1924 D. H. Lawrence 52 They pounce on the youths who try to evade their ticket-machine.
1963 24 May (Suppl.) p. vii/4 Another relic of postwar contempt for the passenger is the refusal to install at Underground stations that have automatic ticket machines a single machine that will enable the passenger without small change to obtain it so that he can operate the ticket machine.
1979 18 Oct. 520/1 Ten-pence pieces have to be hoarded for..the ticket machine at St James's Park tube station.