Historic small train station, question on some Items pictured.

[DDoug]

Pilcaniyeu (Rio Negro) Patagonia Argentina - Google Photos

Red item inside office, with some pins or rods in various slots, meter on top.
Google Photos

some kind of scale or fuel meter ?

 

[Ries]

Doug, I have a friend who knows a lot about the early british rail lines in Argentina, I will ask him.

 

[Adair Orr]

I thought I could "google solve" this one. I turned up this one at an antiquarian, but I haven't learned yet what its function is: Railroad Meter Machine | Olde Good Things

-Adair

 

[Adair Orr]

OK, I found an informative page about this device: Automatic Electric Staff & Trailable points

What we are looking at is a device for Automatic electric staff & trailable points, intended to automate signaling. The Victorian Railways page linked above goes into great detail.

 

[Asquith]

And here:-

Single line working using tokens - SVR Wiki

 

[Ries]

this makes sense, as the railroad network in Argentina was built by the British, using all british equipment that was shipped over.

 

[DDoug]

Thank You everyone for the fast answers.