The eight BT Telephone Exchanges in the Magherafelt (028-79) telephone area
Prior to Big Number Day on 22 April 2000 the STD code for Magherafelt exchanges was 01648
Ballyronan ATE
Ballyronan telephone exchange is situated in Ballyneill Road, Ballyronan, Magherafelt BT345 6JE
It came into service as an RAX5 on 29 August 1933.
It was converted from Strowger to digital working in 1993.
Its telephone codes include 028-7941.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-41, previously 064 887.
ID: NIBRN. Photo required.
Bellaghy ATE
Bellaghy telephone exchange is located in Mullaghboy Road, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8HX.
The first ATE here was a UAX12 opened to replace a manual exchange at 11am on Friday 3 June 1938. It was converted from Strowger to digital working around 1993.
Its telephone codes include 028-7938.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-38, previously 064 886.
ID: NIBY. Photo required.
Castledawson ATE
Castledawson telephone exchange is in Bridge Street, Castledawson, Magherafelt BT45 8AD.
The first ATE here was a UAX12 built in Station Road and opened to replace a manual exchange on 22 September 1936. The current exchange came into operation early in 1983.
Its telephone codes include 028-7946.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-46.
The dialling code of its predecessor exchange was 064 885.
ID: NICD. Photo required.
Draperstown ATE
Draperstown telephone exchange is in  Draperstown, Magherafelt
The first Draperstown ATE was a UAX12 which stood on the north side of the road to Magherafelt. It opened on 5 July 1938 and closed some time before 1966 when the site was sold. The current exchange opened in January 1982.
Its telephone codes include 028-792.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-2.
The dialling code of its predecessor exchange was 064 884.
ID: NIDPT. Photo required.
Maghera ATE
Maghera telephone exchange is in Meeting House Avenue, Maghera, Magherafelt BT46 5AZ.
The first Maghera ATE (its location unknown to us) was a UAX12 which opened on 18 May 1939. The current exchange opened in 1974.
Its telephone codes include 028-7942, 028-7943, 028-7944, 028-7944, 028-7945 and 028-7954.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-42, 01648-43, 01648-44, 01648-45 and 01648-54.
The dialling code of its predecessor exchange was 064 882.
ID: NIMA. Photo required.
Magherafelt ATE
Magherafelt telephone exchange is in Rainey Street, Magherafelt BT45 5AA.
It came into service on 18 May 1960 to replace a CBS2 manual exchange. Its auto-manual board closed in March 1986 and the exchange was converted to digital working on 29 February 1988.
Its telephone codes include 028-7930, 028-7931, 028-7932, 028-7933, 028-7934 and 028-7939.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-30, 01648-31, 01648-32, 01648-33 and 01648-39.
Its former dialling code was 0648.
ID: NIMF. Photo (1962) courtesy of BT Archives.
Swatragh ATE
Swatragh telephone exchange is in Garvagh Road, Swatragh, Magherafelt BT46 5QE
The first ATE here was a UAX12Â which came into service to replace a manual exchange in October 1937.
It was converted from Strowger to digital working on 7 April 1993.
Its telephone codes include 028-7940.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-40, previously 064 888.
ID: NISW. Photo required.
Toomebridge ATE
Toomebridge telephone exchange is in Main Street, Toomebridge, Antrim BT41 3TF.
An ATE came into service on this site in January 1964, replacing a UAX12 opened in 1937.
The current exchange dates from 1981 and was converted to digital working on Tuesday 1 March 1994.
Its telephone codes include 028-7950, 028-7951 and 028-7959.
Its former dialling codes include 01648-50, 01648-51 and 01648-59.
Its former dialling code was 064 883.
ID: NITB. Photo required.