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Here's an overview of the workings of Switchroom 2A. A retrospective look at some of the processes and at those whom operated the boards during a time of rapidly growing international connections. |
2A - A Brief History
Not much is known of the history of 2A, suffice to say that very little changed over the many years of its operation. During the 1970s, Brian J Hordle ran the switchrooms in both Wren House and Faraday 2A. In 1979, demand for calls to abroad was still growing, so following Brian's promotion, the responsibilities were re-assigned to Malcolm Knight for 2A and Graham McCubbin for Wren.
Malcolm Knight Oversees
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Malcolm Knight was somewhat unorthodox (as a manager) in that he occasionally allocated himself telephonist duties to see how difficult it actually was to work on the board... |
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"The Switchroom had been newly carpeted. Most people preferred the old wood block as it didn't give everyone static shocks." |
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