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TEL/17T/ATS
Introduced in 1956, this set is the GEC 1000 set.  These telephones were fitted with a new induction coil and rocking armature receiver which allowed them to be used on 1000 ohm exchange lines.

The TEL/17T/ATS was used by British Railways, Telephone Rentals and the Reliance Telephone Co.

Click here for the circuit diagram and conversion details for the UK telephone system.

The phone in the picture was installed by the Reliance Telephone Company GEC 1000 type with a GPO dial label.
The GPO never used this model of phone!


 

  Above we have an Ivory coloured model and yes - the handset was black
as it was for the red and green cased models as well.

 

TEL/17T/ATS in red

 
 
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