A standard NCR 51 return ticket. This one was issued at Plymouth for a journey to Exeter St Davids.
An example from the last days of the NCR51. Seven Kings to Walton on Naze in 1987.
This blank destination card has has the destination "Barnetby" typed on it. Presumably Grimsby Town booking office ran out of the correct tickets and knocked up an emergency supply on the typewriter.
Although in poor condition I included this ticket because it shows the destination as Golf Street Halt, long after the Halt suffix had been officialy abandoned.
A ticket to Harwich Parkstone Quay issued from the now closed Lincoln St Marks.
A special Train ticket issued at Darlington for a train to Eastgate in 1978.
The NCR51 version of an AAA ticket (Accompanied Animal or Article). This one was issued at Paignton.
An unissued "to BLANK via London and LT Railways ticket".
A special train ticket issued at Gloucester in 1987.
A part preprinted remote issue. Issued at Ealing Broadway for a journey from Waterloo to Tattenham Corner.
A fully preprinted remote issue. Issued at Ealing Broadway for a journey from London Euston to Blackpool North.
A Reading to Earley issue, showing the very thin and narrow typeface used for the destination station on certain tickets.
This example for a remotely issued journey from Riddlesdown to East Grinstead has the usual "InterCity" wording replaced by "Conference". I'm not aware of the significance of this type of NCR51.
A day ranger issued at Lincoln Central in 1983. Most NCR 51s do not show the year of issue making them hard to date, but this one is an exception.
A Devon Explorer rover ticket issued at Exeter Central.
A single ticket from Gloucester to Cheltenham. The removal of the top right hand corner of the ticket designated it a single.
A rarer example of the NCR51 with "O" replacing the usual "Outward" wording. Issued in 1976 from Merthyr to Treforest.
Another "O" type ticket, this time issued at Scunthorpe in 1974.
A return from Paignton to Reading.
This is an example of a Special Train ticket. This one was issued at Gloucester in 1985 for a steam special to Swindon as part of the GWR 150 celebrations.
Despite the "Inter-City" branding NCR 21s were used for local journeys as well, such as this Stonehouse to Stroud return.
A blank to blank card issued at Bradford Interchange for a journey from Bradford Forster Square to Morcambe.
The NCR51 machine which wase used widely on BR outside the Southern Region prior to the introduction of APTIS. This example is on display at the National Railway Museum at York.
Flat fare tickets were produced in green as illustrated by this example from Maidenhead.
Another example of a flat fare issue. This one shows the year of issue as 1984.
Brown NCR21s were issued in the East Anglia area for the simplified fare structure used in that area. (Image sent in by Eve - many thanks).
Savers were printed on blue cards as with this Exeter to London example.
Another example of a Saver, this time issued at Barnstaple.
The reverse of a typical NCR51 which was mainly devoted to an explanation of the codes used on the ticket.
Early prototype NCR 51s.
A prototype style NCR 51 issued at New Pudsey. This particular one is a Saver. The prototype tickets are taller and narrower than the standard ones.
A prototype style blue London Saver issued at Edinburgh as late as 1984.
Prototype style Economy Return issued at Glasgow in 1977.
A Swansea issue on a prototype style ticket.
