Thread: How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?
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Old June 19th 08, 05:07 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?
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:42:31 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:


It's a slightly odd scheme - instead of just pricing everything to the
nearest 5 cents, items are still priced with the ubiquitous .99 etc
but the overall total is rounded off.

That is fast becoming the norm in Spain, too. It was universal in
Peseta days to round to the nearest 5 pesetas.

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