UK and IRISH ROAD SETRIGHT SPEED USERS
The accompanying document comprises a listing of all known users of the Setright Speed ticket machine, issuing tickets from machines supplied new to road transport operators in the UK and Ireland. Where known, data on the Trambus machine from the 1930s is listed. Information in the main has been gleaned from the collections of Eddie Hewison, Paul Smith, David Standley and my own. Operators solely using secondhand machines without any operator-identifiable characteristics are not listed. Machines are listed in batches showing unique identifying characteristics. The minimum information required to identify individual batches is given – the listing is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise on fine differences in detail. The different types of operators’ titled ticket roll are not dealt with in this listing.
Notes on the tabulated information.
Machine number (M/c no)
For each batch, the lowest and highest machine numbers seen or known are listed.
Model
1 c1947 – c1967
2 c1968 – end
2x c197x – end. Extended range
Introduction (Intro)
Where known, the date of introduction is tabulated.
Short Range (sr)
Machines with a single fare wheel.
Bar titled (bt)
Machines fitted with a sidebar printing the operator’s title.
Title in the text (tt)
Machines which include the operator’s title in the machine-printed text.
Format
The author’s code for the format of the printed text appears, although details are not listed.
Details
See notes above. The minimum detail to identify individual batches is given. TTS Journal references are shown thus :- [236/1986]
Reporting of any information that extends or corrects any data listed in the main document will be much appreciated. Coloured scans of tickets will be particularly welcome, the preferred format being “good” quality JPEG at a resolution of150dpi. Initial contact should be made via the “click to email” link on the front page of this website.
David Aspinwall
May 2007
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