Derby's Street Lighting PFI Contract

Chaddesden Lane, Chaddesden

The equipment being removed consisted of the following items in 1997:

Seq. No. Lamp Number Location Lamp Type Watt Isolation Point
1 25509 O/S STRAND WOOL SXPL2 90  
2 25510 O/S THE PARK HOTEL SXPL2 90  
3 25511 O/S 6 SXPL2 90  
4 25512 O/S NO 23 SXPL2 90 Y
5 25513 O/S NOS 33/35 SXPL3 90  
6 25514 O/S PARK ENTRANCE SXPL2 90 Y
7 25515 O/S NO 40 SXPL2 90  
8 25516 O/S NO 50 SXPL2 90 Y
9 25517 OS 59 SXPL2 90  
10 25518 O/S NO 68 SXPL3 90  
11 25519 OS 73 SXPL2 90  
12 25520 O/S NO 79 SXPL3 90  
13 25521 O/S MEMORIAL HALL SXPL2 90 Y
14 25522 O/S 102/104 SXPL2 90  
15 25523 O/S 110 SXPL2 90  
16 25524 O/S 113/115 SXPL2 90  
17 25525 OPP NO 121 SXPL2 90  
(Lamps at sequence numbers 18 and 19 are not recorded)
20 25526 O/S 129 SXPL2 90  
21 25527 O/S NO 138 SXPL3 90  
22 25528 OPP 140 SXPL2 90  
23 25529 O/S 151/153 SXPL2 90  
24 25530 O/S 161/VETS SXPL2 90 Y
25 25531 O/S NOS 169/171 SXPL2 90 Y
26 25532 OS CO-OP SXPL2 90  
27 25533 O/S WILMOT ARMS PH SXPL2 90  
28 115284 OUTSIDE NUMBER 179. SOXL 90  
(Lamp at sequence number 29 is not recorded)
30 106998 O/S 167 T 60  
(Lamp at sequence number 31 is not recorded)
32 115286 O/S NO 129 FL 8  
33 115287 ADJ L115283 - O/S PARK MEDICAL C FL 8  
34 115288 OUTSIDE NUMBER 179 FL 8  
35 115289 OPP L37566 WattOOD RD FL 8  
36 115290 O/S WILMOT ARMS ADJ COL 25533 FL 8  
37 115291 SPLITTER OPPOSITE NUMBERS 167/16 FL 11  
38 115292 ON SPLITTER OUTSIDE NUMBERS 167/ FL 11  
39 115293 SPLITTER OPP CHAPEL LN FL 11  
40 115294 SPLITTER OPPOSITE CHAPEL LANE. FL 11  
(The sequencing now takes an almighty leap forward!)
100001 125149 O/S NOS 17/19 FL 8  
100002 125150 SPLITTER OPP NOS 25/27 FL 8  
100003 125151 SPLITTER OPP NOS 25/27 FL 8  
100004 125152 O/S NO 24 FL 8  
100005 125153 O/S NO 81 FL 8  
100006 125154 SPLITTER OPP NOS 98/100 FL 8  
100007 125155 SPLITTER OPP NOS 98/100 FL 8  
100008 125156 O/S NO 100 N/A N/A Y
100009 125157 O/S NO 106/108 FL 8  

Most of the new lighting had already been replaced by Sunday, 10th October 2010. Only a small amount of the outgoing equipment still remained by this date; this is detailed below:

A Thorn Alpha 1 90 Watt SOX lantern was the first casualty documented in this gallery:

The Alpha 1's Opticell showed signs of ingress, though these were not excessive. A GE SOX lamp is fitted here; this would have been produced at the (now-closed) former Thorn lamp factory on Melton Road in Leicester.

The replacement Iridium is of the 'large' (SGS 254) variety. A SON lamp (probably 150 Watt) is fitted.

A Philips MA 90 was fitted to the following outgoing column - this would have replaced an Alpha 1 in the early 1990s.

This lantern's bowl is secured with four clips. Later versions of this lantern saw the inclusion of a fifth clip at the front of the lantern, in order to increase the overall IP rating inside the lantern. The lantern's internal cable clamp does not appear to have been used.

A Thorn Alpha 4 was next - again, this would have replaced an Alpha 1 at some point.

Notice the distinctive flat front to the Alpha 4.

The illuminated signs warning of the mini roundabout at the Wood Road and Morley Road junction were also awaiting replacement. The sign plates had already been transferred to the new posts (fitted with Simmonsigns LUA sign lights), but the power supplies had still to be transferred; proven by the operating Forest City LA428 sign light in the right-hand picture.

Another MA 90 overlooked the roundabout. This column was newer, and may have been installed when the mini roundabout was constructed.

Travelling back up Chaddesden Lane now, we return to seeing older columns.

The Iridium's optic looks slightly too large for this wattage of lamp:

The 90 Watt lamp inside the MA 90 also did not fill the bowl - this is because the body shell for this lantern is shared with that of the remotely-geared MA 50 135 Watt SOX version. The unused lamp space inside the MA 90 does not go to waste - it is where the control gear is situated.

Looking back towards the roundabout again:


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