White Knight have been manufacturing rechargeable handlamps since1976 with the launch of the ‘White Knight’ range of handlamps and later the White Knight Halo Plus Personal Signalling Lamps, professional halogen torches.
White Knight is a subsidiary of Furneaux Riddall, accompany founded in 1910 to design and install electricity plants in large country houses prior to the establishment of the National Grid. Furneaux Riddall changed its emphasis from electrical engineering to the distribution of electrical products in the marine and automotive industries and is now one of the most well-respected companies in the UK specialising in electrical products for these industries.
White manufactures the HP-11 range of signalling lamps for the line-side industry, with the new HP-11R3RT LED capable of over 30 hours. “Railway Bardic lamp” is now a generic term used to describe any portable signalling lamp that uses different colours. Although designed as signalling lamps, LED bardic lamps can be used as temporary headlights or tail lights on trains in an emergency, and most trains have a bracket for holding these lamps.
The Halo Plus 2 lamp has been in production since 1990. It is used by the British, German and Swiss rail networks, as well as the Eurostar service and infrastructure companies.
Apart from the Network Rail approved signalling lamp used for train movement -shunting etc – White Knight also manufacture a sturdy range of lamps for other areas of the rail infrastructure including banksmans lamps, and other portable spotlights for long and short distance inspection work.
