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'''Thomas Edmondson''' (1792-1851) was the inventor of the card-based printed railway ticket system
'''Thomas Edmondson''' (1792-1851) was the inventor of the card-based printed railway ticket system



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Thomas Edmondson (1792-1851) was the inventor of the card-based printed railway ticket system

Started work for Gillows and in 1936 joined the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway as station master at Milton.

He later moved to Manchester and set up a business printing tickets and making the machinery for doing this.

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Sources of Information

Chris de Winter Hebron, 50 Famous Railwaymen, 2005