The four BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Larne (028-28) telephone area
Prior to Big Number Day on 22 April 2000 the STD code for Larne exchanges was 01574
Ballygally ATE
Ballygally telephone exchange is located in Grace Avenue North, Ballygally, Larne BT40 2QW.
Its telephone codes include 028-2858 3.
Its former dialling code was 01574-583, previously 057 483.
ID: NIBGL. Photo required.
Carnlough ATE
Carnlough exchange is at 7 Drumourne Road, Carnlough, Ballymena BT44 0HX.
It came into service in April 1959 – possibly using a mobile UAX at first – with 33 lines. It replaced the former Garronpoint exchange and took some Glenarm lines. It originally cost £3000. It was converted to digital working in April 1990.
Its telephone codes include 028-2888 5.
Its former dialling code was 01574-885, previously 057 482.
ID: NICL. Photo required.
Garronpoint former ATE
The former Garronpoint telephone exchange still stands on Garron Road, Carnlough, Ballymena BT44 0JU.
It opened as a UAX12 at 11 am on Thursday 27 January 1938, replacing a manual exchange opened seven years earlier.
This GPO publicity shot of the adjacent kiosk was taken on 1 November 1938. By 1951, the exchange had only five subscribers’ lines. It closed in 1959 when its few lines were taken over by the new Carnlough exchange.
Photo courtesy of BT Archives.
Glenarm ATE
Glenarm telephone exchange is in The Cloney, Glenarm, Ballymena BT44 0AB.
The first ATE here came into service on 26 April 1937.
It was converted from Strowger to digital working in April 1990.
Its telephone codes include 028-2884 1.
Its former dialling code was 01574-841, previously 057 484.
ID: NIGM. Photo required.
Larne ATE
Larne telephone exchange is situated at 69A The Roddens, Larne BT40 1QL.
It came into service on Wednesday 12 September 1956 to replace a manual exchange (the first Larne exchange having opened at 8 Main Street in 1889). It was converted to a TXE4 on 30 September 1984 and to digital working in April 1990.
Its telephone codes include 028-282 and 028-2887.
Its former dialling codes were 01574-2 and 01574-87, previously 0574.
ID: NILE. Photo required.