28. Ascom B8050 Quickfare (SPOTIS)

3rd January 2004

The Ascom B8050 self service machine was standard BR equipment in the Network South East area for many years. It was also used in other parts of the country, especially at large stations. It was developed from the earlier Agiticket and Autelca machines. BR called the machine SPOTIS (Simplified Passenger Operated Ticket Issuing System) but the more passenger-friendly name "Quickfare" was adopted later. The machine is capable of issuing weekly season tickets as well as ordinary travel tickets. B8050 machines are rapidly disappearing and being replaced by more modern equipment.

A BR single ticket from a machine at Oxford.	An example of an outward portion of a BR return from Oxford. This one has been sold with a Young Persons Railcard discount.	Another Oxford issue - this time an RSP single.	Return portion of a RSP return ticket from Billericay.
A one day Travelcard issued from a Liverpool Street machine.	A Day Ranger issued from a machine at Manchester Piccadilly.	A seven day season ticket from a machine at High Wycombe.	A seven day Travelcard season from Stoke Mandeville.
A blank RSP Quickfare ticket (RSP 3595/3).	A blank RSP Quickfare season ticket (RSP 3595/4).	A 3595/3 ticket carrying VOID markings due to a machine fault.	A 3595/4 ticket carrying VOID markings due to a machine fault.
Rear of a Henry Booth BR 3595/3 ticket.	Rear of a Norprint BR 3595/3 ticket.	Rear of a RSP 3595/3 ticket.	Rear of a later RSP 3595/3 ticket.
Rear of a BR 3595/4 ticket.	Error check and error history cards produced on the audit printer of the B8050 machine.	A note box card from a B8050 machine.	A Quickfare shift sheet. Ignore the red text - this particular sheet was annotated to remind me how to fill it in.
Operational instruction sheet which is found on the inside of the B8050 machine.	One of the earlier machines without the top section which provides illumination and diagnostic fault lights. Sheffield.	An Ascom B8050 "Quickfare" machine with a reduced range of destinations. This example is at Princes Risborough.	A pair of Ascom B8050 machines at London Waterloo, showing the larger range of destination buttons.