134D. Farleigh Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent With thanks to Dwight for informing me of this Survivor. Installed adjacent East Farleigh Railway Station itself, on the level crossing, is an Atlas Alpha 10 cut-off lantern for 55 - 90 Watt SOX (low pressure sodium) lamps, installed atop a 35 ft (10.6 m) tubular steel lighting column. Although the lantern is designed for a mounting height of up to 25 ft (8 m), the taller column was probably selected for this location as there are limited places to install a column, owing to the road being narrow, and so this setup would produce a greater spread of light across the level crossing, at the slight expense of overall brightness. I am uncertain as to whether the lantern remains in service in the modern era or not; however, the lamp did not appear too worn, and so the possibility of the lantern remaining operational is increased.
The level crossing sees trains passing through frequently; indeed, while I was taking these pictures, a goods train turned up.
The cut-off distribution is a requirement, owing to the installation's proximity to the railway line, where the amber light emitted by the SOX lamp could be mistaken for a signal at caution by train drivers.
The acrylic bowl features no refractors or other diffusion measures - it is completely transparent.
The adjacent footbridge served as a useful vantage point for photographing the installation.
A rather lengthy outreach bracket positions the lantern in the approximate centre of the road.
The detector for a Royce Thompson P42 two-part photocell sensor is visible towards the rear of the canopy.
A small amount of debris has gathered at the back of the bowl - the lowest point in the lantern.
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