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@codenamerishi 2 ай бұрын
Vintage 'Job Killer' nice 😂
@peterfranks-ue 2 ай бұрын
My God, how Telecom grossly ripped off businesses with these and other tech they had a monopoly over. No wonder we could never compete with the world, simply appalling. 🤬
@jeankhan5335 3 ай бұрын
I remember seeing them on television a d in the local paper
@jeankhan5335 3 ай бұрын
Some relatives of bob hope lived in hitchin. He used to visit them once a year
@SamHallas1949 3 ай бұрын
That's right. Richard Whitmore wrote the script for a Hitchin Historical Society film about Bob Hope's Hitchin connections. I think it's on one of the DVDs the HHS published.
@johnrauner2515 4 ай бұрын
And to think this mechanical switch gear is all there was for decades. Isles and isles of these things in buildings the sizes of warehouses. Absolutely incredible. Now you can fit an entire exchange of this era into a kerbside cabinet the size of a large refrigerator.
@bigpapa3635 5 ай бұрын
interesting to see streets i pass everyday so long ago . thank you for making this
@noahburd6456 7 ай бұрын
Hi Sam. Im after a little help. Ive got a 332L GPO phone. Ive done a little research and found the dial is a '10'. Ive also found the schematic on the rear of the base cover. I have build a hidden door as a bookcase with the phone on the shelf. I want to be able use the phone as a switch to open the bookcase when i dial a number (ideally zero) i have a background in electronics so am happy with the wiring of a relay once i can use the dial as the switch. Any ideas? I hope that makes sense?
@SamHallas1949 7 ай бұрын
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@javiermacedonioherrera2009 7 ай бұрын
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@thecoolestofthe834s2 8 ай бұрын
were sorry for your loss king
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
Nonetheless 101 is a fair innings.
@thecoolestofthe834s2 8 ай бұрын
what goes on in your minecraft me system when you accidentally make 200x redstone engineering blocks
@alastairbarkley6572 8 ай бұрын
It might not set the internet on fire but, thank you for making the time and effort to provide such a well illustrated and well explained video..
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for that. I really must get round to doing the companion item on the slipping cam dial.
@zordmaker 8 ай бұрын
2000 type. Not Strowger.
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
See earlier comments. In this context 'Strowger' refers to a mechanism that goes up and round as in Strowger's original patent en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strowger_switch. 2000 type is a British Post Office designation of one particular design. Aren't the switches on the right 4000 type anyway?
@thegreenpickel 8 ай бұрын
I miss the 1980's.
@patbarringer6066 9 ай бұрын
I lived in Stopsley during WW2 with my mother, my father was serving in the army. We would catch a green Eastern National bus to Hitchin market to buy a few vegetables that were not on ration. The bus on the way home always had a problem going up Offley hill and would sometimes stall. All the men would have to get off the bus as they could not start fully loaded. The men would then walk up the hill and get on the bus at the top.Happy days!
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
Good to hear from you, Pat. Of course I wasn't born till 1949 and didn't move to Hitchin till 1977 so this a all news to me.
@k.kristianjonsson1537 9 ай бұрын
Irritating background "music"
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
I expect the producer thought it a good idea at the time. Like you, I don't share that view!
@k.kristianjonsson1537 8 ай бұрын
But I like the telephone switching technique @@SamHallas1949
@roachtoasties 10 ай бұрын
I'm sold. Do I need to travel to Australia to pick up a Computerphone, or are they available closer to me? I'm in California.
@SamHallas1949 8 ай бұрын
You'll need to travel back in time too! Got a Delorean to hand?
@jayfrosvlogs 10 ай бұрын
it probably wont be its last ride. when my vxr got cat n written off it got taken to a auction its just gone up so hopefully someone will buy it and fix it.
@SamHallas1949 10 ай бұрын
Possibly. However, broken up: good engine & gearbox, 4 doors, seats, etc. it might recover a fair percentage when sold for parts.
@melgrant7404 10 ай бұрын
Hope you were insured
@SamHallas1949 10 ай бұрын
Naturally! The insurers settled for pretty much book value.
@melgrant7404 10 ай бұрын
@@SamHallas1949 good
@user-le5wd6bs8i 11 ай бұрын
Excellent video demonstration of the GPO Pulse Regenerator, supported by the excellent recently published article in the Telecommunications Heritage Journal Winter 2023 edition. Fully agree that it is good to restore these excellent examples of electromechanical switchgear related to automatic telephony of the Strowger era. Well done!
@flemishdog 11 ай бұрын
the bosses office is well stocked with liquor!
@hamoon68 11 ай бұрын
Hi Sam. Did Margaret live at Sandleheath? Mark
@SamHallas1949 11 ай бұрын
Yes. Indeed she did. She lived in a house called Richmond off Main Road. email me if you want further info, [email protected]
@johnacheson9913 Жыл бұрын
The caption is incorrect. There is one 2000 type and three SE50 type group selectors. The final selector is an SE50 type selector. Stowger selectors are different.
@SamHallas1949 Жыл бұрын
What was your point? The caption just says there's a mix, not which is what. We use Strowger as a generic to distinguish from rotary, crossbar, panel, digital, etc.
@johnacheson9913 Жыл бұрын
@@SamHallas1949 Thank you for your time and interest in placing a comment, Sam. It wasn't meant to create any offence or to get anyone offside. It was meant to point out that, Strowger exchanges used Strowger switches. Consequently, at least in my part of the world, exchanges that used 2000 and SE50 switches were referred to as SxS exchanges and those that used Strowger switches as Strowger exchanges. At the end of the day, it's not a big point. Great video, by the way, Sam.
@shaunhailey1 Жыл бұрын
I worked there when it was Poundland
@shaunhailey1 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1991 live in Hitchin, I feel nostalgic 😌
@DylanSmith_15 Жыл бұрын
Why has the current tenor been recast?
@SamHallas1949 Жыл бұрын
I don't know. Perhaps @jasnfinlay has some more information
@BadBoyV1 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic videos, ended up watched part 2 first, Amazing to see all of the changes i wouldn't have ever known about without seeing this video, Thank you👍
@SamHallas1949 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Get out and take some more pictures. Today's snaps are tomorrow's history.
@hamzamalik7305 Жыл бұрын
Coding made things so easy
@ferkara8223 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I’m Spanish and I was in Hitchin for a few days always in September in 1987 to 1993. Always in the home of my bigs friends Dennis and Pauline Day in Kingswood Ave. I’ve got wonderfull souvenirs of my dear Hitchin, my prefer town of England.
@honestopinion6711 Жыл бұрын
that cinema was stunning, what a shame
@neutral_puma845 Жыл бұрын
I love this piece. Thank you!
@dazsmith690 Жыл бұрын
i have owned one for several years.Have never fired it up. I see there are now aftermarket power supplies and video converters..must get them and see if will fire up..
@greglinski2208 Жыл бұрын
Nice video.
@martinrenshaw5494 Жыл бұрын
Great - I hope the concert with the orchestra went as well and joyfully. Well done both of you ! One should never underestimate the achievements of the 'accompanist' ...
@modtwentyeight 2 жыл бұрын
A most enjoyable presentation of the small town celebration. Wish I was there. Thank you, Sam.
@SamHallas1949 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@telexuser7963 2 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to Telex? It seemed to disappear about the same time as Telecom itself.
@SamHallas1949 2 жыл бұрын
BT discontinued the Telex service in the UK in 2008. Over to you for when it went in Oz.
@keithammleter3824 5 ай бұрын
The market for Telex in Australia collapsed in about 1984, for two reasons:- 1. The Sagem was an absolute heap of junk. About the most unreliable product ever made; After getting a bad reputation with the original Sagem TX20, they switched to a more advanced Sagem 2000, which was even worse. 2. The arrival of cheap fax machines from Japan - a fax machine is far quicker, easier, and cheaper to use than a telex machine - and you can fax diagrams. Telecom/Telstra continued to offer Telex to a declining niche market, eg hotels and travel agents, for many years afterwards, but businesses generally were not interested.
@telexuser7963 2 жыл бұрын
An Out Tray marked Telex is a must.
@telexuser7963 2 жыл бұрын
Working for Telecom Australia in late 1980's I had daily use of Telex 2000. Fabulous beasts of their day.
@tele8814 4 ай бұрын
Would you by any chance have the manual ? I've got one of these here (Sagem TX35) however it refuses to do anything and goes into locked mode after succesful booting , due to no telex line. I imagine there's a setting, or jumper, to make this thing at leats do something without a telex line ? Any help appreciated
@tertia0011 2 жыл бұрын
Taking us into 21st century - Telex 2000 & push button DTMF telephones.
@ghosted.mp4434 2 жыл бұрын
Why was there 313s going down there??
@SamHallas1949 2 жыл бұрын
This was 2013. That was the current rolling stock on the line at that time.
@Tomek1958100 2 жыл бұрын
Extra film
@ccprasanth 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! Lived here in 2004/05, nostalgia
@ccprasanth 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. I really miss the town. Great work Sam
@klisher 2 жыл бұрын
What year was the demolition. I am thinking 84/85 Pretty sure i was at secondary school when it went. Great clip.
@adamm2693 2 жыл бұрын
Do yous know where the tenor went? Did it get scrapped, or is it still in the tower? Or did the Keltek Trust get it?
@SamHallas1949 2 жыл бұрын
No I don't. The ringers at St Mary's could tell you. I understand there's no sentimentality in the ringing world and bells are routinely melted down for re-casting.
@adamm2693 Жыл бұрын
@@SamHallas1949 It doesn't seem to have worked out, now the remaining big bell is being recast!! 🤷🤷
@SamHallas1949 Жыл бұрын
Is that so? I haven't seen the St Mary's ringers for some time so haven't heard.
@jasnfinlay Жыл бұрын
@@SamHallas1949 Yes the tenor is being recast. I am unsure of the reasoning, but I think it will be made slightly heavier.
@SamHallas1949 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason. I must find out if the ringers are going to do a peal for the coronation.
@NicHills 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing footage :) thanks for sharing
@DavidSmith-oy4of 2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, am I right in thinking this is where B & Ms is now?
@geoffryllewellyn7693 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, my aunt used to live in the flat over FH&W, I spent many a happy weekend as a youngster (up from Bristol) in the late 50's early 60's used to play cowboys on the flat roof of the shop below, great times.
@peterclarke945 3 жыл бұрын
Close to tears!!!!! Born Hitchin 1949, and loved every inch until I left in the late 70's. Thank you for all the wonderful memories. The commentary, Sam, was faultless. Thanks again.
@SamHallas1949 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@ryanp5052 3 жыл бұрын
Hitchin has some cool history and looking buildings but I can’t help feel slightly sad it’s not get upgraded for the better looks wise. Maybe more functionality but we had two cinemas/theatres and a KFC I think that’s regression.
@adamm2693 3 жыл бұрын
Wonder why they replaced the fine big tenor.. Was it too heavy for the tower? Also a great shame they removed their Ellacombe apparatus and just threw it into the skip :(
@adamm2693 3 жыл бұрын
and the headstocks too?!
@AshleyMonck 2 жыл бұрын
It was a shitty job. If they wanted 12 they could’ve just stuck two trebles in and made the job 1000x cheaper
@fredmills368 2 жыл бұрын
@@AshleyMonck i think the pcc must have had a lot of money to throw about, shame as a lot of the stuff they took of the bells was stull usable
@francescogreenslade7793 6 ай бұрын
@@AshleyMonck Tenor has also been recast since!
@sheridanalexander1832 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating, really enjoyed watching.