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mezzer Online Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 16 Jan 18 10.38am
Originally posted by Park Road And the red bus rover Is this another dog? Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.
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Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 16 Jan 18 10.38am

Originally posted by Park Road

And the red bus rover

Is this another dog?

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

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Park Road 16 Jan 18 11.21am
Originally posted by mezzer Is this another dog? Ha! ha! no. It was Like a travel/oyster card that cost 10p more or less. Think they stopped them early 80s Edited by Park Road (16 Jan 2018 11.21am)
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16 Jan 18 11.21am

Originally posted by mezzer

Is this another dog?

Ha! ha! no. It was Like a travel/oyster card that cost 10p more or less.
Think they stopped them early 80s

Edited by Park Road (16 Jan 2018 11.21am)

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rob1969 Banstead Surrey 16 Jan 18 11.46am
Originally posted by Willo I don't recall ever purchasing a 'Red Rover' ticket. I recall the tickets issued by conductors on their silver machines on the end of straps around their necks. The conductor used to turn the dial for the correct fare, turn a handle and the ticket would emerge ! Probably many on here were not around in those days. Ticket machines! What about the pre printed tickets clipped into the holder which the conductor took aout and punched. My uncle was a clippy and gave me a holder full of used bus tickets when I was a kid.
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Banstead Surrey 16 Jan 18 11.46am

Originally posted by Willo

I don't recall ever purchasing a 'Red Rover' ticket.

I recall the tickets issued by conductors on their silver machines on the end of straps around their necks. The conductor used to turn the dial for the correct fare, turn a handle and the ticket would emerge ! Probably many on here were not around in those days.

Ticket machines!
What about the pre printed tickets clipped into the holder which the conductor took aout and punched.
My uncle was a clippy and gave me a holder full of used bus tickets when I was a kid.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Jan 18 11.58am
Originally posted by rob1969 Ticket machines! What about the pre printed tickets clipped into the holder which the conductor took aout and punched. My uncle was a clippy and gave me a holder full of used bus tickets when I was a kid. us+conductors+pre+printed+tickets,online_chips:london+transport&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc9sSPttzYAhVhBsAKHQtgA4EQ4lYILCgE&biw=1024&bih=635&dpr=1" target="_blank">[Link]
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South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Jan 18 11.58am

Originally posted by rob1969

us+conductors+pre+printed+tickets,online_chips:london+transport&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc9sSPttzYAhVhBsAKHQtgA4EQ4lYILCgE&biw=1024&bih=635&dpr=1" target="_blank">[Link]

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 17 Jan 18 12.57am
Originally posted by Willo Those good old 'Routemasters' with conductors and their silver ticket machines."Any fares please ?". In the early 70s, the 196 went from NJ to Tuffnell Park, curtailed to Brixton Gresham Road in about 1973. The 68, at its longest, ran from South Croydon Garage to Chalk Farm. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 17 Jan 18 12.57am

Originally posted by Willo

Those good old 'Routemasters' with conductors and their silver ticket machines."Any fares please ?".

In the early 70s, the 196 went from NJ to Tuffnell Park, curtailed to Brixton Gresham Road in about 1973.

The 68, at its longest, ran from South Croydon Garage to Chalk Farm.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 17 Jan 18 1.22am
Originally posted by Cucking Funt In the early 70s, the 196 went from NJ to Tuffnell Park, curtailed to Brixton Gresham Road in about 1973. The 68, at its longest, ran from South Croydon Garage to Chalk Farm. 'Tickets Please' Bender Pro USA & Israel
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SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 17 Jan 18 1.22am

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

In the early 70s, the 196 went from NJ to Tuffnell Park, curtailed to Brixton Gresham Road in about 1973.

The 68, at its longest, ran from South Croydon Garage to Chalk Farm.

'Tickets Please' Bender

Pro USA & Israel

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alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 17 Jan 18 7.55am
Originally posted by Park Road Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.? If it was my mates and I used to get them.? Palace 13th 2017/18.
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Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 17 Jan 18 7.55am

Originally posted by Park Road

Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.?
If it was my mates and I used to get them.?

Palace 13th 2017/18.

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Park Road 17 Jan 18 8.15am
Originally posted by alaneagle1 Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.? If it was my mates and I used to get them.? Yeah! exactly mate.
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Park Road

17 Jan 18 8.15am

Originally posted by alaneagle1

Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.?
If it was my mates and I used to get them.?

Yeah! exactly mate.

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YT Oxford 17 Jan 18 9.36am
Originally posted by rob1969 Ticket machines! What about the pre printed tickets clipped into the holder which the conductor took aout and punched. My uncle was a clippy and gave me a holder full of used bus tickets when I was a kid. I know some fascinating facts about this process. As you will know, Rob, each ticket was a different colour, depending on the fare/distance travelled - so a one penny fare might be yellow, 'tuppence' might be purple, and so on. When the clippy got back to base, the contents of their machine (i.e. all the 'punchings') were emptied out in front of an 'accounts person', who then had to sort the tiny bits of paper into their respective colours, count them all up and reconcile the 'expected' total fares with the cash handed in by the clippy. All without a calculator or Excel spreadsheet, of course. Try telling that to kids today! According to the London Transport Museum (as it was called when I visited, and where I learned all this) the accounts people were always women, because apparently their colour differentiation is better that that of men - certainly on that minute scale. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Originally posted by rob1969

Ticket machines!
What about the pre printed tickets clipped into the holder which the conductor took aout and punched.
My uncle was a clippy and gave me a holder full of used bus tickets when I was a kid.

I know some fascinating facts about this process. As you will know, Rob, each ticket was a different colour, depending on the fare/distance travelled - so a one penny fare might be yellow, 'tuppence' might be purple, and so on.

When the clippy got back to base, the contents of their machine (i.e. all the 'punchings') were emptied out in front of an 'accounts person', who then had to sort the tiny bits of paper into their respective colours, count them all up and reconcile the 'expected' total fares with the cash handed in by the clippy. All without a calculator or Excel spreadsheet, of course.

Try telling that to kids today!

According to the London Transport Museum (as it was called when I visited, and where I learned all this) the accounts people were always women, because apparently their colour differentiation is better that that of men - certainly on that minute scale.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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YT Oxford 17 Jan 18 9.44am
Originally posted by Willo Those good old 'Routemasters' with conductors and their silver ticket machines."Any fares please ?". Me again! A good few years ago, there was a photoshoot in a (a-hem) 'gentlemen's lifestyle magazine' of the actress who played 'Olive' in 'On the Buses'. Even though her character was deliberately unattractive, I believe that out of character, the actress had a certain charm. Anyway, there was a photo of her on the cover of the magazine, with the caption: "Plenty of room on top!" It's Olive from On the Buses! The double-entendre used was another cry of the Routemaster conductor or conductress. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 17 Jan 18 9.44am

Originally posted by Willo

Those good old 'Routemasters' with conductors and their silver ticket machines."Any fares please ?".

Me again!

A good few years ago, there was a photoshoot in a (a-hem) 'gentlemen's lifestyle magazine' of the actress who played 'Olive' in 'On the Buses'. Even though her character was deliberately unattractive, I believe that out of character, the actress had a certain charm.

Anyway, there was a photo of her on the cover of the magazine, with the caption:

"Plenty of room on top!" It's Olive from On the Buses!

The double-entendre used was another cry of the Routemaster conductor or conductress.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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It's only a game Praa Sands 17 Jan 18 9.44am
Originally posted by alaneagle1 Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.? If it was my mates and I used to get them.? We had some fun days out back then and only cost a couple of bob. Visits to the Post Office Tower and the Monument I recall. Edited by It's only a game (17 Jan 2018 9.48am) A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, at my age, I don't even buy green bananas!
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Originally posted by alaneagle1

Was the Red Rover the ticket you purchased and then could go on any bus around London.?
If it was my mates and I used to get them.?

We had some fun days out back then and only cost a couple of bob. Visits to the Post Office Tower and the Monument I recall.

Edited by It's only a game (17 Jan 2018 9.48am)

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, at my age, I don't even buy green bananas!

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