stackyFACTSLong before flimsy QR codes, getting on a train meant receiving a dense, aggressively thick chunk of cardboard. The Edmondson system was essentially a brute-force method of ensuring your proof of purchase could survive being crumpled in a sweaty pocket for days.
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