53608 1302 Westbury-Swindon, Saturday 04th November 1989
The signalman is about to hand the Bradford Junction-Thingley Junction single line key token (in its carrying hoop) to the driver of the DMU who will carry it through to Chippenham station where a member of platform staff will receive it and replace the token in the instrument located in a cupboard below the footbridge stairs. Token working was in operation from February 1967 until March 1990 since when axle counters have been used. The single line is 8.5 miles long and is supervised by Westbury Panel from Bradford Junction to Lacock and from Lacock to Thingley by Swindon Panel.