164AD. Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Station, Station Approach, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire With thanks to Simon Brown for discovering these Survivors. Positioned beneath the overhanging canopy on the public side of the railway station building are four GEC 'Clearspace' Z8290 fittings, designed for running two 5 ft (1524 mm) 80 Watt linear fluorescent (MCF/A) lamps. These 1950s'/60s' lanterns have been retained, despite the station having undergone various refurbishment works in the late 2000s - mid 2010s; some of these saw the post-top versions of these lanterns, the Z8288s, removed from the platform areas, so I am pleased that the Z8290s have been left alone. I am uncertain as to whether they still work, as LED teardrop lanterns are installed alongside, but I am pleased that these small pieces of the station's history were retained nonetheless.

Two of the vintage installations are pictured below - the other two are off to the right of the below picture.

A feature of the Z8290 (and Z8288) is that the station's name is depicted along the long outer-facing side of the bowl.

I find the use of 'heritage' lanterns for the modern lighting rather ironic, when the GEC fittings are far more of a heritage product in the modern era.

Both the old and new fittings are supported by the same 20 mm galvanised steel conduit system, though there may not be any wires passing down to the Z8290s these days.

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