machine
Following a disappointing defeat at the Stadium of Light I consoled myself on the way home by knocking another box off the list.
Hammerton, not a major railway centre, is located on the Harrogate loop between Knaresborough & York. The 14 miles between Knaresborough and Poppleton on the outskirts of York is single line with a 1.5 mile section of double track in the middle. Hammerton is the box at the York end of the double track section and works absolute block to Cattal just 1.5 miles away and key token to Poppleton.
The signal box here however is not a signal box at all, it is a “signal hut” !
The instruments and signallers accommodation are located in the station building with the lever frame accommodated outside the office in a beautifully crafted lockable timber housing.
In days of yore the signal box also served as the booking office and the signalmans duties would have included the sale of tickets. Erected by the North Eastern Railway in 1914. As well as controlling the transition from single to double line the signaller also has a gated manualy operated level crossing to attend to.
Hammerton Instruments
Hammerton Station signal box's instruments are contained within the station buildings with the "signal hut" containing the lever frame visible outside through the window.
Seen in the photo, working from left to right are, Annunciator ? Signal lamp indicators, Block instrument to Cattal, Manual timed release (Welwyn control), key token instrument to Poppleton, phone concentrator, TRB, Trust / computer, fax machine
Following a disappointing defeat at the Stadium of Light I consoled myself on the way home by knocking another box off the list.
Hammerton, not a major railway centre, is located on the Harrogate loop between Knaresborough & York. The 14 miles between Knaresborough and Poppleton on the outskirts of York is single line with a 1.5 mile section of double track in the middle. Hammerton is the box at the York end of the double track section and works absolute block to Cattal just 1.5 miles away and key token to Poppleton.
The signal box here however is not a signal box at all, it is a “signal hut” !
The instruments and signallers accommodation are located in the station building with the lever frame accommodated outside the office in a beautifully crafted lockable timber housing.
In days of yore the signal box also served as the booking office and the signalmans duties would have included the sale of tickets. Erected by the North Eastern Railway in 1914. As well as controlling the transition from single to double line the signaller also has a gated manualy operated level crossing to attend to.