09. Hugin

2nd October 2004

Hugin tickets were large format horizontal cards that were validated through a Hugin cash register. They were in use in the late 1960s and early 1970s so pre and post decimal examples exist. Hugins were used at selected larger stations on the Eastern, Scottish and Western Regions. British Rail eventually chose the NCR51 as the standard machine for larger stations and Hugins passed into history.

I believe that rather than being an actual Hugin, this example was a reminder or reorder card, placed near the end of a batch of tickets to remind clerks to order another batch.	An example of a ticket used for low demand destinations. The destination station is simply written in by the clerk.	An Eastern Region issue from Norwich showing the later, simpler card design.	A pre-decimal Midland Region issue from Sheffield.
A pre-decimal Doncaster issue from 1970.	Single tickets had the top left hand corner removed as shown on this Cambridge example.	A Scotish Region ticket from Dundee showing the "Barclaycard" stamp.	A Doncaster issued decimal ticket from 1973.
Newcastle to Grimsby Town ticket from 1970.	A fairly late Hugin from 1974, issued at Edinburgh Waverley.	An 1969 Hugin showing the earlier format and Inter City branding. On these tickets the RETURN wording required overstamping to make it a single.	A Hugin machine on display at the National Railway Museum at York. These machines were used at a number of major stations in the 1970s.