_:b6397453 "(rail, archaic) A form of token once used, in combination with a ticket, for safe train movements between two points on a single line."@en . _:b6397454 "The train-staff and ticket system was used widely at one time, until superseded by electrical token systems, the first of which, the tablet system, appeared in 1878, [\u2026] ."@en . _:b6397455 "1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, \u201CBy Goods Train to Gweedore\u201D, in Railway Magazine, page 355:"@en . "12" . _:b6397455 "The first up train was the morning semi-fast ex Buncrana, which sped through with No. 8 at its head, adroitly exchanging staffs at about 15 m.p.h. [\u2026] The next train through Tooban was our opposite number, and we duly received the vital staff."@en . _:b6397453 . _:b6397456 "1951 November, R. K. Kirkland, \u201CThe Wimbledon and West Croydon Line of the Southern Region\u201D, in Railway Magazine, page 726:"@en . . _:b6397456 "The unusual rolling stock, the fare collection methods, and the exchange of train staffs make it quite clear that here is something out of the ordinary run of suburban electric lines."@en . _:b6397454 "1946 July and August, \u201CWise's Train Staff\u201D, in Railway Magazine, page 214:"@en . _:b6397456 . _:b6397454 . _:b6397455 .