Urbis ZX3 Lantern Installations
The Urbis ZX3 is the second-largest in the Urbis ZX_ series of lanterns. These massive fixtures are designed for use on "A" roads, dual carriage ways and motor ways. Lamp options include: 100W, 150W, 250W or 400W SON-T plus. These can be complimented by different bowls, such as: flat-glass bowl, curved-tempered glass bowl, low-profile bowl, deep bowl or deep zebra bowl. The canopy is made from UV-stabilized polypropylene, with the lantern's main body being aluminium.
Birmingham
These Zebra examples are located along the A47:
They are both equipped with radio-nodes to control the lantern's switch-on and switch-off times.
And next, probably one of my favourite pictures I've taken, it was while I was photographing the closer-lantern that I got photobombed!
Some more Zebra ZX3s are present on the opposite side of the carriageway.
The same crossing pictured at night, the image highlighting their unique light-distribution pattern:
I believe these examples run CityWhite lamps, in contrast to the other crossing which I confirmed to run SON lamps.
Some more Zebra ZX3s are present on the entrance to Printing House Street
With the sun shining and a clear bowl, the asymmetric reflector can be seen inside:
Notice the off-centre lamp inside:
Another set of Zebra ZX3s down Printing House Street:
Even more Zebra ZX3s are installed on Weaman Street. The first of these is missing a large portion of it's canopy!
The second lantern is intact:
A close-up of the damaged lantern:
Nearby, these 250W SON examples exist along the A38.
These ones have been installed on a column that's newer than the others on the road.
The remains of the old column are situated just behind the new one. It has been like this since at least 2008, and likely wasn't removed as there wasn't much need, especially as this would require the closing of a section of carriageway.
The ZX3s continue to line the road:
A plethora of flat-glass ZX3s are mounted along Smallbrook Queensway. This is column 11.
Burton-upon-Trent
These ZX3s line Derby Road through Burton-upon-Trent. They run 250W SON-T at 12m.
Dordon, Warwickshire
Dordon, Warwickshire is littered with Urbis ZX3s on-and-around Watling Street.
Maintenance was being conducted at the time, so all of the ZX3s (minus faulty ones) were day-burning. These all run 150W SON-T, but I believe the ones near-to the M42 roundabout ran 250W SON before their replacement. Below is column 63B21:
The same lantern at night.
And (although I forgot to set my camera's exposure settings properly) this was followed by column 63B19:
The golden glow of the 150W lamp is best seen from a close-up.
Just opposite the previous two examples (on Danny Morson Way) are three twin-arms on 10m Stainton steel columns, but the twin-arm brackets make the columns between 11 and 12m tall. On each twin-arm are two ZX3 lanterns.
These columns are not numbered so they might be owned by the industrial estate. The column closest to the junction was pictured first.
The columns have an octagonal profile, with the company name on the door.
Close-ups of the two lanterns:
The column in the middle was pictured second:
And finally, the third column (furthest twin-arm from the junction) was photographed.
Mile Oak
A mix of white-canopied and black-canopied ZX3s line Roman Road.
Tamworth
The Urbis ZX3 was most commonly used on the A5 (Until the lanterns were replaced) however I have stumbled upon some. This one is located on Column 48, Mariner, Lichfield Industrial Estate. It looks to run 150W SON. It was installed during 2021, taking the place of a failed Philips MA50. It looks huge even from ground level! It is mounted 8m above the road's surface.
On a roundabout outside of Tesco Express, Amington, are several Urbis ZX3s running 150W SON.
This one has a chunk of canopy missing!
