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Despite a promising start by the time 66736 had meandered a mile or so up the coast to Freemans Crossing box, the weather had definitely taken a dull turn. I've never taken a shot of the box from the oft used the A189 over-bridge, having looked at it a few times and rejected it for more interesting beach-side fare in better weather conditions.
Freemans box is the most modern still in operation on the B&T. Built in the British Rail era around 1956 it was installed to to control the lines to the power station, coal staithes and Cambois depot, that diverged to the right of the train (behind the box in this shot).
The driver and signaller prepare to exchange the token as 6S45 comes off the single track section between Freemans and North Blyth.
28th December 2019.
Beyer Garratt 6029 simmers away at Thirlmere waiting for the staff to be delivered to the driver before the train is permitted to travel the single line section between Thirlmere and Picton.
Staff and Ticket safeworking is all but extinct in New South Wales, having been used extensively across the world for over 140 years
Rainford junction signal box looking west in the summer of 2016. An eastbound train has just come off the single track section from Kirkby with a train for Blackburn.
The Signalman holds out his arm to take the pouch with the Key Token for the section from Holt to Weybourne. On the arrival of 37038 with class 20227.I know from experience your arm can get quite bruised and sore doing this on an 8 hour shift.
A view captured at Dingwall in July 1987, where Class 37/0 37114 'Dunrobin Castle' had stopped for the issue of the RETB [Radio Electronic Token Block] authority for the driver to continue the journey with a loaded ballast train from Inverness to Strathcarron.
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taken pretty much from the back of the car from a public car park. Shows how beautiful an area it is if you can randomly stop any where and still get scenery like this
The driver of 66068 takes the token from the signaller at at Great Rocks for the single line section to Buxton on 12th May 2022 with 6Z61 1309 Peak Forest to Briggs
37415 approaches the Highland Railway cabin at Clachnaharry on 28/6/86.This is still in use to control access to the Muirtown basin in Inverness
Olympus OM1N K64 film
Copyright David Price
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A TOKEN is the topic for Monday 14th October 2019
When my daughter was in the Seabee"s she gave me this token, very proud of all she has done in her life.
The driver of 60015 exchanges tokens with the signaller at Great Rocks Jcn.
The 60 has worked from Dowlow to Buxton and then reversed to traverse the former Midland line through to Great Rocks. With the reversal, token exchange and a driver change at Peak Forest, it is possible to photograph this working several times in the Buxton area before it disappears into Doveholes tunnel and heads off towards Ashburys on the outskirts of Manchester.
6th April 2018.
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So I usually don’t post my tokens - but why not?
It’s not that I’m trying to hide who made them - I generally try to make it pretty obvious - but incase someone’s broke or you couldn’t figure out - surprise it’s me!
I built a few different ones this years cause I’m an overachiever, and was going to spread them out between BW and BFVA -
The Classic FrogPod - but in ATLAS colour scheme to match my SHIP.
Smash Bros - (wrong) Simon character - for SBC stage guys - apparently most people didn’t think it was funny... but I did.
Chonkey Mech - ... what more can I say? it’s so cute and awesome - for cute and awesome builds and builders
Stuffed Hobbes- goes with the my replica Stuffed Hobbes - originally was going to be my only Token this year... but you know - I like making Tokens :D
Sorry for the delay - I actually got really distracted building for BFVA (cause I didn’t start till after BW) and didn’t finish up all my BW recaps.
The token is surrendered as KSR ZDM-3 diesel-hydraulic 709 arrives at Kumarhatti Dagshai station with the Mail Express 52456, the 10:40 Shimla to Kalka Junction. The train will wait here for a Shimla bound service to cross before the token for the next section of its journey south is obtained.
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The bobby takes the token from the 2nd man on 40106 as the driver slows his train to dead slow for the final approach to Bewdley station with the 0945 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. 37263 was hitching a ride.
The event was the Severn Valley Railways Winter Diesel Gala which did feature a small Kettle number 7714 also.
On 16 June 2025 another route leaning trip was organised in preparation for Belmond's 'Britannic Explorer' luxury rail tours that start next month, this working was 0Z37, the 08.15 Coleham to Haverfordwest via the Heart of Wales Line, the locomotive was again, Swietelsky's 37405. I am generaly not a great fan of images of light engine movements, so opted for this shot, the driver and signaller at Pantyffynnon exchange tokens on what was to become a very pleasantly warm day.
"By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer's best of weather,
And autumn's best of cheer."
Helen Hunt Jackson
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The driver of 66115 collects the token at Pantyffynnon signal box for its journey on the line to the left to Gwaen Cae Gurwen open cast coal mine on the 6B15 from Swansea Burrows. The train will return to Swansea Burrows loaded with anthracite and another train will transport the coal to Onllwyn for washing and blending. The processed coal is currently dispatched from Onllwyn to Scunthorpe steel works on Mondays by Freightliner and to Immingham on Thursdays by DBS for smokeless fuel consumption.
Pantyffynnon was the junction for the Brynamman branch along the Amman Valley, which was closed to passengers in 1958, well before the Beaching Act. Considerable coal traffic used the line (to the left) until the demise of coal mining in the valley. However, in 2009 after many years without trains, the line was reopened to Gwaun Cae Gurwen open cast coal mine, operated by Celtic Energy.
The view from the south end of Craven Arms station platform, where BR 37429 was recorded approaching with the 1M17 13:23 Cardiff Central to Liverpool Lime Street service in June 1988.
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Tokens are exchanged as Collett designed 14XX 0-4-2T no.1450 brings the auto train into Blue Anchor station.
2018 WSR Spring Steam Gala
The driver of 66772 hands over the single line token from Buxton to the signalman at Great Rocks Junction.
A variety of New York City transit tokens, along with an Italian telephone token. Every time the subway fare was raised, it was a guessing game whether the MTA would issue a new token or not. Sometimes they did, sometimes not.
Caught out of position for the 170 minute early running 12.55 Briggs Steetley - Ashburys (6H52) aggregates off Dowlow I settled for this shot of the Driver handing the token to the Bobby at Great Rocks Junction box - recorded for posterity an everyday occurence for now, but who knows how long it will last.
The loco is DBS Shed 66109 and the token being deposited covers the single line section from Buxton.
27th August 2014
Finally a group shot of my big ones!
There's just not enough room for such shots. But at least I have 2 daylight lamps and umbrellas now so I can shoot whenever I like (if I manage to position them in that tight space somehow).
My poor boys only have one whole outfit each. I don't even like Ki's much yet. But it's so hard to find boy stuff that isn't too modern looking and fits with what I have in mind for them. Well, and doesn't cost me an arm and a leg that is... *sigh*
And I think I need a new wig for Ki. The bangs came out to short in the end.
Btw: I love when dollies hold hands. SO cute! x3