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Validation of a ticket in an automatic ticket validator
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About the sound
The sound of ticket validation in an automatic ticket validator recorded on the NGT6 tramcar. In Krakow all the tickets must be validated but this does not apply to passes. And so, the sounds of ticket validation may be heard on almost every journey by public transport. The recording was made in Podgórze tram depot of MPK Public Transport company in Krakow.
Sound recording: Monika Widzicka
Photo: Piotr Żabicki
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