pɹˈɑːmptᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈæksɪdənt, ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ˈɛdwɚd tˈaɪɚ dɪvˈɛləpt ðə tˈæblət sˈɪstəm ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ tˈoʊkən ɪz ɡˈɪvən tə ðə tɹˈeɪn dɹˈaɪvɚ; ðɪs mˈʌst biː slˈɑːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ˌɪntɚlˈɑːkɪŋ dɪvˈaɪs æt ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɪŋɡəltɹˈæk sˈɛkʃən bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ tɹˈeɪn ɪz ɐlˈaʊd tə pˈæs.
Prompted by the accident, engineer Edward Tyer developed the tablet system in which a token is given to the train driver; this must be slotted into an electric interlocking device at the other end of the single-track section before another train is allowed to pass.