LIGHTING FOR THE GREAT NORTHERN SUBURBAN RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION
The various aspects of the lighting programme of the Great Northern Railway electrification scheme are discussed and the lighting solution used and the results achieved are described. The lighting is described for the Hornsey E.M.U. Depot which comprises the following parts: the maintenance complex, the offices, and the overhead line depot. A description is included of the way in which the stations on the northern city line have been illuminated to provide a separate image and to keep costs down. Other aspects covered are tunnel lighting, lighting of Kings Cross station and the station throat, the Kings Cross freight terminal GN suburban station improvements and platform indicators. A brief mention is also made of the interior design of the new rolling stock to be used on the system.
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Corporate Authors:
Illuminating Engineering Society
York House, 199 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7UN, England -
Authors:
- Nelson-Smith, G
- Publication Date: 1978-1-2
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 18-23
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Serial:
- Light and Lighting
- Volume: 71
- Issue Number: 1
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commuter service; Lighting; Lighting equipment; Passenger terminals; Railroad stations; Railroads; Shopping facilities; Street lighting; Tunnels
- Identifier Terms: British Rail
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Old TRIS Terms: Passenger stations; Railway
- ITRD Terms: 545: Lighting (street); 1095: Station (railway); 3374: Tunnel; 8119: United kingdom
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00176921
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM