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Post by superteacher on May 22, 2024 22:43:25 GMT
These predate the One Day Travelcard and the associated zonal system.
Were there any restrictions on usage? For example, sections of lines that were not valid for travel, or times when they weren’t valid.
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Post by Dstock7080 on May 22, 2024 23:57:57 GMT
If I remember correctly, weekends only, all red buses, most Underground except beyond Rickmansworth
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Post by Chris L on May 23, 2024 5:11:30 GMT
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Post by jimbo on May 23, 2024 11:50:42 GMT
specimen ticket at LT Museum dates it at 1970-84 price 6/-; poster above dated 1958 gives child price as 4/3. |
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Post by Chris L on May 23, 2024 14:01:17 GMT
specimen ticket at LT Museum dates it at 1970-84 price 6/-; poster above dated 1958 gives child price as 4/3. That ticket was of the type used by agents. The ticket stubs could then be checked by LT auditors. |
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Post by brigham on May 23, 2024 15:24:15 GMT
Unlikely to be listed as six bob as late as 1984.
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Post by Hutch on May 23, 2024 15:54:12 GMT
Unlikely to be listed as six bob as late as 1984. Indeed, Decimal Day in the UK was 15 Feb 1971. I was running the class shop at the time and was adept in both LSD* (the money!) and pence. *Libra, solidus, denarius.  |
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Post by brigham on May 25, 2024 7:30:56 GMT
Perhaps that's something else the LT Museum staff don't think is important.
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Post by roythebus on Jun 18, 2024 20:15:34 GMT
I'll have a look at my historic ticket collection. There was also a Golden Rover, valid on country buses and GreenLine as well.
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Post by selbiehouse on Jun 18, 2024 21:19:58 GMT
Unlikely to be listed as six bob as late as 1984. Indeed, Decimal Day in the UK was 15 Feb 1971. I was running the class shop at the time and was adept in both LSD* (the money!) and pence. *Libra, solidus, denarius. Decimal Day was 15th Feb 1971 but the transport industry changed over six days later on Sunday 21st Feb. The delay was to allow time for the new coinage to get into circulation. |
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Post by selbiehouse on Jun 18, 2024 21:23:40 GMT
I'll have a look at my historic ticket collection. There was also a Golden Rover, valid on country buses and GreenLine as well. Golden Rovers were introduced by London Country Bus Services with the 7th August 1970 fares revision. The initial cost was 15 shillings adult and 11 shillings child. When first introduced they were not valid on express Green Line 727 (Luton-Crawley). |
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Post by etr220 on Jun 24, 2024 19:55:04 GMT
Indeed, Decimal Day in the UK was 15 Feb 1971. I was running the class shop at the time and was adept in both LSD* (the money!) and pence. *Libra, solidus, denarius. Decimal Day was 15th Feb 1971 but the transport industry changed over six days later on Sunday 21st Feb. The delay was to allow time for the new coinage to get into circulation. No, the transport industry - or at least the BR and LT - changed over a day early, on Sunday 14th Feb. |
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Post by jimbo on Jun 24, 2024 20:04:26 GMT
My recollection of those days ties in with selbiehouse post. |
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Post by jimbo on Jun 26, 2024 2:13:59 GMT
In a spirit of reconciliation, I find that both sides may be somewhat correct. The LT Museum collection holds posters that show that the buses changed on February 21st for the reasons stated, but that the railways changed a day early on February 14th and asked season holders to renew on the Sunday to avoid the confused queues of the Monday. |
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Post by etr220 on Jun 26, 2024 17:54:46 GMT
Interesting that by D-day adult fares on both bus and Underground fares were multiples of 6d/2½p (so no change in value), it was only child fares that had a non-exact conversion.
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