§ Mr. GOLDMANasked the Postmaster-General which of the existing telephone buildings in London have sufficient spare space available for the installation of additional telephone exchange equipment; and the amount of additional capacity available in each case in terms of subscriber's lines?
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§ Captain NORTONsupplied the following list of London exchanges (with over 1,000 subscribers):—
Exchange. Spare Capacity of Existing Equipment. Working Lines Switch-boards Lines. Subscribers' Lines. Avenue 1,967 5,850 6,133 Bank 1,459 41 1,341 Battersea 374 1,395 1,826 Brixton 421 1,180 2,379 Central 4,903 *10,400 10,397 Chiswick 393 1,180 1,407 City 2,402 *Included in Central 8,398 Dalston 2,296 1,025 2,804 Ealing 823 1,485 1,477 East 576 1,810 2,824 Finchley 204 905 1,596 Gerrard 2,622 †3,260 6,958 Hammersmith 238 2,030 1,472 Hampstead 450 3,500 6,750 Holborn 1,025 116 4,575 Hop 2,171 5,110 3,829 Hornsey 493 1,395 2,207 Kensington 3,278 3,910 4,732 Lee Green 159 l,580 1,641 London Wall 1,411 6,050 8,089 Mayfair 959 4,720 6,121 New Cross 473 916 1,827 North 1,412 1,780 3,378 Paddington 2,275 6,230 5,423 Park 2,600 3,700 2,800 Putney 571 1,520 2,129 Regent 3,792 †Included in Gerrard 5,288 Streatham 249 1,000 1,831 Sydenham 244 1,180 1,956 Victoria 2,027 4,000 6,373 Western 1,272 1,705 5,288 Willesden 898 1,343 1,602 Wimbledon 136 985 1,464 Croydon 548 5,216 2,150 Sutton 115 2,106 1,090 Bromley 40 3,100 1,738 Richmond 427 1,343 1,733 Kingston 1,386 1,121 2,013 In some cases, owing to the increase of the number of calls made on the connected lines, it is not possible to use the whole of the existing equipment, as, for instance, at the Bank, Central, Gerrard, London Wall, and Holborn exchanges. There is also sufficient spare capacity at practically all the suburban exchanges to accommodate the subscribers' lines that are likely to be required for a considerable period. At some of the exchanges named in the above list spare equipment exists for more than the number of lines mentioned but cannot be used owing to the increase of traffic on 181W the connected lines, as, for instance, at the Bank and Hop exchanges. The number given in each case represents the available balance of actual spare capacity.
§ Mr. GOLDMANasked the Postmaster-General if he will state for each of the large exchanges (i.e. over 1,000 lines) in the London telephone system which is the spare capacity in switchboard lines and in lines in subscribers' cables entering the exchanges; and will he state also the number of working switchboard lines and working lines in subscribers' cables in each exchange?
§ Captain NORTONThe following are the principal existing telephone exchanges in Central London where space exists for additional subscribers' lines with the number of additional subscribers' lines that can be accommodated in each case:—
Exchange. Additional Lines which can be Accommodated. Avenue … … 2,340 Bank … … 682 Central … … 1,750 City … … 736 Hop … … 1,707 Kensington … … 3,171 Mayfair … … 767 Museum * … … 9,540 North … … 840 Paddington … … 3,814 Park … … 6,666 Regent … … 2,638 Victoria … … 3,175 Western … … 957 * To be opened shortly.