Monster catenary wire mount motorway lantern 
Good morning LR, coming atcha live from Cornwall 2021 meet :D, this monster of a lantern is a twin 180 watt SOX catenary wire mount motorway lantern, very large and heavy, but another piece of lighting history saved from the scrap heap!

Monster catenary wire mount motorway lantern

Good morning LR, coming atcha live from Cornwall 2021 meet :D, this monster of a lantern is a twin 180 watt SOX catenary wire mount motorway lantern, very large and heavy, but another piece of lighting history saved from the scrap heap!

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Album name:AngryHorse / Sodium lamps, (low pressure).
Manufacturer:Phosco
Wattage:360 watts
Filesize:3288 KiB
Date added:27 Jun, 2021
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FrontSideBus   [27 Jun, 2021 at 07:09 AM]
That is quite an impressive beasty lol. I think I remember these from a section on the M66 years ago?
AngryHorse   [27 Jun, 2021 at 07:15 AM]
Their huge, the bowls on them are nothing short of a bathtub! Laughing
Andy   [28 Jun, 2021 at 02:39 PM]
Was good to see this huge lantern lit in Kev's barn! It's been a good few years since driving under these while lit on the way back from London.
Danny   [06 Jul, 2021 at 01:16 PM]
I never realised they were as big as they are!

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