Thread: How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?
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Old June 29th 08, 09:12 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?

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."

Lemmy

So that was the origin of Oyster cards - I often wondered!

Pete Y

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