Winchmore Hill passimeter

Winchmore Hill passimeter

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Passimeter office, London & North Eastern Railway, ex Winchmore Hill, wooden and glass four-sided structure with ticket desk

Ticket turnstile passimeters made the process of buying tickets much quicker and easier for passengers. Travellers could buy a ticket and pass through to get to their train, helped by the booking clerk inside.

This passimeter is from Winchmore Hill, London and was transferred to the National Railway Museum in 1976.

Details

Category:
Railway Infrastructure
Object Number:
1996-7948
Materials:
wood and glass
Measurements:
overall: 2860 mm x 1920 mm x 2880 mm,
type:
passimeter
credit:
British Rail

Parts

Passimeter Office Sign, Way In

Passimeter Office Sign, Way In

Passimeter office sign, London & North Eastern Railway, ex Winchmore Hill, 'Way In'.

More

This directional sign is from the Winchmore Hill passimeter. Ticket turnstile passimeters made the process of buying tickets much quicker and easier for passengers. Travellers could buy a ticket and pass through to get to their train, helped by the booking clerk inside.

Measurements:
overall (in box frame): 320 mm x 576 mm x 165 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1996-7948/1
type:
sign
Winchmore Hill passimeter

Winchmore Hill passimeter

Passimeter office, London & North Eastern Railway, ex Winchmore Hill, wooden and glass four-sided structure with ticket desk

More

Ticket turnstile passimeters made the process of buying tickets much quicker and easier for passengers. Travellers could buy a ticket and pass through to get to their train, helped by the booking clerk inside. This passimeter is from Winchmore Hill, London and was transferred to the National Railway Museum in 1976.

Measurements:
overall: 2860 mm x 1920 mm x 2880 mm,
Materials:
wood and glass
Object Number:
1996-7948/2
type:
passimeter