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Post by setttt on Apr 20, 2005 14:51:51 GMT
When I was younger, I used to play in Blondin Park which is next to Northfields depot. On the odd occasion, one of the floodlight towers would be leaning over at quite an angle, and would then right itself, seemingly without the use of a crane. This would normally take about half an hour. Can anyone explain why, and also, do all LU floodlights make a habit of this from time to time? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2005 17:21:47 GMT
im not sure about northfields but the ones at upminster do lower due to relamping as its a little dangerous to have someone at that height
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Post by q8 on Apr 22, 2005 2:59:39 GMT
Don't those in Barking sidings have a winder at the bottom to lower the lamp assembly for bulb replacement? I seem to remember that arrangement somewhere. Possibly Ealing Common. As for Upminster the AET used to do bulb replacent by climbing the towers and he got £5 a pop for so doing. The bulbs are damn great 500w things with triple filaments. Are the towers no longer there then?
P.S. THe housholders around the depot used to have three continuing complaints. One was the glare from the tower lights and the next was the use of train whistles and the third the noise of compressors/MG's at night which is why we had to trip those out on stabling.
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Post by solidbond on Apr 22, 2005 9:17:40 GMT
Don't those in Barking sidings have a winder at the bottom to lower the lamp assembly for bulb replacement? I seem to remember that arrangement somewhere. Possibly Ealing Common. As for Upminster the AET used to do bulb replacent by climbing the towers and he got £5 a pop for so doing. The bulbs are damn great 500w things with triple filaments. Are the towers no longer there then? P.S. THe housholders around the depot used to have three continuing complaints. One was the glare from the tower lights and the next was the use of train whistles and the third the noise of compressors/MG's at night which is why we had to trip those out on stabling. Some things never change - except now they complain that trains are moving too fast in the depot and making too much noise. Mind you that is probably to take the place of the compressors/MGs which of course are a lot quieter on D stock  |
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Post by Admin Team on Apr 22, 2005 15:42:02 GMT
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Post by stanmorek on Dec 5, 2006 16:40:11 GMT
I recall 4/5 years we had a meeting with the Depot Manager at Upminster about using specialist abseilers to inspect those lighting towers. The lighting towers at Stanmore sidings are the pinned at the base type though I've never seen them down. Safer and cheaper to maintain as you need all the special access equipment. Edit - I just noticed the thread is over a year old. I don't know why but the thread was top of the page.  |
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Post by william on Dec 5, 2006 18:07:29 GMT
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