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Belt No 3 (Courtesy of Nigel Maggs) Belt No 8 (Courtesy of Nigel Maggs) Picture pending Streetworks
Lineman's Belt No.3 Lineman's Belt No.8 Lineman's Belt No.11 Street Work Barriers
       
       
GPO Helmet (Courtesy of Nigel Maggs) BT Helmet Lineman's Hand Lamp BT Multimeter
GPO Lineman's Helmet BT Lineman's Helmet

Lineman's Hand Lamp

 BT Multimeter
       
     
GPO Megger [Courtesy of Dave Dockerill] Megger Bridge Old Lineman's Phones (Courtesy of Nigel Maggs)
GPO Megger GPO Bridge Megger

Old GPO Lineman's Telephones
Type: No. 2A Resistance Tester Type: No.250 (1950s)
Made by Evershed & Vignoles Ltd Made by Evershed & Vignoles Ltd
     
 
286A Linesman's Telephone

British Telecom  Lineman's Field Telephone

British Telecom  Lineman's Field Telephone

British Telecom  Lineman's Field Telephone
Type: No.286A Type: No.286A (1990) Type: No.286B
     
     
       
282 284A [Courtesy of Graham Stokes] 290A 300A
BT  Lineman's Telephone BT  Lineman's Telephone BT Lineman's Telephone BT Lineman's Telephone BT Lineman's Telephone
Type: 282 Type: 284A Type: 290A Type: TELE 290 Type: 300A
  Item Code: 461936 Item Code: 375949 Item Code: 315628
Year: 1984   Year: 1999 Year: 1993 Year: 2001
      Made by PAB Electronics Ltd.  
     
BT 87J Oscillator BT 109K Amplifier BT 109J Amplifier
BT Oscillator 171B Sentinel BT 87J Oscillator BT 109K Amplifier BT 109J Amplifier
Item Code: 818133 Item: 315569 Item: 315584
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Test Plug Adaptor Test 3B Digitell Dialled Digit Analyser
Adaptor Test 3A Adaptor Test 3B Adaptor Test 4B Digitell Dialled Digit Analyser
View Diagram Item Code: 003965 Item Code: 127089
       
   
Test Lead 6/10E Test Lead 6/10K
Test Lead
Cord Connecting 6/10D		 Test Lead
Cord Connecting 6/10E		 Test Lead
Cord Connecting 6/10J		 Test Lead
Cord Connecting 6/10K
431A socket to 4 pole Krone connector 431A socket to 3 crocodile clips 431A socket to Test Jack 44 431A socket to mini Krone connector
Item Code: 512371   Item Code: 512393
       
 
Seaward MT400 Eaglehawk Line Tester Krone IDC Tool Tester 417B
Seaward MT400 Line Tester Eaglehawk Line Tester Krone IDC Insertion Tool 2A  Tester
View Diagram Type: 417B
       
Telephone Company Vehicles
     
Blue Maestro Van [Courtesy of Chris Coulter]  
Austin Maestro Van 1990
Business Systems		 Ford Ranger, 2006  
     
Renault Kangoo Van [Courtesy of Dave Holman]
White Vauxhall Combo in Openreach livery, 2006 White Vauxhall Vivaro in Openreach livery, 2006 Renault Kangoo Van, 1999
     
Ford Escort Van Ford Transit Van [Courtesy of Erik] Ford Fiesta Van
White Ford Escort Van with new globe livery White Ford Transit Van with new globe livery White Ford Fiesta Van with new globe livery
     
BT White Transit Van BT White Corsa Van BT White Transit Van with hoist
White Ford Transit Van, used by BT in the late 90's White Vauxhall Corsa Van, used by BT in the late 90's White Ford Transit Van, with hoist, used by BT in the late 90's
     
BT Grey Transit Van BT Grey Escort Van BT Grey Transit Van
Grey Ford Transit Van, used by BT in the early 90's Grey Ford Escort Van, used by BT in the early 90's Grey Ford Transit Van, used by BT in the early 90's
     
Roadphone Polecat Vehicle Austin Maestro Van [Courtesy of Chris Hebbron]
British Telecom "ROADPHONE" Polecat Vehicle
Used for preparing holes to take Telephone Poles		 Austin Maestro Van 1985
     
Morris Minor Van Morris Minor Van Bedford Van

Morris Minor Van, 1972 

Bedford HA 6 cwt Van, 1980
     
Dodge Van Sherpa Van Bedford Lorry
Dodge 15 cwt, 1978 Freight Rover Sherpa Van, 1984 Bedford 2 axle rigid body TK Lorry, 1974
     
Morris Van Morris Lorry Morris Van
Morris JB, 1958 Morris 10 cwt, 1950 Morris Van, 1950
     
Courtesy of Dean Conquest Morris Z Van [courtesy of Phil Gates] Early GPO K6 Trailer [courtesy of Carl Burge)
Morris Minor Van, 1971

Morris Z Van, 1945

 Early GPO K6 Trailer
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