Northern Rail’s Rainhill station wins the Industrial and Transport Lighting Project of the Year at the Lux Awards in London.
Awarded for what judges said was “a brave solution on a tight budget that enhances the architecture and creates a pleasant experience for passengers.”
The station was chosen for the trial of this technology for a number of reasons. The lighting on site had suffered from previous lack of investment and also vandalism. As the site was the location of the locomotive trials in October 1829, the site is steeped in history.
It was important to integrate new technology into the historic station without any detriment to the location. The lights previously installed on site included internal SON units, 6ft fluorescent fittings and HID external HID column top units. They were replaced with DEXECO’s Impervia LED column, Eco Impervia LED, MODLED and Amenity Plus LED.
The external lights are equipped with the DEXECO R44 and R11 passive infra sensors which control the lighting levels both on the platform and under the canopy. They are programmed to dim the lighting to 10% of the normal levels when there has been no movement in the area for 30 seconds.
This leaves the platform illuminated and welcoming while minimising the energy consumption of the station.
To date this project has saved over 28000 kWh of electricity on site. As well as delivering excellent savings in energy consumption it has also improved the customer experience by ensuring that the station is welcoming and inviting. This has assisted Northern in moving towards its goal of creating a railway the North can be proud of.
