British Telecom - NOT!
 
[1] Belfast (2002).
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[2] Belfast (2002).
Photo © Ian McPherson		 [3] Belfast (2004).
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[4] Belfast (2004).
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[1] INTERPHONE Note the cars on the double-yellow lines - the passport office is just across the road... "I'll only be a few minutes!" Yeah, right. [2] Note the handle. Interesting box, but I can't see this one inspiring souvenirs or postcards. Also, like the KX range, these boxes stand clear of the ground. [3][4] Quick - someone tell BT - Red is the NEW black!
[5] Stirling (2002).
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[6] Stirling (2002).
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[5] [6] Tardis-like kiosks with American-style folding doors, also standing clear of the ground. [7] Stirling (2006).
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[8] Kileally, Co. Antrim (1986).
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[9] Ulster Transport Museum (2005). Photo © Ian McPherson		 [10] AA phonebox. Read a relevand BBC News story HERE  
[11] Ulster Transport Museum (2005). Photo © Ian McPherson
Had a breakdown? You could always phone the RAC (Royal Automobile Association) [8] from one of their roadside assistance kiosks, now obsolete due to mobile phones. Note the domed roof, though. [9] Possibly the same box as [8], now at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, County Down. [10] AA (Automobile Association) kiosks were also used in lieu of Police Boxes. [11] Retired AA Box, now at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. Formerly on duty at Loughbrickland.

Railway Kiosks


[9] Hagersville, Ontario (2004). Photo © Ian McPherson
 [10] Novice, TX in 1992 [11] On the main line between Dalies and Gallup, NM  
These ain't phoney boxes, they're the rail thing! [9] Hagersville, Ontario. Similar requirements lead to similar solutions. Note this structure's door and proximity to a (chopped-off) telegraph pole - remarkably similar to a British 'TARDIS' Police Box, isn't it? No longer in use due to increase road haulage. Situated in Hagersville, Ontario, this Canadian National (CN) Railways signal box apparently also served as a storage shed for batteries, relays, etc. Information supplied by Mr Bedford Cambden, retired CNR telegrapher. [10][11] Two fascinating photos of very different phone booths used by the employees of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Many thanks to Evan Werkema for permission to use these images.

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