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Gloucester Road platform lighting

Here are a few shots of the platform lighting at Gloucester Road underground station. I've not come across fixtures like this anywhere else on the system, does anyone know what they are..? I can't decide if they're MV or MH, but it's certainly an interesting design. 

Unfortunately the camera doesn't allow much in the way of exposure control. Looking at it with the naked eye, it's possible to see the construction of the lamp, which is clear elliptical. I [i]think[/i] they're MV but it's hard to tell with them lit, so they could be MH.
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Gloucester Road platform lighting


Here are a few shots of the platform lighting at Gloucester Road underground station. I've not come across fixtures like this anywhere else on the system, does anyone know what they are..? I can't decide if they're MV or MH, but it's certainly an interesting design.

Unfortunately the camera doesn't allow much in the way of exposure control. Looking at it with the naked eye, it's possible to see the construction of the lamp, which is clear elliptical. I think they're MV but it's hard to tell with them lit, so they could be MH.

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Sammi   [Thu 19 Sep 2024 at 00:24]
They're certainly very distinctive. Cool
Bulbman256   [Sun 22 Sep 2024 at 15:34]
I remember passing through this station while I was in London last summer, unfortunately the one photo I have of these lights is quite bad. To my eyes they looked closer to clear MV over MH. Wonder
Ria   [Sun 22 Sep 2024 at 20:29]
Yeah I thought so as well, we didn't make it to that station this trip, but next time we'll try and get a better shot, now Sammi has a decent DSLR camera.
Max   [Tue 24 Sep 2024 at 19:07]
Forget clear MV, those lamps haven't been available in general lighting applications for decades. Aged metal halide is far more likely.
Ria   [Tue 24 Sep 2024 at 19:13]
They were definitely clear outer envelopes, but I don't recall what the arc tube looked like.

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