where could I get hold of a conductor ticket clipper?

[LoogaBarooga]

Does anyone know if these things still exist? Do conductors still use them or is it all just pens?

 

[Darandio]

Plenty still use them, loads of novelty shapes as well.

 

[LoogaBarooga]

Any idea where I could get one from?

 

[youngiecj]

I still use one. Struggling to find a novelty one if anyone knows of a steam engine shaped one going anywhere!

 

[mm333]

Hobbycraft have lots of novelty hole punches: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/advancedsearchresults.aspx?query=hole+punch

 

[grumblingalong]

The novelty ones I have found to be very awkward to use! Alas we are forced into pens in my part of the world now....

 

[RPI]

We have Ziffa stampers at GWR, stamps the date and head code onto the ticket

 

[trebor79]

Haven't seen a traditional "BR" punch used for along time now. Had my ticket punched by a novelty one a while ago that was in the shape of an arrow through a heart, which I thought was an interesting choice.
Some BR guards used something which embossed the ticket, I think with the date and/or some other details, but I haven't seen one of those for a very long time now.
Don't like the pen thing for some reason, bit it seems to be the most common method these days.

 

[LoogaBarooga]

We have Ziffa stampers at GWR, stamps the date and head code onto the ticket

These are the ones I'm thinking of, had my ticket clipped by them on LNER trains a few times.

Much classier than just a scribble with a pen.

 

[urbophile]

Collected this one from Transport for Wales recently.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Have a look on ebay.

i was on a pacer to Saltburn a few weeks ago and the person doing the ticket check drew a little smiley type face on everyone's tickets.

 

[Czesziafan]

Try eBay or the railwayana auction sites. Ticket nippers do turn up quite regularly. They don't tend to be expensive and are often marked with company initials.