Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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IanMP wrote:
Alustar signals! You don't see this in the UK at all!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.40087 ... 6656?hl=en
Are these Alustar signals?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.58827 ... 6656?hl=en[/quote]

No, Alustar signals are made out of aluminium, and have more space between the lights, those lights are a UK designed version of the Alustar that were done by Motus. These signals are really rare to find.

Ireland has tons of them, but i don't know if they produce them anymore probably in favor of the Siemens Helios head.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
Alustar signals! You don't see this in the UK at all!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.40087 ... 6656?hl=en

Are these Alustar signals?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.58827 ... 6656?hl=en
No, Alustar signals are made out of aluminium, and have more space between the lights, those lights are a UK designed version of the Alustar that were done by Motus. These signals are really rare to find.

Ireland has tons of them, but i don't know if they produce them anymore probably in favor of the Siemens Helios head.
So these traffic lights were built for UK?
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
Alustar signals! You don't see this in the UK at all!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.40087 ... 6656?hl=en

Are these Alustar signals?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.58827 ... 6656?hl=en
No, Alustar signals are made out of aluminium, and have more space between the lights, those lights are a UK designed version of the Alustar that were done by Motus. These signals are really rare to find.

Ireland has tons of them, but i don't know if they produce them anymore probably in favor of the Siemens Helios head.
So these traffic lights were built for UK?
They were, but not really anybody wanted them. Its very rare to come across those signals.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
Alustar signals! You don't see this in the UK at all!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.40087 ... 6656?hl=en

Are these Alustar signals?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.58827 ... 6656?hl=en
No, Alustar signals are made out of aluminium, and have more space between the lights, those lights are a UK designed version of the Alustar that were done by Motus. These signals are really rare to find.

Ireland has tons of them, but i don't know if they produce them anymore probably in favor of the Siemens Helios head.
So these traffic lights were built for UK?
They were, but not really anybody wanted them. Its very rare to come across those signals.
Wow, i saw them so many times in my life without knowing that!
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Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
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IanMP wrote:Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
They were developed for use in Western Europe.

Heres a picture.
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NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
They were developed for use in Western Europe.

Heres a picture.
Image
They dosen't looks that new
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
They were developed for use in Western Europe.

Heres a picture.
Image
They dosen't looks that new
I believe Swarco started developing them around the mid 2000's. You can find them pretty much anywhere in Ireland, some in the Netherlands and some i believe in France.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
They were developed for use in Western Europe.

Heres a picture.
Image
They dosen't looks that new
I believe Swarco started developing them around the mid 2000's. You can find them pretty much anywhere in Ireland, some in the Netherlands and some i believe in France.
Those signals in Mont-Joli were implanted in the 80s i think
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)

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IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
IanMP wrote:Looks like theres another one in Rivière-Du-Loup

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.8300423, ... 6656?hl=fr
They were developed for use in Western Europe.

Heres a picture.
Image
They dosen't looks that new
I believe Swarco started developing them around the mid 2000's. You can find them pretty much anywhere in Ireland, some in the Netherlands and some i believe in France.
Those signals in Mont-Joli were implanted in the 80s i think
Well, they should say SWARCO on the front or the back of the signal, i don't think there are any Alustar signals that are incandescent...
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