What Is It? - #46

MAYBE THEY DON;T ANYMORE
I remember my dad exchanging staffs but when I think of it that was 20 yrs ago
There are no signal boxes now in Wodonga.I think everything is controlled now in Melbourne ??????
 

By the time I left they only used 'staff working' when they were down to a single line and the signals were out. It was only used as an emergency procedure really.
The 'staff' was a symbol for a section of track and only the train in possession of it was allowed to venture onto that section.
It was passed from driver to driver of trains leaving and entering the section. No fancy delivery system required, more likely a bit of a chat ensued while they were handing it over.
 
more likely a bit of a chat ensued while they were handing it over.
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Not with my father as the train was going too fast
He had a bruised arm once when the driver passed the staff the wrong way round and the staff cracked him instead of the leather support

He sure "chatted " latter !!!!!
 

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