Subject: Re: Code card project / Shetlands / off list From: "Ian Jolly" Date: 06/05/2014 16:40 To: "Sam Hallas" Hi Sam I’ve attached a revised version of the Shetland local code list. There were a few errors in transcription which I’ve corrected. I’ve also altered the way the National Codes are shown – makes it easier to spot the three digits for the GSC/Charge Group. Originally the GPO listed them in that format but then moved to the 0XX XX/0XX XXX system. Makes it harder to spot the GSC and the local codes off it. Also in the Sandness listing, there is an error ! Uyeasound (0957 could not be 095 as they were the initial digits of the STD code for Mid Yell GSC (0957) !! It is an error as it wasn’t a local call from Sandness anyway. Date? Well pre PhONEday is all I can say as there is no ‘1’ after the initial ‘0’. It was the first page of a locally produced telephone directory, the cover of which is missing. I found it in Foula exchange in mid July 1995 during the changeover to digital working from the old Island Automatic eXchange No 5 – the last public electro-mechanical exchange! They had untimed local calls until then and were still dialling two digits to reach each other. I’m about to post a parcel to you! Run off my feet lately – been to Ravenglass & Eskdale Rly twice in the last fortnight playing telephone! Must away – playing ‘Granddad’s Taxi’ with Granddaughter going swimming. regards Ian CNet 0352 2345 MR ETD 053-6278 From: Sam Hallas Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 2:13 PM To: Ian Jolly Cc: John Buckley Subject: Re: Code card project / Shetlands / off list Ian, John Buckley has drawn my attention to the list of local codes with your article in Journal 36, New YEar 2000, P 43. I've transcibed them for inclusion in the Code Card Project, but I'm wondering what date they apply for. Were they all the same date? (Proofreading of the attached list would be welcome - OCR is a bit hit and miss on print as small as that.) As John says, I'm asking the expert! Cheers, Sam John Buckley wrote: > Dear Sam, Dating is not straightforward, but I go for an early date. > > 1) The national codes (sample check) correspond with a 1984 code booklet. > 2) We still see a dependent exchange - Papa Stour dialling 99 to the > Lerwick gsc via Sandness. But its not shown as dependent in the other > direction (Papa Stour as Lerwick 73, Papa Stour not in the Sandness list > at all) so it may be that the lists are not time-consistent with one > another. > 3) There is no national number dialling to be seen, except Foula and > Fair Isle, where you would expect it because both were non-adjacent. > > But ask the expert! John > *From:* Sam Hallas > *To:* John Buckley > *Sent:* Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 12:02 > *Subject:* Re: Code card project / Shetlands / off list > > John Buckley wrote: > > I have just discovered- I had been wondering for some time where these > > had gone - some local code lists for the Shetland Islands. They are very > > interesting not least because there are examples of dependent UAX > > working, and I don't think you have any other examples of this in the > > project so far. They should be in the code card project if you can find > > time. You'll find them in THG Journal No 36, New Year 2000, page 43. > > John, > > Thanks for spotting those. I'll have a go at getting them into the Code > Card list. > > I may have to check with Ian Jolly to find out what year they were > current. Could it have been as late as 1995? > > Cheers, > Sam Shetland_codes_updated.txt OWN EXCHANGE CALLS To make a call to the same exchange, call the number only - NO CODE OTHER CALLS To make a call to another exchange use the local code and then the number, or, where a local code is not listed for your exchange use the national code >From LERWICK Bigton 92 Bixter 81 Brae 9122 Bressay 82 Cunningsburgh 83 Gott 84 Hamnavoe 85 Hillswick 9123 North Roe 913 Oliaberry 914 Out Skerries 915 Papa Stour 73 Reawick 86 Sandness 87 Sandwick 95 Scalloway 88 Skellister 89 Sullom Voe 91 Sumburgh 9 Symbister 916 Vidlin 917 Voe 918 Walls 71 Weisdale 72 >From PAPA STOUR Bigton 9992 Bixter 9981 Brae 999 122 Bressay 9982 Cunningsburgh 9993 Gott 9984 Hamnavoe 9985 Hillswick 999 123 Lerwick 99 North Roe 999 13 Olaberry 999 14 Out Skerries 999 15 Reawick 9986 Sandness 9 Sandwick 9995 Scalloway 9988 Skellister 9989 Sullom Voe 9991 Sumburgh 999 Symbister 999 16 Vidlin 999 17 Voe 999 18 Walls 9971 Weisdale 9972 From BIXTER BRESSAY, GOTT, HAMNAVOE, REAWICK, SCALLOWAY, SKELLISTER, WALLS, WEISDALE Bigton 992 Bixter 981 Brae 99122 Bressay 982 Cunningsbtirgh 993 Gott 984 Hamnavoe 985 Hillswick 99123 Lerwick 9 North Roe 9913 Ollaberry 9914 Out Skerries 9915 Papa Stour 973 Reawick 986 Sandness 987 Sandwick 995 Scalloway 988 Skehister 989 Sullom Voe 991 Sumburgh 99 Symbister 9916 Vidlin 9917 Voe 9918 Walls 971 Weisdale 972 >From SANDNESS Bigton 992 Bixter 981 Brae 99122 Bressay 982 Cunningsburgh 993 Gott 964 Hamnavoe 985 Hillswick 99123 Lerwick 9 North Roe 9913 Olaberry 9914 Out Skerries 9915 Reawick 986 Sandwick 995 scalloway 988 Skellister 989 Sullom Voe 991 Sumburgh 99 Symbister 9916 Uyeasound 095 Vidlin 9917 Voe 9918 Wells 971 Weisdale 972 From BIGTON, CUNNINGSBURGH, SANDWICK. SUMBURGH Bigton 992 Bixter 981 Bressay 982 Cunningsburgh 993 Gott 984 Hamnavoe 985 Lerwick 9 Papa Stour 973 Reawick 986 Sandness 987 Sandwick 995 Scalloway 988 Skellister 989 Sumburgh 99 Walls 971 Weisdale 972 From BRAE, HILLSWICK, NORTH ROE, OLLABERRY, OUT SKERRIES, SULLOM VOE, SYMBISTER, VIDLIN, VOE Bixter 981 Brae 99122 Bressay 982 Gott 984 Hamnavoe 985 Hillswick 99123 Lerwick 9 North Roe 9913 Ollaberry 9914 Out Skerries 9915 Papa Stour 973 Reawick 986 Sandness 987 Scalioway 988 Skellister 989 Sullom Voe 991 Symbister 9916 Vidlin 9917 Voe 9918 Walls 971 Weisdale 972 >From MID YELL Baltasound 81 . Burravoe 82 Fetlar 83 Gutcher 84 Uyeasound 85 West Sandwick 86 From BALTASOUND, UYEASOUND Baltasound 8 Burravoe 982 Fetlar 983 Gutcher 984 Mid Yell 9 Uyeasound 2 West Sandwick 986 From BURRAVOE, FETLAR, GUTCHER, WEST SANDWICK Baltasound 981 Burravoe 982 Fetlar 983 Gutcher 984 Mid Yell 9 Uyeasound 985 West Sandwick 998 >From FAIR ISLE Use National Dialling Codes >From FOULA Use National Dialling Codes NATIONAL DIALLING CODES Baltasound 0957 81 Bigton 0950 2 Bixter 0595 81 Brae 0906 22 Bressay 0595 82 Burravoe 0957 82 Cunningsburgh 0950 3 Fair Isle 0351 2 Fetlar 0957 83 Foula 0393 3 Gott 0585 84 Gutcher 0957 84 Hamnavoe 0595 85 Hillswick 0806 23 Lerwick 0595 Mid Yell 0957 North Roe 0806 3 Ollaberry 0806 4 Out Skerries 0806 5 Papa Stour 0595 73 Reawick 069 588 Sandness 0595 97 Sandwick 0950 5 Scalloway 0595 88 Skellister 0595 89 Sullom Voe 0806 Sumburgh 0950 Symbister 0806 6 Uyeasound 0957 85 Vidlin 0806 7 Voe 0806 8 Walls 0595 71 Weisdale 0595 72 West Sandwick 0957 86 Attachments: Shetland_codes_updated.txt 3.6 kB