Lot 626
CHARD & ILMINSTER RAILWAY INTEREST - METAL TOKEN
a large metal baton known as a 'token', marked on one side Chard and Ilminster on the other. 58.5cms long
*A token is handed to crews of locomotives working a single line such as Chard to Ilminster, whoever holds the token has the right of way on the line. It would be handed in once the train had reached the other end, this was to prevent 2 trains on the same line.
