Derby's Street Lighting PFI Contract
John Lombe Drive, Darley Ward
The equipment being removed consisted of the following items in 1997:
Seq. No. | Lamp Number | Location | Lamp Type | Watt | Isolation Point |
1 | 25997 | IN ACCESS OFF CITY RD | SXP2 | 55 | |
2 | 25998 | REAR NOS 13/14 ST PAUL'S RD | SXP2 | 55 | |
3 | 25999 | FP ADJ 2 SEALE ST | SXP2 | 55 | |
4 | 26000 | REAR 3/4 SEALE ST | SXPL2 | 55 | |
5 | 26001 | REAR NOS 18/20 | SXPL2 | 35 | |
6 | 26002 | OPP NOS 7/9 | SXPL2 | 35 | |
7 | 26003 | SIDE OF ?????????? | SXPL2 | 35 | |
8 | 102090 | ON L25997 | FL | 8 | |
9 | 102091 | OPP L25997 | FL | 8 |
Yes, the location of 26003 really was described as it appears above!
The following photographs were taken on Saturday, 11th June 2011.
A Thorn Beta 2 55 Watt SOX lantern was first from City Road.
As the above inventory table suggests that the adjacent illuminated sign was attached to this column, which it clearly wasn't, I suspect that the original column here was probably replaced (and the signlight/plates fitted to their own dedicated post) after 1997.
The opposite signpost had already had its plates transferred to the new post. The Truesigns T8P/54 twin 8 Watt fluorescent signlight was still operational at the time, however.
The next column seemed to be involved in playing a game of "Hide and Seek" - unfortunately, its lack of complete camouflage insured that it was still found relatively easily...
The Beta 2's little brother, the Beta 5, was attached to the next outgoing column.
This was 5 m in height, whereas the preceding columns were all 6 m in height.
Another Beta 5 was installed on a Fabrikat base-hinged column on a gated-off footpath leading to City Road - this installation carried the number of the column whose location was unknown in the above inventory table.
The lantern's bowl clip was missing; hence the (not completely successful) use of insulation tape to secure the bowl to the lantern body.
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