Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 754
Title
1980s Bus Ticket Machine
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Metal, plastic, paint. 9.5 x 20 x 8 cm
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Biographical history
Archival history
05/09/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A grey Almex ticket machine used by bus conductors on Dublin buses. On the bottom is says 'Typ A 1850 NR 170927'
This ticket machine was a common sight for most Dubliners, along with the two-man bus crew of driver and conductor. When Dublin Bus was born in 1987 it was the beginning of the end for bus conductors and their ticket machines. While most conductors were retrained as drivers, a few stayed on, with one conductor still serving the 20b route as late as 2005.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Multiple scratches and chips in the paint all over the machine.