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Despatch station is situated on the Original Cape Midland Mainline. This was a very busy Suburban station, with many Suburban trains & goods crossing each other,with the commuter service terminating at Uitenhage. Van Schoor Absolute tokens were used to Perseverence & Uitenhage The station was equipped with a 20 lever frame, with backstroke locking on the Home Signals. Sadly, C.T.C. took over this section in 1982, leaving Uitenhage the lone survivor of semaphore signalling for a few more years.