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The Token Grebe: Pied-billed Grebes are very common throughout America. They can be seen anywhere there is fresh water: marshes, lakes, slow-moving rivers, etc. And I personally have seen them everywhere that I have been where there is open water. Although this image is from Florida, I have even seen them occasionally at Brick Pond. I will be photographing Wood Ducks and suddenly a Grebe will appear behind one of the ducks. It will surface, look around and then dive back down, typically not resurfacing again until it has moved out of view. It's fun to see them peek out and announce their presence. On the day that I got this photo there was a large group of them, more than I've ever seen in one place. Possibly some are on the move to their summer homes in the northern US. However many will stay in the south all year. March 2016
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #32" "Love or Loathe" "Minimal Sunday"
Which is your preferred "token of love" on Valentines Day ... a carefully selected and presented dandelion or an expensive bunch of red roses?
Collecting the Token which gave permission for the train to enter the Single Line Section, in this case Craigendoran Jcn to Garelochhead, was meant to be done at no more than 10 MPH ( reduced in later years to the train being stationary ).
However due to gradients, weight of trains, weather conditions, etc. a much higher speed was often needed hence the use of the term 'catch the token'.
Sometimes these Token Exchanges, when passing non stop through stations on heavy freights, were done at very high speeds and the catching of the Token would leave some nice bruises on your upper arm as the Wire band of the heavy
( solid brass ) token pouch was picked up. I have worn those 'badges' of high speed token exchanges many times !
Just visible popping their head out of the ETHEL is the second Secondman required on these jobs until the Fire Monitoring equipment on the ETHEL had been modified to alert the Class 37 driver of a fire on ETHEL.
This train was formed of a PUSH-PULL set of coaches with a MK1 Buffet Car added especially for this service.
37081 was the depot favourite at Eastfield and worked all but two of these summer extra trains.
Trams/trains travelling from a to b along a single line track.
A ‘Token’, the name given to an object that is passed from the signalman (a), to the tram/train driver on a single line track used for two way traffic. The driver is then allowed to proceed along the single track; he then passes the ‘Token’ to a signalman (b), at the other end. If there are two trams/trains to go in the same direction (a to b), the ‘Token’ is shown by the signalman (a), to the first driver, and then given to the second driver, who then hands it to the signalman (b), at the other end of the single section of track. Signalman (b), now has control of the said section of track. Further trams/trains following in the same direction (a to b) are halted until the signalman (a), has control of the track once again by having the ‘Token’; which has been returned to him by the driver of a tram/train travelling in the opposite direction (b to a). The ‘Token’ can then be passed to the driver of the halted tram/train for him to proceed. This method ensures there is only one tram/train on that section of track at any one time. If there was a collision of two trams/trains on this section of track then the driver without the ‘Token’ is at fault.
This temporary track is in Mosley Street, Manchester as part of the Second City Crossing construction, leading to the new St. Peter's Square tram station.
I hope this isn't too confusing!
6960 was out-shopped from Swindon in March 1944 as the second member of Lot 350. The locomotive initially operated without cab side windows as part of wartime blackout regulations. In June 1947 it received the name Raveningham Hall after a stately home in East Anglia.[1]. The locomotive worked out of London’s Old Oak Common in the 1940s, Reading in the 1950s and latterly Oxford until being withdrawn from service by BR in June 1964.
9.8.2025.
The signalman at Darley Dale exchanges the token with the crew of LNWR Webb '2F' (Coal Tank) 0-6-2T No 1054.
Peak Rail steam gala.
Semaphore signalling, passing loops, manual token exchanges and pairs of brand new 5,400 hp A/C electric locomotives operating away from the wires.
Welcome to joys of the Cumbrian Coast line.
Following a quick visit to Nethertown in the afternoon we returned to St Bees just in time to pick up the 6M60 Seaton to Sellafield flasks on the 6th June 2018. 88003 'Genesis' is leading the way with 88005 'Minerva' behind.
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A young fireman working the Stanier 'Black Five' 45212 piloting the double header with 45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" takes the token watched by a senior crew member leaving Ramsbottom Station on the 1st day of the ELR Spring Steam Gala..
A guest locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway gala was Class 20 loco 20303, one of two provided by Swietelsky Rail. The 'Chopper' approaches Ramsbottom station with a train for Heywood, as the one of the loco's crew hands over the token for the line north to Rawtenstall to the signalman
The driver of 66772 hands over the single line token from Buxton to the signalman at Great Rocks Junction.
The token exchange is completed at Salogra, Himachal Pradesh, India as KSR ZDM-3 704 passes with the 05:45 Kalka Junction to Shimla Mail Express 52451. The well-maintained station features potted plants, fire buckets and a splendid W&T Avery, Birmingham [1914] platform scales for parcels use, as required.
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A dying form of train control, the token system. The once popular system started out in England and eventually found its way to many British colonies like India. The system is very labor intensive and is quickly being replaced by automatic signalling even in India. I spent a day photographing the token exchange at Nandol Dahegam in Gujrat with the assistance of the station staff, check the link below for a full report and further explanation on the inner workings of this signalling system.
Following my previous photo, today, I’ll give another clue. For now, I show you a fully functional ‘Token booth'.
*I don’t know if ‘Token booth' is the correct designation :p
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Single line tokens are exchanged at Tondu on the Bridgend – Maesteg line for 3S62, the Margam to Margam circuit RHTT on 26th October 2022. The loco is 66121.
Token got a new face-up! :D
He looks even more girly now... But isn't he pretty??? I especially love the eyes! °3°
Also, he finally got a decent wig in the right colour and eyes that don't gap like hell! Now, after a whole year (this month was his "bday"), he's finally complete! Weee~ \^0^/
Face-up is by the wonderful Smaug on DoA.
It's been a pretty sad week for Aussies, losing a number of our young diggers. Lest we forget their sacrifice and service to our nation and the world.
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.