token

April 14, 1961

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 4 older comments, and then…
• John_McK1966 said:

  My hometown station! Looks completely different nowadays, of course. The siding to the right is long since lifted, the semaphores long gone and the platform has been extended. flic.kr/p/7stsbk This is the only shot in my stream of the station now, the NLI shot appears to have been taken at the far end of the now westbound platform. In those days this was the only one as far as I know).

• luca marella said:

  Beautiful scene

• blackpoolbeach said:

  The train cannot enter a single-track section without a token. The fireman puts his arm through the hoop while on the move, or simply swaps it with the signalman. Interlocking machinery in signal boxes ensures that only one token at a time is released. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_%28railway_signalling%29

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  John_McK1966 That's a brilliant photo! And thanks for letting us know the changes in your hometown station...

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  blackpoolbeach Phew! Thanks for saving me the embarrassment of an incomprehensible Staff Exchange description...