135. The Orkney Islands Thanks to David Henderson for providing the information and photographs on this page. The Islands are home to many rare and unusual lanterns, as described below:

This Thorn Alpha Five running 135W SOX can be seen on Palace Road, Kirkwall:

This GEC Z8430CM can be seen in a car park just off Palace Road. Notice the interesting photocell placement:

Also in the car park is this GEC Z8691. At some point, the bolts holding the ballast in place have been changed - the replacements are somewhat longer than they need to be!

A GEC Z8526 can be seen on Junction Road. Many of the main roads in Kirkwall are lit with GEC 'Turtles':

This GEC Z9554 is located on North End Road, in Stromness:

Staying on North End Road, another GEC Turtle can be seen - this one shows signs of water ingress - no surprise given the Orkney climate!

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