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Originally posted by djweis:
What is the 3rd wire used for on the British system?
My apologies for missing this question over a month ago! shocked

The cables listed as "triples" on those pages were typically used for internal exchange wiring. The third wire of the circuit was for control -- The sleeve connection on a cordboard jackfield or the P-wire on Strowger switches (used to mark busy trunks and control the holding of the connection).