staff system
Noun
Meaning
staff system (plural staff systems)
(rail transport, historical) A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.
Examples
Lessons drawn from the war included the need for a general staff system, the scale and duration of future wars and the tactical use of artillery and cavalry.
It absorbed most of the functions of the National Emergency Council. citation Initially, the new staff system appeared more ambitious on paper than in practice; the increase in the size of the staff was quite modest at the start.