Keith, I must have miss read it three times.
John King. On 30 May, 15:43, K N <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > Have you mis-read Brian's message (or were you making a tongue in > cheek comment that went over my head)? I read Brian's comment at > first that he was 57 when, 33 years ago, he left PO Telephones but I > think he is 57 now and means he retired aged around 52 or 53. Brian, > have I understood it correctly? > > Keith > > On 30 May, 12:36, John King <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Blimey Brian, you retired late!! > > > John King. > > > On 30 May, 00:17, Tele706 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Graham, > > > > The one or two people I know that work for BT these days paint a very > > > dim picture indeed, mind you I left PO telephones 33 years ago. At the > > > grand old age of 57 and in my fifth year of retirement I'm not sure I'd > > > want to be a manager again, been there and done that at LUL, these days > > > I'm happy building digital telephone systems out of old PCs for my own > > > amusement and using them to talk to telephone and other engineers around > > > the world using the internet and my motley assortment of heritage > > > telephone equipment! > > > > Brian > > > > On 29/05/2010 23:19, Graham Smith wrote: > > > > > Brian, you have the advantage of age over me of course, I > > > > only dealt with External Line Plant records..ie AFTER the exchange air > > > > block and Schrader valve. What went inside was a black art, and I now > > > > care even less > > > > > I was waiting for this sort of reply and u didn't fail to disappoint > > > > me, it was the general principle I was alluding to not the granular > > > > detail. Shame you didn''t stay with GPO/BT as you would have made a > > > > smashing manager now > > > > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Tele706 <[email protected] > > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > Graham, > > > > > First off the prefix is nothing to do with 'direct dialling', most > > > > Londoners could direct dial each other (some such as those in > > > > WALlington could not as the exchange was manual until late 1960s) > > > > using the mnemonic director exchange codes for years before it was > > > > introduced. > > > > > Secondly '01' was the original Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) > > > > code for London introduced under trunk mechanisation which began > > > > in 1959 and was in use in London by 1960/1. > > > > > The exchange in question is WILlesden (WIL=945 on the dial) but > > > > circa 1968 All Figure Numbering (AFN) was introduced and the > > > > exchange code became 459. Telephone traffic to London exchanges, > > > > both from within and without London, was divided into seven outer > > > > sectors and an inner sector. Exchanges in each sector were grouped > > > > on the first two digits e.g. in North Sector all the exchange > > > > codes were allocated the first two digits as 34, 36, 44, 80 or 88 > > > > so MOUntview (MOU=668) was changed to 340 but TOTtenham (TOT=808) > > > > remained 808. > > > > > The first two digits of the exchange code, 459, placing Willesden > > > > in the NorthWest Sector, incoming, outgoing and tandem traffic > > > > being handled by Colindale Sector Switching Centre (SSC). > > > > > So I don't think you get the prize ! > > > > > Brian > > > > > On 29/05/2010 21:25, Graham Smith wrote: > > > >> As ex BT, a guess of the direct dialling prefix 01. Exchange > > > >> direct dialling only started in the late 60's ish. > > > >> I assume if it was of Green Line vintage then it would be > > > >> something like SOUthall 8576 > > > > >> Do I win a prize? > > > > >> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Brian Watkinson > > > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > >> Quite a lot of bus stuff is being sold off by a new buyer in > > > >> the Leighton Buzzard area, amongst the items is this > > > >> description. > > > > >> This is a new-unused GREEN LINE enamel radiator badge normaly > > > >> fitted to AEC buses, > > > > >> i believe this type was used during the early 1930's. > > > > >> Stamp on rear side reads: > > > > >> Hand printed porcelain enamel > > > > >> GARNIER & Co. Ltd. > > > > >> 37, Strode Road London N.W.10. 2NP > > > > >> 01 - 459 0152 > > > > >> Made in England > > > > >> Anything give a clue that this is not genuine!! > > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > >> Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> <mailto:[email protected]>. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> <mailto:london-bus-scene%[email protected]>. > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >> http://groups.google.com/group/london-bus-scene?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > >> Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> <mailto:[email protected]>. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> <mailto:[email protected]>. > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >> http://groups.google.com/group/london-bus-scene?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "London Bus Scene" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > <mailto:london-bus-scene%[email protected]>. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/london-bus-scene?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "London Bus Scene" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/london-bus-scene?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. 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