Silverfish are one of the few insects to eat paper as they feed off of cellulose (a key component). They thrive in dark, humid environments, so best to avoid keeping your train tickets any where like that, the owner of these tickets are going to have an interesting discussion with the ticket inspector…
Train tickets in the UK are increasingly being replaced with much less iconic looking digital tickets, which is really sad I think. These tickets were introduced in 1986 when the APTIS ticketing system was introduced with the magnetic stripe for the first time. It’s all I’ve ever known and should stay.
The orange and green colour combination is pretty unique and was an usual choice, I fear if they were to ever change it they would be yet another thing to be turned red, white and blue… the default response these days is to just stick a flag on something if you want to be seen as patriotic. There were other colours for other types of tickets originally, but these are by far the best, and most iconic. And with the advent of split ticketing, sometimes you can end up with dozens of these for simple journeys… I love it when that happens.
Specifications:
- Printed with the Ultrachrome HDR archival ink system of the Epson 7890 LFP on Hahnemuehle Giclee German Etching Paper (Matt FineArt – textured paper, 310 gsm, 100% a-Cellulose, white, mould-made)
- Print ships rolled in a cardboard tube
- Frame is not included (just for illustration purposes)
All UK orders are sent by Royal Mail 1st Class, and tracking information will be supplied with shipping confirmation.
All artwork designed in London, and all products manufactured and printed throughout the UK.
Silverfish are one of the few insects to eat paper as they feed off of cellulose (a key component). They thrive in dark, humid environments, so best to avoid keeping your train tickets any where like that, the owner of these tickets are going to have an interesting discussion with the ticket inspector…
Train tickets in the UK are increasingly being replaced with much less iconic looking digital tickets, which is really sad I think. These tickets were introduced in 1986 when the APTIS ticketing system was introduced with the magnetic stripe for the first time. It’s all I’ve ever known and should stay.
The orange and green colour combination is pretty unique and was an usual choice, I fear if they were to ever change it they would be yet another thing to be turned red, white and blue… the default response these days is to just stick a flag on something if you want to be seen as patriotic. There were other colours for other types of tickets originally, but these are by far the best, and most iconic. And with the advent of split ticketing, sometimes you can end up with dozens of these for simple journeys… I love it when that happens.
Specifications:
- Printed with the Ultrachrome HDR archival ink system of the Epson 7890 LFP on Hahnemuehle Giclee German Etching Paper (Matt FineArt – textured paper, 310 gsm, 100% a-Cellulose, white, mould-made)
- Print ships rolled in a cardboard tube
- Frame is not included (just for illustration purposes)
All UK orders are sent by Royal Mail 1st Class, and tracking information will be supplied with shipping confirmation.
All artwork designed in London, and all products manufactured and printed throughout the UK.
