What’s the purpose of those railway signaling tokens conductors exchange with the platform people

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I’ve seen some videos on social media but couldn’t exactly comprehend how they work for signaling purposes. Thanks in advance for your answers!

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Basic idea is that you can’t go down a length of track without a token. A token will not be given out until the previous one has been returned. There’s various ways for the people at either end to communicate when a token has been returned.

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