Setright Machine
A Setright Machine is a machine operated by a conductor or guard for issuing bus tickets from a blank paper roll.
Technology
A Setright can print any value and could easily deal with changes in fares. A set of concentric dials on the top is used to set the value and levers can set different fares (such as "Adult" or "Child") and other vital information (such as "Inbound" or "Outbound").
Features
The machines are reliable and unlikely to jam. A distinctive whirring noise is made as each ticket is issued.
History
The company was known as Setright Registers Ltd. In 1955 it occupied Eastway Works,Eastway, Hackney Wick, London E9 and later moved by 1967 to Fairfield Works Fairfield Road, The Company moved its main operation to Belfast in 1965 Bow, London E3, [1]suitably adjacent to the London Transport bus garage, although LT used the Gibson Machine (produced by Ticket Equipment Ltd,based on the TIM system). Noteworthy were the vibrant export sales to the former communist countries of Czechoslovakia and the German Democratic Republic where Setright machines were to be found everywhere. In contrast the marque was unknown in the former West Germany[2].
References
- ^ Passenger Transport Year Books (Berrow's/Ian Allen publishers)
- ^ "Hersteller von Fahrscheinausrüstung". Retrieved 2007-09-19.
The Setright machine is still in daily use on the Hayling Ferry (27-Feb-2010) as it has proved so reliable under wet and salty conditions. Recently we had a passenger remark that the last one he saw was in the Transport Museum in Oxford.
We also had a passenger who instantly recognised the machine from the sound of the ticket being dispensed.
External links
www.ticketmachinewebsite.com