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| Keywords: p. mccormick pmccormick railway workers railwayworkers c.i.é cié coras iompair éireann corasiompairéireann train staff exchange staffexchange railways railroads tracks caps uniforms leixlip kildare ireland leinster platform friday 14th april 1961 1960s sixties happy man happyman steam locomotive token tablet single line singleline signalman national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland gs&wr class 101 gswrclass101 class j15 classj15 20th century 20thcentury blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white This photo was taken at Leixlip, Co. Kildare and shows P. McCormick and other C.I.É workers in the middle of a Staff Exchange. It's a little blurry, but that's all part of the flurry of a staff exchange, which Mr McCormick seems to be thoroughly enjoying… Decided not to attempt a technical explanation of what a staff exchange involved, because I know we have train experts on here who'd do it far better justice. Step forward blackpoolbeach who explained: "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." He also gave this link to Wikipedia... Salmon Leap has a stunning photo of this station in the Big Freeze of 2010, and says that this 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." Date: Friday, 14 April 1961 NLI Ref.: ODEA 25/12 This photo was taken at Leixlip, Co. Kildare and shows P. McCormick and other C.I.É workers in the middle of a Staff Exchange. It's a little blurry, but that's all part of the flurry of a staff exchange, which Mr McCormick seems to be thoroughly enjoying… Decided not to attempt a technical explanation of what a staff exchange involved, because I know we have train experts on here who'd do it far better justice. Step forward blackpoolbeach who explained: "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." He also gave this link to Wikipedia... Salmon Leap has a stunning photo of this station in the Big Freeze of 2010, and says that this 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." Date: Friday, 14 April 1961 NLI Ref.: ODEA 25/12 | ||||
