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 BY  LITTLETHORPE OF LEICESTER Ltd

Craftsmanship in wood 

 

1)  Decoration 

 

Satin, Oak coloured wood stain, resists graffiti

 

Our hardwood is naturally durable and does not need decorating to preserve it, each shelter simply looks better when sprayed with three coats of decorative wood stain. The attractive stain prevents graffiti from being absorbed into the grain making cleaning easier. The overall finish looks very much like Oak

The end grain of components are spayed before assembly to seal the end grain from moisture absorption where this is likely, after assembly the whole shelter is sprayed three times using only water based stains going through a pumped air system.  Water based stains have been selected because of their very low level of emission of chemicals into the atmosphere during the drying process. A pumped air system was selected because it is a high quality system that gives exceptional results.  Re-staining of shelters can be carried out after installation with water based brush applied stain; see the Maintenance page.

 

2)  Lighting and passenger information

 

Littlethorpe shelters can be factory fitted with solar power or 230 Volt (mains) lighting, engineered to light up during the hours of darkness, or alternatively, only when someone enters the shelter.

 

The shelters can also be pre-wired to receive electronic information panels or have time table cases factory fitted. Brackets to receive “bus stop” plates can also be pre-fitted.

 

The solar power system is an industry standard, it comprises of solar panels which charge batteries housed in the roof cavity. It also has a method of switching the light on and off, this is normally a PIR (passive infrared) switch, it detects body heat and switches the light on, then of again with a five to ten minute delay when the shelter is vacated.

 

Dark stain shelter with light fitted --->

 

 		 

The system needs to know if it is daylight or darkness and so has a control box with logic circuits, this also regulates the flow of power to and from the batteries. The whole system is connected together with a wiring harness. The light itself has 48 LED diodes to emit light through a diffuser, the light is set to be very dim (after dark and up to midnight)  and comes up to full strength when someone enters the shelter. The same happens in the two hours before sunrise in the winter.

 

Alternatively a mains light with a vandal resistant bulkhead fitting can be pre-wired into the shelters. An armoured cable goes from the light fitting across the underside of the roof and reaches ground level inside the structure of the rear wall. The end of the armoured cable can either be fitted to a junction box under the seat or a 3M long “tail” left to connect to a nearby fused mains supply, usually a “Halo Pillar”.

 

The light either has a photo cell switch if the light is required to be on during darkness or a PIR switch like the solar system if lighting is only required when the shelter is occupied during darkness. A certificate of electrical safety for the mains light is supplied by Littlethorpe prior to the shelter being delivered; this enables your local electrician to wire up the light to the mains supply whist conforming to current electrical regulations.

 

   The electronic information panels are pre-wired in the same way as the mains light with an armoured cable concealed inside the rear wall and a “tail” left at both ends; the information panel manufacturers normally prefer to do the final wiring of their own product.

 

Hardwood brackets designed to take “Bus Stop” plates can be factory fitted to the roof line of the shelters. Time table cases or even parish notice boards can also be fixed to the solid rear wall of the shelters in our factory. Most local authorities prefer to put bus time table cases onto poles out side the shelters, the reason for this is two fold; for better visibility in poor light and to allow direct access to it with out leaning over other waiting bus passengers.

 If there is a pole for a time table case at a bus stop it is sensible to fix the “Bus Stop” plate to the pole rather than to the roof line of the shelter.

Shelter with "flag" and bus stop sign fitted --->

 

 		 

 

 

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