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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