Some Unusual L3 Designs

[caldridge]

There are some unusual looking L3 pylons in South Gloucestershire. They are near the village of Westerleigh.

Well here's a basic one to start off with, this is on Westerleigh Road.

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Take a look at this one. I was told it looks lopsided, there are seven pylons like this in the line.

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Here's three more.

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On Nibley Lane, the other side of Westerleigh.

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Some L6 pylons heading up towards them.

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Here's one from the other side.

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The L3 and L6 pylons on Nibley Lane.

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The pylons on the A432 at Nibley, near Yate.

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The L3 pylons cross over the road.

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Then they return to the basic L3 pylons.

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Unfortunately the pylons don't look like this now, all the pylons in the line have had new insulators put on them, so they are now all basic pylons. I did say there where seven, but when these pictures were taken there were only five. Two of them had already had their insulators changed.

Still I hope you like them.

Christopher

[lesc]

The L3DS never stops throwing up surprises. The route is 132kV by the way. They may have been having galloping / flashover / exceeding S10 problems and fixed it by stopping the insulators from moving?

This practice is very common in the US & Canada.

Good pics.

Les

[yv47r]

Always wondered about the insulators on these L3s ever since I first went past them on a train to Cornwall back in 1989 I think it was. But the last time I passed that way I noticed that the odd vee shaped insulators had been replaced near to where the line crosses the railway line between Westerleigh Junction and Bristol Parkway station.

Cheers Paul

[caldridge]

Here's some pictures of the new insulators on the pylons.

New insulators on one side of the pylons.

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Here's the first one of those unusual ones with new insulators on one side.

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One with new insulators on both sides.

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This one's still the same.

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Another with new insulators on both sides.

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Only two remaining.

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A basic pylon with new insulators on both sides.

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The first unusual one with new insulators on both sides. A new garden centre has be built near the pylon.

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A deviation tower with new insulators on one side.

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New insulators on one side.

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New insualtors on both sides.

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The deviation tower with new insulators on both sides.

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The remaining one with new insulators on one side.

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[Flash Bristow]

Thanks for these Christopher, it's great to see your pics now you've got photobucket sorted!