Editing Ticket machine (section)

== Staff-operated machines ==
[[File:BEST-Electronic-Ticketing-Machine-2.JPG|200px|thumb|A handheld ticket machine used in [[BEST bus]]es in Mumbai]]
Mechanical ticket machines were used by bus drivers and conductors since the late 1920s. Their functions may include printing tickets, recording of sales and payments. Some manufacturers are MicroFx, [[Hoeft & Wessel AG|Almex]], [[Setright Machine|Setright]], [[AEG (German company)|AEG]], [[Compagnie d'Ateliers Mecaniques de Precision|CAMP]] ([[Compagnie d'Ateliers Mecaniques de Precision]]), [[Gibson (ticket machine manufacturer)|Gibson]] [[Genfare|GFI Genfare]], [[Parkeon]], [[Xerox]], [[Beckson (company)|Beckson]] and Corvia ([[Ticketer]]).

Since the 1970s (jobs), electronic computer terminals and printers are used.

Handheld ticket machines are used on buses in India to sell tickets, validate smart cards and renew passes.<ref name="BESTmachine">{{cite news|title=BEST tickets will be issued electronically |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/BEST-tickets-will-be-issued-electronically/articleshow/7035812.cms |first=Somit |last=Sen |date=4 December 2010 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref> These machines replaced the earlier [[manual fare collection]] system where tickets were often punched to indicate journey and fare stages.<ref name="collectiblecolour">{{cite news|title=The coloured bus ticket is now a collectible! |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/the-coloured-bus-ticket-is-now-a-collectible/article2322514.ece |first=Priya |last=Sheth |date=4 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref>