Tuesday, 24th December 2024 onwards

Collection

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Lanterns updated, with the additions of: two Thorn Beta 5s (from 1975/6) a GEC Z8455 a Simplex Solumbra an ELECO 'Goldenray Mk VIII' HW-846 an Atlas Gamma Two a Mazda (Philips) 'Modena' SGP 682 a Philips JPS 573 (SGS 203) a Philips 'Arc' 2685

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ELECO HW-898 updated, with images detailing the lantern's restoration (and subsequent operation).

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ESLA - Twenty Years On added.

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GEC Z9532 (1971 Version) updated following the forced replacement of the control gear.

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Bulkheads updated with the additions of a Heyes & Co. 'Lacent', and an older Coughtrie PW.15.

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Other Luminaires updated with the addition of a Plessey 'Mellor' Traffic Signal.

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OSRAM Fluorescent Lamps updated with the addition of a 40 Watt 'Liteguard' lamp.

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General Electric High Pressure Sodium Lamps updated with the addition of a 110 Watt SON-E lamp.

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OSRAM LED Lamps updated with the addition of a 4 Watt GLS lamp.

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Philips LED Lamps updated with the addition of a 17 Watt Master LEDbulb MV lamp from 2012.

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Philips SOX Lamps updated with the addition of a 35 Watt example from 2019.

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Sylvania SOX Lamps added, with the inclusion of a 90 Watt example.

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Thorn High Pressure Lamps updated with the addition of a 250 Watt SON-T lamp.

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Thorn Low Pressure Sodium Lamp Control Gear updated with the addition of an AME 53178.H 140 Watt / 100 Watt ballast.

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Hy-Lite Photocells updated with the addition of a Dummy Link.

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Royce Thompson Nightstar Photocells updated with the addition of an example from 2024.

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SELC / Westire 8480 Photocells updated with the addition of a 20 Lux example from 2024.

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SELC / Westire AcRo Photocells updated with the additions of a 35 Lux example from March 2024, and a 20 Lux example from December 2024.

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Telensa Telecells added.

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Zodion Photocells updated with the addition of an SS12C minicell.

Outdoor Photographs

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Survivors from the Past updated with 576 new articles. All Survivor articles are now segregated into their individual counties, owing to the previous page layout (and size) causing my aging web design software to become unstable.

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The following Survivor articles are updated with new photographs and information: 4R - Off Babington Lane, Derby City Centre 8 - Mackworth Estate 21FB - Off Meadowside Drive, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire 21H - Horninglow Street, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire 38 - Lows Lane, Stanton By Dale 97 - The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire 99 - Litchfield Group, Derwent Works, Matlock Road, Ambergate 170 - Former Snibston Discovery Museum, off Chiswell Drive, Coalville, Leicestershire 174 - Jaguar Land Rover, Chester Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham 194I - Kirkby Bank Road / Webber Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside

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Local Post-Top Lanterns updated, with details of the Holophane CityMax.

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Local Side-Entry Lanterns updated, with details of the TRT Oaken, and Urbis Citea NG2.

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Local CU Phosco P873s updated, with an example taken on Church Mews, Hatton.

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Local Philips ME 70s (SGS 201s) updated, with an example taken on Chequers Road, Derby.

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Local Philips MI 36s (XGS 104s) updated, with photographs of some surviving examples on Pride Park, and in Littleover.

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Local Selux Urbi 3s updated, with photographs of the Buxton examples following conversion to LED.

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Local WRTL Stela Longs updated, with photographs of two examples in Chaddesden.

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Notable Replacement Schemes updated, with details of the lantern replacements on the A38 / A516 interchange.