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Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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fare receives a fare receipt for the sameamount. This receipt is torn off of a nailed pad. Theconductor then inserts the ticket in a bell punch andcounter in order to perforate the section of the ticketwhich shows the limit to which the passenger is en-titled to ride. Fares are collected only within the car.In fact, the conductors are instructed not to impedespeed of entrance and exit by collecting fares on theplatform. While no figures on the rate of passenger interchangeare available, it is obvious to the observer that it mustbe very quick as two persons can readily board or leavethe car at the same time by way of the rear platform,which is the only one available for the passengers. Asthe average step height is about 12 in., it is not uncom-mon to see women with babes in arms jumping on andoff moving cars. Needless to say, this practice is not LEGEM D Glasgow Corporation Tramways in OperationOther Tramways in OperationGlasgow District Subway (Cable)Steam Suburban Belt Line0 12 3 4 5
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MOTHERWELL NEWMAINSA ^LARKHALL LOCAL, TRANSPORTATION LINES OF GLASGOW DISTRICT, SHOWING MUNICIPAL AND OTHER TRAMWAY LINES,STEAM SUBURBAN BELT LINE AND UNDERGROUND CABLE BELT LINE 448 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 53, No. 10 encouraged as it is a prolific source of accidents.By far the greater number of passengers tendercash. However, fiber disks (celluloid before the war),blue for half-penny fares and white for penny fares,may be purchased at full price in quantities of 5 shil-lings ($1.25) or more. These tokens are bought chieflyby the post office, by warehousemen and other largeemployers who have employees doing considerable rid-ing on business. The construction of the cars prohibits front-end farecollection with the aid of a second conductor, nor haveany prepayment areas at factories been considered nec-essary. Loading in queues is practiced only occasion-ally at summer resorts. It might be supposed that fare collection and change-making would be a rather cumbersome process. As ama

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