A fluorescent luminaire comprising: a fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement couplable to a mains voltage, the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement comprising first and second end connectors, each end connector comprising a pair of connection terminals; a tubular solid state lamp having a first end and a second end, the tubular solid state lamp being configured to be connected between the first and second end connectors, the tubular solid state lamp comprising: a first pair of connection pins (1,2) at the first end of the tubular solid state lamp and a second pair of connection pins (3,4) at the second end of the tubular solid state lamp; a solid state light source arrangement comprising a first section and a second section; a first driver electrically coupled to the first pair of connection pins and connected to the first section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the first driver is adapted to drive the first section; and a second driver electrically coupled to the second pair of connection pins and connected to the second section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the second driver is adapted to drive the second section, wherein the first section and the second section have no electric connections between them, characterized in that the first driver and the second driver are externally, from the tubular solid state lamp, interconnected in series so that, when the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement is coupled to the mains voltage, the mains voltage is shared between them, wherein the external interconnection is provided by the fluorescent luminaire, via the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement, wherein the first driver and the second driver are completely isolated from each other internally within the tubular solid state lamp so that there is no electrical internal connection between the connection pins (1, 2) at the first end and the connection pins (3, 4) at the second end. a fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement couplable to a mains voltage, the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement comprising first and second end connectors, each end connector comprising a pair of connection terminals; a tubular solid state lamp having a first end and a second end, the tubular solid state lamp being configured to be connected between the first and second end connectors, the tubular solid state lamp comprising: a first pair of connection pins (1,2) at the first end of the tubular solid state lamp and a second pair of connection pins (3,4) at the second end of the tubular solid state lamp; a solid state light source arrangement comprising a first section and a second section; a first driver electrically coupled to the first pair of connection pins and connected to the first section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the first driver is adapted to drive the first section; and a second driver electrically coupled to the second pair of connection pins and connected to the second section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the second driver is adapted to drive the second section, wherein the first section and the second section have no electric connections between them, characterized in that the first driver and the second driver are externally, from the tubular solid state lamp, interconnected in series so that, when the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement is coupled to the mains voltage, the mains voltage is shared between them, wherein the external interconnection is provided by the fluorescent luminaire, via the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement, wherein the first driver and the second driver are completely isolated from each other internally within the tubular solid state lamp so that there is no electrical internal connection between the connection pins (1, 2) at the first end and the connection pins (3, 4) at the second end. a first pair of connection pins (1,2) at the first end of the tubular solid state lamp and a second pair of connection pins (3,4) at the second end of the tubular solid state lamp; a solid state light source arrangement comprising a first section and a second section; a first driver electrically coupled to the first pair of connection pins and connected to the first section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the first driver is adapted to drive the first section; and a second driver electrically coupled to the second pair of connection pins and connected to the second section of the solid state light source arrangement, wherein the second driver is adapted to drive the second section, wherein the first section and the second section have no electric connections between them, characterized in that the first driver and the second driver are externally, from the tubular solid state lamp, interconnected in series so that, when the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement is coupled to the mains voltage, the mains voltage is shared between them, wherein the external interconnection is provided by the fluorescent luminaire, via the fluorescent tube lighting connector arrangement, wherein the first driver and the second driver are completely isolated from each other internally within the tubular solid state lamp so that there is no electrical internal connection between the connection pins (1, 2) at the first end and the connection pins (3, 4) at the second end.