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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 2:11 am
by NathanFromEngland
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.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:58 am
by IanMP
NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:
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?
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:00 am
by NathanFromEngland
IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:
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.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:06 am
by IanMP
NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:
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!
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:28 am
by IanMP
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:40 am
by NathanFromEngland
They were developed for use in Western Europe.
Heres a picture.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:42 am
by IanMP
NathanFromEngland wrote:
They were developed for use in Western Europe.
Heres a picture.
They dosen't looks that new
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:01 pm
by NathanFromEngland
IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:
They were developed for use in Western Europe.
Heres a picture.
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.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:03 pm
by IanMP
NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:
They were developed for use in Western Europe.
Heres a picture.
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
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt (Traffic signals and signs)
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:34 pm
by NathanFromEngland
IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:IanMP wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:
They were developed for use in Western Europe.
Heres a picture.
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...