GEC Z8526 Lantern Installations

Intended for mounting heights of 8m or above, the GEC Z8526 was the last GEC Turtle design produced. They were side-entry only. The enormous lantern ran 250W-400W SON-T or 250W-400W MBF/U. The Z8526 was the remote-geared version of the Z8536, and the cut-off version is known as the GEC Z8524/34.

Leicester

Leicester Railway Station Car Park is littered with Z8526s, running 150W SON-T lamps.

They aren't in particularly good condition, with numerous spot-replacements to be found around the car park. The remaining ones often utilize tape or cable-ties to keep the bowls closed.

This example is badly damaged, with tape holding the bowl together and a cable-tie chain keeping the bowl closed!

Another installation showcases one of the spot-replacement lanterns, an Urbis ZX2.

Some of these lanterns at night:

Lichfield

A true survivor, this GEC Z8526 exists in Shaw Lane Car Park, Lichfield. The car park also used to support a Thorn Beta 8, however this was later removed and replaced with a 6m Stanton column and a post-top Holophane V-Max.

This installation was visited at night, running it's 250W SON lamp.