. Electric railway journal . e. As there are no lid. or other odd fares, the ratioof passengers who have exactly the right amount ofcopper runs up to 80 per cent. The conductress startsthe day with 5s. 6d. in change, and it is customary forher to keep the half pennies in a separate pocket forgreater convenience in making change for she carries the usual outfit of ticket holders,money bag and punch. The last-named is the William-son ticket punch made at Ashton-under-Lyne. It is ofthe standard type with registering count of every ticketpunched, a compartment for the punchings a
. Electric railway journal . e. As there are no lid. or other odd fares, the ratioof passengers who have exactly the right amount ofcopper runs up to 80 per cent. The conductress startsthe day with 5s. 6d. in change, and it is customary forher to keep the half pennies in a separate pocket forgreater convenience in making change for she carries the usual outfit of ticket holders,money bag and punch. The last-named is the William-son ticket punch made at Ashton-under-Lyne. It is ofthe standard type with registering count of every ticketpunched, a compartment for the punchings and a bellsignal. The Aberdeen Corporation Tramways boughtthese punches outright instead of paying an annualrental. To check the proper collection of fares and to seethat each passenger has the correct receipt and is notover-riding, the Tramways employ four ticket inspec-tors in shifts of two each as compared with 130 con-ductresses and nine conductors. The inspectors shiftsare so arranged that all are on duty during the rush. William Forbes, general man-ager Aberdeen Corporation Tramways,is no stranger to American electricrailway practice. He is not only anassiduous reader of the Electric Rail-way Journal but also spent two yearsin the United States during 1907 and1908 on the office force of Westinghouse,Church, Kerr & Company, consultingand constructing engineers. Mr. Forbeswas born in Aberdeen thirty-six yearsago. After completing his school years,he entered the employ of the Caledonian Railway. Aftereight years of experience on that railroad in all branchesof steam railroading he went to America to gain an ex-perience of American business methods which has stoodhim in good stead in his present post. It was upon hisreturn from the United States that he became traffic super-intendent and assistant manager of the Aberdeen Corpora-tion Tramways. He succeeded R. Stuart Pilcher as generalmanager when Mr. Pilcher was called to Edinburgh early lastyear to electrify and operate the t
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