Passengers wait at ticket vending machines at Chester Railway Station, UK


The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and dispensed postcards. Vending machines exist in many countries, and in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been create. Machines that dispense tickets at railway stations are becoming more and more common and a especially usedful at unstaffed stations.


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Location: Chester Railway station, Chester, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
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