Whitegate Substation

[blueshift]

Today I cycled down the Rochdale canal to get a few pictures of Whitegate Substation. I've been before, in the car, but going on your bike means you can pretty much stop as and when you like to take photos. Here are a few photos - I may post more soon.

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This is the end of the 132KV line to Royton in Oldham. A bird was builing it's nest at the top of this tower.

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This is the 132KV switchyard at Whitegate. Sadly it is soon to be replaced with GIS in a boring grey building.

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This is National Grid's 275KV substation at Whitegate. It's just next to the M60 motorway

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There is an impressive SF6 circuit breaker and a nice capacitor bank here.

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Whitegate is connected to Rochdale substation via the 275KV lines on the nearest pylon. It is connected to Kearsley substation via the 275KV lines in the background pylon.

It was a bit windy out and about but good pylon fun all the same.

[poyks]

Great photos!

[Flash Bristow]

Cool! I'd love to understand a bit more about what each of those bits do, if anyone feels like teaching it. I did A Level physics so I understand the basics, but I don't recognise any bits.