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| Merseyside
PTE, number 228. |
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larger, six roll version
can issue twelve different
ticket values. It is like
the ones we used on Southampton
City Transport crew operated
buses. This machine comes
from the Merseyside Passenger
Transport Executive and
allows twelve values to
be issued. |
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| London
Transport, number U232. |
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other six roll machine was
in service with London Transport
on driver only single deck
routes. |
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| Leeds
Metro, not numbered. |
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| A five
roll Ultimate machine from
Yorkshire. This machine
can issue ten different
ticket values. |
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| Not
a bus ticket machine but
one adapted for car parks.
Instead of fare stages,
this one has a complex row
of bands to manually select
the date, month and starting
hour. The control on the
end is then turned every
fifteen minutes to add 00,
15, 30 or 45 to the time.
On turning from 45 to 00
the hour is advanced. |
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tickets are all issued as
doubles but the registers
only advance one number.
The end reel does not issue
tickets but pressing the
lever advances the register.
The ticket displayed here
is 80 pence and is stamped
08 (date) I (roman numeral
for January) and 09 00 to
show it was issued between
9am and 9.15am. |
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| 2p ticket from
stage 01 |
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| 13p ticket from
stage 08 |
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| 26p ticket denoted
by fare stage on top ticket only |
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| This 80 pence ticket
is stamped 08 (date) I (roman numeral
for January) and 09 00 to show it was
issued between 9am and 9.15am. |
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| These are my Ultimate ticket
machines, like the ones conductors used when I worked
on Southampton City Transport. The machines take
pre-printed rolls of tickets, each with a different
value. Usually the rolls were different colours
to make them easily distinguishable. |
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| Double tickets can be issued
by holding in the small button as the lever is pressed
to push out the ticket. This increases the range
of prices available. A double ticket is distinguished
from two single tickets by having the fare stage
printed on the top ticket only. (Some machines may
have this facility disabled). The fare stage is
set using the knob on the side of the machine. This
can be pulled out or pushed in to select one of
the three positions to print the fare stage on the
ticket. In the examples here they are single, child
and return. Ticket records are taken from the numbers
on the tickets rather than from the machine counters.
These counters may be blanked off. Sometimes the
end counter is used to count the total tickets issued. |
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| To preserve the ink ribbon,
remove it when not in use and seal in a plastic
bag or container. |
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