Printed British rail ticket and timetable with five-pound note, United Kingdom.

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
3FX39MMFile size:
47.5 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4816 x 3448 px | 40.8 x 29.2 cm | 16.1 x 11.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
17 September 2026Location:
United Kingdom, studio still life; place of capture not establishedMore information:
Printed British rail ticket and timetable with five-pound note. The photograph shows orange-edged ticket with rail service details placed on a printed timetable beside money. The printed itinerary concerns long-distance travel between London Euston and Scotland. The rail documents and money together suggest the practical costs and paperwork associated with a train journey. A coloured paper ticket has a striking orange border, and rows of printed railway times fill the background. Banknotes partly overlap the travel documents. The photograph links the physical artefacts of rail travel with household transport expenditure, and has relevance to fares, rail paperwork and journey planning before wholly digital ticketing. The orange-edged railway ticket is layered over printed passenger timetable pages and UK currency. Station names and train service listings provide a travel-planning backdrop to the specific ticket. This everyday group of objects illustrates the material side of British rail travel, including booking records, printed timetables, travel costs and the continuing visibility of paper tickets alongside digital ticketing.