. Electric railway journal . at one time, so that it is not un- lill i io l!d. or other odd fares, the ratio10 have exactly the right amount ofi 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 foriti.:Ui 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 Ashtnn-under-Lyne. It is ofthe -tandard type with registering count of every ticketpunched, a compartment for the punchings and a
. Electric railway journal . at one time, so that it is not un- lill i io l!d. or other odd fares, the ratio10 have exactly the right amount ofi 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 foriti.:Ui 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 Ashtnn-under-Lyne. It is ofthe -tandard 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 annual To check the proper collection of fares and to see■ 1 passenger has the correct receipt and is not■■<■■■ ruling, the Tramways employ four ticket inspec-tors hi 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. ™, Kerr & Com!; ^uitiiii; engineers. Mr. Forbes >>rn in Aberdeen tliirlv-six veal£ . , Pleting Ills school yeiir,. l» nf In, Hallway AfPi°f stea°ai . °\ exPerenct 1111 hat i i iiranches(,f A in,, t i, an I,usin. ss inetlioils which has stunil ... 11 I stead in bis pre-ent post. It was upon his lv 1 1 li e Imteil Stat,-- that lie Incline trail., super. ., ; :1 at of the Corpora- , •••«.•• »«y,. lie ii. as ceneia! ; « «l,en Mr nieh. r ».,. called In Edinburgh early last,, Ily opera:,- :lm taken nver hy the general manager gives a record of the routes whichhe inspected and a record of any missed fares whichhe noticed and called to the attention of the conductor:passengers per car and other important data may alsobe included. It is estimated that the loss of revenuefrom all causes does not exceed 2 per cent. It wouldnot be safe for
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