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CommentPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:45 am 
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POTM DEC2010 (2)
POTM DEC2010 (2)
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Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:04 am
Are you able to provide a bigger image?
Whilst there are no size limitations on how small an image can be, generally it is very unlikely that anything below 640x480 pixels will win a POTM competition....


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CommentPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:44 pm 
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Dawn of the GEC 'Bricks' ...
Dawn of the GEC 'Bricks' on the M3
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Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:42 pm
Now thats what I call proper motorway lighting - illumination by SOX.


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CommentPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:34 pm 
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York's last 4 Phosco P106's
York's last 4 Phosco P106's
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:05 am
Lantern has now been removed, and has been saved into my collection.


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CommentPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:51 pm 
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Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:36 pm
indeed. from about 2,000 lanterns in summer 2009, york now has less than 200 (possibly even 100) MBF lanterns left - and they'll be all gone by summer 2011


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CommentPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:11 pm 
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Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:36 pm
Its deffinately the beginning of the end for York's MBF lanterns and these will be a fond farewell to the historic city.


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CommentPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:20 am 
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Vandalised Urbis K-Lux
Vandalised Urbis K-Lux
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:53 pm
Tut! Look at the state of that.... :lol:


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CommentPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:42 pm 
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Holgate Terraces
Holgate Terraces
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Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:28 pm
It'd be really wierd to see them running MH lamps. or even CFL. If I get a good number of these, I may convert one to MH just for the sake of it!


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CommentPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:37 pm 
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Holgate Terraces
Holgate Terraces
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Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:28 pm
That looks rather nice, much better than SON. Shame that they couldn't be modified with MH as it would have looked rather unsual as well as cool.


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CommentPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:57 pm 
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Surviving GEC Z8260's
Surviving GEC Z8260's
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Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:21 am
I only saw porthmadog station from the level crossing so I can't really remember for sure. Don't think I saw any though, because if I had done then I'd have made a mental note.
A lot of stations in the north of Wales seem to use Phillips SGS202/3's... Even Blaneau Ffestiniog which is shared with a narrowgauge railway (strange station layout)


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CommentPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:01 pm 
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Surviving GEC Z8260's
Surviving GEC Z8260's
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Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:21 am
There are remains of an Z8260 at Uckfield in East Sussex, the bowl and lamp have long gone but the canopy and coulmn remain in NSE colours. There is also a handful left at Selhurst rail depot which are being replaced by ZX3's.

I'm not sure if Portmadog station has any Z8260's left, but I imagine so.


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CommentPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:51 pm 
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Lighting-up time on the A...
Lighting-up time on the A1(M) in Hertfordshire
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Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:00 am
How motorways are suppose to be illiminated with the good ol' Phillips MA60's.


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CommentPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:48 pm 
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SOX Falks Beaufort lanter...
SOX Falks Beaufort lantern outside Welwyn Library in Hertfordshire
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Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:02 am
Reminds me of a Solero ice lolly :D


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CommentPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:22 pm 
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SOX Falks Beaufort lanter...
SOX Falks Beaufort lantern outside Welwyn Library in Hertfordshire
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Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:02 am
Nice!!


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CommentPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:21 pm 
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Lighting-up time on the A...
Lighting-up time on the A1(M) in Hertfordshire
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Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:00 am
Excellent image David.


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CommentPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:35 am 
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Concrete in Rochdale
Concrete in Rochdale
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:47 pm
I think it is a Phllips MA90. I suspect it will have originally been holding an open lantern, like the next one along, but the column bracket has been cut back a bit too far!
This is on streetview if you search for The Strand, Rochdale. it's like a giant roundabout with a single bus stop on it.


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:47 pm 
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Concrete in Rochdale
Concrete in Rochdale
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:47 pm
Out of interest, what lantern is that in the very background (the one that looks like another MA lantern) with an uptilt?


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:42 pm 
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
Another area I remember quite well. I actually like the look of the ZX4s (slightly different from the norm) though the uptilt is slightly random.


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:40 pm 
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
I remember this stretch very well, it's the way we go when visiting family in Kent. I can always remember from a young age these particular MA60s (and the GEC Bricks, which have been recently replaced). Shame that they will be going, and it's quite surprising how they've fared over the years. With only a handful missing their bowls!


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:32 am 
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IMG727
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
It is a great shame :(


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:07 am 
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
These MA60s look to be in a bit of trouble as this section of the M25 between J28 and 29 is being widened. A counterflow is already in operation, and the work is due to be completed in summer 2011, so I feel that these MA60s' days are numbered and will probably be replaced with Sapphires, as that's what other stretches have had their MA60s replaced with in such schemes in the last few years. The GEC Bricks along by Stapleford Airfield between J27 and 28, according to Alex, have recently been replaced by Sapphires, so that's what made me guess it will be Sapphires which will be lighting this section from next year.


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:04 am 
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
These are the new ZX4s which were installed on the A12 slip road during the A12/M25 junction upgrade in 2008. Notice how the lanterns have strangely been tilted at a slight angle upwards. I'm unsure what they replaced, but it would probably either be MAs or some 2004-installed Arcs, as the opposite slip road is lit wityh MAs and the A12 just south of the junction is lit with the Arcs.


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:01 am 
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
I thought I'd better photograph these before they disappear (if they do disappear), as this junction was upgraded with new lighting in parts in 2008 and there are carriageway widening works happening on the M25 nearby, so I fear that these MAs won't be here for much longer.


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CommentPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:59 am 
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IMG723 (STRAIGHTENED)
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Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:51 am
Outside the Big Yellow Self Storage Unit on the A12 Colchester Road is a double-bracket installation bearing two Z9554s, which, judging by their colour, also date back to the 70s. I'm unsure if they're owned by Havering council or privately owned.


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CommentPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:49 pm 
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Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:38 pm
Gants Hill has been receiving a complete facelift since December 2009, which has involved some of the streetlighting being replaced. The most unusual lighting installed as part of the regeneration scheme are these high-mast installations which have been installed at each exit of the roundabout, replacing WRTL SR200s which were installed around the edge of the roundabout and which were only installed around 1997 (one can be seen at the extreme left of the image). There are only three lanterns per column (most high-mast installations I've seen have 5 or more lanterns per column) and the lanterns are not specialist high-mast lanterns but look to be Woodhouse Discs. Unfortunately, they run SON (I was rather hoping they would run metal halide in order to be more eco-friendly), but I suppose TfL have already made a bit of an effort to save energy by only installing three lanterns per column. In the background on the Woodford Avenue, post-top iridiums were installed in March when the road's central reservation was reconstructed. These replaced ZX2s on 1970s Fabrikat columns, which held GEC Z9564s until the late 90s. On the A12 Eastern Avenue coming from Newbury Park (out of shot to the left), the final 5 double-bracket SR200 installations before the roundabout were replaced with Iridiums on double-bracket Stainton columns. The same has also happened on the A12 coming from Redbridge, only the Iridiums replaced ZX3s instead of SR200s. What amazes me is that all the outgoing lighting was only around 10 years old, so it still had lots of life left in it, and yet it has already been replaced with more SON lanterns. But I guess that while Gants Hill is being regenerated, TfL may as well kill two birds with one stone and replace the lighting as well!


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CommentPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:12 pm 
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Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:32 pm
Hi, can you put in a description please for both entries... cheers.


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CommentPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:18 am 
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Rufforth
Rufforth
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Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:10 pm
possibly a Phosco P235


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CommentPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:08 am 
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Copmanthorpe (set 1)
Copmanthorpe (set 1)
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:00 am
Those gantries and power lines are the overhead supply for trains running on the East Coast Main Line. The railway passes right next to the 1970's area of Copmanthorpe - and so at night, the mercury streetlights act as a beacon to passengers on the train to indicate only another 5 minutes left on the train until York station.


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CommentPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:06 am 
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Copmanthorpe (set 1)
Copmanthorpe (set 1)
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:00 am
There are 5 phosco P106's to find in this picture - can YOU find them all? ;)


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CommentPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:04 am 
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Copmanthorpe (set 1)
Copmanthorpe (set 1)
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:00 am
Just when you thought that Holophane QSS installations couldn't get any wierder! there's three of these all on brand new wall/pole mount combination brackets


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CommentPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:03 am 
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Copmanthorpe (set 1)
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:00 am
Close-up of Holophane QSS on new pole bracket


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