Hello everybody,
do you know how much was a ticket for the London underground in the
early '60s?

I found that a bus ticket for one stop was one and a half penny, and a
three-pence for about three or four stops in suburbs such as Edgware
or Stanmore. Is it right?

Any help appreciated,
thanks,
Filippo

On Jun 9, 9:33 am, nessuno2001 gmail.com> wrote:

When I started work on Regent St in 1969 the Waterloo to Piccadilly
Circus fare was 3d. That would be just over 1p in currency or
USD0.02.

It cost twice as much to go from Waterloo to Oxford Circus, i.e. 6d of
2.5 new pence. That would be USD0.05 nowadays.

Soon after I started work there was a fare increase that doubled the
Waterloo to Piccadilly cost.

Needless to say that I find the present day London fare to be
extortionate.

On Jun 9, 8:50 pm, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:

In preparation for decimalisation in 1971, London Transport moved all
fares to be multiples of 6d, which had an exact conversion at 2.5p.
And they were one of the last organisations to make widespread use of
the half (new) penny before its abolition.

In doing this, they were one of the few large organisations to be
completely transparent about decimalisation. Most took the opportunity
to introduce a hidden price increase, even other nationalised
transport bodies. Scottish Omnibuses increased the fare from my home
town to the nearest city from 2s 3d (just over 11p) to 13p.

John

1506 wrote:

In message
<4b1be18a-3eba-44a7-8ce2-87c432b51470@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
"John @ home" connectnet.org.uk> writes

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:50:58 -0700 (PDT), 1506
yahoo.com> wrote:

You paid by the mile not the number of stops.

"John @ home" connectnet.org.uk> wrote

British Rail did the same, one exception being platform tickets which were
4d, IIRC, before decimalisation, and became 2p on decimalisation. BR went
decimal a day earlier than the national D-day, so for the price of an Oxford
platform ticket (the last time I've ever bought one) I had in my hand the
change for a shilling of a 1p and a 2p coin a day before most people could
get hold of them.

Peter

John @ home wrote:

On 9 Jun, 20:50, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:

Dunno about the underground but in 1958, Bristol - Darlington, £2-0-0d
return.
(Forces rates).

Peter Masson wrote:

Example coinage was on sale for a couple of years before it could be
spent. A plastic wallet labelled "Britain's First Decimal Coins". Anyone
could get a set.