Workmen's third class daily and weekly tickets between local stations. This type of ticketing system began in the 1840s and was widely used by most railway companies in this country and abroad. They were used for more than 150 years, only being replaced by British Rail in the 1990s. It was called the 'Edmundson' after Thomas Edmunson (1792 - 1851) who pioneered a system of ticketing that was to revolutionise rail travel. Instead of clerks having to write out tickets by hand on pro-formas, these tickets were pre-printed and stored in racks, ready to use, and only had to be dated.They were made of paste-board, so were cheap tp make and could be produced in large quantities. Later, in conjunction with John Blaycock,  Edmunson developed an improved dating machine and automatic feeder.  The tickets were small, so they could  be easily stored and handled and would conveniently fit into a pocket or purse. Every ticket had a serial number already printed on it so it could be traced, which, together with the date, provided an audit trail, thus improving the collection of railway fares.  Tickets were often colour-coded with the outward half in one colour and the return half in another, or were printed in particular colours for special issue, so they were more easily identified by ticket collectors or train conductors.