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Originally Posted by Trifocaltrev
Manual exchanges in some areas lated for a long time, Hastings and Newbury did not change until 1973/74 and I belive the very last one according to a television news article at the time, was Portree on the Isle of Skye. Also when Rainham exchange was converted I don't think the System X electronic exchanges existed.
Regards
Trevor.
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Portree became automatic in 1976, which meant that all UK exchanges were automatic, although you still couldn't dial any UK telephone from any other (i.e. completion of STD) until 1979. The British Overseas Territory of St Helena in the South Atlantic was still manual until 16 April 1983.