Turkish delight pylons

[yv47r]

Hello all, just got back from my hols in Turkey and though I'd share these photos of some of their pylons that I saw on my travels. I was staying in Side, which is on the Med coast near to Antalya and one of the organised coach trips from the hotel was a day trip to the pre-Roman and Roman ruins at Perge and Aspendos plus the waterfalls at Kurshnual. So I took the opportunity to take a few snaps from the coach window along the way plus a few from the ground near Perge.

Starting with the abundant street supply poles
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These are everywhere in the populated areas!!

Then some low voltage circuits - not sure of exact voltage. Again common in populated areas even in streets!!

Abandoned pylon
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Twin routes
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Single route - note lack of earth peak wires
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Deviation tower
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Then onto the bigger stuff - from the Turkish Grid info and maps at www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/national_energy_grid/turkey/index.shtml these are 154kV and 380kV circuits

154kV and 380kV routes near to Perge (ancient monument)
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On the way to the waterfalls and Aspendos (Roman theatre)
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So a brief taster of the sort of pylons you might expect to see if you were in the Antalya region for a holiday.

Cheers Paul

[rillington]

Excellent pictures.

Was that abandoned tower literally stood there on its own with no other pylons nearby?

[Flash Bristow]

I like the larger ones with holes in the middle. Nice pictures!

[yv47r]

Apr 8, 2009 19:22:24 GMT -5 rillington said:

Excellent pictures.

Was that abandoned tower literally stood there on its own with no other pylons nearby?

It was part of a route and from what I could see there were other abandoned towers either side but with the coach moving along I only got the one snap.

Cheers Paul

[yv47r]

Updated link to Turkish pylons set
s195.photobucket.com/albums/z231/paulsrailphotos/UK%20Pylons/Turkish%20Pylons/