LONGEST ’PHONE
SIX THOUSAND MILES. A British firm has just shipped to Russia the last consignment of equipment for the world’s longest carrier telephone system, which will run for nearly 9,000 .kilometres (about 6,000 miles), crossing Siberia and covering practically the entire breadth of the U.S.S.R. It wifi give direct communication between Moscow and Khabarovsk, which is near the Manchukuo border, north of this enormous distance will be covered by an open wire line, divided into live links of 2,1171 kilometres, 1,443 kilometres, 1,867 kilometres, 990 kilometres, 2,414 kilometres respectively. ' 1 Specially designed transmission apparatus which will make it possible to operate several telephone and telegraph circuits simultaneously, and, in addition, a channel for broadcasting or picture transmission, are included in the contract. Standard Telephones and Cables, Limited, of London, were given the contract for the work,, at a figure exceeding £300,000. i
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Grey River Argus, 5 September 1939, Page 12
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