Pot Lamps for wagons and coaches

[Wexford70]

Hi all, 

I saw this post lamp for sale on eBay recently.

I did not realise pot lamps had kerosene burners as the only ones I have seen I assumed were carbide lamps for some reason.

Is the photo below likely to have been used  in a railway carriage or a wagon such as a horse box?

Any good source on lamps would be appreciated. 

[irishrailways52]

4 hours ago, Wexford70 said:

Hi all, 

I saw this post lamp for sale on eBay recently.

I did not realise pot lamps had kerosene burners as the only ones I have seen I assumed were carbide lamps for some reason.

Is the photo below likely to have been used  in a railway carriage or a wagon such as a horse box?

Any good source on lamps would be appreciated. 

lamps like that used to be used in all sorts of carages including those for passengers. one of the RPSIs carages used that sort of lamp even in preservation

https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection/21/861-tri-composite-brake

[minister_for_hardship]

54 minutes ago, irishrailways52 said:

lamps like that used to be used in all sorts of carages including those for passengers. one of the RPSIs carages used that sort of lamp even in preservation

https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection/21/861-tri-composite-brake

That was gas lit, fed from tanks under the coach.

Pot lamps were fuelled with colza oil, basically vegetable oil, before the petrol industry took off. Latterly, pot lamps were cascaded down to horsebox groom compartments when they had disappeared from passenger stock. The one in the pics may be Indian, I've seen the listing.

[Wexford70]

1 hour ago, minister_for_hardship said:

The one in the pics may be Indian, I've seen the listing.

What makes you think Indian? 

[minister_for_hardship]

47 minutes ago, Wexford70 said:

What makes you think Indian? 

EIR stamped on it if I recall on ad. East Indian Railway.

[irishrailways52]

3 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:

That was gas lit, fed from tanks under the coach.

Pot lamps were fuelled with colza oil, basically vegetable oil, before the petrol industry took off. Latterly, pot lamps were cascaded down to horsebox groom compartments when they had disappeared from passenger stock. The one in the pics may be Indian, I've seen the listing.

my mistake