Mostly Kintore Substation

[lesc]

These Scottish fieldtrips seem to be rather popular so here's another one from up and down the A90.

The reason I was here. At Dundee the Rowan Company Inc's massive Letourneau slotilever jackup oilrig Rowan Gorilla 6 in for a refit here - and a server upgrade which explains the pic from inside the dock, OP has encountered this vessel all over the northern hemisphere. One for Alain dewhatshisface to write about oilrigspotters

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There's a string of L3CDS ED51186 or 17/9567 with extended middle crossarms running single 0.4" Zebra go between Tealing (more later) and Kintore and here's a specimen. 275KV with these good looking green glass insulators..

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The rolling Angus hills + L3CDS, Les pulled off the A90 to just off the A937/A90 junction.
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Further up there's these American style poles. 132KV. These seem to have been around for a while.

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... and also these PL16's.
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PL16 + L3CDS.
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Next pylon northbound was this standard Blaw Knox L3D30 10-30^o CEGB ref 17/9569 . There seems to be a couple of variations of this pylon type.
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Zoomed out.
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Two L3CDS of them cross a burn here southbound.
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The same B977 as goes right past the s/s (Multimap)
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finds this. From L to R - L3D60, PL16DT, PL1b, L8, pole, L3D60.
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They're starting to congregate.
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Another L3C (same circuit) and an L8 in the background.
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Cobbled - together gantry type pylon. UV haze. Couldn't get a good shot of this.
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L8 and PL16.
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Impressive L6MD30 (0-10 ^o) - note the insulators are 400kv but the arcing horns are extended so presumably this is 275...
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Approaching the substation..
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A couple of L8DT(90)
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There were an awful lot of L8 circuits here.
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Kintore Substation had this rather impressive plaque at the front gate. The original NSHEB crest, now of course buried under a ton of 'corporate identity'
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Underneath it was a pile of more prosaic notices.
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L8DT90 in background.
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Excellent lighting gets me this huge L6MDT / 275KV, one for the L6 fans.
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Power factor correction inductance. Neat.
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A couple of L8DT.
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... and a PL16DT terminates nearby.
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Substation Hardware for Substation Hardware Lovers!
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Heading back to Dundee the satnav took me over the top and down the B974 and this L8 string followed me down.
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Getting back on the A90 near Tealing I noticed that there was another load of strings congregating, up a farm track gets me this JLEve PL16D2 ED51107.
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TEALING! A long driveway with CCTV everywhere puts one off exploring further. Also Aberdeen construction outfit Chap www.chap.co.uk
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.. gets this L2D30, L2D10, L2CDS? ('V' diagnostic on middle crossarm).
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... and more JLEve PL16's.
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The usual ID on the crossmembers.
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Colvilles of Gartcosh - R.I.P.
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Les

[blueshift]

Once again excellent photos Les!

I wonder why the inductors are only on 2 of the 3 phases? (P8293528.jpg)

Nick

[jpskertchly]

Some fabulous photos Lesc , thanks very much. Ive not looked at them all yet but will in due course . ( Ive only just got up and running properly after a few teething troubles with my pass words , etc , plus trouble with our ageing computer!)

Its interesting to see some 132KV on wooden poles. There are hardly any wooden pole 132KV lines around the Midlands and I have to say that in over 20 years in the industry Ive never seen or had anything to do with wooden pole 132KV lines.

There is one exception here in Derby , or just on the outskirts near Repton , not far from where Willington power station used to stand. A section of a single circuit 132KV line has been put on single wooden poles , fairly recently. Around 20 years ago , around 1988 , I actually worked on this circuit and a terminal tower associated with it near the Willington substation. In those days however it was on " proper " metal pylons.
To my mind the single wooden poles just dont seem big enough somehow , for 132KV , if you know what I mean!
Im afraid Im not very conversant with computers , etc , but in the not too distant future Ill try and get some photos ( with the Kids help ) of this curious little wooden 132KV line posted.

Thanks again for the great pics, JPS.