“PAY AS YOU ENTER.”
The first tramcars to bo run in England on tho “ Pay-as-you-enter ” system wore started in Gateshead on the 25th- of July,' when nine cars were
placed on the service on the Bensham and Salt well routes.
The advantages claimed for the system are:
The collection of every fare. Ensuring that every passenger pays for the distance traversed.
Reduction of accidents. Reduction in time of journeys and handling of passengers with fewer cars and crews. Also it will be possible to reduce the number of inspectors to a minimum. The platform of the tram is railed off, one portion being reserved for entrance and the other for exit. Behind this tiie conductor stands, collects fares, and checks the tickets of alighting passengers as they drop them into a glass-covered box.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8191, 5 August 1912, Page 4
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