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18.7.3 Damaged Tokens

(a) Tokens, which are cracked or deformed or have worn to a size smaller than
the normal size or are damaged in any other way and are liable to jam in an
instrument and cause a failure shall be removed, broken up and returned to
Stores. Advice of tokens that have been removed shall be given to all
concerned.

(b) Token so removed shall be replaced with another token of the same
number and all concerned advised.

18.7.4 Lost Tokens

(a) When a token has been lost and cannot be found after a thorough search, a
joint certificate to that effect shall be given to the Senior Divisional/Divisional
Signal and Telecommunication Engineer by the supervisors of the Signal and
Telecommunication Department and the Operating Department. On receipt
of the certificate, a joint circular shall be issued by the Senior Divisional/
Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer and the Sr. Divisional
Operating Manager giving full particulars and cancelling the lost token for the
information of the staff. The particulars of the lost token shall be published in
the Railway's Gazette.
(b) Particulars of lost tokens on Card No. S&T/TL, as per Annexure: 18-A2 shall
be conspicuously exhibited near the relevant instrument for the information
of the Operating Staff.

(c) If a lost token is not found for six months, it shall be replaced with a token
of next higher number in continuation of the series in use on the section.
The lost token, if found subsequently, shall be broken and returned to
stores.

18.7.5 Balancing of Tokens

(a) Technicians shall, whenever necessary, transfer tokens from the instrument
in which they have accumulated to the instrument at the other end of the
section. Each Technician in charge of single line token instruments shall be
provided with a "Token Balance Book" consisting of Form No. S&T/TB, as
per Annexure: 18-A3, serially numbered. Each book before issue shall be
endorsed by Senior Section Engineer(Signal) as under: "Page _______ to
_______ checked and found correct".

(b) Technicians shall fill up portions 'A' and 'B' of Token Balance Book form
and take the signatures of – The Station Master of the Station from where
tokens have been extracted to verify that token numbers as mentioned
were extracted from the instrument with his permission; and the receiving
Station Master to verify that token numbers mentioned in the book have
been correctly deposited in the relevant instrument.

(c) An entry in the "Train Signal Register" shall be made to this effect.

(d) Station Masters shall have instructions to advise the Technician (Signal) by
wire/control message as soon as the balance of tokens in their token
balance register falls to "Six".

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