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How can I tell if a machine is either Mk I or MkII?

Are Setrights MkI and Mk2 essentially the same in terms of case dimensions? So spares (front and back case plates for one example) would fit both types?

CatfordCat That's great info, thanks! Can you tell me which machine would have been used up to around end 1965 (in Newcastle upon Tyne) area? Would it be Mk I or Mk II or whatever? Oh, I see from your link it is Mk I up to 1967. thanks.

I'm new to this so please excuse my ignorance. Would a pre-decimal machine have inner dial 0-19 and outer 0-11 (and half and also at half intervals)? Then would the ticket print the word 'Pence' (which I always associate with New Pence, or something else, like 3d or 3 pennies? I've...

CatfordCat Fantastic!! Thank you very much.:D

I'm looking at some old Newcastle upon Tyne buses and they are variously labelled 'Highbridge' or 'Lowbridge'. Example: Leyland PD2/3 Highbridge 1951. What do Highbridge and Lowbridge mean?

Is it not possible to break it down more accurately, for example, so that 50 = 1956-60 and 60 = 1961-65 (just example)? Like an H reg car would be, for example, 1972?

Thanks for your info, all. The numbers are like dates, then? Like car reg plates? What do they mean (as in example below)? AA 60403

I'm interested in pre-1965 (say, late 50s to 65) Northern AA PSV conductors' badges. Would these have had 6 digits or 5 or what? Advice appreciated..

CatfordCat Thanks, but I'm outside the EU in exile just now. But I have bases around Coventry and London if there's anything nearby (although I'm happy to travel to wherever). Edit: Also, thanks for that great link about driving experience days out. It looks fantastic and I'll certainly add...

It's kind of a bucket list thing with me. I have a class I HGV or whatever it's called now (mine is vintage 70s), but would love to drive a traditional open-backed double decker (or do the conductor role). Is there anywhere in the UK that a saddo oldie could fill this bucket? I should add, of...

Great, thanks! I'll start to research this a bit more now. Do you have any idea which Ultimate (that is Bell company, I take it?) model/s would have been used around approx late 1950s to 1965 and how many ticket units it would have had? I mean, are there mk I, mk II versions like Setrights...

Hi. Just joined and hoping I am in the right place to get some information. I'm interested in finding out about late 1950s to around 1966 Newcastle upon Tyne buses, specifically... 1. Bus ticket machines. Would they have been using Setright MkI? I have a vague memory of this type being used...