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In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the names of the section to which it belongs. A token system is more commonly used for single lines because of the greater risk of collision in the event of a mistake being made by a signaller or traincrew, than on double lines.

Tokens have existed in a variety of physical forms: staff, tablet, key, and ball

 

For the farmers!

 

Out the driver's window 100 km/h on Highway 2, North...

Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60 X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.

Nothing arty about this but when you sniff out a potential Token exchange between Driver and Signaller it would surely be rude to let this Victorian ritual go unrecorded.

 

Catching me unawares DBS Shed 66151 has just come off the Fowey branch light-engine and is running "wrong line" at Lostwithiel. Luckily the driver had to retreat to the rear cab to find the Train Staff, no doubt left there from the journey out, and this gave me a few moments to get into position.

 

With hand-over complete, he moved off to the down loop beyond the box, before eventually making his way back to St. Blazey travelling as 0G07. Earlier birds my have snapped it working down to Fowey as the 09.00 ex-Parkandillack (6P24), so I'm guessing this was the last move for the driver before finishing his shift.

 

14th January 2016

 

Funnily enough also captured 40 years ago, but with slightly more interesting traction .... www.flickr.com/photos/davidhayes/15347332778/

Dolbadarn driver swaps the staff/token with the other driver at Gilfach Ddu.

Footplate staff of 750 Hudswell Clarke "Waleswood" receive the token from Church Lane Crossing Signal Box to proceed up the single track to Rowsley South station. Steam Gala at Peak Rail, Derbyshire.

"By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer's best of weather And autumn's best of cheer."

Helen Hunt Jackson

2999 Lady of Legend Looking Magnificent

Glenelg, South Australia

SPNC Year 2 Instruction #23: "Reveal a moment of human introspection within a bustling environment. Evoke the viewer to identify their own moments of reflection." - Brian Sokolowski

Last week, I simply didn't get 'er done. I hate it when work gets in the way of fun.

 

Anyway, while not very artistic, creative or challenging, a self-portrait with an Alaskan flair to it...the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline. At Mile 8 of the Steese Highway, just north of Fairbanks, Alaska (taken Tuesday of this week).

 

Oh...this is Mile 450 of the 800 mile long pipeline.

Beatrice on the freight set, at Embsay, 29.6.25.

The official Flock Blame Token

60015 with the 13.02 Briggs Dowlow to Ashburys train at Great Rocks Junction. The signalman is about to collect the single line token which the driver is presenting

Treasure Island, Las Vegas, Nevada

Trump's Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Macro Mondays : Numbers and Letters

 

7DWF - Monochrome

I had the delight of watching my granddaughter in an equestrian competition. Before the event, I wandered the roads near the paddocks and got a few shots.

 

This is Token, and I decided to leverage the light on his mane to create the silhouette feel in Luminar4.

Elephant Blue is a European chain of car washes where you can buy tokens to use in their machines.

Benched in Southern California

One of the few remaining Token working lines within NSW is the Braemar branch from Mittagong Junction to Braemar to service a Railway sleeper production plant. When large quantities of concrete sleepers are required trains run to pick them up. It takes 3 days to load an entire train, on day 1 of the operation DL43 sits at the head of 2M51N awaiting the end of their pre-departure checks with 8237 out of sight behind. The train would shortly depart for Moss Vale.

 

82 and DL class have been regulars on these for the past 3 or so cycles, the train usually runs once per month. This train then went up to the North Star branch to drop sleepers for construction of the new ARTC Heavy Haul Inland Rail line.

 

2019-10-02 Pacific National DL43-8237 2M51N Braemar 400mm staff sign of

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804 Queen Street East Toronto Ontario Canada M4M 1H7

 

G532 and G521 pass through Herne's Oak loop with 9476 paper train.

This picture is for the group Macro Mondays and this week the theme is "Zodiac".

 

These three arcade game tokens are a few of the ones that I saved from the early 1980's. I used to go to the arcade with friends when I was a young teenager. A few of us girls mostly went to meet boys! :)

 

I was never able to get a coin with my Zodiac sign.... Aries.

As Henschel steam locomotive leaves Alston station the driver exchanges section tokens with the signalman.

Ugh I just don't know how to pose male dollies in a more interesting way. D:

 

This month Token is already 4 years with me! And he's still my favourite boy. (♥ω♥ )

 

His head yellowed quite a bit though. :c

 

Dolbadarn steam train driver swapping over the token at Gilfach Ddu.

Rainford Junction 15 September 1996 with the driver handing over the token from the single line section to Kirkby back to the signaller. 150207 was operating the 15:55 Kirkby to Wigan sporting MerseyRail livery.

The driver of Class 150 No. 150264 hands over the token to the signalman at Tondu on the 2G62 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa.

  

A little something Lauren picked up for Keith at the convention!

RC-135V 64-14844 (05-05-18)

Uploaded for: The Flickr Lounge: Weekly Theme #49 - Monopoly Tokens

Wheelbarrow 1940s 1950s-2017

 

PS:

Translated the sign says "Don't drink and push." which is a play on "Don't drink and drive."

  

Cullinan

South Africa

"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?

Kingscote Signalman exchanges the single line token for the run to Horsted Keynes. Class 31 31271 at Kingscote during the Bluebell Railway Spring 2018 Diesel Gala,

Great Rocks Jct, 18.2.20.

Epping Ongar Railway Steam Gala 2023

Ah the fall colours in BC, the ever-green province. One thing I miss from living in Ontario is the plethora of fall colours. But here in BC you get the ocean, and a single red tree with a crisp breeze (not pictured ;o) ) to indicate fall

Love locks have never really taken off in the UK, but its seems that moves are afoot in Majorca. These ones spotted on one of the many viewpoints on Majorca's Cap Formentor.

 

How many of the relationships continue to be lovers locked in embrace, as opposed to locked in and seeking escape?

 

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