In the last years of British Rail, before privatisation, the main passenger-operated ticket issuing system (POTIS) on the network was the "Quickfare" B8050, developed in the late 1980s by Swiss company Ascom Autelca.
In the final years of British Rail's operation before its transformation into private companies, the primary passenger-operated ticket issuing system (POTIS) was the "Quickfare" B8050, created by Ascom Autelca in the late 1980s.