Thread: How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?
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Old June 10th 08, 02:37 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?
Lemmy wrote:

18 May 1965: "What is claimed to be the only robot railway ticket
collector in the world began work at 7 a.m. at Acton Town Underground
station, London. Automatic Bill, as the staff call the machine,
swallows tickets like oysters, and coughs up the bad ones."

Nice word choice.
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Michael Hoffman
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