Manual fare collection is the practice of collecting fares manually (without the aid of an automated machine). "Fare collection" generally refers to the collection of fares in the transport industry in return for a ticket or passes to travel. Commonly used on buses and train transport systems (in the UK; in Poland, for example, buying and validating the tickets by machine is the passenger's task; the passengers enter the bus through any of the doors and buying a ticket from the driver is an option where there is no automatic selling machine or if somebody forgets to buy a ticket before), manual fare collection is increasingly becoming obsolete with the introduction of smart cards such as the Transport for London 'Oyster card'. However, in the face of this trend, some companies have opted to retain more traditional methods of manual fare collection to both save money (automatic equipment is expensive) and ensure reliability. In the United Kingdom, examples of this can be seen on the Transport for London Heritage lines and the FirstGroupFTR routes in York, Leeds, Luton, and Swansea where bus conductors (dubbed 'customer hosts') have returned to work. The other reason(with lowering prices of electronics, and in most cases need to buy it once) may be for Heritage routes - tradition "look", for other routes(because of quite high monthly labor cost in UK) agreements and strong unions with the tries from politics to lower the unemployment rate by making overworking in public service.
A ticket box with tickets waiting to be punched in a BEST Bus in Mumbai, India.
Perhaps the biggest development in manual fare collection is the coin dispenser, distributed by Jacques L. Galef. Mounted either in a driver's cab or on the belt of a conductor, the coin dispenser usually takes the form of a number of tubes fitted in a line together. Each tube holds a different denomination and tends to have some sort of trigger which will release the coin from the bottom. In Britain, the Quick-Change and Pendamatic units, for example, has labelled plastic funnels at the top, which filter the coins into the tube. A trigger on the front of the machine then releases the coin by pushing a kicker, which holds the coin, forward in a pivotal motion. Other models in Britain, the Cambist and Metro Coin Dispensers, works on a similar principle but also have the option to be attached to the fare collection table allowing the operator (usually the bus driver) to simply slide the coins into the respective tubes. Generally, coin dispensers in the UK are configured with the £1 coin to the left (as the machine faces you), then the 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p. However, some operators have customised their dispensers to better suit their individual needs.
Other fare collecting equipment includes tendertrays which can be fitted to bus driver doors to allow the customer to put the fare down. These are common on most buses in the United Kingdom now, since they facilitate quick payment and also allow for the driver to have a screen protecting his cab, yet still securely collect change (the tray is placed with a small gap above it to allow room for the drivers hand to pass through).
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United Kingdom and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Manual fare collection is the practice of collecting fares manually without the aid of an automated machine Fare collection generally refers to the collection of fares in the transport industry in return for a ticket or passes to travel Commonly used on buses and train transport systems in the UK in Poland for example buying and validating the tickets by machine is the passenger s task the passengers enter the bus through any of the doors and buying a ticket from the driver is an option where there is no automatic selling machine or if somebody forgets to buy a ticket before manual fare collection is increasingly becoming obsolete with the introduction of smart cards such as the Transport for London Oyster card However in the face of this trend some companies have opted to retain more traditional methods of manual fare collection to both save money automatic equipment is expensive and ensure reliability In the United Kingdom examples of this can be seen on the Transport for London Heritage lines and the FirstGroup FTR routes in York Leeds Luton and Swansea where bus conductors dubbed customer hosts have returned to work The other reason with lowering prices of electronics and in most cases need to buy it once may be for Heritage routes tradition look for other routes because of quite high monthly labor cost in UK agreements and strong unions with the tries from politics to lower the unemployment rate by making overworking in public service A ticket box with tickets waiting to be punched in a BEST Bus in Mumbai India Contents 1 Equipment 1 1 Cash bag 1 2 Coin dispenser 1 3 Tender tray 2 See also 3 ReferencesEquipment editA range of fare collection equipment has been developed over the last century in the United Kingdom Cash bag edit A conductor may carry a cash bag in which cash is kept thus making it easier while issuing tickets See also money bag Coin dispenser edit nbsp Coin dispenserPerhaps the biggest development in manual fare collection is the coin dispenser distributed by Jacques L Galef Mounted either in a driver s cab or on the belt of a conductor the coin dispenser usually takes the form of a number of tubes fitted in a line together Each tube holds a different denomination and tends to have some sort of trigger which will release the coin from the bottom In Britain the Quick Change and Pendamatic units for example has labelled plastic funnels at the top which filter the coins into the tube A trigger on the front of the machine then releases the coin by pushing a kicker which holds the coin forward in a pivotal motion Other models in Britain the Cambist and Metro Coin Dispensers works on a similar principle but also have the option to be attached to the fare collection table allowing the operator usually the bus driver to simply slide the coins into the respective tubes Generally coin dispensers in the UK are configured with the 1 coin to the left as the machine faces you then the 50p 20p 10p 5p 2p 1p However some operators have customised their dispensers to better suit their individual needs See also money changer Tender tray edit Other fare collecting equipment includes tender trays which can be fitted to bus driver doors to allow the customer to put the fare down These are common on most buses in the United Kingdom now since they facilitate quick payment and also allow for the driver to have a screen protecting his cab yet still securely collect change the tray is placed with a small gap above it to allow room for the drivers hand to pass through See also editAutomated cash handling Automated fare collection systemReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manual fare collection amp oldid 1107402603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
