@Steveg58 @pheedbackPhil Pay phones in the UK didn't have buttons until well into the 1980s. They ran on pulse dialing and if you needed long distance you could either dial the area code *or* talk to the operator.
This style: https://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s50s-public-phones.htm
Long out of service by the 80s. Used in both the UK and Australia.