Comments on: Private security lighting on public poles https://wongm.com/2023/09/private-security-lighting-on-public-poles/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Liam https://wongm.com/2023/09/private-security-lighting-on-public-poles/#comment-890377 Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:56:10 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=21392#comment-890377 Another form of lighting I saw in broadway and Edwardes St, reservoir and a few other parts of Melbourne was shop front lighting that was not powered from the shop itself but a separate, unmetered supply on the power pole. These strings of lights under the shop awnings were connected to a timeswitch or streetlight “switchwire” relay in a pole mounted fuse box.

Another unusual sight in reservoir are two pole mounted incandecesnt spotlights, I assume they once illuminated steam locomotive in the park. https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/1+Griffiths+St,+Reservoir+VIC+3073/@-37.7149379,144.9955058,3a,75y,352.59h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sr48B17OKW5919s6CHTsQFQ!2e0!4m6!3m5!1s0x6ad6450d95388453:0xcddffa8f49c111e3!8m2!3d-37.7148274!4d144.9955004!16s%2Fg%2F11g6187hkn

]]> By: Andrew S https://wongm.com/2023/09/private-security-lighting-on-public-poles/#comment-889219 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:27:16 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=21392#comment-889219 A former plant nursery near home had mercury vapour ones fitted on three poles back in the SEC days in the 1980s, which later gave up several lots on the corner for housing before closing altogether and replaced with a nursing home on the remainder of the site. The remnants of the former use are the lower brick fence … and one of the security lights atop one of the poles still there.
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Later on in the 1990s the local council sought to deal with antisocial behaviour by providing a pair of yellow sodium lights in the nearby park from both sides. Once the problems ended so did the maintenance of lighting.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.9445088,145.1980551,3a,60.2y,130.3h,103.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdBbql0oC7MUJp24yiQEExw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?authuser=0&entry=ttu

]]> By: tramologist https://wongm.com/2023/09/private-security-lighting-on-public-poles/#comment-889218 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:18:30 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=21392#comment-889218 I believe tram and electric train operators are also charged a fixed fee per month. In government days the tram network paid a symbolic $200 per month.

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