In a statement, Transpennine said: “The clock at Hull Paragon is due to receive its routine service, which will ensure it is displaying the correct time.

“In the meantime, there are 30 customer information screens across the station displaying accurate times for passengers to use when planning their journeys,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, Hull’s unique golden time ball returned to the top of the city’s Guildhall in August but the time displayed on its clock is running two minutes fast.

It cost £452,000 to restore and replace the time ball which rises every day at 13:00.

The authority said the Guildhall clock and Hull Time Ball were mechanically separate and operated independently of one another.

A few metres away, the clock dials at Hull Minster, which date from 1913, are stopped at 12:00 while maintenance work is carried out.

A spokesperson for Hull Minster said: “The mechanism for Hull Minster’s clock is currently undergoing maintenance, having both its rollers and the chime mechanism itself replaced.

“As a result, the clock will not set the bells to ring on the hour until the maintenance is complete.”

Norman Cammish has repaired clocks, barometers and temperature instruments at B Cooke & Son since he was 16 years old.

The firm, based on Market Place, was founded in the 19th Century by clockmaker and optician Barnard Cooke.

Cammish said it was “sad” when Hull’s public clocks stopped keeping time and said a lack of maintenance was often to blame.

“It’s nice to see them going, but mainly it’s just the maintenance they want. You have to keep them clean and oiled.

“If it’s there, it might as well be working.”

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